Prayers — Autism Bill — 27 Feb 2009 at 13:26

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

I am delighted to have the opportunity to introduce the Autism Bill on the first available Friday for private Members' business. So many people are behind the measure that it feels like an Oscars moment-I have to say an awful lot of thank yous. It is the culmination of so much work that it is important to put on record my thanks and the thanks of all those whom the outcome of the process should benefit.

Question put forthwith, That the Question be now put.

The House divided: Ayes 131, Noes 25.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con91 (+2 tell) 0048.2%
Independent1 0016.7%
Lab18 25 (+2 tell)012.9%
LDem20 0031.7%
SDLP1 0033.3%
Total:131 25026.0%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLab (minister)aye
Roger BerryKingswoodLab (minister)aye
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)aye
Katy ClarkNorth Ayrshire and ArranLab (minister)aye
Frank CookStockton NorthLab (minister)aye
Jon CruddasDagenhamLabaye
Andrew DismoreHendonLab (minister)aye
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLab (minister)aye
Kate HoeyVauxhallLab (minister)aye
Joan HumbleBlackpool North and FleetwoodLab (minister)aye
Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLabaye
Denis MacShaneRotherhamLabaye
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLab (minister)aye
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)aye
Gwyn ProsserDoverLab (minister)aye
Andrew SlaughterEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)aye
Gavin StrangEdinburgh EastLab (minister)aye

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