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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for putting forward that plea. Does my hon. and learned Friend accept that one advantage of new clause 8 is that it places a duty on the Lord Chancellor to do something specific—namely, to "use his best endeavours to ensure that the rule of law is respected"— and, I would add in parenthesis, to do so in the Cabinet? At least the conscience role of the Lord Chancello...

31 January 2005 #11658
129
Ayes
285
Noes
156
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 2 213 0 215
CON Conservative 87 1 0 88
UNK Unknown 13 10 0 23
IND Independent 4 11 0 15
LD Liberal Democrat 0 13 0 13
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 4 0 4
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 3 0 0 3
CON Independent Conservative 2 0 0 2
REF Reform UK 1 0 0 1
LAB Independent Labour 0 1 0 1
ULS Ulster Unionist Party 1 0 0 1
PC Plaid Cymru 0 1 0 1
SCO Scottish National Party 1 0 0 1
SPE Speaker 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

369 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Alan Whitehead NO
Alice Mahon LAB NO
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew Mackinlay LAB NO
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Rosindell REF Romford AYE
Andrew Selous CON AYE
Andrew Tyrie AYE
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Annette Brooke LD NO
Barbara Follett LAB NO
Ben Chapman LAB NO
Bill Etherington LAB NO
Bridget Prentice LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON AYE
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris McCafferty LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clare Short LAB NO
Colin Burgon LAB NO
Colin Challen LAB NO
Crispin Blunt IND AYE
Dame Angela Watkinson CON AYE
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Cheryl Gillan CON AYE
Dame Joan Ruddock LAB NO
Dame Louise Ellman IND NO
Dame Marion Roe CON AYE
Dame Siobhain McDonagh LAB Mitcham and Morden NO
Damian Green CON AYE
David Burnside ULS AYE
David Cameron AYE
David Davis CON Goole and Pocklington AYE
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Miliband LAB NO
David Wright LAB NO
Denzil Davies LAB NO
Derek Conway CON AYE
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood NO
Derek Wyatt LAB NO
Dr Andrew Murrison CON South West Wiltshire AYE
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr Brian Iddon LAB NO
Dr Calum MacDonald LAB NO
Dr David Drew LAB NO
Dr Desmond Turner LAB NO
Dr Doug Naysmith LAB NO
Dr Evan Harris LD NO
Dr Howard Stoate LAB NO
Dr Hywel Francis LAB NO
Dr Ian Gibson LAB NO
Dr Kim Howells LAB NO
Dr Nick Palmer LAB NO
Dr Phyllis Starkey LAB NO
Dr Rudi Vis LAB NO
Dr Stephen Ladyman LAB NO
Dr Tony Wright LAB NO
Eric Joyce IND NO
Eric Pickles AYE
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB NO
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraint Davies IND NO
Glenda Jackson LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Graham Brady AYE
Gwyn Prosser LAB NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB AYE
Helen Jackson LAB NO
Helen Jones LAB NO
Helen Southworth LAB NO
Hilary Benn LAB Leeds South NO
Hugo Swire AYE
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Stewart LAB NO
James Gray CON AYE
James Purnell LAB NO
Jane Griffiths LAB NO
Jane Kennedy LAB NO
Jeff Ennis LAB NO
Jeremy Corbyn IND Islington North NO
Jim Dobbin LAB NO
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Austin LAB NO
John Cummings LAB NO
John Grogan LAB NO
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Mann NO
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington NO
John Robertson LAB NO
Jon Cruddas LAB NO
Jon Trickett LAB Normanton and Hemsworth NO
Jonathan Shaw LAB NO
Judy Mallaber LAB NO
Julie Kirkbride CON AYE
Kali Mountford LAB NO
Keith Vaz LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND NO
Kenneth Clarke AYE
Kevan Jones NO
Kevin Brennan NO
Laura Moffatt LAB NO
Lawrie Quinn LAB NO
Lembit Öpik LD NO
Liam Byrne LAB Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North NO
Linda Gilroy LAB NO
Linda Perham LAB NO
Liz Blackman LAB NO
Llew Smith LAB NO
Lucy Allan IND NO
Lynne Jones LAB NO
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Field CON AYE
Mark Fisher LAB NO
Mark Simmonds CON AYE
Martin Salter LAB NO
Meg Munn LAB NO
Michael Connarty LAB NO
Michael Fabricant CON AYE
Michael Jabez Foster LAB NO
Michael Moore LD NO
Mike Gapes THE NO
Mike Wood LAB NO
Mr Adam Ingram LAB NO
Mr Adrian Bailey LAB NO
Mr Adrian Flook CON AYE
Mr Adrian Sanders LD NO
Mr Alistair Carmichael LD Orkney and Shetland NO
Mr Andrew Dismore LAB NO
Mr Andrew Hunter DUP AYE
Mr Andrew Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON AYE
Mr Andrew Smith LAB NO
Mr Andrew Turner CON AYE
Mr Andy Reed LAB NO
Mr Anthony Steen CON AYE
Mr Anthony Wright LAB NO
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB NO
Mr Bill Tynan LAB NO
Mr Bob Ainsworth LAB NO
Mr Bob Laxton LAB NO
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB NO
Mr Brian Sedgemore LD NO
Mr Bruce George LAB NO
Mr Charles Clarke LAB NO
Mr Charles Kennedy LD NO
Mr Chris Leslie THE NO
Mr Clive Betts LAB Sheffield South East NO
Mr Colin Pickthall LAB NO
Mr Dai Havard LAB NO
Mr David Atkinson CON AYE
Mr David Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Curry CON AYE
Mr David Hamilton LAB NO
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory CON AYE
Mr David Hinchliffe LAB NO
Mr David Jamieson LAB NO
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Lammy LAB Tottenham NO
Mr David Marshall LAB NO
Mr David Ruffley CON AYE
Mr David S. Borrow LAB NO
Mr David Wilshire CON AYE
Mr David Winnick LAB NO
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Dominic Grieve IND AYE
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
Mr Eric Forth CON AYE
Mr Eric Illsley IND NO
Mr Ernie Ross LAB NO
Mr Frank Doran LAB NO
Mr Frank Roy LAB NO
Mr Fraser Kemp LAB NO
Mr Geoffrey Robinson LAB NO
Mr George Osborne CON AYE
Mr Gerry Steinberg LAB NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe LAB NO
Mr Gordon Prentice LAB NO
Mr Graham Allen LAB NO
Mr Gregory Campbell DUP East Londonderry AYE
Mr Harry Barnes LAB NO
Mr Hilton Dawson LAB NO
Mr Humfrey Malins CON AYE
Mr Iain Luke LAB NO
Mr Iain Wright LAB NO
Mr Ian Cawsey LAB NO
Mr Ian Davidson LAB NO
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger CON AYE
Mr Ian Taylor CON AYE
Mr Ivan Henderson LAB NO
Mr Ivor Caplin LAB NO
Mr James Cran CON AYE
Mr James Plaskitt LAB NO
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr John D. Taylor CON AYE
Mr John Greenway CON AYE
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Wilkinson CON AYE
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON AYE
Mr Jonathan Sayeed CON AYE
Mr Keith Simpson CON AYE
Mr Ken Purchase LAB NO
Mr Kevin Hughes LAB NO
Mr Kevin McNamara LAB NO
Mr Khalid Mahmood LAB NO
Mr Laurence Robertson CON AYE
Mr Malcolm Moss CON AYE
Mr Malcolm Savidge LAB NO
Mr Mark Francois CON Rayleigh and Wickford AYE
Mr Mark Hoban CON AYE
Mr Mark Oaten LD NO
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Marsha Singh LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB NO
Mr Michael Meacher LAB NO
Mr Michael Portillo CON AYE
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB NO
Mr Neil Turner LAB NO
Mr Nick Hawkins CON AYE
Mr Nigel Beard LAB NO
Mr Nigel Waterson CON AYE
Mr Owen Paterson CON AYE
Mr Parmjit Dhanda LAB NO
Mr Paul Keetch LD NO
Mr Paul Stinchcombe LAB NO
Mr Paul Truswell LAB NO
Mr Peter Ainsworth CON AYE
Mr Peter Atkinson CON AYE
Mr Peter Kilfoyle LAB NO
Mr Peter Pike LAB NO
Mr Peter Robinson DUP AYE
Mr Phil Woolas LAB NO
Mr Piara S Khabra LAB NO
Mr Richard Bacon CON AYE
Mr Richard Page CON AYE
Mr Robert Jackson LAB NO
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews LAB NO
Mr Robert N. Wareing IND NO
Mr Robin Cook LAB NO
Mr Roger Godsiff LAB NO
Mr Ronnie Campbell LAB NO
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Simon Thomas PC NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND NO
Mr Stephen Hepburn IND NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON AYE
Mr Tim Collins CON AYE
Mr Tim Yeo CON AYE
Mr Tom Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tom Harris LAB NO
Mr Tony Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tony Colman LAB NO
Mrs Barbara Roche LAB NO
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody LAB NO
Mrs Helen Clark LAB NO
Mrs Jackie Lawrence LAB NO
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON AYE
Mrs Joan Humble LAB NO
Ms Dari Taylor LAB NO
Ms Diane Abbott IND Hackney North and Stoke Newington NO
Ms Karen Buck LAB NO
Nicholas Soames AYE
Nick Ainger LAB NO
Nick Gibb CON AYE
Nigel Dodds AYE
Paddy Tipping LAB NO
Patrick McLoughlin AYE
Patrick Mercer IND AYE
Paul Burstow LD NO
Paul Farrelly LAB NO
Paul Flynn LAB NO
Paula Barker LAB Liverpool Wavertree AYE
Peter Bradley LAB NO
Peter Lilley AYE
Philip Boswell SCO AYE
Philip Hammond AYE
Rachel Maclean AYE
Richard Burden LAB NO
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Key CON AYE
Roger Berry LAB NO
Roger Casale LAB NO
Rosie Winterton NO
Sandra Osborne LAB NO
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Duncan CON AYE
Sir Alan Meale LAB NO
Sir Andrew Mitchell CON Sutton Coldfield AYE
Sir Bill O'Brien LAB NO
Sir Bill Wiggin CON AYE
Sir Bob Russell LD NO
Sir David Amess CON AYE
Sir David Crausby LAB NO
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West AYE
Sir Edward Leigh CON Gainsborough AYE
Sir Gary Streeter CON AYE
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown CON North Cotswolds AYE
Sir George Howarth LAB NO
Sir George Younger CON AYE
Sir Gerald Howarth CON AYE
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
Sir Hugh Robertson CON AYE
Sir Iain Duncan Smith CON Chingford and Woodford Green AYE
Sir Ian McCartney LAB NO
Sir James Paice CON AYE
Sir James Spicer CON AYE
Sir Jeremy Quin CON NO
Sir John Redwood CON AYE
Sir John Stanley CON AYE
Sir John Whittingdale CON Maldon AYE
Sir Julian Brazier CON AYE
Sir Julian Lewis CON New Forest East AYE
Sir Kevin Barron LAB NO
Sir Liam Fox CON AYE
Sir Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley NO
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Oliver Heald CON AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND AYE
Sir Paul Beresford CON AYE
Sir Peter Bottomley CON AYE
Sir Peter Luff CON AYE
Sir Peter Tapsell CON AYE
Sir Peter Viggers CON AYE
Sir Richard Ottaway CON AYE
Sir Richard Shepherd CON AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON AYE
Sir Roger Gale CON Herne Bay and Sandwich AYE
Sir Simon Burns CON AYE
Sir Sydney Chapman CON AYE
Sir Teddy Taylor CON AYE
Sir Vince Cable LD NO
Sir William Cash CON AYE
Stephen Pound LAB NO
Stephen Twigg LAB NO
Steve McCabe NO
Syd Rapson LAB NO
Tam Dalyell LAB NO
Theresa May AYE
Tom Cox LAB NO
Tom Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON AYE
Tom Watson NO
Tony Lloyd LAB NO
Vera Baird LAB NO
Vernon Coaker NO
Wayne David LAB NO