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The input of the current Law Lords is highly valued in the scrutiny of legislation, particularly in Committee, where they bring their technical experience of interpreting legislation. In addition, they contribute informed criticism on social issues, drawing on their practical experience in the courts. They also help to promote the type of legal reform measures that can sometimes be a low legislati...

1 February 2005 #11663
124
Ayes
317
Noes
193
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 2 223 0 225
CON Conservative 80 1 0 81
UNK Unknown 14 11 0 25
LD Liberal Democrat 0 22 0 22
IND Independent 6 14 0 20
SCO Scottish National Party 1 5 0 6
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 3 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru 0 2 0 2
ULS Ulster Unionist Party 2 0 0 2
CON Independent Conservative 2 0 0 2
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 2 0 0 2
REF Reform UK 1 0 0 1
SPE Speaker 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

392 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Price PC NO
Alan Keen LAB NO
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Alex Salmond SCO NO
Alice Mahon LAB NO
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew Bennett LAB NO
Andrew George LD St Ives NO
Andrew Mackinlay LAB NO
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Rosindell REF Romford AYE
Andrew Selous CON AYE
Andrew Tyrie AYE
Andy Burnham LAB NO
Andy King LAB NO
Angus Robertson SCO NO
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Annabelle Ewing SCO NO
Bill Etherington LAB NO
Bob Spink IND AYE
Brian White LAB NO
Bridget Prentice LAB NO
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON AYE
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Grayling AYE
Chris McCafferty LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst NO
Colin Challen LAB NO
Crispin Blunt IND AYE
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Angela Watkinson CON AYE
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Anne McGuire LAB NO
Dame Caroline Spelman CON AYE
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 Cairns LAB NO
David Cameron AYE
David Davis CON Goole and Pocklington AYE
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Miliband LAB NO
David Tredinnick CON AYE
David Wright LAB NO
Denzil Davies LAB NO
Derek Conway CON AYE
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood 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 Gavin Strang LAB NO
Dr Howard Stoate LAB NO
Dr Hywel Francis LAB NO
Dr Ian Gibson LAB NO
Dr Phyllis Starkey LAB NO
Dr Richard Taylor IND NO
Dr Rudi Vis LAB NO
Dr Tony Wright LAB NO
Eleanor Laing AYE
Eric Joyce IND NO
Eric Pickles AYE
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fabian Hamilton LAB Leeds North East NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB NO
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraint Davies IND NO
Geraldine Smith LAB NO
Gisela Stuart 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 Jones LAB NO
Helen Southworth LAB 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 Cousins LAB NO
Jim Dobbin LAB NO
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
John Austin LAB NO
John Battle LAB NO
John Cummings LAB NO
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Mann NO
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington NO
John Robertson LAB NO
John Smith LAB NO
John Spellar 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
Kate Hoey NO
Keith Vaz LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND NO
Kenneth Clarke AYE
Kevan Jones NO
Kevin Brennan NO
Lady Hermon IND AYE
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
Llew Smith LAB NO
Lucy Allan IND NO
Lynne Jones LAB NO
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Margaret Moran IND NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Field CON AYE
Mark Fisher LAB NO
Mark Simmonds CON AYE
Martin Linton LAB NO
Matthew Green LD 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 Weir SCO NO
Mike Wood LAB NO
Miss Ann Widdecombe CON AYE
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 Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON AYE
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 Blizzard LAB NO
Mr Bob Laxton LAB NO
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB NO
Mr Brian Sedgemore LD 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 Heath LD NO
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory CON AYE
Mr David Hinchliffe LAB NO
Mr David Jamieson LAB NO
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Marshall LAB NO
Mr David Rendel LD NO
Mr David Ruffley CON AYE
Mr David S. Borrow LAB NO
Mr David Stewart LAB NO
Mr David Wilshire CON AYE
Mr David Winnick LAB NO
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Dominic Grieve IND AYE
Mr Doug Henderson LAB NO
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
Mr Elfyn Llwyd PC NO
Mr Eric Forth CON AYE
Mr Eric Illsley IND NO
Mr Ernie Ross LAB NO
Mr Frank Roy 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 Hilton Dawson LAB NO
Mr Humfrey Malins CON AYE
Mr Iain Luke LAB NO
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger 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 Jim Murphy LAB NO
Mr John D. Taylor CON AYE
Mr John Greenway CON AYE
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Lyons LAB NO
Mr John MacDougall LAB NO
Mr John McWilliam LAB NO
Mr John Wilkinson CON AYE
Mr Jon Owen Jones LAB NO
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON AYE
Mr Jonathan Sayeed CON AYE
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 Prisk CON AYE
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Marsha Singh LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Mates CON AYE
Mr Michael Meacher LAB NO
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike Hancock IND NO
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB NO
Mr Neil Turner LAB NO
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Hawkins CON AYE
Mr Nigel Waterson CON AYE
Mr Parmjit Dhanda LAB NO
Mr Paul Stinchcombe LAB NO
Mr Paul Truswell LAB NO
Mr Peter Ainsworth CON AYE
Mr Peter Atkinson CON AYE
Mr Peter Duncan 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 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 Roy Beggs ULS AYE
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON AYE
Mr Terry Lewis LAB NO
Mr Terry Rooney LAB NO
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
Mr Win Griffiths LAB NO
Mrs Anne Campbell LAB NO
Mrs Barbara Roche LAB NO
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas LAB NO
Mrs Helen Clark LAB NO
Mrs Jackie Lawrence LAB NO
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON AYE
Ms Dari Taylor LAB NO
Ms Debra Shipley LAB NO
Ms Diane Abbott IND Hackney North and Stoke Newington NO
Ms Karen Buck LAB NO
Ms Sally Keeble LAB NO
Nick Ainger LAB NO
Nick Gibb CON AYE
Nigel Dodds AYE
Norman Baker LD NO
Paddy Tipping LAB NO
Parmjit Singh Gill LD NO
Patrick Hall LAB NO
Patrick McLoughlin AYE
Patrick Mercer IND AYE
Paul Burstow LD NO
Paul Farrelly LAB NO
Paul Flynn LAB NO
Paul Goggins LAB NO
Paul Holmes LD NO
Paula Barker LAB Liverpool Wavertree AYE
Pete Wishart SCO Perth and Kinross-shire NO
Peter Bradley LAB NO
Peter Lilley AYE
Phil Sawford LAB NO
Philip Boswell SCO AYE
Philip Hammond AYE
Rachel Maclean AYE
Richard Burden LAB NO
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Key CON AYE
Sandra Osborne LAB NO
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Simon Hughes LD NO
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Meale LAB NO
Sir Bill Wiggin CON AYE
Sir Bob Russell LD NO
Sir Christopher Chope CON Christchurch AYE
Sir David Amess CON AYE
Sir David Crausby LAB NO
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West AYE
Sir Gary Streeter CON AYE
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown CON North Cotswolds AYE
Sir George Howarth LAB NO
Sir Gerald Howarth CON AYE
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
Sir Greg Knight CON AYE
Sir Hugh Robertson CON AYE
Sir Iain Duncan Smith CON Chingford and Woodford Green AYE
Sir James Paice CON AYE
Sir Jeremy Quin CON NO
Sir John Butterfill CON AYE
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 Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley NO
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Michael Fallon CON AYE
Sir Oliver Heald CON AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND AYE
Sir Paul Beresford CON AYE
Sir Peter Bottomley CON AYE
Sir Richard Ottaway CON AYE
Sir Richard Shepherd CON AYE
Sir Robert Smith LD NO
Sir Robert Syms CON AYE
Sir Roger Gale CON Herne Bay and Sandwich AYE
Sir Ross Cranston LAB NO
Sir Simon Burns CON AYE
Sir Stephen Timms LAB East Ham NO
Sir Stuart Bell LAB NO
Sir Teddy Taylor CON AYE
Sir Vince Cable LD NO
Sir William Cash CON AYE
Stephen Hesford LAB NO
Stephen Pound LAB NO
Stephen Twigg LAB NO
Steve Webb LD NO
Sue Doughty LD 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
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO