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The Bill would replace the Press Complaints Commission, which has been successful as a mediation service, with a rather complicated adversarial one to address a non-existent problem. The Conservative party supports the right of the press to regulate itself, which is a crucial part of our press freedom. Too many of our freedoms seem to be disappearing under this authoritarian Labour regime, which w...
25 February 2005
#11701
8
Ayes
14
Noes
6
Majority
FAIL
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB Labour | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| CON Conservative | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| CON Independent Conservative | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UNK Unknown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| IND Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How MPs voted
21 recorded| MP | Party | Constituency | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian White | LAB | AYE | |
| Derek Conway | CON | NO | |
| Derek Twigg | LAB | Widnes and Halewood | NO |
| Graham Stringer | LAB | Blackley and Middleton South | NO |
| Harriet Harman | NO | ||
| Jim Fitzpatrick | LAB | NO | |
| Linda Gilroy | LAB | AYE | |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | LAB | NO | |
| Mr David Lammy | LAB | Tottenham | NO |
| Mr Eric Forth | CON | NO | |
| Mr Ian Davidson | LAB | AYE | |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | CON | AYE | |
| Mr Nigel Evans | CON | NO | |
| Mr Paul Marsden | IND | AYE | |
| Mr Tony Colman | LAB | NO | |
| Parmjit Singh Gill | LD | AYE | |
| Paul Clark | LAB | NO | |
| Paula Barker | LAB | Liverpool Wavertree | NO |
| Peter Bradley | LAB | AYE | |
| Sir Richard Ottaway | CON | NO | |
| Tom Randall | CON | NO |