It is absolutely right that Lord Chancellors have no such statutory restriction, but equally, because they are judges they are in fact constrained in what they can do when they cease to hold that office. But not in a ministerial context, and I am surprised that— [Interruption.] Statutorily, there is no such bar on former Lord Chancellors holding other ministerial posts. I shall elaborate on some o...

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Official page

169

Ayes

285

Noes

116

Majority

FAIL

Result

Party breakdown

Party	Aye	No	Total
LAB Labour	3	222	225
CON Conservative	93	2	95
UNK Unknown	13	12	25
LD Liberal Democrat	21	2	23
IND Independent	7	14	21
SCO Scottish National Party	1	3	4
THE The Independent Group for Change	0	4	4
ULS Ulster Unionist Party	3	0	3
PC Plaid Cymru	2	1	3
DUP Democratic Unionist Party	3	0	3
CON Independent Conservative	1	0	1
SPE Speaker	1	0	1

How MPs voted

408 recorded

MP	Party	Constituency	Vote
Alan Simpson	LAB		NO
Alan Whitehead			NO
Alan Williams	LAB		NO
Albert Owen	LAB		NO
Alex Salmond	SCO		NO
Alice Mahon	LAB		NO
Alistair Burt	CON		AYE
Alun Michael	LAB		NO
Andrew Bennett	LAB		NO
Andrew George	LD	St Ives	AYE
Andrew Miller	LAB		NO
Andrew Selous	CON		AYE
Andrew Tyrie			AYE
Andy King	LAB		NO
Angus Robertson	SCO		NO
Ann Clwyd	LAB		NO
Ann Coffey	THE		NO
Ann Keen	LAB		NO
Ann McKechin	LAB		NO
Ann Winterton	CON		AYE
Barry Gardiner	LAB	Brent West	NO
Ben Chapman	LAB		NO
Bob Spink	IND		AYE
Boris Johnson	CON		AYE
Brian White	LAB		NO
Bridget Prentice	LAB		NO
Charles Hendry	CON		AYE
Charlotte Atkins	LAB		NO
Chris Mole	LAB		NO
Chris Ruane	LAB		NO
Christine Russell	LAB		NO
Colin Challen	LAB		NO
Dame Angela Watkinson	CON		AYE
Dame Anne Begg	LAB		NO
Dame Caroline Spelman	CON		AYE
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 Lepper	LAB		NO
David Miliband	LAB		NO
David Tredinnick	CON		AYE
David Wright	LAB		NO
Derek Conway	CON		AYE
Derek Twigg	LAB	Widnes and Halewood	NO
Diana Organ	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		AYE
Dr Hywel Francis	LAB		NO
Dr Ian Gibson	LAB		NO
Dr Kim Howells	LAB		NO
Dr Nick Palmer	LAB		NO
Dr Richard Taylor	IND		NO
Dr Rudi Vis	LAB		NO
Dr Tony Wright	LAB		NO
Ed Davey	LD	Kingston and Surbiton	AYE
Edward Garnier			AYE
Eleanor Laing			AYE
Eric Joyce	IND		NO
Eric Pickles			AYE
Ernest Armstrong	LAB		NO
Fiona Mactaggart	LAB		NO
Frank Cook	LAB		NO
Frank Dobson	LAB		NO
Frank Field			NO
Gareth Thomas	LAB		NO
Geraint Davies	IND		NO
Geraldine Smith	LAB		NO
Glenda Jackson	LAB		NO
Gordon Marsden	LAB		NO
Graham Brady			AYE
Graham Stringer	LAB	Blackley and Middleton South	NO
Gwyn Prosser	LAB		NO
Harriet Harman			NO
Harry Cohen	LAB		NO
Hazel Blears	LAB		NO
Helen Goodman	LAB		AYE
Helen Jackson	LAB		NO
Helen Jones	LAB		NO
Helen Southworth	LAB		NO
Henry Bellingham			AYE
Hugo Swire			AYE
Huw Irranca-Davies	LAB		NO
Hywel Williams	PC		AYE
Ian C. Lucas	LAB		NO
James Gray	CON		AYE
James Purnell	LAB		NO
Jane Griffiths	LAB		NO
Jane Kennedy	LAB		NO
Janet Anderson	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
Joan Ryan	THE		NO
Joan Walley	LAB		NO
John Austin	LAB		NO
John Bercow	SPE		AYE
John Cummings	LAB		NO
John Grogan	LAB		NO
John McDonnell	LAB	Hayes and Harlington	NO
John Pugh	LD		AYE
John Robertson	LAB		NO
John Smith	LAB		NO
John Watts	CON		NO
Jon Trickett	LAB	Normanton and Hemsworth	NO
Judy Mallaber	LAB		NO
Julie Kirkbride	CON		AYE
Julie Morgan	LAB		NO
Kali Mountford	LAB		NO
Kate Hoey			NO
Keith Hill	LAB		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		AYE
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
Lynne Jones	LAB		NO
Margaret Beckett			NO
Margaret Moran	IND		NO
Maria Eagle	LAB	Liverpool Garston	NO
Mark Field	CON		AYE
Mark Fisher	LAB		NO
Mark Simmonds	CON		AYE
Martin Caton	LAB		NO
Martin Salter	LAB		NO
Meg Munn	LAB		NO
Michael Connarty	LAB		NO
Michael Moore	LD		AYE
Mike Gapes	THE		NO
Mike Weir	SCO		NO
Mike Wood	LAB		NO
Mr Adam Ingram	LAB		NO
Mr Adrian Bailey	LAB		NO
Mr Adrian Sanders	LD		AYE
Mr Alan Reid	LD		AYE
Mr Andrew Dismore	LAB		NO
Mr Andrew Hunter	DUP		AYE
Mr Andrew Love	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 Ben Bradshaw	LAB		NO
Mr Bill Olner	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 Chris Leslie	THE		NO
Mr Chris Mullin	LAB		NO
Mr Clive Betts	LAB	Sheffield South East	NO
Mr Colin Breed	LD		AYE
Mr Colin Pickthall	LAB		NO
Mr David Atkinson	CON		AYE
Mr David Clelland	LAB		NO
Mr David Curry	CON		AYE
Mr David Hamilton	LAB		NO
Mr David Hinchliffe	LAB		NO
Mr David Jamieson	LAB		NO
Mr David Lammy	LAB	Tottenham	NO
Mr David Marshall	LAB		NO
Mr David Rendel	LD		AYE
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 Denis Murphy	LAB		NO
Mr Dennis Skinner	LAB		NO
Mr Dominic Grieve	IND		AYE
Mr Doug Henderson	LAB		NO
Mr Douglas Alexander	LAB	Lothian East	NO
Mr Elfyn Llwyd	PC		AYE
Mr Elliot Morley	LAB		NO
Mr Eric Forth	CON		AYE
Mr Eric Illsley	IND		NO
Mr Eric Martlew	LAB		NO
Mr Ernie Ross	LAB		NO
Mr Frank Roy	LAB		NO
Mr Geoffrey Hoon	IND		NO
Mr Geoffrey Robinson	LAB		NO
Mr George Mudie	LAB		NO
Mr George Osborne	CON		AYE
Mr Gerry Steinberg	LAB		NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe	LAB		NO
Mr Gordon Brown	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 Huw Edwards	LAB		NO
Mr Iain Luke	LAB		NO
Mr Iain Wright	LAB		NO
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger	CON		AYE
Mr Ian Taylor	CON		AYE
Mr Ivan Henderson	LAB		NO
Mr Ivan Lewis	IND		NO
Mr James Clappison	CON		AYE
Mr James Cran	CON		AYE
Mr James Plaskitt	LAB		NO
Mr Jim Hood	LAB		NO
Mr Jim Murphy	LAB		NO
Mr Joe Benton	LAB		NO
Mr John Baron	CON		AYE
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 Jon Owen Jones	LAB		NO
Mr Jonathan Djanogly	CON		AYE
Mr Keith Simpson	CON		AYE
Mr Ken Purchase	LAB		NO
Mr Kerry Pollard	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 Prisk	CON		AYE
Mr Mark Todd	LAB		NO
Mr Marsha Singh	LAB		NO
Mr Martyn Jones	LAB		NO
Mr Michael Clapham	LAB		NO
Mr Michael Foster	LAB		NO
Mr Michael Jack	CON		AYE
Mr Michael Mates	CON		AYE
Mr Michael Meacher	LAB		NO
Mr Mike Hall	LAB		NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar	LAB		NO
Mr Neil Gerrard	LAB		NO
Mr Neil Turner	LAB		NO
Mr Nicholas Brown	IND		NO
Mr Nick Raynsford	LAB		NO
Mr Nigel Beard	LAB		NO
Mr Nigel Evans	CON		AYE
Mr Nigel Waterson	CON		AYE
Mr Owen Paterson	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 Robinson	DUP		AYE
Mr Piara S Khabra	LAB		NO
Mr Richard Bacon	CON		AYE
Mr Richard Page	CON		AYE
Mr Robert N. Wareing	IND		NO
Mr Roger Godsiff	LAB		NO
Mr Ronnie Campbell	LAB		NO
Mr Roy Beggs	ULS		AYE
Mr Simon Thomas	PC		NO
Mr Stephen Hepburn	IND		NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien	CON		AYE
Mr Terry Lewis	LAB		NO
Mr Terry Rooney	LAB		NO
Mr Tim Collins	CON		AYE
Mr Tim Yeo	CON		AYE
Mr Tom Harris	LAB		NO
Mr Tony Colman	LAB		NO
Mr Tony McNulty	LAB		NO
Mr Win Griffiths	LAB		NO
Mrs Anne Campbell	LAB		NO
Mrs Betty Williams	LAB		NO
Mrs Helen Clark	LAB		NO
Mrs Iris Robinson	IND		AYE
Mrs Janet Dean	LAB		NO
Mrs Joan Humble	LAB		NO
Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons	LAB		NO
Ms Candy Atherton	LAB		NO
Ms Dari Taylor	LAB		NO
Ms Karen Buck	LAB		NO
Ms Patricia Hewitt	IND		NO
Ms Sally Keeble	LAB		NO
Nick Ainger	LAB		NO
Nick Gibb	CON		AYE
Nigel Griffiths	LAB		NO
Norman Baker	LD		AYE
Norman Hogg	LAB		AYE
Norman Lamb	LD		AYE
Paddy Tipping	LAB		NO
Parmjit Singh Gill	LD		AYE
Patrick Hall	LAB		NO
Patrick McLoughlin			AYE
Patrick Mercer	IND		AYE
Paul Clark	LAB		NO
Paul Farrelly	LAB		NO
Paul Flynn	LAB		NO
Paul Goggins	LAB		NO
Paul Holmes	LD		AYE
Paula Barker	LAB	Liverpool Wavertree	AYE
Peter Bradley	LAB		NO
Peter Lilley			AYE
Phil Hope	LAB		NO
Phil Sawford	LAB		NO
Philip Boswell	SCO		AYE
Philip Hammond			AYE
Rob Marris	LAB		NO
Robert Key	CON		AYE
Roger Berry	LAB		NO
Rosie Winterton			NO
Sandra Osborne	LAB		NO
Shona McIsaac	LAB		NO
Simon Hughes	LD		AYE
Sir Alan Duncan	CON		AYE
Sir Alan Meale	LAB		NO
Sir Andrew Mitchell	CON	Sutton Coldfield	AYE
Sir Bernard Jenkin	CON	Harwich and North Essex	AYE
Sir Bill O'Brien	LAB		NO
Sir Bill Wiggin	CON		AYE
Sir Bob Russell	LD		AYE
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 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 Greg Knight	CON		AYE
Sir Hugh Bayley	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 Jeffrey M Donaldson	IND		AYE
Sir Jeremy Quin	CON		NO
Sir John Butterfill	CON		AYE
Sir John Hayes	CON	South Holland and The Deepings	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 Liam Fox	CON		AYE
Sir Mark Hendrick	LAB	Preston	NO
Sir Mark Tami	LAB	Alyn and Deeside	NO
Sir Nick Harvey	LD		AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin	IND		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 Smith	LD		AYE
Sir Robert Syms	CON		AYE
Sir Ross Cranston	LAB		NO
Sir Simon Burns	CON		AYE
Sir Sydney Chapman	CON		AYE
Sir Teddy Taylor	CON		AYE
Sir Tony Baldry	CON		AYE
Sir Tony Cunningham	LAB		NO
Sir Vince Cable	LD		AYE
Sir William Cash	CON		AYE
Stephen Pound	LAB		NO
Steve Darling	LD	Torbay	NO
Steve McCabe			NO
Steve Webb	LD		AYE
Sue Doughty	LD		AYE
Syd Rapson	LAB		NO
Tam Dalyell	LAB		NO
The Rev Martin Smyth	ULS		AYE
Theresa May			AYE
Tim Loughton	CON		AYE
Tom Levitt	LAB		NO
Tom Randall	CON		AYE
Tom Watson			NO
Tony Lloyd	LAB		NO
Tony Worthington	LAB		NO
Vernon Coaker			NO
Wayne David	LAB		NO