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No, I do not accept that at all. I repeat my response to the other intervention on the matter: the House remains sovereign on tax matters. Whether there is a tax commission or not, we are the sovereign body. We can accept the commission's advice or reject it. I believe that simplification will enhance democracy because it will make our scrutiny process much easier and much more effective. I had no...
6 July 2005
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196
Ayes
291
Noes
95
Majority
FAIL
Result
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The House
One dot per recorded MP, coloured by party — ayes on the left, noes on the right. Hover a dot for the MP.
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB Labour | 2 | 233 | 0 | 235 |
| CON Conservative | 105 | 1 | 0 | 106 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 39 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| UNK Unknown | 16 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
| IND Independent | 13 | 16 | 0 | 29 |
| SCO Scottish National Party | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| PC Plaid Cymru | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| REF Reform UK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LAB Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CON Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SPE Speaker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |