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The hon. Gentleman is speaking from long experience of wielding a veto in Northern Ireland. Does he agree that if the principle of a ballot of parents—which is not perfect, for many of the reasons that have been advanced—is conceded, it is open to the Government to table further amendments in the other place that address all the consultees that my hon. Friend the Member for Worsley (Barbara Keeley...

23 May 2006 #12027
123
Ayes
414
Noes
291
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 59 194 0 253
CON Conservative 1 116 0 117
LD Liberal Democrat 43 2 0 45
UNK Unknown 0 40 0 40
IND Independent 9 22 0 31
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 0 5 0 5
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 3 0 3
SPE Speaker 1 1 0 2
LAB Independent Labour 1 0 0 1
CON Independent Conservative 0 1 0 1
SCO Scottish National Party 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

499 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Afriyie CON NO
Adam Holloway CON NO
Alan Johnson LAB NO
Alan Simpson LAB AYE
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Alison Seabeck LAB NO
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew Gwynne IND NO
Andrew Mackinlay LAB NO
Andrew Selous CON NO
Andrew Tyrie NO
Andy Burnham LAB NO
Andy Slaughter LAB Hammersmith and Chiswick NO
Angela Smith LD NO
Ann Clwyd LAB NO
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Anne Milton IND NO
Anne Moffat LAB NO
Anne Snelgrove LAB NO
Annette Brooke LD AYE
Barbara Follett LAB NO
Barbara Keeley NO
Barry Gardiner LAB Brent West NO
Ben Gummer CON NO
Bill Etherington LAB NO
Bill Rammell LAB NO
Bob Spink IND NO
Boris Johnson CON NO
Bridget Prentice LAB NO
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Grayling NO
Chris Huhne LD AYE
Chris McCafferty LAB AYE
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Christopher Fraser CON NO
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clare Short LAB AYE
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst AYE
Colin Burgon LAB AYE
Colin Challen LAB AYE
Crispin Blunt IND NO
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey AYE
Dame Angela Watkinson CON NO
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Anne McGuire LAB NO
Dame Caroline Spelman CON NO
Dame Diana Johnson LAB Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham NO
Dame Louise Ellman IND AYE
Dame Maria Miller CON NO
Dame Meg Hillier LAB Hackney South and Shoreditch NO
Dame Nia Griffith LAB Llanelli NO
Dame Siobhain McDonagh LAB Mitcham and Morden NO
Damian Green CON NO
Dan Norris IND North East Somerset and Hanham NO
Dan Rogerson LD AYE
Daniel Kawczynski CON NO
Danny Alexander LD AYE
David Cairns LAB NO
David Davis CON Goole and Pocklington NO
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB AYE
David Lepper LAB NO
David Miliband LAB NO
David Simpson DUP NO
David T C Davies CON NO
David Taylor LAB AYE
David Tredinnick CON NO
David Wright LAB NO
Dawn Butler LAB Brent East NO
Derek Conway CON NO
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood NO
Derek Wyatt LAB NO
Dr Andrew Murrison CON South West Wiltshire NO
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr Brian Iddon LAB NO
Dr David Drew LAB AYE
Dr Desmond Turner LAB AYE
Dr Evan Harris LD AYE
Dr Hywel Francis LAB NO
Dr Ian Gibson LAB AYE
Dr Kim Howells LAB NO
Dr Nick Palmer LAB NO
Dr Phyllis Starkey LAB NO
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods LAB NO
Dr Rudi Vis LAB NO
Dr Stephen Ladyman LAB NO
Dr Tony Wright LAB NO
Ed Balls LAB NO
Ed Miliband LAB Doncaster North NO
Edward Garnier NO
Edward Vaizey NO
Eleanor Laing NO
Emily Thornberry LAB Islington South and Finsbury NO
Eric Joyce IND NO
Eric Pickles NO
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fabian Hamilton LAB Leeds North East AYE
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB AYE
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraldine Smith LAB AYE
Gisela Stuart NO
Glenda Jackson LAB AYE
Gordon Banks LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Graham Brady NO
Graham Stuart CON Beverley and Holderness NO
Grant Shapps CON NO
Greg Clark CON NO
Greg Hands CON NO
Greg Mulholland LD AYE
Gwyn Prosser LAB AYE
Harriet Harman NO
Harry Cohen LAB AYE
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB NO
Helen Jones LAB AYE
Henry Bellingham NO
Hilary Benn LAB Leeds South NO
Hugo Swire NO
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
Ian Austin NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Paisley DUP NO
Ian Pearson LAB NO
James Brokenshire CON NO
James Gray CON NO
James Purnell LAB NO
Jane Kennedy LAB NO
Jeff Ennis LAB NO
Jenny Willott LD AYE
Jeremy Corbyn IND Islington North AYE
Jessica Morden LAB Newport East NO
Jim Cousins LAB NO
Jim Dobbin LAB AYE
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim McGovern LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Jo Swinson LD AYE
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB AYE
John Austin LAB AYE
John Barrett LD AYE
John Battle LAB NO
John Bercow SPE NO
John Cummings LAB AYE
John Grogan LAB AYE
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Mann NO
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington AYE
John Penrose CON NO
John Pugh LD AYE
John Robertson LAB NO
John Spellar NO
John Watts CON NO
Jon Cruddas LAB AYE
Jon Trickett LAB Normanton and Hemsworth AYE
Jonathan Shaw LAB NO
Judy Mallaber LAB NO
Julia Goldsworthy LD AYE
Julie Kirkbride CON NO
Justine Greening IND NO
Kali Mountford LAB NO
Kate Hoey NO
Keith Hill LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND AYE
Kenneth Clarke NO
Kerry McCarthy LAB Bristol East NO
Kevan Jones NO
Kevin Brennan NO
Kitty Ussher LAB NO
Lady Hermon IND AYE
Laura Moffatt LAB NO
Lembit Öpik LD AYE
Liam Byrne LAB Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North NO
Linda Gilroy LAB NO
Liz Blackman LAB NO
Lyn Brown NO
Lynda Waltho LAB NO
Lynne Jones LAB AYE
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Margaret Beckett NO
Margaret Hodge NO
Margaret Moran IND NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Field CON NO
Mark Fisher LAB AYE
Mark Harper NO
Mark Hunter LD AYE
Mark Lancaster NO
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Mark Pritchard CON The Wrekin NO
Mark Simmonds CON NO
Martin Caton LAB AYE
Martin Horwood LD AYE
Martin Linton LAB NO
Martin Salter LAB AYE
Mary Creagh LAB Coventry East NO
Meg Munn LAB NO
Michael Fabricant CON NO
Michael Gove NO
Michael Jabez Foster LAB NO
Michael Moore LD AYE
Mike Gapes THE NO
Mike Wood LAB AYE
Miss Ann Widdecombe CON NO
Mr Adam Ingram LAB NO
Mr Adrian Bailey LAB NO
Mr Alan Milburn LAB NO
Mr Alan Reid LD AYE
Mr Alistair Carmichael LD Orkney and Shetland AYE
Mr Andrew Dismore LAB AYE
Mr Andrew Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON NO
Mr Andrew Pelling IND NO
Mr Andrew Smith LAB NO
Mr Andrew Turner CON NO
Mr Andy Reed LAB NO
Mr Anthony Steen CON NO
Mr Anthony Wright LAB AYE
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB NO
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Ben Wallace CON NO
Mr Bill Olner LAB NO
Mr Bob Laxton LAB NO
Mr Brian Binley CON NO
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB NO
Mr Brooks Newmark CON NO
Mr Bruce George LAB NO
Mr Charles Clarke LAB NO
Mr Charles Kennedy LD AYE
Mr Chris Mullin LAB NO
Mr Clive Betts LAB Sheffield South East AYE
Mr Colin Breed LD AYE
Mr Dai Havard LAB AYE
Mr David Anderson LAB NO
Mr David Burrowes CON NO
Mr David Chaytor IND AYE
Mr David Curry CON NO
Mr David Gauke IND NO
Mr David Heath LD AYE
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory CON NO
Mr David Jones CON NO
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Lammy LAB Tottenham NO
Mr David Laws LD AYE
Mr David Marshall LAB NO
Mr David Ruffley CON NO
Mr David S. Borrow LAB NO
Mr David Wilshire CON NO
Mr Denis MacShane LAB NO
Mr Denis Murphy LAB AYE
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB AYE
Mr Dominic Grieve IND NO
Mr Doug Henderson LAB NO
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Douglas Carswell IND NO
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
Mr Elliot Morley LAB NO
Mr Eric Illsley IND AYE
Mr Eric Martlew LAB NO
Mr Frank Doran LAB NO
Mr Frank Roy LAB NO
Mr Fraser Kemp LAB NO
Mr Geoffrey Hoon IND NO
Mr Geoffrey Robinson LAB NO
Mr George Mudie LAB AYE
Mr George Osborne CON NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe LAB NO
Mr Gordon Brown LAB NO
Mr Gordon Prentice LAB AYE
Mr Graham Allen LAB NO
Mr Greg Pope LAB NO
Mr Gregory Campbell DUP East Londonderry NO
Mr Humfrey Malins CON NO
Mr Iain Wright LAB NO
Mr Ian Cawsey LAB NO
Mr Ian Davidson LAB AYE
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger CON NO
Mr Jack Straw IND NO
Mr James Plaskitt LAB NO
Mr Jamie Reed LAB NO
Mr Jeremy Browne LD AYE
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr Jim Devine LAB AYE
Mr Jim Murphy LAB NO
Mr Joe Benton LAB NO
Mr John Baron CON NO
Mr John Denham LAB NO
Mr John Greenway CON NO
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Leech LD AYE
Mr John MacDougall LAB NO
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON NO
Mr Keith Simpson CON NO
Mr Ken Purchase LAB AYE
Mr Khalid Mahmood LAB NO
Mr Laurence Robertson CON NO
Mr Lee Scott CON NO
Mr Malcolm Moss CON NO
Mr Mark Francois CON Rayleigh and Wickford NO
Mr Mark Hoban CON NO
Mr Mark Prisk CON NO
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Mark Williams LD AYE
Mr Martyn Jones LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB AYE
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Jack CON NO
Mr Michael Meacher LAB AYE
Mr Mike Hancock IND AYE
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB AYE
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Clegg LD AYE
Mr Nick Hurd CON NO
Mr Nick Raynsford LAB NO
Mr Nigel Evans CON NO
Mr Nigel Waterson CON NO
Mr Owen Paterson CON NO
Mr Parmjit Dhanda LAB NO
Mr Paul Keetch LD AYE
Mr Paul Truswell LAB AYE
Mr Peter Ainsworth CON NO
Mr Peter Atkinson CON NO
Mr Peter Bone IND NO
Mr Peter Kilfoyle LAB AYE
Mr Peter Robinson DUP NO
Mr Phil Woolas LAB NO
Mr Philip Hollobone CON NO
Mr Piara S Khabra LAB NO
Mr Richard Bacon CON NO
Mr Richard Caborn LAB NO
Mr Rob Wilson CON NO
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews LAB AYE
Mr Robert N. Wareing IND AYE
Mr Roger Godsiff LAB NO
Mr Russell Brown LAB NO
Mr Shahid Malik LAB NO
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND NO
Mr Stephen Dorrell CON NO
Mr Stephen Hepburn IND NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON NO
Mr Terry Rooney LAB NO
Mr Tobias Ellwood CON NO
Mr Tom Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tom Harris LAB NO
Mr Tony Blair LAB NO
Mr Tony McNulty LAB NO
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas LAB NO
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody LAB AYE
Mrs Iris Robinson IND NO
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON NO
Mrs Janet Dean LAB NO
Mrs Joan Humble LAB AYE
Mrs Linda Riordan LAB AYE
Mrs Madeleine Moon LAB NO
Mrs Sharon Hodgson LAB Washington and Gateshead South NO
Mrs Siân C. James LAB NO
Ms Celia Barlow LAB NO
Ms Diane Abbott IND Hackney North and Stoke Newington AYE
Ms Nadine Dorries CON NO
Ms Patricia Hewitt IND NO
Ms Sally Keeble LAB NO
Natascha Engel LAB NO
Nick Ainger LAB NO
Nick Gibb CON NO
Nick Herbert NO
Nigel Dodds NO
Nigel Griffiths LAB NO
Norman Baker LD AYE
Norman Lamb LD AYE
Paddy Tipping LAB NO
Pat McFadden LAB Wolverhampton South East NO
Patrick Hall LAB NO
Patrick Mercer IND NO
Paul Clark LAB NO
Paul Farrelly LAB AYE
Paul Flynn LAB AYE
Paul Goggins LAB NO
Paul Holmes LD AYE
Paul Rowen LD AYE
Peter Lilley NO
Phil Hope LAB NO
Philip Boswell SCO NO
Philip Dunne CON NO
Philip Hammond NO
Rachel Maclean NO
Richard Benyon NO
Richard Burden LAB AYE
Richard Younger-Ross LD AYE
Rob Marris LAB AYE
Robert Flello LAB NO
Roger Berry LAB AYE
Roger Williams LD AYE
Rosemary McKenna LAB NO
Rosie Cooper LAB NO
Rosie Winterton NO
Ruth Kelly LAB NO
Sadiq Khan LAB NO
Sammy Wilson DUP East Antrim NO
Sandra Osborne LAB NO
Sarah McCarthy-Fry LAB NO
Sarah Teather LD AYE
Shailesh Vara CON NO
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Simon Hughes LD AYE
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Duncan CON NO
Sir Alan Meale LAB NO
Sir Andrew Mitchell CON Sutton Coldfield NO
Sir Bernard Jenkin CON Harwich and North Essex NO
Sir Bill Wiggin CON NO
Sir Bob Russell LD AYE
Sir Charles Walker CON NO
Sir David Crausby LAB AYE
Sir David Evennett CON NO
Sir David Lidington CON NO
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West NO
Sir Edward Leigh CON Gainsborough NO
Sir Gary Streeter CON NO
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown CON North Cotswolds NO
Sir Geoffrey Cox CON Torridge and Tavistock NO
Sir George Younger CON NO
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
Sir Greg Knight CON NO
Sir Hugh Bayley LAB NO
Sir Hugh Robertson CON NO
Sir Iain Duncan Smith CON Chingford and Woodford Green NO
Sir Ian McCartney LAB NO
Sir James Paice CON NO
Sir James Spicer CON NO
Sir Jeremy Hunt CON Godalming and Ash NO
Sir Jeremy Wright CON Kenilworth and Southam NO
Sir John Butterfill CON NO
Sir John Hayes CON South Holland and The Deepings NO
Sir John Redwood CON NO
Sir John Stanley CON NO
Sir Julian Brazier CON NO
Sir Julian Lewis CON New Forest East NO
Sir Liam Fox CON NO
Sir Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley AYE
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Michael Fallon CON NO
Sir Nicholas Winterton CON NO
Sir Nick Harvey LD AYE
Sir Oliver Heald CON NO
Sir Oliver Letwin IND NO
Sir Peter Luff CON NO
Sir Peter Soulsby LAB AYE
Sir Peter Tapsell CON NO
Sir Peter Viggers CON NO
Sir Richard Shepherd CON NO
Sir Robert Goodwill CON NO
Sir Robert Smith LD AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON NO
Sir Simon Burns CON NO
Sir Stephen Timms LAB East Ham NO
Sir Stuart Bell LAB NO
Sir Tony Baldry CON NO
Sir Tony Cunningham LAB NO
Sir Vince Cable LD AYE
Sir William Cash CON NO
Stephen Crabb CON NO
Stephen Hesford LAB NO
Stephen Pound LAB NO
Stephen Williams LD AYE
Steve Darling LD Torbay NO
Steve McCabe NO
Steve Webb LD AYE
Stewart Jackson NO
Theresa May NO
Theresa Villiers CON NO
Tim Farron LD Westmorland and Lonsdale AYE
Tim Loughton CON NO
Tom Brake LD AYE
Tom Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON NO
Tom Watson NO
Tony Lloyd LAB AYE
Vera Baird LAB NO
Vernon Coaker NO
Wayne David LAB NO
Willie Rennie LD AYE
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO