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"A religious man is a person who holds God and man in one thought...at all times...Whose greatest passion is compassion...Whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair." The Bill marks the malign abandonment of those values. By confusing or avoiding the definition of what is, or what is not, human, and by blurring the fundamental and profound ethical divide between ourselves and animals,...

22 October 2008 #12679
217
Ayes
301
Noes
84
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 43 190 0 233
CON Conservative 74 37 0 111
LD Liberal Democrat 39 5 0 44
UNK Unknown 16 21 0 37
IND Independent 13 22 0 35
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 4 0 0 4
SCO Scottish National Party 3 1 0 4
LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party 3 0 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru 0 2 0 2
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 2 0 2
REF Reform UK 1 0 0 1
LAB Independent Labour 0 1 0 1
CON Independent Conservative 1 0 0 1
SPE Speaker 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

479 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Holloway CON AYE
Adam Price PC NO
Alan Johnson LAB NO
Alan Keen LAB NO
Alan Simpson LAB AYE
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Albert Owen LAB AYE
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew George LD St Ives AYE
Andrew Gwynne IND AYE
Andrew Mackinlay LAB AYE
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Rosindell REF Romford AYE
Andrew Selous CON AYE
Andrew Tyrie NO
Andy Burnham LAB NO
Andy Slaughter LAB Hammersmith and Chiswick NO
Angela Smith LD NO
Angus Brendan MacNeil IND AYE
Ann Clwyd LAB NO
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Ann Winterton CON AYE
Anne Milton IND AYE
Anne Moffat LAB NO
Anne Snelgrove LAB NO
Annette Brooke LD AYE
Austin Mitchell LAB NO
Barbara Follett LAB NO
Barbara Keeley NO
Barry Gardiner LAB Brent West NO
Ben Chapman LAB AYE
Ben Gummer CON AYE
Bill Rammell LAB NO
Bob Spink IND NO
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON NO
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Grayling AYE
Chris Huhne LD AYE
Chris McCafferty LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB AYE
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clare Short LAB NO
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst NO
Colin Challen LAB AYE
Crispin Blunt IND NO
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Angela Watkinson CON AYE
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Anne McGuire LAB AYE
Dame Cheryl Gillan CON AYE
Dame Diana Johnson LAB Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham NO
Dame Joan Ruddock LAB NO
Dame Louise Ellman IND NO
Dame Maria Miller CON AYE
Dame Meg Hillier LAB Hackney South and Shoreditch AYE
Dame Nia Griffith LAB Llanelli NO
Damian Green CON AYE
Dan Norris IND North East Somerset and Hanham NO
Dan Rogerson LD AYE
Daniel Kawczynski CON AYE
Danny Alexander LD AYE
David Cairns LAB NO
David Davis CON Goole and Pocklington AYE
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Howarth LD AYE
David Lepper LAB NO
David Simpson DUP AYE
David T C Davies CON AYE
David Taylor LAB AYE
David Tredinnick CON NO
David Wright LAB NO
Dawn Butler LAB Brent East NO
Derek Conway CON AYE
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood AYE
Derek Wyatt LAB NO
Dr Alasdair McDonnell LAB AYE
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr David Drew LAB AYE
Dr Doug Naysmith LAB NO
Dr Evan Harris LD AYE
Dr Howard Stoate LAB NO
Dr Hywel Francis LAB NO
Dr Ian Gibson LAB NO
Dr Kim Howells LAB NO
Dr Nick Palmer LAB NO
Dr Phyllis Starkey LAB NO
Dr Richard Taylor IND NO
Dr Stephen Ladyman LAB NO
Dr Tony Wright LAB NO
Ed Balls LAB NO
Ed Davey LD Kingston and Surbiton AYE
Ed Miliband LAB Doncaster North NO
Edward Garnier NO
Edward Timpson CON NO
Eleanor Laing NO
Emily Thornberry LAB Islington South and Finsbury NO
Eric Joyce IND NO
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fabian Hamilton LAB Leeds North East NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB NO
Frank Field AYE
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Gisela Stuart AYE
Glenda Jackson LAB NO
Graham Brady AYE
Graham Stringer LAB Blackley and Middleton South NO
Graham Stuart CON Beverley and Holderness AYE
Grant Shapps CON NO
Greg Clark CON NO
Greg Hands CON AYE
Greg Mulholland LD AYE
Gwyn Prosser LAB NO
Harry Cohen LAB NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB AYE
Helen Jones LAB AYE
Henry Bellingham AYE
Hilary Benn LAB Leeds South NO
Hugo Swire NO
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
Hywel Williams PC NO
Ian Austin NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Paisley DUP AYE
Ian Pearson LAB NO
James Brokenshire CON AYE
James Gray CON AYE
James Purnell LAB NO
Jane Kennedy LAB NO
Janet Anderson LAB NO
Jeff Ennis LAB NO
Jenny Willott LD AYE
Jeremy Corbyn IND Islington North NO
Jim Cousins LAB NO
Jim Dobbin LAB AYE
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Jo Swinson LD AYE
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Barrett LD AYE
John Bercow SPE NO
John Cummings LAB AYE
John Grogan LAB AYE
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Hemming LD AYE
John Howell CON AYE
John Mann NO
John Mason SCO AYE
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington AYE
John Penrose CON NO
John Pugh LD AYE
John Robertson LAB NO
John Smith LAB NO
John Spellar NO
John Watts CON NO
Jonathan Shaw LAB NO
Judy Mallaber LAB NO
Julie Kirkbride CON NO
Julie Morgan LAB NO
Justine Greening IND NO
Kali Mountford LAB NO
Kate Hoey NO
Keith Hill LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND NO
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
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 NO
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Margaret Beckett NO
Margaret Moran IND NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Durkan LAB AYE
Mark Field CON AYE
Mark Fisher LAB NO
Mark Harper AYE
Mark Hunter LD AYE
Mark Lancaster NO
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Mark Pritchard CON The Wrekin AYE
Mark Simmonds CON NO
Martin Caton LAB NO
Martin Horwood LD NO
Martin Linton LAB NO
Martin Salter LAB NO
Mary Creagh LAB Coventry East AYE
Meg Munn LAB NO
Michael Connarty LAB AYE
Michael Fabricant CON AYE
Michael Jabez Foster LAB AYE
Michael Moore LD NO
Mike Weir SCO AYE
Miss Ann Widdecombe CON AYE
Mr Adrian Bailey LAB NO
Mr Adrian Sanders LD AYE
Mr Alan Milburn LAB NO
Mr Alan Reid LD AYE
Mr Alistair Carmichael LD Orkney and Shetland AYE
Mr Andrew Dismore LAB NO
Mr Andrew Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON NO
Mr Andrew Pelling IND NO
Mr Andrew Smith LAB NO
Mr Andrew Turner CON AYE
Mr Andy Reed LAB AYE
Mr Anthony Wright LAB NO
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB NO
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Ben Wallace CON NO
Mr Bill Olner LAB NO
Mr Bob Blizzard LAB NO
Mr Bob Laxton LAB NO
Mr Brian Binley CON AYE
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB NO
Mr Brooks Newmark CON AYE
Mr Bruce George LAB NO
Mr Charles Kennedy LD AYE
Mr Chris Mullin LAB NO
Mr Clive Betts LAB Sheffield South East NO
Mr Dai Davies IND AYE
Mr Dai Havard LAB NO
Mr David Anderson LAB NO
Mr David Burrowes CON AYE
Mr David Chaytor IND NO
Mr David Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Curry CON NO
Mr David Hamilton LAB NO
Mr David Heath LD AYE
Mr David Jones CON AYE
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Lammy LAB Tottenham NO
Mr David Laws LD AYE
Mr David S. Borrow LAB AYE
Mr David Winnick LAB NO
Mr Denis MacShane LAB NO
Mr Denis Murphy LAB AYE
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Dominic Grieve IND AYE
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Douglas Carswell IND NO
Mr Eddie McGrady LAB AYE
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
Mr Elliot Morley LAB NO
Mr Eric Illsley IND NO
Mr Eric Martlew LAB NO
Mr Frank Doran LAB NO
Mr Frank Roy LAB AYE
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 Prentice LAB NO
Mr Greg Pope LAB AYE
Mr Humfrey Malins CON AYE
Mr Iain Wright LAB NO
Mr Ian Cawsey LAB NO
Mr Ian Davidson LAB NO
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger CON AYE
Mr Ivan Lewis IND NO
Mr Jack Straw IND NO
Mr James Clappison CON NO
Mr James Plaskitt LAB NO
Mr Jamie Reed LAB NO
Mr Jeremy Browne LD NO
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB AYE
Mr Jim Devine LAB NO
Mr Jim Murphy LAB AYE
Mr Joe Benton LAB AYE
Mr John Denham LAB NO
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Leech LD AYE
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON NO
Mr Ken Purchase LAB NO
Mr Khalid Mahmood LAB NO
Mr Laurence Robertson CON AYE
Mr Lee Scott CON AYE
Mr Malcolm Moss CON AYE
Mr Mark Hoban CON AYE
Mr Mark Prisk CON NO
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Mark Williams LD AYE
Mr Marsha Singh LAB AYE
Mr Martyn Jones LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Jack CON NO
Mr Michael Meacher LAB AYE
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike Hancock IND AYE
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB NO
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Clegg LD AYE
Mr Nick Hurd CON AYE
Mr Nick Raynsford LAB NO
Mr Nigel Evans CON AYE
Mr Nigel Waterson CON AYE
Mr Owen Paterson CON AYE
Mr Parmjit Dhanda LAB NO
Mr Paul Keetch LD AYE
Mr Peter Atkinson CON NO
Mr Peter Bone IND AYE
Mr Peter Kilfoyle LAB NO
Mr Peter Robinson DUP AYE
Mr Phil Woolas LAB NO
Mr Philip Hollobone CON AYE
Mr Richard Caborn LAB NO
Mr Rob Wilson CON AYE
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews LAB NO
Mr Robert N. Wareing IND AYE
Mr Robert Walter CON AYE
Mr Roger Godsiff LAB NO
Mr Ronnie Campbell LAB AYE
Mr Russell Brown LAB NO
Mr Shahid Malik LAB NO
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND AYE
Mr Stephen Dorrell CON NO
Mr Stephen Hepburn IND NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON AYE
Mr Tom Clarke LAB AYE
Mr Tony McNulty LAB NO
Mr Virendra Sharma LAB NO
Mrs Anne Main CON AYE
Mrs Betty Williams LAB NO
Mrs Iris Robinson IND AYE
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON NO
Mrs Janet Dean LAB NO
Mrs Joan Humble LAB NO
Mrs Linda Riordan LAB NO
Mrs Sharon Hodgson LAB Washington and Gateshead South NO
Mrs Siân C. James LAB NO
Ms Celia Barlow LAB NO
Ms Dari Taylor LAB NO
Ms Diane Abbott IND Hackney North and Stoke Newington NO
Ms Karen Buck LAB NO
Ms Nadine Dorries CON AYE
Ms Patricia Hewitt IND NO
Ms Sally Keeble LAB NO
Natascha Engel LAB NO
Nicholas Soames AYE
Nick Ainger LAB NO
Nick Gibb CON AYE
Nick Herbert AYE
Nigel Dodds AYE
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 McLoughlin AYE
Paul Clark LAB NO
Paul Flynn LAB NO
Paul Goggins LAB NO
Paul Holmes LD AYE
Paul Rowen LD AYE
Paula Barker LAB Liverpool Wavertree NO
Pete Wishart SCO Perth and Kinross-shire NO
Peter Lilley AYE
Phil Wilson NO
Philip Dunne CON NO
Philip Hammond AYE
Rachel Maclean AYE
Richard Benyon AYE
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Flello LAB AYE
Robert Key CON NO
Roger Berry LAB NO
Roger Williams LD AYE
Rosemary McKenna LAB AYE
Rosie Cooper LAB AYE
Rosie Winterton NO
Ruth Kelly LAB AYE
Sadiq Khan LAB AYE
Sammy Wilson DUP East Antrim AYE
Sandra Gidley LD AYE
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 AYE
Sir Christopher Chope CON Christchurch AYE
Sir David Amess CON AYE
Sir David Crausby LAB AYE
Sir David Evennett CON AYE
Sir David Lidington CON AYE
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West AYE
Sir Edward Leigh CON Gainsborough AYE
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown CON North Cotswolds NO
Sir Geoffrey Cox CON Torridge and Tavistock AYE
Sir George Howarth LAB NO
Sir George Younger CON NO
Sir Gerald Howarth CON AYE
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB AYE
Sir Greg Knight CON AYE
Sir Hugh Robertson CON AYE
Sir Iain Duncan Smith CON Chingford and Woodford Green AYE
Sir Ian McCartney LAB NO
Sir James Duddridge CON AYE
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson IND AYE
Sir Jeremy Hunt CON Godalming and Ash NO
Sir John Butterfill CON NO
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 Kevin Barron LAB NO
Sir Malcolm Rifkind IND AYE
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston AYE
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Mike Penning CON AYE
Sir Nicholas Winterton CON AYE
Sir Nick Harvey LD NO
Sir Oliver Heald CON AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND NO
Sir Paul Beresford CON AYE
Sir Peter Luff CON AYE
Sir Peter Viggers CON NO
Sir Philip Davies CON AYE
Sir Richard Ottaway CON NO
Sir Richard Shepherd CON AYE
Sir Robert Goodwill CON NO
Sir Robert Neill CON AYE
Sir Robert Smith LD AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON AYE
Sir Simon Burns CON AYE
Sir Stephen Timms LAB East Ham NO
Sir Tony Baldry CON NO
Sir Tony Cunningham LAB AYE
Sir Vince Cable LD AYE
Sir William Cash CON AYE
Stephen Crabb CON AYE
Stephen Hammond CON NO
Stephen Pound LAB AYE
Steve McCabe NO
Steve Webb LD AYE
Stewart Hosie SCO AYE
Stewart Jackson AYE
Theresa May AYE
Theresa Villiers CON NO
Tim Loughton CON AYE
Tom Brake LD AYE
Tom Randall CON AYE
Tom Watson NO
Tony Lloyd LAB NO
Wayne David LAB NO
Willie Rennie LD AYE
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO