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My right hon. Friend's interpretation of the views that I and other Labour Members expressed is a travesty. We are saying that the voluntary approach has been shown to be more effective in engaging people in the world of work, and we should pursue that approach. We are saying that any schemes that involve sanctions or people losing their benefit should be subject to a pilot scheme that compares th...

17 March 2009 #12831
87
Ayes
410
Noes
323
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 26 212 0 238
CON Conservative 1 106 0 107
LD Liberal Democrat 41 1 0 42
UNK Unknown 1 38 0 39
IND Independent 5 19 0 24
SCO Scottish National Party 3 1 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru 3 0 0 3
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 3 0 3
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 0 2 0 2
SPE Speaker 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

463 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Afriyie CON NO
Adam Holloway CON NO
Adam Price PC AYE
Alan Keen LAB NO
Alan Simpson LAB AYE
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Albert Owen LAB NO
Alison Seabeck LAB NO
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew George LD St Ives AYE
Andrew Gwynne IND NO
Andrew Miller 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
Austin Mitchell LAB AYE
Barbara Follett LAB NO
Barbara Keeley NO
Barry Gardiner LAB Brent West NO
Ben Chapman LAB NO
Ben Gummer CON NO
Bob Spink IND NO
Bridget Prentice LAB NO
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON NO
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Huhne LD AYE
Chris McCafferty LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Christopher Fraser CON NO
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst NO
Colin Burgon LAB AYE
Crispin Blunt IND NO
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Angela Watkinson CON NO
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Anne McGuire LAB NO
Dame Cheryl Gillan CON NO
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 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
Danny Alexander LD AYE
David Cairns LAB NO
David Cameron NO
David Davis CON Goole and Pocklington NO
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Howarth LD AYE
David Lepper LAB NO
David Mundell CON Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 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 Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood NO
Dr Andrew Murrison CON South West Wiltshire NO
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr Brian Iddon LAB AYE
Dr David Drew LAB AYE
Dr Desmond Turner LAB NO
Dr Doug Naysmith LAB NO
Dr Evan Harris LD AYE
Dr Gavin Strang LAB NO
Dr Howard Stoate LAB NO
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 Richard Taylor IND AYE
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods LAB 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
Eric Pickles NO
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Cook LAB AYE
Frank Dobson LAB AYE
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraldine Smith LAB NO
Glenda Jackson LAB NO
Gordon Banks LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Graham Stringer LAB Blackley and Middleton South NO
Graham Stuart CON Beverley and Holderness NO
Grant Shapps CON NO
Greg Clark CON NO
Greg Mulholland LD AYE
Harriet Harman NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB NO
Helen Jones LAB NO
Helen Southworth LAB NO
Henry Bellingham NO
Hilary Benn LAB Leeds South NO
Hugo Swire NO
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
Hywel Williams PC AYE
Ian Austin NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Pearson LAB NO
James Brokenshire CON NO
James Gray CON NO
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 AYE
Jim Cousins LAB AYE
Jim Dobbin LAB NO
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim McGovern LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Barrett LD AYE
John Battle LAB NO
John Cummings LAB NO
John Grogan LAB AYE
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Hemming LD AYE
John Howell CON NO
John Mann NO
John Mason SCO AYE
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington AYE
John Penrose CON NO
John Robertson LAB NO
John Spellar NO
John Watts CON NO
Jon Cruddas LAB NO
Jon Trickett LAB Normanton and Hemsworth NO
Jonathan Shaw LAB NO
Judy Mallaber LAB NO
Julia Goldsworthy LD AYE
Julie Kirkbride CON NO
Julie Morgan LAB NO
Justine Greening IND NO
Kate Hoey AYE
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
Laura Moffatt LAB NO
Liam Byrne LAB Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North NO
Linda Gilroy LAB NO
Lindsay Roy LAB NO
Liz Blackman LAB NO
Lyn Brown NO
Lynda Waltho LAB NO
Lynne Jones LAB AYE
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Margaret Beckett NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Fisher LAB NO
Mark Harper NO
Mark Hunter LD AYE
Mark Lancaster NO
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Mark Pritchard CON The Wrekin NO
Martin Caton LAB AYE
Martin Horwood LD AYE
Martin Linton LAB NO
Mary Creagh LAB Coventry East NO
Meg Munn LAB NO
Michael Connarty LAB NO
Michael Fabricant CON NO
Michael Gove NO
Michael Jabez Foster LAB NO
Michael Moore LD AYE
Mike Gapes THE NO
Mike Weir SCO AYE
Mike Wood LAB AYE
Mr Adam Ingram LAB NO
Mr Adrian Sanders LD AYE
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 Smith LAB NO
Mr Andrew Turner CON NO
Mr Andy Reed LAB NO
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB NO
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Ben Wallace CON NO
Mr Bob Ainsworth LAB NO
Mr Bob Blizzard LAB NO
Mr Bob Laxton LAB NO
Mr Brian Binley CON NO
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB 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 NO
Mr Dai Davies IND AYE
Mr Dai Havard LAB AYE
Mr David Anderson LAB NO
Mr David Burrowes CON NO
Mr David Chaytor IND NO
Mr David Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Gauke IND NO
Mr David Hamilton LAB 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 S. Borrow LAB NO
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB AYE
Mr Doug Henderson LAB NO
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Douglas Carswell IND NO
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
Mr Elfyn Llwyd PC AYE
Mr Elliot Morley LAB NO
Mr Eric Martlew LAB AYE
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 Osborne CON NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe LAB NO
Mr Gordon Prentice LAB AYE
Mr Graham Allen LAB NO
Mr Gregory Campbell DUP East Londonderry NO
Mr Humfrey Malins CON NO
Mr Iain Wright LAB NO
Mr Ian Davidson LAB NO
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger CON NO
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 Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr Jim Murphy LAB NO
Mr Joe Benton LAB NO
Mr John Baron CON NO
Mr John Denham LAB NO
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Leech LD AYE
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON NO
Mr Keith Simpson CON NO
Mr Khalid Mahmood LAB NO
Mr Laurence Robertson CON NO
Mr Lee Scott CON NO
Mr Mark Francois CON Rayleigh and Wickford NO
Mr Mark Hoban CON NO
Mr Mark Oaten LD AYE
Mr Mark Prisk CON NO
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Mark Williams LD AYE
Mr Martyn Jones LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Jack CON NO
Mr Michael Mates CON NO
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB AYE
Mr Neil Turner LAB NO
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Clegg LD AYE
Mr Nick Raynsford LAB NO
Mr Nigel Evans CON NO
Mr Nigel Waterson CON NO
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 Phil Woolas LAB NO
Mr Philip Hollobone CON NO
Mr Richard Bacon CON NO
Mr Richard Caborn LAB NO
Mr Rob Wilson CON NO
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews LAB NO
Mr Robert N. Wareing IND AYE
Mr Robert Walter CON NO
Mr Roger Godsiff LAB AYE
Mr Ronnie Campbell LAB AYE
Mr Russell Brown LAB NO
Mr Shahid Malik LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers 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 McNulty LAB NO
Mr Virendra Sharma LAB NO
Mrs Anne Main CON NO
Mrs Betty Williams LAB NO
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON NO
Mrs Joan Humble LAB NO
Mrs Linda Riordan LAB AYE
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 Karen Buck LAB NO
Ms Nadine Dorries CON NO
Ms Sally Keeble LAB NO
Natascha Engel LAB NO
Nicholas Soames 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 McLoughlin NO
Paul Clark LAB NO
Paul Farrelly LAB NO
Paul Flynn LAB AYE
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 AYE
Peter Lilley NO
Phil Hope LAB NO
Phil Wilson NO
Philip Boswell SCO NO
Philip Dunne CON NO
Philip Hammond NO
Rachel Maclean NO
Richard Benyon NO
Richard Younger-Ross LD AYE
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Flello LAB NO
Robert Key CON NO
Roger Berry LAB NO
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 Gidley LD AYE
Sarah McCarthy-Fry LAB NO
Sarah Teather LD AYE
Shailesh Vara CON NO
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Duncan CON 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 Christopher Chope CON Christchurch NO
Sir David Crausby LAB NO
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 Geoffrey Cox CON Torridge and Tavistock NO
Sir George Howarth LAB NO
Sir George Younger CON NO
Sir Gerald Howarth CON NO
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
Sir Greg Knight CON NO
Sir Hugh Robertson CON NO
Sir Iain Duncan Smith CON Chingford and Woodford Green NO
Sir James Duddridge CON NO
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson IND 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 Whittingdale CON Maldon NO
Sir Julian Brazier CON NO
Sir Julian Lewis CON New Forest East NO
Sir Kevin Barron LAB NO
Sir Liam Fox CON NO
Sir Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Michael Fallon CON NO
Sir Mike Penning CON NO
Sir Nick Harvey LD AYE
Sir Oliver Heald CON NO
Sir Oliver Letwin IND NO
Sir Paul Beresford CON NO
Sir Peter Soulsby LAB NO
Sir Philip Davies CON NO
Sir Richard Ottaway CON NO
Sir Richard Shepherd CON NO
Sir Robert Goodwill CON NO
Sir Robert Smith LD AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON NO
Sir Roger Gale CON Herne Bay and Sandwich 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
Stephen Crabb CON NO
Stephen Hammond CON NO
Stephen Hesford LAB NO
Stephen Williams LD AYE
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 Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON NO
Tom Watson NO
Tony Lloyd LAB NO
Vera Baird LAB NO
Vernon Coaker NO
Wayne David LAB NO
Willie Rennie LD AYE
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO