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Government amendment 131. We come to the anonymous witnesses part of the Bill. Members will recall that the anonymous witness provisions in the existing law passed through the House in one day last year, and through the other place in two days. At that point, we were promised proper consideration of the provisions in a full debate, in a full Bill. We are now left with a Report stage, effectively o...

24 March 2009 #12843
153
Ayes
280
Noes
127
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 2 224 0 226
CON Conservative 68 1 0 69
LD Liberal Democrat 39 1 0 40
UNK Unknown 16 15 0 31
IND Independent 8 16 0 24
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 3 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru 2 0 0 2
SPE Speaker 1 1 0 2
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 2 0 0 2
REF Reform UK 1 0 0 1
LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party 0 1 0 1
SCO Scottish National Party 1 0 0 1

How MPs voted

402 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Alan Keen LAB NO
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Albert Owen LAB NO
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew George LD St Ives AYE
Andrew Gwynne IND NO
Andrew Mackinlay LAB NO
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Rosindell REF Romford AYE
Andrew Selous CON AYE
Andrew Tyrie AYE
Andy Burnham LAB NO
Andy Slaughter LAB Hammersmith and Chiswick NO
Angela Smith LD NO
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Ann Winterton CON 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
Bill Etherington LAB NO
Bill Rammell LAB NO
Bridget Prentice LAB NO
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Grayling AYE
Chris McCafferty LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Christopher Fraser CON AYE
Claire Ward LAB NO
Colin Burgon LAB NO
Colin Challen LAB NO
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Anne Begg LAB NO
Dame Anne McGuire LAB NO
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 Nia Griffith LAB Llanelli NO
Dame Siobhain McDonagh LAB Mitcham and Morden NO
Damian Green CON AYE
Dan Norris IND North East Somerset and Hanham NO
Dan Rogerson LD AYE
David Cairns LAB NO
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Howarth LD AYE
David Lepper LAB NO
David T C Davies CON AYE
David Taylor LAB NO
David Wright LAB NO
Dawn Butler LAB Brent East NO
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood NO
Derek Wyatt LAB NO
Dr Andrew Murrison CON South West Wiltshire AYE
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr Brian Iddon LAB NO
Dr David Drew 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 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 Davey LD Kingston and Surbiton AYE
Ed Miliband LAB Doncaster North NO
Edward Garnier AYE
Edward Timpson CON AYE
Eric Joyce IND NO
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Fabian Hamilton LAB Leeds North East NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB NO
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraldine Smith LAB NO
Gisela Stuart NO
Gordon Banks LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Graham Stringer LAB Blackley and Middleton South NO
Greg Hands CON AYE
Greg Mulholland LD AYE
Gwyn Prosser LAB NO
Harry Cohen LAB NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Jones LAB NO
Helen Southworth LAB NO
Henry Bellingham AYE
Hilary Benn LAB Leeds South NO
Hugo Swire AYE
Hywel Williams PC AYE
Ian Austin NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Pearson LAB NO
Ian Stewart LAB NO
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 Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim McGovern LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Jo Swinson LD AYE
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Austin LAB NO
John Barrett LD AYE
John Battle LAB NO
John Bercow SPE AYE
John Cummings LAB NO
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Hemming LD AYE
John Howell CON AYE
John Mann NO
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington NO
John Pugh LD AYE
John Robertson LAB NO
John Smith LAB NO
John Spellar NO
John Watts CON NO
Jon Cruddas LAB NO
Jon Trickett LAB Normanton and Hemsworth NO
Jonathan Shaw LAB NO
Julia Goldsworthy LD AYE
Julie Kirkbride CON AYE
Julie Morgan LAB NO
Keith Hill LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND NO
Kenneth Clarke AYE
Kerry McCarthy LAB Bristol East NO
Kevan Jones 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
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Mark Durkan LAB NO
Mark Fisher LAB NO
Mark Harper AYE
Mark Hunter LD AYE
Mark Lancaster AYE
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Martin Caton LAB NO
Martin Horwood LD AYE
Martin Linton LAB NO
Martin Salter LAB NO
Mary Creagh LAB Coventry East NO
Meg Munn LAB NO
Michael Connarty LAB NO
Michael Fabricant CON AYE
Michael Gove AYE
Michael Jabez Foster LAB NO
Michael Moore LD AYE
Mike Gapes THE NO
Mike Wood LAB NO
Miss Ann Widdecombe CON AYE
Mr Adam Ingram LAB NO
Mr Adrian Bailey LAB NO
Mr Adrian Sanders LD AYE
Mr Alan Milburn LAB NO
Mr Alan Reid LD AYE
Mr Andrew Dismore LAB NO
Mr Andrew Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON AYE
Mr Andrew Pelling IND AYE
Mr Andrew Turner CON AYE
Mr Anthony Wright LAB NO
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB NO
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Ben Wallace CON AYE
Mr Bill Olner LAB NO
Mr Bob Ainsworth 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 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 NO
Mr Dai Havard LAB NO
Mr David Chaytor IND NO
Mr David Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Hamilton LAB NO
Mr David Heath LD AYE
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory CON 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 NO
Mr David Winnick LAB NO
Mr Denis Murphy LAB NO
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Dominic Grieve IND AYE
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Douglas Carswell IND AYE
Mr Elfyn Llwyd PC AYE
Mr Elliot Morley LAB NO
Mr Eric Illsley IND NO
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 NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe LAB NO
Mr Gordon Prentice LAB NO
Mr Graham Allen LAB NO
Mr Greg Pope LAB NO
Mr Gregory Campbell DUP East Londonderry AYE
Mr Iain Wright 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 Plaskitt LAB NO
Mr Jamie Reed LAB NO
Mr Jeremy Browne LD AYE
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr Jim Devine LAB NO
Mr John Baron CON AYE
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Leech LD AYE
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON AYE
Mr Keith Simpson CON AYE
Mr Ken Purchase LAB NO
Mr Laurence Robertson CON AYE
Mr Mark Hoban CON AYE
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Mark Williams LD AYE
Mr Martyn Jones LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Jack CON AYE
Mr Michael Meacher LAB NO
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike Hancock IND AYE
Mr Mike O'Brien 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 Evans CON AYE
Mr Owen Paterson CON AYE
Mr Paul Keetch LD AYE
Mr Paul Truswell LAB NO
Mr Peter Atkinson CON AYE
Mr Peter Bone IND AYE
Mr Peter Kilfoyle LAB NO
Mr Philip Hollobone CON AYE
Mr Richard Bacon CON AYE
Mr Richard Caborn LAB NO
Mr Rob Wilson CON AYE
Mr Roger Godsiff LAB NO
Mr Ronnie Campbell LAB NO
Mr Russell Brown LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND NO
Mr Stephen Dorrell CON AYE
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON AYE
Mr Terry Rooney LAB NO
Mr Tom Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tom Harris LAB NO
Mr Virendra Sharma LAB NO
Mrs Ann Cryer LAB NO
Mrs Betty Williams LAB NO
Mrs Janet Dean LAB NO
Mrs Joan Humble LAB NO
Mrs Linda Riordan LAB NO
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 NO
Ms Patricia Hewitt IND 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 Hogg LAB AYE
Pat McFadden LAB Wolverhampton South East NO
Patrick Hall LAB NO
Patrick McLoughlin AYE
Patrick Mercer IND AYE
Paul Flynn LAB NO
Paul Holmes LD AYE
Paula Barker LAB Liverpool Wavertree AYE
Peter Lilley AYE
Phil Hope LAB NO
Phil Wilson NO
Philip Boswell SCO AYE
Philip Dunne CON AYE
Richard Benyon AYE
Richard Younger-Ross LD AYE
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Flello LAB NO
Robert Key CON AYE
Roger Berry LAB NO
Roger Williams LD AYE
Rosie Cooper LAB NO
Rosie Winterton NO
Ruth Kelly LAB NO
Sadiq Khan LAB NO
Sammy Wilson DUP East Antrim AYE
Sandra Gidley LD AYE
Sandra Osborne LAB NO
Sarah McCarthy-Fry LAB NO
Sarah Teather LD AYE
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Simon Hughes LD AYE
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Meale LAB NO
Sir Bill Wiggin CON AYE
Sir Bob Russell LD AYE
Sir David Amess CON AYE
Sir David Crausby LAB NO
Sir David Lidington CON AYE
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West AYE
Sir Gary Streeter CON AYE
Sir George Younger CON AYE
Sir Gerald Howarth CON AYE
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
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 James Paice CON AYE
Sir Jeremy Wright CON Kenilworth and Southam 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 Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Nicholas Winterton CON AYE
Sir Nick Harvey LD AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND AYE
Sir Peter Bottomley CON AYE
Sir Peter Soulsby LAB NO
Sir Philip Davies CON AYE
Sir Richard Shepherd 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 Stuart Bell LAB NO
Sir Tony Baldry CON AYE
Sir Tony Cunningham LAB NO
Sir Vince Cable LD AYE
Stephen Hesford LAB NO
Stephen Williams LD AYE
Steve McCabe NO
Steve Webb LD AYE
Theresa May AYE
Tim Farron LD Westmorland and Lonsdale AYE
Tim Loughton CON AYE
Tom Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON AYE
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