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Question accordingly agreed to. Motion made, and Question proposed, (1) That, in the opinion of this House, staff who work for an hon. Member should be employed by the House, as a personal appointment and managed by the hon. Member; and (2) That the House of Commons Commission shall consider this decision and make recommendations for its implementation, including any transitional provisions which ...

30 April 2009 #12860
98
Ayes
287
Noes
189
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 12 182 0 194
CON Conservative 18 38 0 56
LD Liberal Democrat 42 2 0 44
UNK Unknown 3 26 0 29
IND Independent 5 16 0 21
SCO Scottish National Party 5 0 0 5
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 0 3 0 3
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 2 0 2
PC Plaid Cymru 1 0 0 1
REF Reform UK 0 1 0 1
SPE Speaker 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

357 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Afriyie CON NO
Adam Price PC AYE
Alan Johnson LAB NO
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 NO
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew Gwynne IND NO
Andrew Mackinlay LAB NO
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Rosindell REF Romford NO
Andrew Selous CON NO
Andy Burnham LAB NO
Andy Slaughter LAB Hammersmith and Chiswick NO
Angela Smith LD NO
Angus Robertson SCO AYE
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann Keen LAB NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Ann Winterton CON AYE
Anne Milton IND 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 AYE
Bill Rammell LAB NO
Bob Spink IND AYE
Caroline Flint LAB NO
Charles Hendry CON NO
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Bryant LAB Rhondda and Ogmore NO
Chris Huhne LD AYE
Chris Mole LAB NO
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst NO
Crispin Blunt IND NO
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Angela Watkinson CON NO
Dame Diana Johnson LAB Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham NO
Dame Joan Ruddock LAB NO
Dame Louise Ellman IND NO
Dame Nia Griffith LAB Llanelli NO
Dame Siobhain McDonagh LAB Mitcham and Morden NO
Dan Norris IND North East Somerset and Hanham NO
Daniel Kawczynski CON NO
Danny Alexander LD AYE
David Cameron NO
David Hanson NO
David Howarth LD AYE
David Miliband LAB NO
David Simpson DUP NO
David Taylor LAB AYE
David Wright LAB NO
Dawn Butler LAB Brent East NO
Derek Twigg LAB Widnes and Halewood NO
Derek Wyatt LAB NO
Dr Ashok Kumar LAB NO
Dr David Drew LAB NO
Dr Doug Naysmith LAB NO
Dr Evan Harris LD AYE
Dr Howard Stoate LAB NO
Dr Ian Gibson LAB NO
Dr Kim Howells LAB NO
Dr Phyllis Starkey LAB NO
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods LAB NO
Dr Stephen Ladyman LAB NO
Ed Balls LAB NO
Ed Davey LD Kingston and Surbiton AYE
Ed Miliband LAB Doncaster North NO
Eleanor Laing NO
Emily Thornberry LAB Islington South and Finsbury NO
Eric Joyce IND NO
Fiona Mactaggart LAB AYE
Frank Cook LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB NO
Frank Field AYE
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Gordon Banks LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Greg Clark CON NO
Greg Mulholland LD AYE
Harriet Harman NO
Harry Cohen LAB NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB NO
Helen Jones LAB NO
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
Ian Austin NO
Ian C. Lucas LAB NO
Ian Pearson LAB NO
Ian Stewart LAB NO
James Brokenshire CON NO
James Purnell LAB NO
Jane Kennedy LAB NO
Janet Anderson LAB NO
Jeff Ennis LAB NO
Jessica Morden LAB Newport East NO
Jim Cousins LAB NO
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim McGovern LAB AYE
Jo Swinson LD AYE
Joan Ryan THE NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Barrett LD AYE
John Battle LAB NO
John Bercow SPE NO
John Cummings LAB NO
John Grogan LAB NO
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Mann NO
John Mason SCO AYE
John Pugh LD AYE
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
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
Keith Vaz LAB NO
Kerry McCarthy LAB Bristol East NO
Kevan Jones NO
Kevin Brennan NO
Kitty Ussher LAB NO
Lady Hermon IND NO
Laura Moffatt LAB NO
Lembit Öpik LD AYE
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
Malcolm Wicks LAB NO
Margaret Beckett NO
Margaret Hodge NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Field CON AYE
Mark Hunter LD AYE
Mark Lancaster NO
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Martin Horwood LD AYE
Martin Linton LAB NO
Martin Salter LAB NO
Mary Creagh LAB Coventry East NO
Meg Munn LAB AYE
Michael Fabricant CON NO
Michael Gove NO
Michael Jabez Foster LAB NO
Michael Moore LD AYE
Mike Weir SCO AYE
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 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 AYE
Mr Andrew Smith LAB NO
Mr Anthony Steen CON AYE
Mr Anthony Wright LAB NO
Mr Barry Sheerman LAB AYE
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Bill Olner LAB NO
Mr Bob Ainsworth LAB NO
Mr Bob Blizzard LAB NO
Mr Brian H. Donohoe LAB NO
Mr Brian Jenkins LAB NO
Mr Bruce George LAB NO
Mr Charles Clarke LAB AYE
Mr Clive Betts LAB Sheffield South East AYE
Mr Colin Breed LD AYE
Mr Dai Davies IND NO
Mr Dai Havard LAB NO
Mr David Anderson LAB NO
Mr David Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Curry CON AYE
Mr David Hamilton LAB NO
Mr David Heath LD AYE
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Lammy LAB Tottenham NO
Mr David Laws LD AYE
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Dominic Grieve IND NO
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Elliot Morley LAB NO
Mr Frank Doran LAB NO
Mr Frank Roy LAB NO
Mr Geoffrey Hoon IND NO
Mr Geoffrey Robinson LAB NO
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 Iain Wright LAB NO
Mr Ian Cawsey LAB NO
Mr Ian Davidson LAB NO
Mr Ian Taylor CON NO
Mr Jack Straw IND NO
Mr Jamie Reed LAB NO
Mr Jeremy Browne LD AYE
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr Jim Murphy LAB NO
Mr John Baron CON NO
Mr John Denham LAB NO
Mr John Heppell LAB NO
Mr John Leech LD AYE
Mr Ken Purchase LAB 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 Williams LD AYE
Mr Marsha Singh LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike Hancock IND AYE
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB NO
Mr Neil Turner LAB NO
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Clegg LD AYE
Mr Nick Hurd CON NO
Mr Owen Paterson CON NO
Mr Paul Truswell LAB NO
Mr Peter Bone IND AYE
Mr Peter Robinson DUP NO
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 N. Wareing IND AYE
Mr Russell Brown LAB NO
Mr Shahid Malik LAB NO
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Tobias Ellwood CON NO
Mr Tom Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tony McNulty LAB NO
Mrs Ann Cryer LAB NO
Mrs Anne Main CON AYE
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON AYE
Mrs Janet Dean LAB NO
Mrs Joan Humble LAB NO
Mrs Sharon Hodgson LAB Washington and Gateshead South 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 Patricia Hewitt IND NO
Ms Sally Keeble LAB NO
Nicholas Soames AYE
Nick Ainger LAB AYE
Nick Herbert NO
Nigel Dodds NO
Norman Hogg LAB AYE
Norman Lamb LD AYE
Paddy Tipping LAB NO
Pat McFadden LAB Wolverhampton South East NO
Patrick Hall LAB NO
Patrick McLoughlin NO
Paul Burstow LD AYE
Paul Clark LAB NO
Paul Farrelly 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
Phil Hope LAB NO
Phil Wilson NO
Philip Hammond NO
Richard Younger-Ross LD AYE
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Flello LAB NO
Roger Berry 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
Simon Hughes LD AYE
Sir Alan Campbell LAB Tynemouth NO
Sir Alan Duncan CON NO
Sir Bernard Jenkin CON Harwich and North Essex AYE
Sir Bill Wiggin CON NO
Sir Bob Russell LD AYE
Sir Christopher Chope CON Christchurch AYE
Sir Desmond Swayne CON New Forest West NO
Sir Edward Leigh CON Gainsborough NO
Sir George Younger CON AYE
Sir Hugh Bayley LAB NO
Sir Hugh Robertson CON NO
Sir James Duddridge CON NO
Sir Jeremy Wright CON Kenilworth and Southam NO
Sir Julian Brazier CON NO
Sir Julian Lewis CON New Forest East NO
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Michael Fallon CON AYE
Sir Mike Penning CON NO
Sir Nicholas Winterton CON AYE
Sir Nick Harvey LD AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND NO
Sir Peter Bottomley CON AYE
Sir Peter Luff CON AYE
Sir Peter Soulsby LAB NO
Sir Peter Tapsell CON AYE
Sir Richard Ottaway CON AYE
Sir Robert Smith LD AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON AYE
Sir Simon Burns CON NO
Sir Stephen Timms LAB East Ham NO
Sir Stuart Bell LAB NO
Sir Tony Cunningham LAB NO
Sir Vince Cable LD AYE
Stephen Crabb CON NO
Stephen Pound LAB NO
Stephen Williams LD AYE
Steve Darling LD Torbay NO
Steve McCabe NO
Steve Webb LD AYE
Stewart Hosie SCO AYE
Theresa May NO
Tim Farron LD Westmorland and Lonsdale AYE
Tom Brake LD AYE
Tom Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON NO
Tom Watson NO
Tony Lloyd LAB NO
Vernon Coaker NO
Wayne David LAB NO
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO