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To me, that illustrates a tendency towards a rules-based system which, in my view, has a number of negative effects on companies' positive approach to organising their affairs. I am in the principles-based camp; I do not think that we should tie things up unnecessarily. The other issue that Sarbanes-Oxley raises has already been touched on in relation to materiality. The Act introduced something r...

13 May 2009 #12876
156
Ayes
287
Noes
131
Majority
FAIL
Result

Party breakdown

Party Aye No Other Total
LAB Labour 2 234 0 236
CON Conservative 104 1 0 105
UNK Unknown 14 17 0 31
IND Independent 12 13 0 25
SCO Scottish National Party 5 0 0 5
DUP Democratic Unionist Party 3 0 0 3
THE The Independent Group for Change 0 2 0 2
LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party 0 2 0 2
PC Plaid Cymru 2 0 0 2
SPE Speaker 1 1 0 2
LD Liberal Democrat 0 1 0 1

How MPs voted

414 recorded
MP Party Constituency Vote
Adam Afriyie CON AYE
Adam Holloway CON AYE
Alan Johnson LAB NO
Alan Whitehead NO
Alan Williams LAB NO
Albert Owen LAB NO
Alison Seabeck LAB NO
Alistair Burt CON AYE
Alun Michael LAB NO
Andrew Gwynne IND NO
Andrew Miller LAB NO
Andrew Selous CON AYE
Andy Slaughter LAB Hammersmith and Chiswick NO
Angela Smith LD NO
Angus Brendan MacNeil IND AYE
Angus Robertson SCO AYE
Ann Clwyd LAB NO
Ann Coffey THE NO
Ann McKechin LAB NO
Ann Winterton CON AYE
Anne Milton IND AYE
Austin Mitchell LAB NO
Barbara Follett LAB NO
Barbara Keeley NO
Barry Gardiner LAB Brent West NO
Ben Chapman LAB NO
Bill Rammell LAB NO
Bob Spink IND NO
Charles Hendry CON AYE
Charlotte Atkins LAB NO
Chris Mole LAB NO
Chris Ruane LAB NO
Christine Russell LAB NO
Christopher Fraser CON AYE
Claire Ward LAB NO
Clive Efford LAB Eltham and Chislehurst NO
Colin Burgon LAB NO
Colin Challen LAB NO
Crispin Blunt IND AYE
Dame Angela Eagle LAB Wallasey NO
Dame Anne Begg 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 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 AYE
Dan Norris IND North East Somerset and Hanham NO
David Hanson NO
David Heyes LAB NO
David Lepper LAB NO
David Simpson DUP AYE
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 Alasdair McDonnell 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 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 AYE
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
Edward Timpson CON AYE
Eleanor Laing AYE
Emily Thornberry LAB Islington South and Finsbury NO
Eric Joyce IND NO
Eric Pickles AYE
Ernest Armstrong LAB NO
Frank Cook LAB NO
Frank Dobson LAB NO
Frank Field NO
Gareth Thomas LAB NO
Geraldine Smith LAB NO
Gisela Stuart NO
Glenda Jackson LAB NO
Gordon Banks LAB NO
Gordon Marsden LAB NO
Graham Brady AYE
Graham Stringer LAB Blackley and Middleton South NO
Greg Clark CON AYE
Greg Hands CON AYE
Gwyn Prosser LAB NO
Harriet Harman NO
Hazel Blears LAB NO
Helen Goodman LAB AYE
Helen Jones LAB NO
Helen Southworth LAB NO
Henry Bellingham AYE
Huw Irranca-Davies LAB NO
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
Janet Anderson LAB NO
Jeff Ennis LAB NO
Jessica Morden LAB Newport East NO
Jim Cousins LAB NO
Jim Dobbin LAB NO
Jim Dowd LAB NO
Jim Fitzpatrick LAB NO
Jim McGovern LAB NO
Jim Sheridan LAB NO
Joan Walley LAB NO
John Battle LAB NO
John Bercow SPE AYE
John Cummings LAB NO
John Grogan LAB NO
John Healey LAB Rawmarsh and Conisbrough NO
John Howell CON AYE
John Mann NO
John Mason SCO AYE
John McDonnell LAB Hayes and Harlington NO
John Penrose CON AYE
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
Julie Kirkbride CON AYE
Julie Morgan LAB NO
Justine Greening IND AYE
Kate Hoey NO
Keith Hill LAB NO
Keith Vaz LAB NO
Kelvin Hopkins IND NO
Kenneth Clarke AYE
Kerry McCarthy LAB Bristol East 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 NO
Margaret Beckett NO
Maria Eagle LAB Liverpool Garston NO
Mark Durkan LAB NO
Mark Field CON AYE
Mark Harper AYE
Mark Lancaster AYE
Mark Lazarowicz LAB NO
Mark Pritchard CON The Wrekin AYE
Mark Simmonds CON AYE
Martin Caton 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
Mike Gapes THE NO
Mike Weir SCO AYE
Mike Wood LAB NO
Miss Ann Widdecombe CON AYE
Mr Adam Ingram LAB NO
Mr Adrian Bailey LAB NO
Mr Alan Milburn LAB NO
Mr Andrew Dismore LAB NO
Mr Andrew Love LAB NO
Mr Andrew Mackay CON AYE
Mr Andrew Smith LAB NO
Mr Andrew Turner CON AYE
Mr Andy Reed LAB NO
Mr Anthony Steen CON AYE
Mr Anthony Wright LAB NO
Mr Ben Bradshaw LAB NO
Mr Bill Olner LAB NO
Mr Bob Ainsworth 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 Clarke LAB NO
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 Clelland LAB NO
Mr David Curry CON AYE
Mr David Gauke IND AYE
Mr David Hamilton LAB NO
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory CON AYE
Mr David Jones CON AYE
Mr David Kidney LAB NO
Mr David Lammy LAB Tottenham NO
Mr David S. Borrow LAB NO
Mr David Winnick LAB NO
Mr Denis Murphy LAB NO
Mr Dennis Skinner LAB NO
Mr Douglas Alexander LAB Lothian East NO
Mr Edward O'Hara LAB NO
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 Robinson LAB NO
Mr George Mudie LAB NO
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe LAB NO
Mr Gordon Prentice LAB NO
Mr Greg Pope LAB NO
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 James Plaskitt LAB NO
Mr Jamie Reed LAB NO
Mr Jim Cunningham LAB NO
Mr Jim Devine LAB NO
Mr Jim Murphy LAB NO
Mr Joe Benton LAB NO
Mr John Baron CON AYE
Mr John Denham LAB NO
Mr John Greenway CON AYE
Mr Jonathan Djanogly CON AYE
Mr Keith Simpson CON AYE
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 AYE
Mr Mark Todd LAB NO
Mr Marsha Singh LAB NO
Mr Michael Clapham LAB NO
Mr Michael Foster LAB NO
Mr Michael Jack CON AYE
Mr Michael Mates CON AYE
Mr Mike Hall LAB NO
Mr Mike O'Brien LAB NO
Mr Mohammad Sarwar LAB NO
Mr Neil Gerrard LAB NO
Mr Nicholas Brown IND NO
Mr Nick Raynsford LAB NO
Mr Nigel Waterson CON AYE
Mr Owen Paterson CON AYE
Mr Parmjit Dhanda LAB NO
Mr Peter Ainsworth CON AYE
Mr Peter Bone IND AYE
Mr Peter Robinson DUP AYE
Mr Phil Woolas LAB NO
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 Shahid Malik LAB NO
Mr Shaun Woodward LAB NO
Mr Siôn Simon LAB NO
Mr Stephen Byers IND NO
Mr Stephen Dorrell CON AYE
Mr Stephen Hepburn IND NO
Mr Stephen O'Brien CON AYE
Mr Terry Rooney LAB NO
Mr Tim Yeo CON AYE
Mr Tom Clarke LAB NO
Mr Tom Harris LAB NO
Mr Tony McNulty LAB NO
Mr Virendra Sharma LAB NO
Mrs Ann Cryer LAB NO
Mrs Anne Main CON AYE
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas LAB NO
Mrs Jacqui Lait CON AYE
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
Nick Ainger LAB NO
Nick Gibb CON AYE
Nigel Dodds AYE
Norman Hogg LAB AYE
Paddy Tipping LAB NO
Pat McFadden LAB Wolverhampton South East NO
Patrick Hall LAB NO
Patrick McLoughlin AYE
Patrick Mercer IND AYE
Paul Clark LAB NO
Paul Farrelly LAB NO
Paul Flynn LAB NO
Paul Goggins LAB NO
Peter Lilley AYE
Phil Hope LAB NO
Phil Wilson NO
Philip Boswell SCO AYE
Philip Dunne CON AYE
Philip Hammond AYE
Richard Benyon AYE
Richard Burden LAB NO
Rob Marris LAB NO
Robert Flello LAB NO
Robert Key CON AYE
Roger Berry LAB NO
Rosemary McKenna LAB NO
Rosie Cooper LAB NO
Rosie Winterton NO
Ruth Kelly LAB NO
Sadiq Khan LAB NO
Sammy Wilson DUP East Antrim AYE
Sandra Osborne LAB NO
Sarah McCarthy-Fry LAB NO
Shailesh Vara CON AYE
Shona McIsaac LAB NO
Sir Andrew Mitchell CON Sutton Coldfield AYE
Sir Bernard Jenkin CON Harwich and North Essex AYE
Sir Bill Wiggin CON AYE
Sir Charles Walker CON AYE
Sir Christopher Chope CON Christchurch AYE
Sir David Amess CON 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 Gary Streeter CON AYE
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown CON North Cotswolds AYE
Sir George Howarth LAB NO
Sir George Younger CON AYE
Sir Gerald Kaufman LAB NO
Sir Greg Knight CON AYE
Sir Hugh Bayley LAB NO
Sir Hugh Robertson CON AYE
Sir Ian McCartney LAB NO
Sir James Duddridge CON AYE
Sir James Spicer CON AYE
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson IND AYE
Sir Jeremy Hunt CON Godalming and Ash 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 Liam Fox CON AYE
Sir Lindsay Hoyle SPE Chorley NO
Sir Malcolm Rifkind IND AYE
Sir Mark Hendrick LAB Preston NO
Sir Mark Tami LAB Alyn and Deeside NO
Sir Michael Fallon CON AYE
Sir Nicholas Winterton CON AYE
Sir Oliver Heald CON AYE
Sir Oliver Letwin IND AYE
Sir Peter Bottomley CON AYE
Sir Peter Luff CON AYE
Sir Peter Soulsby LAB NO
Sir Peter Tapsell CON AYE
Sir Peter Viggers CON AYE
Sir Philip Davies CON AYE
Sir Richard Ottaway CON AYE
Sir Robert Goodwill CON AYE
Sir Robert Syms CON AYE
Sir Roger Gale CON Herne Bay and Sandwich AYE
Sir Simon Burns CON AYE
Sir Stephen Timms LAB East Ham NO
Sir Tony Baldry CON AYE
Sir Tony Cunningham LAB NO
Sir William Cash CON AYE
Stephen Crabb CON AYE
Stephen Hesford LAB NO
Stephen Pound LAB NO
Steve McCabe NO
Stewart Hosie SCO AYE
Stewart Jackson AYE
Tim Loughton CON AYE
Tom Levitt LAB NO
Tom Randall CON AYE
Tony Lloyd LAB NO
Vera Baird LAB NO
Vernon Coaker NO
Wayne David LAB NO
Yvette Cooper LAB Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley NO