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I shall attempt to answer the question, and then my right hon. Friend might provide a better answer. It seems to me that an appointment not on merit would be an appointment on political grounds, and I cannot see under what circumstances there could be an appointment to GCHQ on political grounds. My right hon. Friend might enlighten us. I was going to put it to my hon. Friend that I was as baffled ...
3 November 2009
#13025
53
Ayes
283
Noes
230
Majority
FAIL
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB Labour | 3 | 226 | 0 | 229 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 35 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| IND Independent | 4 | 15 | 0 | 19 |
| UNK Unknown | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| SCO Scottish National Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CON Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| PC Plaid Cymru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LAB Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SPE Speaker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |