§ Miss WiddecombeI beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 34, leave out "one year" and insert "six months".
The First Deputy ChairmanWith this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 2, in page 2, line 40, leave out "four years" and insert "eighteen months".
140 No. 22, in page 2, line 40, leave out "four" and insert "two".
No. 23, in page 2, line 40, at end insert—
'(5) Before an order is made under subsection (4) above, the Secretary of State shall lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on the working of this Act in the previous twelve months.(6) The Secretary of State shall appoint an individual or individuals in order to produce a report under subsection (5).'.
§ Miss WiddecombeI intend to press amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to a Division. The two amendments relate to the so-called sunset clauses, seeking to reduce the periods involved. The Government propose that the Bill should cease to exist after five years. If it were thought to have been successful, fresh primary legislation would be needed. They also state that the first review of the Bill and its first annual renewal will take place one year after its commencement.
We propose that the Bill should cease to have effect after two years without fresh legislation and should be reviewed, with a view to renewal, for the first time after six rather than 12 months. The reason for that is that the Bill has been exceptionally rushed.
As a matter of form rather than of substance, I pointed out to the Minister that if he did not like my proposal, he could amend it on Report. As the Committee will be aware, it is exceedingly unlikely that, as Report will immediately follow the Committee stage, the Minister will have enough time to draft a suitable amendment.
The rushed proceedings of the Bill make it imperative that we review the measure as soon as possible. At this stage, we should include provisions for renewal, for the Bill to cease to exist and for the introduction of fresh primary legislation. Even if the time limit is two years, that would enable us to get past the world cup qualifying period and the matches about which the Home Secretary and the Minister are so worried. We should have been able to test the measure repeatedly. If it works well, the Minister need have no fear about the ease with which it would be renewed under fresh primary legislation. However, if it is not working, the sooner we get rid of it, the better. It would be counterproductive to add a further three years before it ceases to have effect.
If the legislation had been taken at a more leisurely pace, I would have considered six months unreasonable for the first review date. I would have said that we should have at least a year, so as to give the Bill time to work and to see what happened. However, there has been an exceptional rush. The Government have already had to amend their proposals many times. There were many additions and amendments to the first draft of the Bill before it became the second draft. That too was changed before the final Bill was issued. We have proposed amendments this evening—some of which the Government have accepted. They have added their own amendments and have tabled some on Report. We assume that there will be further amendments in another place.
The whole process has been so rushed that we need to give ourselves an early point of renewal. That is why I propose six months. That period will take us past several matches. The measure will have been exercised in different circumstances in several parts of the country. We shall have been able to form a judgment as to how well it is working. If it is not working—if it turns out to be an expensive piece of inefficiency—the sooner we get rid of it, the better.
141 If the Minister has confidence in the measure, however, he will accept my proposal. If he believes that the measure will work, there will be no difficulty whatever. Given that we have co-operated in trying to get it through and have done what we can to amend it to make it better, we shall not stand in its way if it is actually working after six months. Indeed, the Minister might like the opportunity to stand at the Dispatch Box and gloat in six months' time—that might be a crucial moment for him to gloat. If he has confidence in the Bill, he will accept the amendments. I intend to press amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to a Division.
§ Mr. Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster)I support my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe). Hon. Members will have heard me quote the remark of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sam Rayburn, Lyndon Johnson's great ally. He said that the three wisest words in the English language were "Wait a minute".
I commend my right hon. Friend for her moderation in asking for only six months and not for a lesser period. I have sat through most of the proceedings of the Bill on Second Reading and in Committee. As the minutes go by, the disadvantages of the process through which the measure is passing become ever clearer. I hope that the Minister will accept the amendment. In choosing a period of six months, my right hon. Friend makes it clear that she has considered both the football programme that lies between now and that deadline and the desirability of reconsidering the measure, given the manner in which we have been considering it.
§ Mr. Simon HughesMy hon. Friends and I are concerned about this clause and we have tabled an amendment that is similar, although not as immediate in its effect, to the one tabled by the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe). Like the right hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Brooke), I believe that the process today has confirmed my original view that we should review the Bill sooner rather than later.
If, over the next week, and with the help of the Lords, the House gets the Bill right, we may not need to do much work. However, that is not the issue. The issue is when we give ourselves the lever to do something about it, so I hope that the Minister will be sympathetic to three proposals. The first is that we bring forward the timetable for review. The right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald suggested that it should be six months, and the Home Secretary made the good point that it would be unrealistic to have a review at about the time of a general election. It is sensible to plan for the review outside the probable general election month of May and, to be fair to the right hon. Lady, a review in six or in 18 months would achieve that aim.
§ Mr. BanksWill the hon. Gentleman tell us how many matches England will play away in the next six months?
§ Mr. HughesThe hon. Gentleman knows the answer better than me, but I understand that there is at least one away match in that period. I understand that England will play a friendly against France and the first world cup 142 qualifying match is against Germany, but that is a home game at Wembley. At most there will be two away games; but the hon. Gentleman knows the answer better than I do. However, as we were reminded earlier, there will be club matches that may also trigger the powers in the Bill. There is a competition in Germany in August in which Manchester United are scheduled to play, and the Government may want to act on that.
Secondly, we need to establish what the backstop to the Bill will be. As a result of representations, the Government have offered a backstop of five years, but we, like the Conservative party, are trying to persuade the Government to bring that forward. Such a Bill should not be left for as long as that.
The third proposal appears in amendment No. 23. I hope that the Minister can be positive about the fact that, as with much other legislation—including legislation that has passed through the House this year—there will be provision to report to Parliament on how the Bill has worked before we debate its renewal or extension. The Government should consult the police, the port authorities, the airports and the magistrates so that an informed report is produced by an independent person, and it is clearly not fixed, spun or in other ways subject to political bias.
I hope that my proposals appeal to the Minister and that he will give a positive response to all the amendments in the group.
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeI shall respond to the amendments in reverse order. I hope that the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) will consider withdrawing amendment No. 23. We acknowledge the importance of reporting to the House and we intend to table on Report an amendment that deals with that point directly. I understand that my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn) is one of the signatories to that amendment.
I am pretty militantly against amendment No. 1, which was tabled by the right hon. Member for Maidstone and The Weald (Miss Widdecombe). Six months is too short a period to review any legislation seriously. Considering it after 12 months is perfectly reasonable, because we need to go through at least a full international football season to have an idea of how the Bill has worked in practice. I do not want to be personally critical, but to suggest that we can review the Act in six months is ridiculous and disrespectful to the House. It is perfectly reasonable to report to the House after 12 months, and I would resist the amendment on that basis alone.
Amendments Nos. 2 and 22 are similar in character and relate to the length of the Bill's operation. The total of five years is perfectly reasonable, and I urge my right hon. and hon. Friends to oppose the amendments if they are pressed to a vote. However, I do not feel as strongly about those as I do about amendment No. 1. I acknowledge that there is a balance of judgment about how long we should operate the Bill. Some say it should be five years, some say two years and others say 18 months, and we are prepared to continue discussions on that point, so if the Conservatives want to table different amendments in another place, we will consider them constructively. However, amendment No. 1 should be resisted as ridiculous.
143 In summary, I urge the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Mr. Hughes) not to press amendment No. 23, and I urge my right hon. and hon. Friends to oppose amendments Nos. 1, 2 and 22.
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:—
§ The Committee divided: Ayes 112, Noes 207.
145| Division No. 271] | [11.36 pm |
| AYES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (E Surrey) | Loughton, Tim |
| Amess, David | Luff, Peter |
| Arbuthnot, Rt Hon James | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| Baldry, Tony | MacGregor, Rt Hon John |
| Bell, Martin (Tatton) | McIntosh, Miss Anne |
| Bercow, John | Maclean, Rt Hon David |
| Body, Sir Richard | McLoughlin, Patrick |
| Boswell, Tim | Malins, Humfrey |
| Bottomley, Peter (Worthing W) | Maples, John |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Mrs Virginia | Maude, Rt Hon Francis |
| Brazier, Julian | May, Mrs Theresa |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Norman, Archie |
| Browning, Mrs Angela | O'Brien, Stephen (Eddisbury) |
| Bruce, Ian (S Dorset) | Ottaway, Richard |
| Burns, Simon | Paice, James |
| Butterfill, John | Paterson, Owen |
| Cash, William | Prior, David |
| Chope, Christopher | Redwood, Rt Hon John |
| Clappison, James | Robathan, Andrew |
| Collins, Tim | Robertson, Laurence |
| Cormack, Sir Patrick | Roe, Mrs Marion (Broxbourne) |
| Cran, James | Ruffley, David |
| Curry, Rt Hon David | St Aubyn, Nick |
| Davies, Quentin (Grantham) | Sayeed, Jonathan |
| Dorrell, Rt Hon Stephen | Shephard, Rt Hon Mrs Gillian |
| Evans, Nigel | Simpson Keith (Mid-Norfolk) |
| Fabricant, Michael | Soames, Nicholas |
| Fallon, Michael | |
| Fox Dr Liam | Spelman, Mrs Caroline |
| Fraser, Christopher | Spicer, Sir Michael |
| Gale, Roger | Spring, Richard |
| Garnier, Edward | Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Gibb, Nick | Streeter, Gary |
| Gorman, Mrs Teresa | Swayne, Desmond |
| Green, Damian | Syms, Robert |
| Grieve, Dominic | Tapsell, Sir Peter |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John | Taylor, John M (Solihull) |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archie | Taylor, Sir Teddy |
| Hammond, Philip | Thomas, Simon (Ceredigion) |
| Hancock, Mike | Townend, John |
| Hawkins, Nick | Tredinnick, David |
| Hayes, John | Trend, Michael |
| Heald, Oliver | Tyrie, Andrew |
| Horam, John | Viggers, Peter |
| Howard, Rt Hon Michael | Waterson, Nigel |
| Howarth, Gerald (Aldershot) | Whitney, Sir Raymond |
| Jack, Rt Hon Michael | Whittingdale, John |
| Jackson, Robert (Wantage) | Widdecombe, Rt Hon Miss Ann |
| Jenkin, Bernard | Wilkinson, John |
| Johnson Smith, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Willetts, David |
| Wilshire, David | |
| Key, Robert | Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton) |
| King, Rt Hon Tom (Bridgwater) | Winterton, Nicholas (Macclesfield) |
| Laing, Mrs Eleanor | Yeo, Tim |
| Lait, Mrs Jacqui | Young, Rt Hon Sir George |
| Leigh, Edward | |
| Lewis, Dr Julian (New Forest E) | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Lilley, Rt Hon Peter | Mr. John Randall and |
| Lloyd, Rt Hon Sir Peter (Fareham) | Mr. Peter Atkinson. |
| NOES | |
| Abbott, Ms Diane | Godsiff, Roger |
| Ainger, Nick | Goggins, Paul |
| Ainsworth, Robert (Cov'try NE) | Golding, Mrs Llin |
| Alexander, Douglas | Gordon, Mrs Eileen |
| Allen, Graham | Griffiths, Jane (Reading E) |
| Anderson, Janet (Rossendale) | Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S) |
| Banks, Tony | Grogan, John |
| Barnes, Harry | Hain, Peter |
| Barron, Kevin | Hall, Mike (Weaver Vale) |
| Battle, John | Hall, Patrick (Bedford) |
| Beard, Nigel | Hamilton, Fabian (Leeds NE) |
| Benn, Hilary (Leeds C) | Harman, Rt Hon Ms Harriet |
| Best, Harold | Healey, John |
| Betts, Clive | Henderson, Doug (Newcastle N) |
| Blackman, Liz | Hepburn, Stephen |
| Blizzard, Bob | Heppell, John |
| Boateng, Rt Hon Paul | Hesford, Stephen |
| Bradley, Keith (Withington) | Hinchliffe, David |
| Bradley, Peter (The Wrekin) | Hoey, Kate |
| Brown, Russell (Dumfries) | Home Robertson, John |
| Browne, Desmond | Hope, Phil |
| Buck, Ms Karen | Howarth, Alan (Newport E) |
| Burden, Richard | Howells, Dr Kim |
| Burgon, Colin | Hoyle, Lindsay |
| Butler, Mrs Christine | Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) |
| Caborn, Rt Hon Richard | Humble, Mrs Joan |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Hurst, Alan |
| Cann, Jamie | Hutton, John |
| Chisholm, Malcolm | Iddon, Dr Brian |
| Clark, Rt Hon Dr David (S Shields) | Jackson, Helen (Hillsborough) |
| Clark, Paul (Gillingham) | Jamieson, David |
| Clarke, Charles (Norwich S) | Jenkins, Brian |
| Clelland, David | Jones, Rt Hon Barry (Alyn) |
| Clwyd, Ann | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald |
| Coaker, Vernon | Kemp, Fraser |
| Cohen, Harry | Kidney, David |
| Colman, Tony | Kilfoyle, Peter |
| Connarty, Michael | King, Andy (Rugby & Kenilworth) |
| Corbett, Robin | Kumar, Dr Ashok |
| Corston, Jean | Ladyman, Dr Stephen |
| Cousins, Jim | Lammy, David |
| Cox, Tom | Lepper, David |
| Cranston, Ross | Levitt, Tom |
| Crausby, David | Lewis, Ivan (Bury S) |
| Cryer, Mrs Ann (Keighley) | Lewis, Terry (Worsley) |
| Cryer, John (Hornchurch) | Love, Andrew |
| Cummings, John | McAvoy, Thomas |
| Cunningham, Rt Hon Dr Jack (Copeland) | McCartney, Rt Hon Ian(Makerfield) |
| Cunningham, Jim (Cov'try S) | McGuire, Mrs Anne |
| Curtis-Thomas, Mrs Claire | McIsaac, Shona |
| Dalyell, Tam | Mackinlay, Andrew |
| Darvill, Keith | McNulty, Tony |
| Davidson, Ian | MacShane, Denis |
| Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli) | Mactaggart, Fiona |
| Davies, Geraint (Croydon C) | McWalter, Tony |
| Davis, Rt Hon Terry(B'ham Hodge H) | McWilliam, John |
| Marsden, Paul (Shrewsbury) | |
| Dawson, Hilton | Marshall, David (Shettleston) |
| Dismore, Andrew | Martlew, Eric |
| Drew, David | Meale, Alan |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Michael, Rt Hon Alun |
| Eagle, Maria (L'pool Garston) | Miller, Andrew |
| Edwards, Huw | Moonie, Dr Lewis |
| Efford, Clive | Moran, Ms Margaret |
| Ellman, Mrs Louise | Mountford, Kali |
| Field, Rt Hon Frank | Mullin, Chris |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | Murphy, Jim (Eastwood) |
| Fitzsimons, Mrs Lorna | Naysmith, Dr Doug |
| Flint, Caroline | Olner, Bill |
| Flynn, Paul | O'Neill, Martin |
| Follett, Barbara | Palmer, Dr Nick |
| Foster, Michael J (Worcester) | Pickthall, Colin |
| Gibson, Dr Ian | Pollard, Kerry |
| Gilroy, Mrs Linda | Pope, Greg |
| Pound, Stephen | Stringer, Graham |
| Prentice, Ms Bridget (Lewisham E) | Taylor, Rt Hon Mrs Ann(Dewsbury) |
| Prosser, Gwyn | |
| Purchase, Ken | Taylor, David (NW Leics) |
| Quinn, Lawrie | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Rapson, Syd | Thomas, Gareth (Clwyd W) |
| Reed, Andrew (Loughborough) | Thomas, Gareth R (Harrow W) |
| Rooker, Rt Hon Jeff | Tipping, Paddy |
| Rooney, Terry | Todd, Mark |
| Ross, Ernie (Dundee W) | Truswell, Paul |
| Rowlands, Ted | Turner, Dennis (Wolverh'ton SE) |
| Roy, Frank | Turner, Dr Desmond (Kemptown) |
| Ruane, Chris | Turner, Dr George (NW Norfolk) |
| Ryan, Ms Joan | Turner, Neil (Wigan) |
| Salter, Martin | Twigg, Derek (Halton) |
| Sarwar, Mohammad | Twigg, Stephen (Enfield) |
| Savidge, MaIcolm | Vis, Dr Rudi |
| Shaw, Jonathan | Walley, Ms Joan |
| Sheerman, Barry | Ward Ms Claire |
| Short, Rt Hon Clare | Wareing, Robert N |
| Smith, Angela (Basildon) | Watts, David |
| Smith, Miss Geraldine (Morecambe & Lunesdale) | Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W) |
| Williams, Alan W (E Carmarthen) | |
| Smith, Jacqui (Redditch) | Williams, Mrs Betty (Conwy) |
| Smith, John (Glamorgan) | Winterton, Ms Rosie (Doncaster C) |
| Snape, Peter | Woolas, Phil |
| Soley, Clive | Wright, Anthony D (Gt Yarmouth) |
| Squire, Ms Rachel | Wright, Tony (Cannock) |
| Steinberg, Gerry | Wyatt, Derek |
| Stewart, David (Inverness E) | |
| Stewart, Ian (Eccles) | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Stinchcombe, Paul | Mr. Jim Dowd and |
| Straw, Rt Hon Jack | Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§ Amendment proposed:No. 2, in page 2, line 40, leave out "four years" and insert "eighteen months"—[Miss Widdecombe.]
§ Question put,That the amendment be made:—
§ The Committee divided:Ayes 152, Noes 208.
148| Division No. 272] | [11.50 pm |
| AYES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (E Surrey) | Clappison, James |
| Allan, Richard | Collins, Tim |
| Amess, David | Cormack, Sir Patrick |
| Arbuthnot, Rt Hon James | Cotter, Brian |
| Baker, Norman | Cran, James |
| Baldry, Tony | Curry, Rt Hon David |
| Ballard, Jackie | Davey, Edward (Kingston) |
| Beith, Rt Hon A J | Davies, Quentin (Grantham) |
| Bell, Martin (Tatton) | Day, Stephen |
| Bercow, John | Dorrell, Rt Hon Stephen |
| Body, Sir Richard | Evans, Nigel |
| Boswell, Tim | Fabricant, Michael |
| Bottomley, Peter (Worthing W) | Fearn, Ronnie |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Mrs Virginia | Foster, Don (Bath) |
| Brake, Tom | Fox, Dr Liam |
| Brand, Dr Peter | Fraser, Christopher |
| Brazier, Julian | Gale, Roger |
| Breed, Colin | Garnier, Edward |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | George, Andrew (St Ives) |
| Browning, Mrs Angela | Gibb, Nick |
| Bruce, Ian (S Dorset) | Gidley, Sandra |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Gorman, Mrs Teresa |
| Burnett, John | Gorrie, Donald |
| Burns, Simon | Green, Damian |
| Burstow, Paul | Grieve, Dominic |
| Butterfill, John | Gummer, Rt Hon John |
| Cash, William | Hamilton, Rt Hon Sir Archie |
| Chidgey, David | Hammond, Philip |
| Chope, Christopher | Hancock, Mike |
| Harris, Dr Evan | Robathan, Andrew |
| Harvey, Nick | Robertson, Laurence |
| Hawkins, Nick | Roe, Mrs Marion (Broxbourne) |
| Hayes, John | Ross, William (E Lond'y) |
| Heald, Oliver | Ruffley, David |
| Heath, David (Somerton & Frome) | Russell, Bob (Colchester) |
| Horam, John | St Aubyn, Nick |
| Howard, Rt Hon Michael | Sanders, Adrian |
| Howarth, Gerald (Aldershot) | Sayeed, Jonathan |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark N) | Shephard, Rt Hon Mrs Gillian |
| Jack, Rt Hon Michael | Simpson, Keith (Mid-Norfolk) |
| Jackson, Robert (Wantage) | Smith, Sir Robert (W Ab'd'ns) |
| Jenkin, Bernard | Soames, Nicholas |
| Johnson Smith,Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Spelman, Mrs Caroline |
| Spicer, Sir Michael | |
| Keetch, Paul | Spring, Richard |
| Kennedy, Rt Hon Charles(Ross Skye & Inverness W) | Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Streeter, Gary | |
| Key, Robert | Stunell, Andrew |
| King, Rt Hon Tom (Bridgwater) | Swayne, Desmond |
| Kirkwood, Archy | Syms, Robert |
| Laing, Mrs Eleanor | Tapsell, Sir Peter |
| Lait, Mrs Jacqui | Taylor, John M (Solihull) |
| Leigh, Edward | Taylor, Matthew (Truro) |
| Lewis, Dr Julian (New Forest E) | Taylor, Sir Teddy |
| Lilley, Rt Hon Peter | Thomas, Simon (Ceredigion) |
| Lloyd, Rt Hon Sir Peter (Fareham) | Tonge, Dr Jenny |
| Loughton, Tim | Townend, John |
| Luff, Peter | Tredinnick, David |
| Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas | Trend, Michael |
| MacGregor, Rt Hon John | Tyler, Paul |
| McIntosh, Miss Anne | Tyrie, Andrew |
| Maclean, Rt Hon David | Viggers, Peter |
| Maclennan, Rt Hon Robert | Waterson, Nigel |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Webb, Steve |
| Malins, Humfrey | Whitney, Sir Raymond |
| Maples, John | Whittingdale, John |
| Maude, Rt Hon Francis | Widdecombe, Rt Hon Miss Ann |
| May, Mrs Theresa | Wilkinson, John |
| Moore, Michael | Willetts, David |
| Norman, Archie | Willis, Phil |
| Oaten, Mark | Wilshire, David |
| O'Brien, Stephen (Eddisbury) | Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton) |
| Öpik, Lembit | Winterton, Nicholas (Macclesfield) |
| Ottaway, Richard | Yeo, Tim |
| Paice, James | Young, Rt Hon Sir George |
| Paterson, Owen | |
| Prior, David | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Redwood, Rt Hon John | Mr. John Randall and |
| Rendel, David | Mr. Peter Atkinson. |
| NOES | |
| Abbott, Ms Diane | Burden, Richard |
| Ainger, Nick | Burgon, Colin |
| Ainsworth, Robert (Cov'try NE) | Butler, Mrs Christine |
| Alexander, Douglas | Caborn, Rt Hon Richard |
| Allen, Graham | Campbell-Savours, Dale |
| Anderson, Janet (Rossendale) | Cann, Jamie |
| Chisholm, Malcolm | |
| Banks, Tony | Clark, Rt Hon Dr David (S Shields) |
| Barnes, Harry | Clark, Paul (Gillingham) |
| Barron, Kevin | Clarke, Charles (Norwich S) |
| Battle, John | Clelland, David |
| Beard, Nigel | Clwyd, Ann |
| Benn, Hilary (Leeds C) | Coaker, Vernon |
| Best, Harold | Cohen, Harry |
| Betts, Clive | Colman, Tony |
| Blackman, Liz | Connarty, Michael |
| Blizzard, Bob | Corbett, Robin |
| Boateng, Rt Hon Paul | Corston, Jean |
| Bradley, Keith (Withington) | Cousins,Jim |
| Cox, Tom | |
| Bradley, Peter (The Wrekin) | Cranston, Ross |
| Brown, Russell (Dumfries) | Crausby, David |
| Browne, Desmond | Cryer, Mrs Ann (Keighley) |
| Buck, Ms Karen | Cryer, John (Hornchurch) |
| Cummings, John | McAvoy, Thomas |
| Cunningham, Rt Hon Dr Jack (Copeland) | McCartney, Rt Hon Ian (Makerfield) |
| Cunningham, Jim (Cov'try S) | McGuire, Mrs Anne |
| Curtis-Thomas, Mrs Claire | McIsaac, Shona |
| Dalyell, Tam | Mackinlay, Andrew |
| Darvill, Keith | McNulty, Tony |
| Davidson, Ian | MacShane, Denis |
| Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli) | Mactaggart, Fiona |
| Davies, Geraint (Croydon C) | McWalter, Tony |
| Davis, Rt Hon Terry (B'ham Hodge H) | McWilliam, John |
| Marsden, Paul (Shrewsbury) | |
| Dawson, Hilton | Marshall, David (Shettleston) |
| Dismore, Andrew | Martlew, Eric |
| Drew, David | Meale, Alan |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Michael, Rt Hon Alun |
| Eagle, Maria (L'pool Garston) | Miller, Andrew |
| Edwards, Huw | Moonie, Dr Lewis |
| Effort, Clive | Moran, Ms Margaret |
| Ellman, Mrs Louise | Mountford, Kali |
| Field, Rt Hon Frank | Mullin, Chris |
| Murphy, Jim (Eastwood) | |
| Fitzpatrick, Jim | Naysmith, Dr Doug |
| Fitzsimons, Mrs Lorna | Olner, Bill |
| Flint, Caroline | O'Neill, Martin |
| Flynn, Paul | Palmer, Dr Nick |
| Follett, Barbara | Pickthall, Colin |
| Foster, Michael J (Worcester) | Pollard, Kerry |
| Gibson, Dr Ian | Pope, Greg |
| Gilroy, Mrs Linda | Pound, Stephen |
| Godsiff, Roger | Prentice, Ms Bridget (Lewisham E) |
| Goggins, Paul | Prosser, Gwyn |
| Golding, Mrs Llin | Purchase, Ken |
| Gordon, Mrs Eileen | Quinn, Lawrie |
| Griffiths, Jane (Reading E) | Rapson, Syd |
| Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S) | Reed, Andrew (Loughborough) |
| Grogan, John | Rooker, Rt Hon Jeff |
| Hain, Peter | Rooney, Terry |
| Hall, Mike (Weaver Vale) | Ross, Ernie (Dundee W) |
| Hall, Patrick (Bedford) | Rowlands, Ted |
| Hamilton, Fabian (Leeds NE) | Roy, Frank |
| Harman, Rt Hon Ms Harriet | Ruane, Chris |
| Healey, John | Ryan, Ms Joan |
| Henderson, Doug (Newcastle N) | Salter, Martin |
| Hepburn, Stephen | Sarwar, Mohammad |
| Heppell, John | Savidge, Malcolm |
| Hesford, Stephen | Sawford, Phil |
| Hinchliffe, David | Shaw, Jonathan |
| Hoey, Kate | Sheerman, Barry |
| Home Robertson, John | Short, Rt Hon Clare |
| Hope, Phil | Smith, Angela (Basildon) |
| Howarth, Alan (Newport E) | Smith, Miss Geraldine (Morecambe & Lunesdale) |
| Howells, Dr Kim | |
| Hoyle, Lindsay | Smith, Jacqui (Redditch) |
| Hughes, Kevin (Doncaster N) | Smith, John (Glamorgan) |
| Humble, Mrs Joan | Snape, Peter |
| Hurst, Alan | Soley, Clive |
| Hutton, John | Squire, Ms Rachel |
| Iddon, Dr Brian | Steinberg, Gerry |
| Jackson, Helen (Hillsborough) | Stewart, David (Inverness E) |
| Jamieson, David | Stewart, Ian (Eccles) |
| Stinchcombe, Paul | |
| Jenkins, Brian | Straw, Rt Hon Jack |
| Jones, Rt Hon Barry (Alyn) | Stringer, Graham |
| Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Taylor, Rt Hon Mrs Ann (Dewsbury) |
| Kemp, Fraser | |
| Kidney, David | Taylor, David (NW Leics) |
| Kilfoyle, Peter | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| King, Andy (Rugby & Kenilworth) | Thomas, Gareth (Clwyd W) |
| Kumar, Dr Ashok | Thomas, Gareth R (Harrow W) |
| Ladyman, Dr Stephen | Tipping, Paddy |
| Lammy, David | Todd, Mark |
| Lepper, David | Truswell, Paul |
| Levitt, Tom | Turner, Dennis (Wolverh'ton SE) |
| Lewis, Ivan (Bury S) | Turner, Dr Desmond (Kemptown) |
| Love, Andrew | Turner, Dr George (NW Norfolk) |
| Turner, Neil (Wigan) | Williams, Alan W (E Carmarthen) |
| Twigg, Derek (Halton) | Williams, Mrs Betty (Conwy) |
| Twigg, Stephen (Enfield) | Winterton, Ms Rosie (Doncaster C) |
| Vaz, Keith | Woolas, Phil |
| Vis, Dr Rudi | Wright, Anthony D (Gt Yarmouth) |
| Walley, Ms Joan | Wright, Tony (Cannock) |
| Ward, Ms Claire | Wyatt, Derek |
| Wareing, Robert N | |
| Watts, David | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W) | Mr. Jim Dowd and |
| Mr. Gerry Sutcliffe. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§ It being after 12 midnight, THE CHAIRMAN, pursuant to Order [this day], proceeded to put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour.
§ Clauses 5 to 7 ordered to stand part of the Bill.