Higher Education Bill — Meaning of "the relevant authority"

Division number 124 – in the House of Commons on 31 March 2004.

Mr Terry Davis

Birmingham, Hodge Hill Labour

A majority of MPs voted no on Higher Education Bill — Meaning of "the relevant authority"

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Aye: 63 MPs

No: 369 MPs

Ayes: A-Z by last name

Mr Richard Allan Liberal Democrat
Norman Baker Liberal Democrat
John Barrett Liberal Democrat
Mr Roy Beggs UUP
Alan Beith Liberal Democrat
Tom Brake Liberal Democrat
Colin Breed Liberal Democrat
Annette Brooke Liberal Democrat
Malcolm Bruce Liberal Democrat
Mr John Burnett Liberal Democrat
David Burnside UUP
Paul Burstow Liberal Democrat
Vincent Cable Liberal Democrat
Patsy Calton Liberal Democrat
Menzies Campbell Liberal Democrat
Gregory Campbell DUP
Alistair Carmichael Liberal Democrat
Mr David Chidgey Liberal Democrat
Mr Brian Cotter Liberal Democrat
Edward Davey Liberal Democrat
Nigel Dodds DUP
Jeffrey M. Donaldson DUP
Ms Sue Doughty Liberal Democrat
Don Foster Liberal Democrat
Andrew George Liberal Democrat
Sandra Gidley Liberal Democrat
Mr Matthew Green Liberal Democrat
Mike Hancock Liberal Democrat
Evan Harris Liberal Democrat
Nick Harvey Liberal Democrat
David Heath Liberal Democrat
Sylvia Hermon UUP
Paul Holmes Liberal Democrat
Simon Hughes Liberal Democrat
Mr Nigel Jones Liberal Democrat
Paul Keetch Liberal Democrat
Charles Kennedy Liberal Democrat
Mr Archy Kirkwood Liberal Democrat
Norman Lamb Liberal Democrat
David Laws Liberal Democrat
Mr Paul Marsden Liberal Democrat
Michael Moore Liberal Democrat
Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat
Lembit Öpik Liberal Democrat
Ian Paisley DUP
John Pugh Liberal Democrat
Alan Reid Liberal Democrat
Mr David Rendel Liberal Democrat
Peter Robinson DUP
Iris Robinson DUP
Adrian Sanders Liberal Democrat
Robert Smith Liberal Democrat
Andrew Stunell Liberal Democrat
Matthew Taylor Liberal Democrat
Richard Taylor Independent
Sarah Teather Liberal Democrat
John Thurso Liberal Democrat
Dr Jenny Tonge Liberal Democrat
Rt Hon David Trimble UUP
Mr Paul Tyler Liberal Democrat
Steve Webb Liberal Democrat
Roger Williams Liberal Democrat
Phil Willis Liberal Democrat

Tellers

Bob Russell Liberal Democrat
Richard Younger-Ross Liberal Democrat

Nos: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Vernon Coaker Labour
Gillian Merron Labour

Absent: 223 MPs

Absents: A-Z by last name

Gerry Adams Sinn Féin
Peter Ainsworth Conservative
Sir David Amess Conservative
Michael Ancram Conservative
James Arbuthnot Conservative
Mr David Atkinson Conservative
Peter Atkinson Conservative
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Richard Bacon Conservative
Tony Baldry Conservative
Gregory Barker Conservative
John Baron Conservative
Margaret Beckett Labour
Henry Bellingham Conservative
John Bercow Conservative
Paul Beresford Conservative
Roger Berry Labour
Mr Harold Best Labour
Tony Blair Labour
Crispin Blunt Conservative
Tim Boswell Conservative
Peter Bottomley Conservative
Mrs Virginia Bottomley Conservative
Graham Brady Conservative
Julian Brazier Conservative
Angela Browning Conservative
Simon Burns Conservative
Alistair Burt Conservative
John Butterfill Conservative
David Cameron Conservative
Bill Cash Conservative
Sir Sydney Chapman Conservative
Christopher Chope Conservative
Michael Clapham Labour
James Clappison Conservative
Kenneth Clarke Conservative
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Conservative
Harry Cohen Labour
Mr Tim Collins Conservative
Derek Conway Conservative
Patrick Cormack Conservative
Mr Tom Cox Labour
Mr James Cran Conservative
Ann Cryer Labour
John Cryer Labour
David Curry Conservative
Mr Tam Dalyell Labour
Quentin Davies Conservative
Mr Terry Davis Labour
David Davis Conservative
Jonathan Djanogly Conservative
Pat Doherty Sinn Féin
Stephen Dorrell Conservative
Alan Duncan Conservative
Mr Peter Duncan Conservative
Iain Duncan Smith Conservative
Bill Etherington Labour
Nigel Evans Conservative
Ms Annabelle Ewing Scottish National Party
Michael Fabricant Conservative
Michael Fallon Conservative
Mark Field Conservative
Mr Howard Flight Conservative
Mr Adrian Flook Conservative
Paul Flynn Labour
Eric Forth Conservative
Liam Fox Conservative
Mark Francois Conservative
Roger Gale Conservative
George Galloway Independent
Edward Garnier Conservative
Neil Gerrard Labour
Nick Gibb Conservative
Michelle Gildernew Sinn Féin
Dame Cheryl Gillan Conservative
Roger Godsiff Labour
Paul Goodman Conservative
James Gray Conservative
Chris Grayling Conservative
Damian Green Conservative
John Greenway Conservative
Dominic Grieve Conservative
John Gummer Conservative
William Hague Conservative
Philip Hammond Conservative
Alan Haselhurst Deputy Speaker
Mr Nick Hawkins Conservative
John Hayes Conservative
Sylvia Heal Deputy Speaker
Oliver Heald Conservative
John Healey Labour
David Heathcoat-Amory Conservative
Charles Hendry Conservative
Mr David Hinchliffe Labour
Mark Hoban Conservative
Douglas Hogg Conservative
Jimmy Hood Labour
John Horam Conservative
Michael Howard Conservative
Gerald Howarth Conservative
Joan Humble Labour
Mr John Hume Social Democratic and Labour Party
Mr Andrew Hunter Independent Conservative
Michael Jack Conservative
Robert Jackson Conservative
Glenda Jackson Labour
Bernard Jenkin Conservative
Boris Johnson Conservative
Lynne Jones Labour
Robert Key Conservative
Peter Kilfoyle Labour
Julie Kirkbride Conservative
Greg Knight Conservative
Eleanor Laing Conservative
Jacqui Lait Conservative
Andrew Lansley Conservative
Edward Leigh Conservative
Oliver Letwin Conservative
Mr Terry Lewis Labour
Julian Lewis Conservative
Ian Liddell-Grainger Conservative
David Lidington Conservative
Peter Lilley Conservative
Michael Lord Deputy Speaker
Tim Loughton Conservative
Peter Luff Conservative
Andrew MacKay Conservative
David Maclean Conservative
Mrs Alice Mahon Labour
Humfrey Malins Conservative
Mr Seamus Mallon Social Democratic and Labour Party
John Maples Conservative
Robert Marshall-Andrews Labour
Michael Martin Speaker
Michael Mates Conservative
Francis Maude Conservative
Dr Brian Mawhinney Conservative
Theresa May Conservative
Eddie McGrady Social Democratic and Labour Party
Martin McGuinness Sinn Féin
Anne McIntosh Conservative
Patrick McLoughlin Conservative
Mr Kevin McNamara Labour
Alan Meale Labour
Patrick Mercer Conservative
Andrew Mitchell Conservative
Malcolm Moss Conservative
George Mudie Labour
Andrew Murrison Conservative
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Stephen O'Brien Conservative
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Edward O'Hara Labour
George Osborne Conservative
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James Paice Conservative
Owen Paterson Conservative
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Mr Michael Portillo Conservative
Mark Prisk Conservative
John Randall Conservative
John Redwood Conservative
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Hugh Robertson Conservative
Laurence Robertson Conservative
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Mrs Marion Roe Conservative
Andrew Rosindell Conservative
David Ruffley Conservative
Alex Salmond Scottish National Party
Mr Jonathan Sayeed Conservative
Mr Brian Sedgemore Labour
Andrew Selous Conservative
Mrs Gillian Shephard Conservative
Richard Shepherd Conservative
Clare Short Labour
Mark Simmonds Conservative
Keith Simpson Conservative
Alan Simpson Labour
Martin Smyth UUP
Nicholas Soames Conservative
Caroline Spelman Conservative
Michael Spicer Conservative
Bob Spink Conservative
Richard Spring Conservative
John Stanley Conservative
Anthony Steen Conservative
Mr George Stevenson Labour
Gavin Strang Labour
Gary Streeter Conservative
Desmond Swayne Conservative
Hugo Swire Conservative
Robert Syms Conservative
Peter Tapsell Conservative
Ian Taylor Conservative
Mr Teddy Taylor Conservative
Mr John Taylor Conservative
David Tredinnick Conservative
Mr Michael Trend Conservative
Andrew Turner Conservative
Andrew Tyrie Conservative
Peter Viggers Conservative
Rudi Vis Labour
Robert Walter Conservative
Robert Wareing Labour
Nigel Waterson Conservative
Angela Watkinson Conservative
Michael Weir Scottish National Party
John Whittingdale Conservative
Ann Widdecombe Conservative
Bill Wiggin Conservative
Mr John Wilkinson Conservative
David Willetts Conservative
David Wilshire Conservative
Nicholas Winterton Conservative
Ann Winterton Conservative
Pete Wishart Scottish National Party
Mike Wood Labour
Mr Jimmy Wray Labour
Tim Yeo Conservative
George Young Conservative