November 2004

HUGE GOVERNMENT MAJORITY FOR EUTHANASIA BILL

by ANTHONY OZIMIC

The Government has opposed pro-life concerns in the Mental Capacity Bill's Standing Committee by rejecting even the smallest anti-euthanasia amendments after a huge government majority at the Bill's Second Reading.

62 MPs voted against the Bill following a passionate Second Reading debate dominated by MPs challenging Government ministers on how the Bill enshrines in law euthanasia by neglect. Labour MPs were clearly put under pressure to vote for the Bill despite a parliamentary party convention which treats euthanasia, like abortion and embryo research, as issues of conscience. Out of 326 voting in support of the Government's Bill, 293 were Labour MPs. Iain Duncan Smith MP, the former Tory leader, has challenged Tony Blair to allow a free vote on the Bill's remaining stages in Parliament.

The Government's intransigence in the Standing Committee was predicted in the debate by Dr Richard Taylor MP (Independent) who withdrew his support for the Bill saying, "I fear, having sat on a few Standing Committees, that changes made in Committee are usually very small and are usually dictated by the Government.

Iain Duncan-Smith led the debate by reminding the Government that "euthanasia is not just by commission, but is also by omission". He warned of "a deeply flawed Bill that could lead to serious hurt to those who need our help and not our condemnation".

David Amess MP, a veteran member of the All-Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group (APPPLG) said: "I had intended to abstain, but I am afraid that, having listened to [the Minister's] arguments, I have become increasingly worried and I shall now vote against the Bill because I am deeply troubled by it. [The Minister] mentioned that the Department has been working very closely with the Catholic Church on the issue & Those involved might have thought that they had been working closely with the Catholic church, but they have not produced the sort of Bill that the Catholic bishops would have wanted. What is enshrined in the Bill is the principle underlying the Bland judgement. Unamended, it would simply be another piece of anti-life legislation and another step down the treacherous path of cheapening life ".

COMMENT

Helen Doherty is a university lecturer who teaches nursing. She lives in Portstewart, Northern Ireland and is mother to Hannah, Abigail and Ryan. Helen is married to Aaron, who has been a trained SPUC speaker for some 14 years and is also a SPUC national executive committee member.

As a nursing lecturer I am continually reinforcing the importance of patient consent with my students. From each patient we must gain permission to undertake procedures involving them. Apart from common courtesy, it is an essential part of nursing practice that is ethically sound. Similarly, as a mother, permission is required from me, as representative for my children, should they need to be examined by a health professional or should they require any necessary medicines or treatments.

However, as my elder daughter edges nearer to adolescence, the issue of parental consent in relation to contraception, the morning-after pill and abortion has been on my mind. It worries me greatly that the modern-day mother's role can be so seriously undermined. While on one hand our consent is required for minor medical interventions, like vaccinations, to be carried out on our children, on the other hand we are intentionally excluded from decision-making in relation to serious health issues like abortion.

Personally, I totally resent the fact that health professionals who may know nothing about our family backgrounds have the power to influence our children into receiving such treatments that can damage them physically and psychologically for the rest of their lives.

Mothers today have a full-time job in protecting their vulnerable children and guiding them through the temptations and perils of modern-day living. We have an important role and we must pray for the wisdom to carry it through for the sake of future generations.

Prayer

Lord, as we encounter those who seek to influence our children, grant us the courage to cherish family values and guide our children into looking to us for support and help.

Condoms haven't solved the abortion problem

by John Smeaton, National Director, SPUC

I am often asked why SPUC doesn't actively promote condom use for teenagers. Surely, the argument goes, if young people are given easy access to condoms there will be fewer unintended pregnancies and therefore fewer teenage abortions.

In recent years, successive governments have placed condom promotion at the centre of the nation's sexual health policy and the popularity of condoms among the young has increased accordingly. Many children today are able to obtain condoms in complete confidence from their schools, youth clubs and other places where teenagers congregate.

Half of girls under 16 who attended family planning clinics in 2000-01 chose the male condom as the their main method of birth control and the proportion of condom use for all ages rose from 6% in 1975 to 35% in 2001.

It would be reasonable to assume that all this extra 'protection' would result in a drop in the number of teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and abortions. But recent research using official government statistics paints a very different picture.

In 1999, the Government instituted its Teenage Pregnancy strategy which set a target to halve the under 18 pregnancy rate in England by 2010. Between 1999 and 2000 underage attendance at family planning clinics increased by 7.5%, the biggest annual increase for a number of years. Remarkably, during the same period underage conception rates increased by 1.2%, whilst abortion rates for under 16s increased by 3.9%. In the two-year period between 1999 and 2001, there was a massive 24% increase in STIs among underage teenagers.

Clearly, SPUC could never condone a policy which may lead to more abortions, and this appears to be the effect of the 'condoms-for-kids' approach. It has also been accompanied by a rise in sexual infection and unintended pregnancy among underage teenagers. As a solution to teenage pregnancy and abortion, condoms just haven't worked.

Dutch move towards child euthanasia

by ANTONIA TULLY

A Dutch doctor has predicted that child euthanasia will be legal in Holland after the next change of government, due within two years. Research indicates that as many as 100 babies with disabilities are already killed by doctors every year, either through withdrawal of treatment or, in approximately 20% of these cases, by lethal injections.

Dr Peter Hildering, of the pro-life Dutch Physicians League, told the Pro-Life Times that in Holland 90% of doctors are in favour of permitting child euthanasia by law. Dr Hildering went on to say that around 900 cases of non-voluntary euthanasia, that is euthanasia without the patient's consent, take place in Holland every year. Disabled babies come into this category.

He said, "Doctors would like to have all categories of possible candidates for euthanasia regulated by law. For example, every year 200-300 people with psychiatric illnesses are killed by doctors. These are people who could do well with proper attention and medication. The next target is old people who are not ill but 'life tired'. All compassion has gone from my country."

Figures show world depopulation crisis

by Staff Reporter

The world birthrate is plummeting in a historically unparalleled decline, according to an analysis by US writer Michael Meyer. In a study of UN population statistics and projections he showed that fertility rates have dropped worldwide by half since 1972, from six children per woman to 2.9.

Abortion, contraception and infertility are among the suggested causes of this trend. The economic consequences of the "birth dearth"_ are especially significant. The imbalance between the growing number of old people and the declining number of young people means that there are fewer and fewer people in the workforce.

Professor Robert Wright from Stirling University has highlighted the problem facing Scotland, "The birth rate here is well below replacement level, at 1.5 children per woman. This is playing havoc with the economy. We don't need schools; we need homes for the elderly. The big question is, who is going to pay for it? "

SPUC Scotland's director, Ian Murray, commented, "While it is encouraging to see that economists are finally acknowledging the problem. It is surely ironic that at the same time as the birth rate is plummeting, government policies do nothing to halt the appalling loss of life caused by their abortion policies. Their solution of encouraging immigration can only be a short-term measure. As well as addressing the abortion issue, the government should encourage larger families through tax measures and by providing financial incentives for couples who have more than two children. "

Increase in drug and alcohol abuse following abortion

by STAFF REPORTER

Women whose first unplanned pregnancy ends in abortion are more likely to abuse drugs and alcohol. This finding was published recently in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. Although there have been several studies linking such abuse with abortion, this is the first research to compare those women who aborted their first unintended pregnancy with those women who went on to have their babies.

The research included women who had no history of substance abuse prior to their first unplanned pregnancy. According to the study, 18.6% of women who had abortions used marijuana, compared to 7.9% who did not terminate the pregnancy. 8.4% of the women who had abortions said that they thought they were becoming alcoholics, compared with 4.5% who continued with the pregnancy.

Margaret Cuthill of British Victims of Abortion said, "Alcohol is used by many women as an anaesthetic to try and blot out the negative emotions that surround their abortion experience. Many of those who come to us for counselling tell us that they began drinking to help them sleep but then realised that alcohol was taking over their lives."_

NEWS IN BRIEF

· New Zealand - A poll conducted in New Zealand has found that seven out of ten people surveyed believe that parents should be informed if their daughter sought an abortion, even if the girl did not want them to know. 60.7% believed that it should be compulsory for doctors to inform parents. Abortion is the only non-emergency medical procedure that does not require parental consent and Judith Collins MP has called for a change in the law, claiming that the government is 'seriously out of touch" with parents.

· UK - A woman whose unborn baby died after she was accidentally hit in the stomach on a crowded commuter train has appealed for people to give up their seats to pregnant women. Janice Norman was 25 weeks pregnant when the incident occurred, causing a trauma injury to the placenta and the subsequent death of her baby girl Eliza.

· Northern Ireland - The Belfast Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by the Family Planning Association asking for guidelines to be issued clarifying Northern Ireland's law on abortion. However, Lord Justice Nicholson said that the judgement did not mean anyone could claim the law on abortion should be liberalised. He said, "Abortion is a controversial subject. The available evidence supports the view that the vast majority of people do not wish to have the Abortion Act 1967 extended to Northern Ireland."_ SPUC acted as an intervener in the case and has called upon Northern Ireland's Health Minister to ensure that guidelines make it clear that illegal abortions will not be tolerated. SPUC also warned that the Family Planning Association wants abortion on demand in Northern Ireland and "will continue to attack Northern Ireland's legal protection for unborn children".

· London - Teenage pregnancies in London have risen by nearly 10% in five years, recent figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal. The number of teenage conceptions in Greater London rose from 5,975 in 1997 to 6,512 in 2002.

· UK - An off-shoot of the National Abortion Campaign is now receiving government money to promote pro-abortion views in schools. The charity, Education for Choice, is distributing information packs to schools and colleges reassuring children that their parents do not have to know if they have an abortion.

Joan's letter

Many people have written to the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children to expres their concerns about the Mental Capacity Bill. One letter, received by national director John Smeaton, stood out from the rest. With the writer's permission he would like to share this letter with Pro-Life Times readers. This is a story with a happy ending, but it shows up the bleak prospect we face when euthanasia by neglect is legalised.

Dear John,

I am writing to you regarding the dreadful proposals in the Mental Capacity Bill, now before Parliament. I have already sent my views to the Prime Minister and Peter Hain MP.

I am totally and utterly against this erosion of our right to life and our right to respect at the very time we are at our most vulnerable.

I wish to tell you about my own experience, although even if all this had not happened to me, I would still most adamantly be against this horrendous Bill.

In 1996 my husband, Malcolm, took early retirement from teaching. On the very first morning following that, he suffered a subarachnoid brain haemorrhage, one of the worst kind. He was brain scanned and operated on at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield. He was in a coma for weeks, with no sign whatever of movement. He had tubes on his chest and arms. He also had a tap on his head draining brain fluid into a bag which went down his head at the back. He was surrounded by devices and monitors.

In Pinderfields intensive care unit Malcolm also had a tracheotomy. After the first few weeks we were told if he did not show "some signs of movement" his prognosis was very poor indeed. He could not speak, walk, or sit up - he could do nothing. He looked like a stone. After a while we saw some slight movements in his eyelids and eventually he could just move his arm a little. While in the intensive care unit he developed diabetes and had to start taking insulin.

From the start of his treatment I made it abundantly clear to everyone in the hospital that Malcolm was special (as we all are!). He was the father of our two beloved sons and my husband. Every time there was a change-over of staff I introduced them to Malcolm and told them that these were his sons, and I was his wife and how precious he was to us. The staff were all marvellous.

We stayed with Malcolm all the time. It was fortunate that it was the summer holidays and that our boys could be with me. We slept in the unit for families. Another family arrived in the room next to ours. Their father was 3 beds down from Malcolm. Sadly this man's machine was turned off with the agreement of his family. I often wonder if he could have recovered, although I do not know all the details. But it does cross my mind now and then when I think of Malcolm's recovery.

Then Malcolm had a shunt fitted to drain the brain fluid. He still has it in and it is marvellous. At the time I had to decide whether to sign for it to be done or not. I was given many reasons why it might not succeed and what the outcome might be - such as hydrocephalus or meningitis. I made the right decision for Malcolm.

After several weeks Malcolm was transferred to Halifax General Hospital (nowCalderdale Royal). He had lots of treatment here. He learned to point and to begin to sit up, although he was terribly uncoordinated for a while. The drip came off his nose and then his stomach and he was able to start some physiotherapy. After swallowing thickened water he graduated onto soups and eventually light meals. The tracheotomy was off and the catheter and other things were getting better and better.

Family friends, neighbours, members of our church, school staff and pupils all rallied round and gave a lot of support in helping me to visit the hospital, as I have rheumatoid arthritis.

Why am I writing all this? I am giving all these details to show that it is worthwhile to fight to survive. I also want to praise the work of our own GP and medical teams here in Rastrick and also all the hospital staff for the support they gave us. Above all, this is a testimony to Malcolm himself and his great will to live.

During all his illness, Malcolm had us, his family, around him. What worries me about this Bill is what will happen to people who are alone, with no family watching over them, with no-one to speak on their behalf. It worries me that hospital staff may be unable to give the care they wish to give because they have to "toe the line" of neglect or risk losing their jobs. We had fine, caring staff around us - and still do.

Malcolm is a man who values life, having survived many life threatening illnesses before his brain haemorrhage. He had pyloric stenosis as a baby, he had a gangrenous appendix in his teens and deep vein thrombosis in 1982. And, as they had predicted in Pinderfields, he did get meningococcal meningitis in 2001 and got over that too. Malcolm had very good care both in hospital and at home when he had the meningitis and I never want to see a day when marvellous caring staff have to make such horrible decisions and choices at this Bill will present them with.

We have killing before birth with abortion and now we face euthanasia - getting rid of vulnerable, ill people under the pretext of medical care which amounts to total medical neglect. When tender loving care becomes total lack of care, what sort of a society will we have? What is a world without love?

Now, in 2004, Malcolm enjoys his life. He cannot go out for a walk or dress himself or prepare meals. He has lost half his eyesight as well. But we are here for him and he loves his music, art, history and listening to the radio. He is pleased to see any visitors, who are treated to his wicked sense of humour and his blunt Yorkshire wit. Malcolm is glad to be alive.

Life is so precious. I hope that this letter, and the financial support we are able to give, will be of some help to SPUC in this great fight ahead of us.

I have a prayer which always helped me when Malcolm was so critically ill:

"Lord, help me to remember

that nothing is going to

happen to me today that

You and I together can't handle."

With every good wish,

Joan Topham

... from the desk of Joanna Bogle

A pro-life song

At the "Choose Life" London rally in October, we were invited to sing a new hymn, written specially for the pro-life movement. I groaned inwardly, thinking it might be fairly dreadful (I am afraid I have been obliged to endure some dire poetry written by well-intentioned pro-life campaigners in my time!). But it was really charming, reverent, and with a beautiful message, echoing the Christmas story and with real spiritual insights.

Although clearly written with a Christian theme, I think it would please anyone who takes the pro-life message to heart and wants to honour it. The hymn, sung to the tune of "While Shepherds Watched" is available from the rally organisers. Send a stamped addressed envelope to CHOOSE LIFE, c/o 27 Walpole St London SW3.

A fashion statement

Also available at the rally were teeshirts, bearing the slogan "Choose Life" .It was a chilly day so not many people wore them. They are much too good to miss. Why not buy one - ideal stocking-filler for a teenager this Christmas. Send £5 and ask for small, medium or large. Address as above.

Award

If I were distributing pro-life honours, I'd give one to Fr Tim Finigan for his initiative, the "Association of Priests for the Gospel of Life ". The clergy get a lot of criticism these days - and not least from pro-life campaigners who complain, "Why don't we get a clear pro-life message from the pulpit from time to time?" Well, here are some clergy - a good number of them - who have stuck their heads above the parapet and declared their loyalty and support for the pro-life cause. Give them a cheer, and tell them you are with them. Letters sent c/o the Pro-Life Times will reach Fr Tim.

And finally.....

Alison Davis, who runs "No Less Human _", the pro-life group for disabled people, was elected as one of the four Catholic Women of the Year for 2004. She was honoured for her work in launching "Enable"_, an organisation that funds homes and schools for disabled children in India. Arriving at the Luncheon in a beautiful Indian-style dress, she drew a warm round of applause as her award was announced. I also saw something else that really touched me. The winner of the first prize in the raffle - £250 - was seated at our table. Quietly, without making a show of it, he gave it to Alison for those Indian children.

How your MP voted on the Mental Capacity Bill

On 11 October 2004 MPs voted at the second reading of the Mental Capacity Bill. If your MP's name does not appear on the list below it is either because he or she was absent or abstained.

AYES 326

Abbott, Ms Diane

Ainger, Mr Nick

Ainsworth, Mr Bob (Coventry NE)

Alexander, Mr Douglas

Allan, Mr Richard

Anderson, Janet (Rossendale & Darwen)

Armstrong, Rt Hon Hilary

Atkins, Charlotte

Atkinson, Mr David (Bouremouthth E)

Atkinson, Mr Peter (Hexham)

Austin, John

Bailey, Mr Adrian

Baird, Vera QC

Banks, Mr Tony

Barnes, Mr Harry

Barrett, John

Barron, Rt Hon Kevin

Bayley, Hugh

Beckett, Rt Hon Margaret

Begg, Miss Anne

Benn, Rt Hon Hilary

Bennett, Andrew

Benton, Mr Joe (Bootle)

Bercow, Mr John

Berry, Mr Roger

Best, Mr Harold

Betts, Mr Clive

Blackman, Mrs Liz

Blears, Ms Hazel

Blizzard, Mr Bob

Blunt, Mr Crispin

Bradley, Peter (The Wrekin)

Bradshaw, Mr Ben

Brake, Tom (Carshalton)

Brennan, Kevin

Brooke, Mrs Annette L.

Brown, Rt Hon Nick (Newcastle E Wallsend)

Brown, Mr Russell (Dumfries)

Browne, Mr Desmond

Bryant, Mr Chris

Buck, Ms Karen

Burgon, Colin

Burnham, Andy

Burstow, Mr Paul

Byrne, Liam (Birmingham Hodge Hill)

Caborn, Rt Hon Richard

Cairns, David

Calton, Mrs Patsy

Campbell, Mr Alan (Tynemouth)

Campbell, Mrs Anne (Cambridge)

Caplin, Mr Ivor

Carmichael, Mr Alistair

Casale, Roger

Caton, Mr Martin

Challen, Mr Colin

Clapham, Mr Michael

Clark, Mrs Helen (Peterborough)

Clark, Dr Lynda (Edinburgh Pentlands)

Clark, Paul (Gillingham)

Clarke, Rt Hon Charles (Norwich S)

Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Rushcliffe)

Clarke, Rt Hon Tom (Coatbridge & Chryston)

Clarke, Mr Tony (Northampton S)

Clifton-Brown, Mr Geoffrey

Clwyd, Rt Hon Ann (Cynon Valley)

Coaker, Mr Vernon

Coffey, Ann

Cohen, Harry

Connarty, Mr Michael

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Cook, Rt Hon Robin (Livingston)

Corbyn, Jeremy

Corston, Rt Hon Jean

Cousins, Mr Jim

Cruddas, Jon

Cryer, Mrs Ann (Keighley)

Cryer, John (Hornchurch)

Cummings, Mr John

Cunningham, Mr Jim (Coventry S)

Cunningham, Tony (Workington)

Darling, Rt Hon Alistair

David, Mr Wayne

Davidson, Mr Ian

Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli)

Davies, Geraint (Croydon C)

Dawson, Mr Hilton

Dean, Mrs Janet

Denham, Rt Hon John

Dhanda, Mr Parmjit

Dobson, Rt Hon Frank

Donohoe, Mr Brian H.

Doran, Mr Frank

Dorrell, Rt Hon Stephen

Doughty, Sue

Dowd, Jim (Lewisham W)

Eagle, Angela (Wallasey)

Efford, Clive

Ellman, Mrs Louise

Farrelly, Paul

Fisher, Mr Mark

Fitzpatrick, Jim

Fitzsimons, Mrs Lorna

Flint, Caroline

Flynn, Paul (Newport W)

Follett, Barbara

Foster, Rt Hon Derek

Foster, Mr Don (Bath)

Foster, Mr Michael (Worcester)

Foulkes, Rt Hon George

Francis, Dr Hywel

Gapes, Mike (Ilford S)

Garnier, Mr Edward

George, Rt Hon Bruce (Walsall S)

Gerrard, Mr Neil

Godsiff, Mr Roger

Goggins, Paul

Griffiths, Jane (Reading E)

Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S)

Grogan, Mr John

Hain, Rt Hon Peter

Hall, Mr Mike (Weaver Vale)

Hall, Patrick (Bedford)

Hamilton, David (Midlothian)

Hanson, Mr David

Harris, Mr Tom (Glasgow Cathcart)

Havard, Mr Dai (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney)

Healey, John

Heath, Mr David

Henderson, Mr Ivan (Harwich)

Hendrick, Mr Mark

Hepburn, Mr Stephen

Heppell, Mr John

Hesford, Stephen

Heyes, Mr David

Hill, Rt Hon Keith (Streatham)

Hinchliffe, Mr David

Hood, Mr Jimmy (Clydesdale)

Hoon, Rt Hon Geoffrey

Hope, Phil (Corby)

Hopkins, Mr Kelvin

Howarth, Rt Hon Alan (Newport E)

Howarth, Mr George (Knowsley N & Sefton E)

Hughes, Rt Hon Beverley (Stretford & Urmston)

Hughes, Mr Kevin (Doncaster N)

Humble, Mrs Joan

Iddon, Dr Brian

Illsley, Mr Eric

Irranca-Davies, Mr Huw

Jackson, Glenda (Hampstead & Highgate)

Jackson, Helen (Hillsborough)

Johnson, Rt Hon Alan (Kingston upon Hull West & Hessle)

Jones, Mr Jon Owen (Cardiff C)

Jones, Mr Kevan (N Durham)

Jones, Dr Lynne (Selly Oak)

Jones, Mr Martyn (Clwyd S)

Joyce, Mr Eric (Falkirk W)

Keeble, Ms Sally

Keen, Alan (Feltham)

Kemp, Mr Fraser

Kennedy, Rt Hon Jane (Wavertree)

Key, Mr Robert (Salisbury)

Khabra, Mr Piara S

Kidney, Mr David

Kilfoyle, Mr Peter

King, Andy (Rugby)

Kirkwood, Sir Archy

Knight, Jim (S Dorset)

Ladyman, Dr Stephen

Lammy, Mr David

Laxton, Mr Bob (Derby N)

Lazarowicz, Mr Mark

Leslie, Mr Christopher

Levitt, Mr Tom (High Peak)

Lewis, Mr Terry (Worsley)

Liddell, Rt Hon Mrs Helen

Linton, Martin

Lloyd, Mr Tony (Manchester C)

Llwyd, Mr Elfyn

Lucas, Ian (Wrexham)

Luke, Mr Iain (Dundee E)

McAvoy, Rt Hon Thomas

McCabe, Mr Stephen

McCafferty, Chris

McCartney, Rt Hon Ian

McDonagh, Siobhain

MacDonald, Mr Calum

McDonnell, John

MacDougall, Mr John

McFall, Rt Hon John

McGuire, Mrs Anne

McIsaac, Shona

McKechin, Ann

McKenna, Rosemary

Mackinlay, Andrew

McNulty, Mr Tony

MacShane, Dr Denis

Mactaggart, Fiona

McWalter, Mr Tony

McWilliam, Mr John

Mahmood, Mr Khalid

Mahon, Alice

Mallaber, Judy

Mann, John (Bassetlaw)

Marris, Rob (Wolverhampton SW)

Marsden, Mr Gordon (Blackpool S)

Marshall-Andrews, Mr Robert

Martlew, Mr Eric

Meacher, Rt Hon Michael

Michael, Rt Hon Alun

Milburn, Rt Hon Alan

Miliband, Mr David

Miller, Mr Andrew

Moffatt, Laura

Mole, Chris

Moonie, Dr Lewis

Moore, Mr Michael

Moran, Margaret

Mountford, Kali

Mullin, Mr Chris

Munn, Ms Meg

Murphy, Mr Denis (Wansbeck)

Naysmith, Dr Doug

O'Brien, Mr Bill (Normanton)

O'Brien, Mr Mike (N Warks)

Olner, Mr Bill

O'Neill, Mr Martin

Organ, Diana

Osborne, Sandra (Ayr)

Owen, Albert

Palmer, Dr Nick

Picking, Anne

Pickthall, Mr Colin

Pike, Mr Peter (Burnley)

Plaskitt, Mr James

Pond, Mr Chris (Gravesham)

Pope, Mr Greg (Hyndburn)

Pound, Mr Stephen

Prentice, Bridget (Lewisham E)

Prentice, Mr Gordon (Pendle)

Prosser, Mr Gwyn

Purchase, Mr Ken

Purnell, James

Quin, Rt Hon Joyce

Quinn, Lawrie

Raynsford, Rt Hon Nick

Reed, Mr Andy (Loughborough)

Reid, Mr Alan (Argyll & Bute)

Rendel, Mr David

Robinson, Mr Geoffrey (Coventry NW)

Ross, Mr Ernie (Dundee W)

Roy, Mr Frank (Motherwell)

Ruane, Chris

Ruddock, Joan

Russell, Bob (Colchester)

Russell, Christine (City of Chester)

Ryan, Joan (Enfield N)

Salter, Mr Martin

Sanders, Mr Adrian

Savidge, Mr Malcolm

Sawford, Phil

Sedgemore, Mr Brian

Sheridan, Jim

Simon, Mr SiÙn (Birmingham Erdington)

Simpson, Mr Alan (Nottingham S)

Singh, Mr Marsha

Skinner, Mr Dennis

Smith, Rt Hon Andrew (Oxford E)

Smith, Rt Hon Chris (Islington S & Finsbury)

Smith, Rt Hon Jacqui (Redditch)

Smith, John (Glamorgan)

Smith, Sir Robert (W Aberdeenshire & Kincardine)

Soley, Mr Clive

Southworth, Helen

Starkey, Dr Phyllis

Steinberg, Mr Gerry

Stewart, Mr David (Inverness E & Lochaber)

Stewart, Ian (Eccles)

Stinchcombe, Mr Paul

Stoate, Dr Howard

Strang, Rt Hon Dr. Gavin

Stringer, Mr Graham

Stuart, Ms Gisela

Stunell, Mr Andrew

Sutcliffe, Mr Gerry

Tami, Mark (Alyn)

Taylor, Rt Hon Ann (Dewsbury)

Taylor, Ms Dari (Stockton S)

Taylor, David (NW Leics)

Teather, Sarah

Thomas, Gareth (Clwyd W)

Thomas, Mr Gareth (Harrow W)

Timms, Mr Stephen

Tipping, Paddy

Todd, Mr Mark (S Derbyshire)

Tonge, Dr Jenny

Touhig, Mr Don (Islwyn)

Trickett, Jon

Truswell, Mr Paul

Turner, Mr Dennis (Wolverhampton SE)

Turner, Dr Desmond (Brighton Kemptown)

Turner, Mr Neil (Wigan)

Twigg, Derek (Halton)

Twigg, Mr Stephen (Enfield)

Tyler, Mr Paul (N Cornwall)

Tynan, Mr Bill (Hamilton S)

Vaz, Mr Keith (Leicester E)

Walley, Joan

Watson, Mr Tom

Watts, Mr Dave

White, Brian

Whitehead, Dr Alan

Wicks, Malcolm

Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W)

Williams, Mrs Betty (Conwy)

Williams, Hywel (Caernarfon)

Winnick, David

Winterton, Ms Rosie (Doncaster C)

Woodward, Mr Shaun

Woolas, Mr Phil

Worthington, Tony

Wright, Mr Anthony D. (Gt Yarmouth)

Wright, David (Telford)

Wright, Iain (Hartlepool)

Wright, Dr Tony (Cannock)

Wyatt, Derek

Young, Rt Hon Sir George

Tellers for the Ayes:

Gillian Merron and

Jim Murphy

NOES 62

Bacon, Mr Richard

Bellingham, Mr Henry

Beresford, Sir Paul

Brazier, Mr Julian

Burnside, David

Burt, Alistair

Campbell, Mr Gregory (E Londonderry)

Dodds, Mr Nigel

Duncan Smith, Rt Hon Iain

Evans, Mr Nigel

Fallon, Mr Michael

Field, Rt Hon Frank (Birkenhead)

Field, Mr Mark (Cities of London & Westminster)

Flook, Mr Adrian

Fox, Dr Liam

Francois, Mr Mark

Goodman, Mr Paul

Gray, Mr James (N Wilts)

Grayling, Chris

Green, Mr Damian (Ashford)

Gummer, Rt Hon John

Hammond, Mr Philip

Hendry, Mr Charles

Hoban, Mr Mark (Fareham)

Horam, Mr John (Orpington)

Howarth, Mr Gerald (Aldershot)

Hunter, Mr Andrew

Knight, Rt Hon Greg (E Yorkshire)

Leigh, Mr Edward

Lewis, Dr Julian (New Forest E)

Liddell-Grainger, Mr Ian

Lidington, Mr David

Lilley, Rt Hon Peter

Luff, Mr Peter (Mid Worcestershire)

McLoughlin, Patrick

Mercer, Mr Patrick

Paisley, The Reverend Ian

Paterson, Mr Owen

Pickles, Mr Eric

Robertson, Hugh (Faversham &

M-Kent)

Robertson, Mr Laurence (Tewkesbury)

Robinson, Mrs Iris (Strangford)

Robinson, Mr Peter (Belfast E)

Rosindell, Mr Andrew

Ruffley, Mr David

Selous, Andrew

Shephard, Rt Hon Mrs Gillian

Spelman, Mrs Caroline

Spink, Bob (Castle Point)

Streeter, Mr Gary

Swayne, Mr Desmond

Syms, Mr Robert

Taylor, David (NW Leics)

Taylor, Mr John (Solihull)

Taylor, Sir Teddy

Trend, Mr Michael

Turner, Mr Andrew (Isle of Wight)

Watkinson, Angela

Widdecombe, Rt Hon Ann

Willis, Mr Phil

Wilshire, Mr David

Winterton, Sir Nicholas (Macclesfield)

Tellers for the Noes:

Ann Winterton and

David Amess


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