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Division 263 · 4 May 2016

Opposition Day: NHS Bursaries

Opposition NHS / Health

At a glance

This division was rejected on 4 May 2016 by a margin of 119, with 158 Ayes and 277 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 124 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 252 votes. The 189 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Heidi Alexander. This division took place during a debate on NHS Bursaries.

158

Ayes

277

Noes

Rejected

Result

391

Voted

Rejected by 119 Ayes 158 / Noes 277

The motion

Proposed by Heidi Alexander

I beg to move, That this House recognises the contribution of student nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and other healthcare staff; has serious concerns about the potential impact of removing NHS bursaries on the recruitment and retention of staff; and calls on the Government to drop the…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 252 290
Lab Labour Voted Aye 124 0 187
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 6 0 52
Ind Independent No party whip 2 0 14
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 2 0 12
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 2 0 3
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 7
UKIP UK Independence Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 5
IGC The Independent Group for Change No clear majority 0 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 1
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Adam Afriyie No
Adam Holloway No
Alan Johnson Aye
Alan Mak No
Albert Owen Aye
Alberto Costa No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alistair Burt No
Amanda Solloway No
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bingham No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffiths No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Rosindell No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Andy Burnham Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Smith Aye
Ann Clwyd Aye
Ann Coffey Aye
Anna Soubry No
Anna Turley Aye
Anne Milton No
Anne-Marie Trevelyan No
Antoinette Sandbach No
Ben Gummer No
Ben Howlett No
Bill Esterson Aye
Bob Stewart No
Calum Kerr Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlie Elphicke No
Charlotte Leslie No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Davies No
Chris Green No
Chris Heaton-Harris No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Christian Matheson Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christopher Pincher No
Chuka Umunna Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Angela Watkinson No
Dame Caroline Dinenage No
Dame Cheryl Gillan No
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Louise Ellman Aye
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
David Davis No
David Mackintosh No
David Morris No
David Mowat No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
David Tredinnick No
David Warburton No
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Derek Thomas No
Dominic Raab No
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Dan Poulter No
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Paul Monaghan Aye
Dr Phillip Lee No
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Sarah Wollaston No
Dr Tania Mathias No
Ed Miliband Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Elizabeth Truss No
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fiona Bruce No
Fiona Mactaggart Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
Gloria De Piero Aye
Glyn Davies No
Gordon Henderson No
Gordon Marsden Aye
Graham P Jones Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grahame Morris Aye
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Guto Bebb No
Guy Opperman No Teller
Heidi Alexander Aye
Heidi Allen No
Helen Goodman Aye
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Jones Aye
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Jack Lopresti No
James Berry No
James Brokenshire No
James Cartlidge No
James Gray No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
Jane Ellison No
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith Aye Teller
Jeremy Lefroy No
Jess Phillips Aye
Jesse Norman No
Jim Dowd Aye
Jim Fitzpatrick Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jo Churchill No
Jo Cox Aye
Joan Ryan Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John Howell No
John McDonnell Aye
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Julian Knight No
Julian Sturdy No
Justin Madders Aye
Justine Greening No
Karen Lumley No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kate Green Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Keith Vaz Aye
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kelvin Hopkins Aye
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kit Malthouse No
Kris Hopkins No
Kwasi Kwarteng No
Lady Hermon Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz McInnes Aye
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Margot James No
Maria Eagle Aye
Mark Field No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Vickers No
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Warman No
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Melanie Onn Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mike Freer No
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mr Adrian Bailey Aye
Mr Andrew Turner No
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Wallace No
Mr David Anderson Aye
Mr David Burrowes No
Mr David Gauke No
Mr David Jones No
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr David Nuttall No
Mr Dennis Skinner Aye
Mr Dominic Grieve No
Mr Douglas Carswell Aye
Mr Geoffrey Robinson Aye
Mr Graham Allen Aye
Mr Iain Wright Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr Jamie Reed Aye
Mr Jim Cunningham Aye
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Keith Simpson No
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Mark Prisk No
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Nick Hurd No
Mr Nigel Evans No
Mr Owen Paterson No
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Ranil Jayawardena No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Rob Wilson No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Ronnie Campbell Aye
Mr Sam Gyimah No
Mr Stephen Hepburn Aye
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr William Wragg No
Mrs Anne Main No
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Neil Carmichael No
Neil Parish No
Nick Boles No
Nick Gibb No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Norman Lamb Aye
Pat Glass Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Farrelly Aye
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Paula Sherriff Aye
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Heaton-Jones No
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Boswell Aye
Philip Dunne No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Drax No
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Robert Halfon No
Robert Jenrick No
Rory Stewart No
Royston Smith No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Sarah Newton No
Scott Mann No
Seema Kennedy No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Shailesh Vara No
Simon Danczuk Aye
Simon Kirby No
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alan Duncan No
Sir Alan Meale Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Brandon Lewis No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Amess No
Sir David Crausby Aye
Sir David Evennett No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gary Streeter No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Cox No
Sir George Hollingbery No
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Gerald Howarth No
Sir Gerald Kaufman Aye
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir Jeremy Wright No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Brazier No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Keir Starmer Aye
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Spencer No
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Nicholas Dakin Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Oliver Letwin No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Roger Gale No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Burns No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephen Crabb No
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Pound Aye
Stephen Twigg Aye
Steve Barclay No Teller
Steve Brine No
Steve Double No
Steve Reed Aye
Steve Rotheram Aye
Stuart Andrew No
Suella Braverman No
Teresa Pearce Aye
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Loughton No
Tom Blenkinsop Aye
Tom Brake Aye
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Tugendhat No
Tristram Hunt Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Victoria Borwick No
Wendy Morton No
Wes Streeting Aye
Will Quince No
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Alan Brown —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Salmond —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Amber Rudd —
Angela Crawley —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Angus Robertson —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Barry Gardiner —
Bob Blackman —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Callum McCaig —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Flint —
Carolyn Harris —
Catherine McKinnell —
Chris Evans —
Chris Law —
Chris Ruane —
Chris Stephens —
Chris White —
Chris Williamson —
Claire Perry —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Conor McGinn —
Corri Wilson —
Craig Williams —
Dame Caroline Spelman —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
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Danny Kinahan —
David Mundell —
David Simpson —
Dawn Butler —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Twigg —
Dr Alasdair McDonnell —
Dr Eilidh Whiteford —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods —
Drew Hendry —
Ed Davey —
Emma Reynolds —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Kerevan —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Graham Stringer —
Greg Mulholland —
Hannah Bardell —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian C. Lucas —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Dromey —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jessica Morden —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Stevens —
Jo Swinson —
Joanna Cherry —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Pugh —
Jon Cruddas —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julie Cooper —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kirsten Oswald —
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Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Powell —
Margaret Ferrier —
Maria Caulfield —
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Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Creagh —
Matt Hancock —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Dugher —
Michelle Thomson —
Mike Gapes —
Mike Weir —
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Mr Clive Betts —
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Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ivan Lewis —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
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Mr Mark Williams —
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Mrs Madeleine Moon —
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Ms Marie Rimmer —
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Nadhim Zahawi —
Natalie McGarry —
Naz Shah —
Neil Coyle —
Neil Gray —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Oliver Colvile —
Owen Smith —
Owen Thompson —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Flynn —
Paul Maskey —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Reeves —
Richard Arkless —
Richard Burden —
Rob Marris —
Robert Flello —
Roger Mullin —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Sadiq Khan —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Simon Hoare —
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Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Gethins —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen Lloyd —
Stephen Phillips —
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Stuart Blair Donaldson —
Stuart C McDonald —
Susan Elan Jones —
Tim Farron —
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