Two Conservative MPs representing the area of Lancashire where Cuadrilla wants to frack voted in favour of a moratorium this evening.
The list of MPs who voted for a fracking moratorium during the Third Reading debate of the Infrastructure Bill also included 20 Labour members and four other Conservatives. Most SNP and Plaid Cymru MPs supported the moratorium call. 14 of the 57 Lib Dem MPs and six of the 16 members of the Environmental Audit Committee also voted in favour.
The vote was lost by 52 in favour and 308 against. Most Labour MPs abstained.
Party breakdown of those voting for a moratorium
20 Labour
14 Lib Dem
6 Conservative
5 Scottish National Party
2 Social Democratic and Labour Party
2 Plaid Cymru
1 Alliance
1 Green
1 Respect
Lancashire MPs who voted for a moratorium
Conservatives Mark Menzies of Fylde and Eric Ollerenshaw, of Lancaster and Fleetwood, and Labour’s Rosie Cooper for West Lancashire.
Members of the Environmental Audit Committee who voted for a moratorium
Labour’s Joan Walley, Martin Caton, Katy Clark, Mark Lazarowics and Alan Whitehead, the Conservative Zac Goldsmith and the Green Caroline Lucas,
Full list
Diane Abbott, Lab, Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Norman Baker, Lib Dem, Lewes
Annette Brooke, Lib Dem, Mid Dorset and North Poole
Ronnie Campbell, Lab, Blythe Valley
Martin Caton, Lab, Gower
Katy Clark, Lab, North Ayrshire and Arran
Rosie Cooper, Lab, West Lancashire
Jeremy Corbyn, Lab, Islington North
Tracey Crouch, Con, Chatham and Aylesford
Ian Davidson, Lab Coop, Glasgow South West
Mark Durkan, SDLP, Foyle
Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Tim Farron, Lib Dem, Westmorland and Lonsdale
Paul Flynn, Lab, Newport West
George Galloway, Respect, Bradford West
Roger Godsiff, Lab, Birmingham, Hall Green
Zac Goldsmith, Con, Richmond Park
Duncan Hames, Lib Dem, Chippenham
Martin Horwood, Lib Dem, Cheltenham
Stewart Hosie, SNP, Dundee East
Mark Hunter, Lib Dem, Cheadle
Julian Huppert, Lib Dem, Cambridge
Helen Jones, Lab, Warrington North
David Lammy, Lab, Tottenham
Marz Lazarowicz, Lab Coop, Edinburgh North and Leith
John Leech, Lib Dem, Manchester, Withington
Stephen Lloyd, Lib Dem, Eastbourne
Elfyn Llwyd, Plaid Cymru, Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Naomi Long, Alliance, Belfast East
Caroline Lucas, Green, Brighton Pavilion
Angus Brendan MacNeil, SNP, Na h-Eileanan an Iar
John Mann, Lab, Bassetlaw
Jason McCartney, Con, Colne Valley
John McDonnell, Lab, Hayes and Harlington
Ian Mearns, Lab, Gateshead
Mark Menzies, Con, Fylde
Graham Morris, Lab, Easington
Greg Mulholland, Lib Dem, Leeds North West
Tessa Munt, Lib Dem, Wells
Eric Ollerenshaw, Con, Lancaster and Fleetwood
Andrew Percy, Con, Brigg and Goole
Margaret Ritchie, SDLP, South Down
Angus Robertson, SNP, Moray
Dennis Skinner, Lab, Bolsover
Mike Thornton, Lib Dem, Eastleigh
Joan Walley, Lab, Stoke-on-Trent North
Mike Weir, SNP, Angus
Eilidh Whiteford, SNP, Banff and Buchan
Alan Whitehead, Lab, Southampton Test
Mark Williams, Lib Dem, Ceredigion
Roger Williams, Lib Dem, Brecon and Radnorshire
Mike Wood, Lab, Batley and Spen
Link to Hansard list (spool down to the end of the page and look for Division No. 139)
[27/1/15 updated to amend link]
Categories: Opposition, Politics, Regulation
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we will not give up,
we will keep fighting until they change their mind.