CABINET

SUPPORTED BAN

Des Browne Defence Secretary

Ruth Kelly Transport Secretary

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Paul Murphy Wales Secretary

OPPOSED BAN

Douglas Alexander, International Development Secretary

Ed Balls, Children, Schools and Families Secretary

Hazel Blears, Communities and Local Government Secretary

Gordon Brown, Prime Minister

Andy Burnham, Culture, Media & Sport Secretary

Yvette Cooper, Chief Secretary to the Treasury,

Alistair Darling, Chancellor of the Exchequer

John Denham, Innovation, Universities and Skills Secretary

Harriet Harman, Leader of the House of Commons

Geoff Hoon, Chief Whip

John Hutton, Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Secretary

Alan Johnson, Health Secretary

Ed Miliband, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

James Purnell, Work and Pensions Secretary

Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary

Jack Straw, Lord Chancellor

ABSENT

Hilary Benn, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary

David Miliband, Foreign Secretary

Shaun Woodward, Northern Ireland Secretary.

SHADOW CABINET

SUPPORTED BAN

David Davis, Shadow Home Secretary

Theresa May, Shadow Leader of the House

William Hague, Shadow Foreign Secretary

Francis Maude, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Michael Gove, Shadow Children, Schools and Families Secretary

Eric Pickles, Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary

Dr Liam Fox, Shadow Defence Secretary

Peter Ainsworth, Shadow Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Secretary

Owen Paterson, Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary

Chris Grayling, Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary

Caroline Spelman, Chairman of the Conservative Party

Oliver Letwin, Chairman of the Conservative Research Department

Patrick McLoughlin, Opposition Chief Whip

OPPOSED BAN

David Cameron, Leader of the Opposition

George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor

Jeremy Hunt, Shadow Culture, Media & Sport Secretary

Andrew Lansley, Shadow Health Secretary

Nick Herbert, Shadow Justice Secretary

Theresa VilliersShadow Transport Secretary

Cheryl Gillan, Shadow Wales Secretary

ABSENT

Alan Duncan, Shadow Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Secretary

David Willetts, Shadow Innovation, Universities and Skills Secretary

Andrew Mitchell, Shadow International Development Secretary

David Mundell, Shadow Scotland Secretary

Philip Hammond, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury

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