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Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2001, 1000 GMT
Hunting - who voted for what
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An end to fox hunting.

On Wednesday 17th, the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly for an outright ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.

The 387 to 174 vote brings the long-debated outlawing on fox-hunting a step closer to becoming law.

This pattern was not echoed in the South. MPs had three options to choose from:

an outright ban

a new licensing system

allow hunting to continue with self-regulation

Here is how they voted:

Option 1	Option 2
Total ban on hunting	Hunting to be licenced or Self-regulating
Peter Brand Liberal Democrat MP for Isle of Wight	Mark Oaten Liberal Democrat MP for Winchester
John Denham Labour MP for Southampton Itchen	Peter Viggers Conservative MP for Gosport
Sandra Gidley Liberal Democrat MP for Romsey	Desmond Swayne Conservative MP for New Forest West
Alan Whitehead Labour MP for Southampton Test	Julian Lewis Conservative MP for New Forest East

Hunting supporters say they will fight to keep the sport. However, it is unlikely that the ban will become law in this parliamentary session.

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