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  <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/055/06055.i-iii.html"> Terrorism Bill</a> - <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/055/06055.21-27.html#jM001"> Clause 23</a> - Extension Of Period Of Detention to 90 Days
  
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  <p>Those voting No succeeded in defeating the Government amendment reaffirming the extension of detention without charge for terrorist suspects to 90 days that was being proposed in <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/055/06055.21-27.html#jM001"> Clause 23</a> of the 
  <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmbills/055/06055.i-iii.html"> Terrorism Bill</a>. Taken literally, they were voting on whether to replace the phrase "three months" with "ninety days".  But, <a href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debate/?id=2005-11-09a.359.4"> according to procedure</a> only by defeating this amendment could vote on any other changes to this period, as they did in the <a href="http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2005-11-09&number=85"> next division</a>. </p>
  
  <p><b>Note to readers:</b> This is the first Government defeat in a whipped vote since 1997, managing to overturn their majority of 66.</p>
  
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  <p pid="a.0.403/2"><i>The House divided:</i> Ayes 291, Noes 322.</p>
  