division_name: Communications Allowance
motion: <p class="italic" pid="b.411.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"> Motion made, and Question put,</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="b.411.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">That this House welcomes the principle of establishing, from 1st April 2007, a separate Allowance for Members of Parliament to assist in the work of communicating with the public on parliamentary business and instructs the Members Estimate Committee to prepare a detailed proposal for such an allowance.&#8212;<i> [Mr. Straw.]</i></p>
  
  <p pid="b.411.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 290, Noes 199.</p>