The longest continuous speech on record is that of Henry Peter Brougham on 7 February 1828 when he spoke for six hours on law reform.
He subsequently set the same record in the House of Lords on 7 October 1831 again speaking for six hours during the second reading of the Reform Act.
Since stricter standing orders were introduced, the longest back-bench speech was given by Ivan Lawrence on 5–6 March 1985 speaking for 263 minutes against the Water Fluoridation Bill.
There were 665 out of 670 Members taking part in the division as each side put up two tellers to count the votes, and the Speaker of the House of Commons remained in the Chair.
The single vote against Brown's motion was cast by Conservative MP Bernard Braine; Labour MPs Bob Cryer and Phillip Whitehead acted as Tellers for the Ayes, while Conservative MPs Norman Tebbit and Roger Moate acted as Tellers for the Noes.