House of Commons Hansard Debates for 21 Apr 1989

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Quin, Ms Joyce

Redmond, Martin

Renton, Tim

Richardson, Jo

Rooker, Jeff

Ruddock, Joan

Sedgemore, Brian

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shelton, Sir William

Shersby, Michael

Short, Clare

Skinner, Dennis

Spearing, Nigel

Squire, Robin

Stanbrook, Ivor

Strang, Gavin

Thompson, Jack (Wansbeck)

Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)

Tredinnick, David

Vaz, Keith

Wall, Pat

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Wareing, Robert N.

Wilson, Brian

Winnick, David

Wise, Mrs Audrey

Worthington, Tony

Young, David (Bolton SE)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody and Mr. George J. Buckley.

NOES

Ashton, Joe

Batiste, Spencer

Boateng, Paul

Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)

Braine, Rt Hon Sir Bernard

Buck, Sir Antony

Budgen, Nicholas

Field, Frank (Birkenhead)

Forth, Eric

Gow, Ian

King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield)

Knapman, Roger

Lightbown, David

Moynihan, Hon Colin

Raison, Rt Hon Timothy

Rathbone, Tim

Redwood, John

Rhodes James, Robert

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Stevens, Lewis

Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman

Waddington, Rt Hon David

Walden, George

Waller, Gary

Wheeler, John

Wood, Timothy

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Greg Knight and

Mr. John Watts.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Mr. Batiste : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

Mr. Deputy Speaker : Order. I must proceed to put the Question. Question put, That the clause be read a Second time :

The House proceeded to a Division :--

Mr. Watts (seated and covered) : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. In the Division, within the total of 100 in favour of the closure, one hon. Member was included who voted in both the Aye and the No Lobbies. In those circumstances, has the necessary total of 100 votes been cast in favour of the closure?

Mr. Deputy Speaker : That does not affect the numbers. It is always possible for an hon. Member to cancel his vote by going in to the other Lobby.

Mr. Tebbit (seated and covered) : Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

Mr. Deputy Speaker : Order. I shall take the point of order when I have appointed the Tellers.

Mr. Tebbit (seated and covered) : Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. You said correctly that an hon. Member may have voted in both Lobbies to cancel one vote. Have you ascertained whether he wished to cancel the vote that made the total up to 100 for the closure, or the other vote? If the former, surely the closure cannot be passed by the vote of an hon. Member opposed to it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker : The Division was carried out correctly. I have made inquiries, and I am satisfied of that.

Mr. Roger King (seated and covered) : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

Mr. Deputy Speaker : Is the point of order related to the Division? If not, I shall take it afterwards.

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Mr. King (seated and covered) : It is a point of order concerning the Division, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I am in some difficulty in deciding how to vote because I have only heard speeches in favour of the new clause. I have heard nothing--

Mr. Deputy Speaker : Order. The hon. Gentleman must not question the judgment of the Chair in accepting the closure.

The House having divided : Ayes 96, Noes 23.

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AYES

Abbott, Ms Diane

Allen, Graham

Ashton, Joe

Banks, Tony (Newham NW)

Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)

Battle, John

Bennett, A. F. (D'nt'n & R'dish)

Boateng, Paul

Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)

Bray, Dr Jeremy

Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's)

Brown, Nicholas (Newcastle E)

Brown, Ron (Edinburgh Leith)

Browne, John (Winchester)

Buchan, Norman

Budgen, Nicholas

Clay, Bob

Clelland, David

Clwyd, Mrs Ann

Cohen, Harry

Corbett, Robin

Corbyn, Jeremy

Crowther, Stan

Cryer, Bob

Cummings, John

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Davis, Terry (B'ham Hodge H'l)

Dixon, Don

Dobson, Frank

Evans, John (St Helens N)

Ewing, Mrs Margaret (Moray)

Fearn, Ronald

Field, Frank (Birkenhead)

Fisher, Mark

Flannery, Martin

Foster, Derek

Fraser, John

Fyfe, Maria

Garrett, John (Norwich South)

Garrett, Ted (Wallsend)

Golding, Mrs Llin

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S)

Grocott, Bruce

Ground, Patrick

Hardy, Peter

Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy

Hoyle, Doug

Hughes, John (Coventry NE)

Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N)

Irving, Charles

Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)

Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald

Knight, Greg (Derby North)

Leighton, Ron

Lestor, Joan (Eccles)

Lightbown, David

McFall, John

McKelvey, William

Madden, Max

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Marek, Dr John

Martlew, Eric

Meale, Alan

Mitchell, Austin (G't Grimsby)

Morris, Rt Hon A. (W'shawe)

Murphy, Paul

Nellist, Dave

Orme, Rt Hon Stanley

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)