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Mr. Harry Barnes : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I have two points of order. One arises from your refusal to allow a point of order during the Division. The point of order that I wanted to raise during the Division was on whether you would think again about accepting the closure motion.

Mr. Deputy Speaker : Order. The hon. Gentleman is proving my point. I am sure that the hon. Gentleman knows that it is not in order to dispute the judgment of the Chair on whether to accept a closure motion. The Chair accepted it, it is then for the House to make a decision. That is what happened and that was in order.

Mr. Barnes rose --

Mr. Bell rose --

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Mr. Deputy Speaker : I have ruled on the point of order. If hon. Members have a different point of order, I shall take it. We must now proceed to a Division on Second Reading.

Question put accordingly, That the Bill be now read a Second time :--

The House divided : Ayes 111, Noes 26.

Division No. 133] [10.51 pm

AYES

Alexander, Richard

Alison, Rt Hon Michael

Amess, David

Arbuthnot, James

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Baldry, Tony

Bellingham, Henry

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Boscawen, Hon Robert

Boswell, Tim

Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)

Bowis, John

Brandon-Bravo, Martin

Bright, Graham

Brooke, Rt Hon Peter

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

Buck, Sir Antony

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butterfill, John

Carrington, Matthew

Carttiss, Michael

Cash, William

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Chapman, Sydney

Churchill, Mr

Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)

Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S)

Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe)

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest)

Cran, James

Currie, Mrs Edwina

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Durant, Tony

Emery, Sir Peter

Fallon, Michael

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Field, Barry (Isle of Wight)

Gale, Roger

Gill, Christopher

Glyn, Dr Sir Alan

Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles

Gorman, Mrs Teresa

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Greenway, John (Ryedale)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N)

Hargreaves, A. (B'ham H'll Gr')

Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn)

Harris, David

Hayes, Jerry

Heathcoat-Amory, David

Holt, Richard

Hordern, Sir Peter

Irvine, Michael

Jack, Michael

Janman, Tim

Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey

King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield)

Kirkhope, Timothy

Knapman, Roger

Knowles, Michael

Lang, Ian

Lawrence, Ivan

Lester, Jim (Broxtowe)

Lightbown, David

Lilley, Peter

Lord, Michael

Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas

Maclean, David

McLoughlin, Patrick

Mans, Keith

Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin

Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick

Mills, Iain

Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling)

Neale, Gerrard

Neubert, Michael

Nicholson, Emma (Devon West)

Norris, Steve

Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley

Page, Richard

Patnick, Irvine

Porter, David (Waveney)

Portillo, Michael

Raison, Rt Hon Timothy

Renton, Rt Hon Tim

Riddick, Graham

Rowe, Andrew

Ryder, Richard

Sackville, Hon Tom

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)

Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb')

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stradling Thomas, Sir John

Summerson, Hugo

Taylor, John M (Solihull)

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thorne, Neil

Tracey, Richard

Trotter, Neville

Walden, George

Walker, Bill (T'side North)

Waller, Gary

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilshire, David

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Tim Devlin and

Mr. William Hague.

NOES

Banks, Tony (Newham NW)

Barron, Kevin

Beith, A. J.

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Campbell, Ron (Blyth Valley)

Carlile, Alex (Mont'g)

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Cummings, John

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

Dixon, Don

Doran, Frank

Fisher, Mark

Gordon, Mildred

Haynes, Frank

Hughes, Simon (Southwark)

Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)

Lamond, James

Leadbitter, Ted

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