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Walden, George

Walker, A. Cecil (Belfast N)

Walker, Bill (T'side North)

Wallace, James

Waller, Gary

Ward, John

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Warren, Kenneth

Watts, John

Wells, Bowen

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Wheeler, Sir John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilkinson, John

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Mrs Ann

Winterton, Nicholas

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Worthington, Tony

Wray, Jimmy

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Younger, Rt Hon George

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. A. E. P. Duffy and

Mr. Toby Jessel.

Question accordingly negatived.

11.45 pm

The Second Deputy Chairman : The hon. Member for Falkirk, West (Mr. Canavan) has a point of order.

Mr. Canavan : On a point of order, Miss Boothroyd. My colleague the hon. Member for Liverpool, Riverside (Mr. Parry) asked me to nod him through during the Division that has just taken place. I took the trouble of checking with the Clerk, and the Clerk who was marking off the names on the register took the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Riverside, but there seemed to be some dispute with the Tellers as to whether my hon. Friend's vote had been recorded. I am hereby vouching for the fact that my hon. Friend, who suffered a car accident some time ago, is still suffering a disability and is incapable of continuously going through the Lobby tonight. I ask your guidance, Miss Boothroyd, on whether his vote was valid in the previous Division and whether it will be in subsequent Divisions.

The Second Deputy Chairman : Let me make the position clear to the House. Nodding through is not a rule of the House. It is usually done when an hon. Member has a medical problem, but it has nothing to do with the Chair. It is usually settled by the political parties concerned. In this case, it must be agreed by those who are organising the vote--that is, it has nothing whatever to do with the Clerks ; it has to do with the Tellers. If they agree that an hon. Member can be nodded through, so be it. I hope that that makes the matter quite clear.

Amendment proposed to the new clause : (c), in line 3, leave out twenty- fourth' and insert twentieth'.-- [Mr. Kenneth Clarke.] Question put, That the amendment be made :--

The Commitee divided : Ayes 189, Noes 358.

Division No. 171] [11.48 pm

AYES

Alison, Rt Hon Michael

Alton, David

Amess, David

Amos, Alan

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove)

Ashby, David

Aspinwall, Jack

Atkins, Robert

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Banks, Robert (Harrogate)

Battle, John

Beggs, Roy

Beith, A. J.

Bell, Stuart

Bellingham, Henry

Bendall, Vivian

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Benyon, W.

Bermingham, Gerald

Bevan, David Gilroy

Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Bowden, A (Brighton K'pto'n)

Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)

Bowis, John

Boyson, Rt Hon Dr Sir Rhodes

Braine, Rt Hon Sir Bernard

Brazier, Julian

Bright, Graham

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butcher, John

Butler, Chris

Canavan, Dennis

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Cash, William

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Chope, Christopher

Clark, Hon Alan (Plym'th S'n)

Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)

Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S)

Clarke, Tom (Monklands W)

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest)

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cormack, Patrick

Cummings, John

Cunliffe, Lawrence

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Day, Stephen

Devlin, Tim

Dickens, Geoffrey

Dicks, Terry

Douglas, Dick

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Dover, Den

Dunn, Bob

Evennett, David

Fallon, Michael

Faulds, Andrew

Favell, Tony

Fearn, Ronald

Field, Frank (Birkenhead)

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Forsythe, Clifford (Antrim S)

Fox, Sir Marcus

Freeman, Roger

French, Douglas

Fry, Peter

Gale, Roger

Garel-Jones, Tristan

Goodhart, Sir Philip

Gorst, John

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N)

Grylls, Michael

Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn

Hague, William

Hamilton, Neil (Tatton)

Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn)

Hayes, Jerry

Hayhoe, Rt Hon Sir Barney

Hayward, Robert

Hicks, Mrs Maureen (Wolv' NE)

Hill, James

Hind, Kenneth

Home Robertson, John

Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W)

Hume, John

Hunter, Andrew

Irvine, Michael

Jack, Michael

Janman, Tim

Jessel, Toby

Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N)

Jones, Robert B (Herts W)

Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine

Kilfedder, James

Kirkhope, Timothy

Knapman, Roger

Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston)

Lambie, David

Lang, Ian

Latham, Michael

Lawrence, Ivan

Lilley, Peter

Lloyd, Peter (Fareham)

Lofthouse, Geoffrey

McAvoy, Thomas

McCrea, Rev William

Macdonald, Calum A.

McFall, John

Macfarlane, Sir Neil

McGrady, Eddie

McLoughlin, Patrick

McNamara, Kevin

Malins, Humfrey

Mallon, Seamus

Mans, Keith

Marlow, Tony

Marshall, John (Hendon S)

Marshall, Michael (Arundel)

Martin, Michael J. (Springburn)

Maude, Hon Francis

Mawhinney, Dr Brian

Mills, Iain

Moate, Roger

Molyneaux, Rt Hon James

Monro, Sir Hector

Montgomery, Sir Fergus

Morrison, Rt Hon P (Chester)

Moss, Malcolm

Moynihan, Hon Colin

Mudd, David

Murphy, Paul

Neubert, Michael

Nicholls, Patrick

Nicholson, David (Taunton)

Norris, Steve

Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon

O'Brien, William

Page, Richard

Paice, James

Paisley, Rev Ian

Parry, Robert

Patten, Rt Hon Chris (Bath)

Patten, Rt Hon John

Pawsey, James

Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth

Porter, David (Waveney)

Portillo, Michael

Price, Sir David

Redwood, John

Reid, Dr John

Robinson, Peter (Belfast E)

Roe, Mrs Marion

Rossi, Sir Hugh

Rowlands, Ted

Rumbold, Mrs Angela

Sayeed, Jonathan

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shelton, Sir William

Sillars, Jim

Skeet, Sir Trevor

Smith, Sir Cyril (Rochdale)

Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick)

Smyth, Rev Martin (Belfast S)

Speed, Keith

Speller, Tony

Stanbrook, Ivor

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Sumberg, David

Summerson, Hugo

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thorne, Neil

Thornton, Malcolm

Tracey, Richard

Trippier, David

Vaz, Keith

Waldegrave, Rt Hon William

Walker, A. Cecil (Belfast N)

Waller, Gary

Watts, John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Winterton, Mrs Ann

Winterton, Nicholas

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Edward Leigh and

Mr. A. E. P. Duffy.

NOES

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