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Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Yeo, Tim

Younger, Rt Hon George

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Tom Sackville and

Mr. Michael Fallon.

Question accordingly negatived.

Amendment proposed : No. 18, in page 12, line 37, at end insert-- (3) This section shall operate to relieve the taxable benefit from basic rate tax only. The benefit is still to be charged at the excess of higher rate over basic rate tax.'.-- [Mr. Beith.]

Question put, That the amendment be made :--

The Committee divided : Ayes 89, Noes 236.

Division No. 212] [7.31 pm

AYES

Allen, Graham

Alton, David

Archer, Rt Hon Peter

Banks, Tony (Newham NW)

Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)

Barnes, Mrs Rosie (Greenwich)

Battle, John

Beckett, Margaret

Beith, A. J.

Bermingham, Gerald

Boateng, Paul

Boyes, Roland

Bradley, Keith

Brown, Ron (Edinburgh Leith)

Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)

Callaghan, Jim

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Campbell-Savours, D. N.

Carlile, Alex (Mont'g)

Cartwright, John

Clarke, Tom (Monklands W)

Clay, Bob

Clelland, David

Clwyd, Mrs Ann

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Cryer, Bob

Cunliffe, Lawrence

Dalyell, Tam

Dixon, Don

Eadie, Alexander

Eastham, Ken

Evans, John (St Helens N)

Ewing, Harry (Falkirk E)

Fearn, Ronald

Fisher, Mark

Foster, Derek

Foulkes, George

Garrett, Ted (Wallsend)

Golding, Mrs Llin

Grocott, Bruce

Haynes, Frank

Home Robertson, John

Hood, Jimmy

Howells, Dr. Kim (Pontypridd)

Hughes, John (Coventry NE)

Johnston, Sir Russell

Jones, Barry (Alyn & Deeside)

Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)

Kennedy, Charles

Kinnock, Rt Hon Neil

Kirkwood, Archy

Leighton, Ron

Lewis, Terry

Livsey, Richard

Lloyd, Tony (Stretford)

Loyden, Eddie

McFall, John

Maclennan, Robert

Madden, Max

Martlew, Eric

Maxton, John

Meale, Alan

Molyneaux, Rt Hon James

Moonie, Dr Lewis

Mullin, Chris

Murphy, Paul

Parry, Robert

Patchett, Terry

Pike, Peter L.

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)

Radice, Giles

Robertson, George

Ruddock, Joan

Skinner, Dennis

Smith, Andrew (Oxford E)

Smith, C. (Isl'ton & F'bury)

Smith, J. P. (Vale of Glam)

Spearing, Nigel

Steel, Rt Hon Sir David

Strang, Gavin

Taylor, Mrs Ann (Dewsbury)

Turner, Dennis

Wardell, Gareth (Gower)

Wareing, Robert N.

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Wigley, Dafydd

Williams, Alan W. (Carm'then)

Winnick, David

Young, David (Bolton SE)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. James Wallace and

Mr. Matthew Taylor.

NOES

Adley, Robert

Aitken, Jonathan

Alison, Rt Hon Michael

Amery, Rt Hon Julian

Amess, David

Amos, Alan

Arbuthnot, James

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove)

Atkins, Robert

Atkinson, David

Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Valley)

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Baldry, Tony

Batiste, Spencer

Beaumont-Dark, Anthony

Bellingham, Henry

Bendall, Vivian

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Benyon, W.

Bevan, David Gilroy

Biffen, Rt Hon John

Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Body, Sir Richard

Boscawen, Hon Robert

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter

Bottomley, Mrs Virginia

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