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Spicer, Sir Jim (Dorset W)

Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)

Squire, Robin

Stanbrook, Ivor

Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John

Steel, Rt Hon Sir David

Steen, Anthony

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stewart, Andy (Sherwood)

Stewart, Rt Hon Ian (Herts N)

Stokes, Sir John

Stradling Thomas, Sir John

Sumberg, David

Summerson, Hugo

Tapsell, Sir Peter

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, John M (Solihull)

Taylor, Matthew (Truro)

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman

Temple-Morris, Peter

Thatcher, Rt Hon Margaret

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thorne, Neil

Thornton, Malcolm

Thurnham, Peter

Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)

Tracey, Richard

Tredinnick, David

Trippier, David

Twinn, Dr Ian

Vaughan, Sir Gerard

Viggers, Peter

Wakeham, Rt Hon John

Waldegrave, Rt Hon William

Walden, George

Walker, A. Cecil (Belfast N)

Walker, Bill (T'side North)

Wallace, James

Waller, Gary

Ward, John

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Watts, John

Wells, Bowen

Wheeler, Sir John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wiggin, Jerry

Wilkinson, John

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Mrs Ann

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Alastair Goodlad and

Mr. Tony Durant.

NOES

Abbott, Ms Diane

Benn, Rt Hon Tony

Brown, Ron (Edinburgh Leith)

Canavan, Dennis

Clay, Bob

Cohen, Harry

Cousins, Jim

Cryer, Bob

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

Douglas, Dick

Flannery, Martin

Grant, Bernie (Tottenham)

Hinchliffe, David

Hood, Jimmy

Hughes, John (Coventry NE)

Lambie, David

Livingstone, Ken

Loyden, Eddie

Madden, Max

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Meale, Alan

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Mullin, Chris

Nellist, Dave

Parry, Robert

Primarolo, Dawn

Skinner, Dennis

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Harry Barnes and

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn.

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Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That this House approves the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1990 contained in Cm. 1022.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

Ordered,

That, at this day's sitting, the Greenwich Hospital Bill [ Lords ] and the Ways and Means Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.-- [Mr. Fallon.]

10.25 pm

Mr. Nicholas Bennett (Pembroke) : On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Will you advise the House on the last Division? If the Opposition are so divided that votes by minority are required when they are in opposition, what hope is there of this country having a proper defence policy if they are in government?

Mr. Speaker : I do not think that that is a matter for me.

Mr. Max Madden (Bradford, West) : Further to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. I draw your attention to a matter of concern to Members with offices in Norman Shaw, South and North. Owing to work to the stairs in the subway on the corner of Bridge street and the Embankment, those of us with offices in Norman Shaw have to come to this place via the underground station, the gate of which closes at 12.30 am.

I understand that the work will take several weeks to complete. That will present difficulties when votes take place later this week and in the next few weeks. We shall have to negotiate the traffic across Bridge street and come down another subway or use the subway under the Embankment.

Will you please make inquiries and either give hon. Members some extra time for voting or make other arrangements for the work to be carried out during the summer recess?

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