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Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth

Pendry, Tom

Porter, David (Waveney)

Powell, William (Corby)

Raison, Rt Hon Timothy

Redwood, John

Reid, Dr John

Renton, Rt Hon Tim

Rifkind, Rt Hon Malcolm

Roberts, Wyn (Conwy)

Robinson, Peter (Belfast E)

Roe, Mrs Marion

Ross, William (Londonderry E)

Rossi, Sir Hugh

Rowlands, Ted

Rumbold, Mrs Angela

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)

Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb')

Shelton, Sir William

Shephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW)

Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)

Sillars, Jim

Skeet, Sir Trevor

Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick)

Soames, Hon Nicholas

Speed, Keith

Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)

Stanbrook, Ivor

Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stewart, Rt Hon Ian (Herts N)

Stokes, Sir John

Stradling Thomas, Sir John

Sumberg, David

Summerson, Hugo

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, Rt Hon J. D. (S'ford)

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Temple-Morris, Peter

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thompson, Jack (Wansbeck)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thornton, Malcolm

Tracey, Richard

Trimble, David

Twinn, Dr Ian

Vaughan, Sir Gerard

Walker, A. Cecil (Belfast N)

Waller, Gary

Watts, John

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilshire, David

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Tellers for the Noes :

Mrs. Ann Winterton and

Mr. A. E. P. Duffy.

Question accordingly negatived.

New Clause 5

Conscientious objections

The Abortion Act 1967 shall be amended as follows :--After section 4 insert --

"4A--(1) Any registered medical practitioner who has a conscientious objection to participating in any treatment authorised by this Act who relies upon or intends to rely upon a provision of section 4 above shall be under a duty to notify either--

(a) The Chief Medical Officer of the DHSS, or if they work in Scotland,

(b) The Scottish Home and Health Department.

(2) The Secretary of State shall by Statutory Instrument make regulations to provide--

(a) for requiring any such notification as mentioned in subsection (1) above to be in such form and at such time as may be prescribed by the regulations ; and

(b) for the keeping and maintaining of a register of the names of all those persons who have given notification and such register shall be open to public inspection.

(3) Any Statutory Instrument made by virtue of this subsection shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.-- [Dr. Moonie.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time :--

The House divided : Ayes 115, Noes 228.

Division No. 252] [7.24 pm

AYES

Abbott, Ms Diane

Allen, Graham

Archer, Rt Hon Peter

Ashton, Joe

Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)

Barron, Kevin

Beckett, Margaret

Boateng, Paul

Bradley, Keith

Brown, Nicholas (Newcastle E)

Brown, Ron (Edinburgh Leith)

Caborn, Richard

Callaghan, Jim

Campbell, Ron (Blyth Valley)

Cartwright, John

Clark, Dr David (S Shields)

Clay, Bob

Clelland, David

Clwyd, Mrs Ann

Cohen, Harry

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Coleman, Donald

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Corbyn, Jeremy

Cox, Tom

Cryer, Bob

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

Dobson, Frank

Eastham, Ken

Fatchett, Derek

Fields, Terry (L'pool B G'n)

Fisher, Mark

Flannery, Martin

Flynn, Paul

Foot, Rt Hon Michael

Foster, Derek

Fraser, John

Fyfe, Maria

Garrett, John (Norwich South)

George, Bruce

Gill, Christopher

Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian

Golding, Mrs Llin

Goodlad, Alastair

Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles

Hardy, Peter

Harman, Ms Harriet

Haynes, Frank

Heal, Mrs Sylvia

Hicks, Robert (Cornwall SE)

Hinchliffe, David

Howarth, George (Knowsley N)

Howells, Dr. Kim (Pontypridd)

Hoyle, Doug

Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N)

Hughes, Roy (Newport E)

Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne)

Illsley, Eric

Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)

Kinnock, Rt Hon Neil

Knowles, Michael

Leadbitter, Ted

Leighton, Ron

Lestor, Joan (Eccles)

Lewis, Terry

Livingstone, Ken

Loyden, Eddie

McLeish, Henry

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Marek, Dr John

Marland, Paul

Marshall, Jim (Leicester S)

Maxton, John

Meale, Alan

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Moonie, Dr Lewis

Morgan, Rhodri

Morris, Rt Hon J. (Aberavon)

Morrison, Sir Charles

Mullin, Chris

Nellist, Dave

O'Neill, Martin

Patchett, Terry

Pike, Peter L.

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)

Primarolo, Dawn

Quin, Ms Joyce

Rhodes James, Robert

Richardson, Jo

Robinson, Geoffrey

Rogers, Allan

Sedgemore, Brian

Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert

Shore, Rt Hon Peter

Short, Clare

Skinner, Dennis

Smith, Andrew (Oxford E)

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

Smith, J. P. (Vale of Glam)

Soley, Clive

Squire, Robin

Steinberg, Gerry

Straw, Jack

Taylor, Mrs Ann (Dewsbury)

Thomas, Dr Dafydd Elis

Townend, John (Bridlington)

Turner, Dennis

Walley, Joan

Wardell, Gareth (Gower)

Wareing, Robert N.

Watson, Mike (Glasgow, C)

Welsh, Michael (Doncaster N)

Wigley, Dafydd

Williams, Rt Hon Alan

Williams, Alan W. (Carm'then)

Winnick, David

Young, David (Bolton SE)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Frank Doran and

Mrs. Teresa Gorman.

NOES

Adley, Robert

Alison, Rt Hon Michael

Allason, Rupert

Alton, David

Amess, David

Amos, Alan

Arbuthnot, James

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove)

Ashby, David

Ashdown, Rt Hon Paddy

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Baldry, Tony

Barnes, Mrs Rosie (Greenwich)

Batiste, Spencer

Beggs, Roy

Beith, A. J.

Bendall, Vivian

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Benyon, W.

Blackburn, Dr John G.

Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Blunkett, David

Bonsor, Sir Nicholas

Boscawen, Hon Robert

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter

Bottomley, Mrs Virginia

Bowden, A (Brighton K'pto'n)

Bowis, John

Boyson, Rt Hon Dr Sir Rhodes

Braine, Rt Hon Sir Bernard

Brandon-Bravo, Martin

Bright, Graham

Brooke, Rt Hon Peter

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

Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)

Buckley, George J.

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butler, Chris

Butterfill, John

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Campbell-Savours, D. N.

Canavan, Dennis

Carlisle, John, (Luton N)

Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)

Carr, Michael

Carrington, Matthew

Cash, William

Chalker, Rt Hon Mrs Lynda

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Chapman, Sydney

Churchill, Mr

Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S)

Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe)

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