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Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Durant, Tony

Fallon, Michael

Fookes, Dame Janet

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Forth, Eric

Fox, Sir Marcus

Franks, Cecil

Freeman, Roger

Gale, Roger

Garel-Jones, Tristan

Gill, Christopher

Glyn, Dr Sir Alan

Goodlad, Alastair

Greenway, John (Ryedale)

Ground, Patrick

Hague, William

Hamilton, Neil (Tatton)

Hampson, Dr Keith

Hanley, Jeremy

Harris, David

Hayes, Jerry

Hayward, Robert

Hind, Kenneth

Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm)

Howarth, G. (Cannock & B'wd)

Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey

Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk)

Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W)

Irvine, Michael

Jack, Michael

Janman, Tim

King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield)

Knapman, Roger

Knowles, Michael

Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark

Lightbown, David

Lilley, Peter

Lord, Michael

Maclean, David

McLoughlin, Patrick

Maginnis, Ken

Malins, Humfrey

Martin, David (Portsmouth S)

Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin

Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick

Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling)

Mitchell, Sir David

Moate, Roger

Morrison, Sir Charles

Moss, Malcolm

Neubert, Michael

Nicholson, David (Taunton)

Norris, Steve

Oppenheim, Phillip

Paice, James

Pawsey, James

Redwood, John

Renton, Rt Hon Tim

Rowe, Andrew

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Stern, Michael

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stewart, Andy (Sherwood)

Stradling Thomas, Sir John

Summerson, Hugo

Taylor, John M (Solihull)

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Viggers, Peter

Widdecombe, Ann

Wood, Timothy

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. Irvine Patnick and

Mr. Greg Knight.

NOES

Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)

Beith, A. J.

Bell, Stuart

Brown, Nicholas (Newcastle E)

Cryer, Bob

Dixon, Don

Haynes, Frank

Hinchliffe, David

Lofthouse, Geoffrey

Nellist, Dave

Skinner, Dennis

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Ian McCartney and

Dr. Norman A. Godman.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That provision may be made for a levy on disposals of securities of companies to which the undertaking of a harbour authority is transferred and companies which control such companies and for the payment into the Consolidated Fund of payments of levy, interest on unpaid levy and penalties in respect of levy.

Ordered,

That it be an Instruction to the Standing Committee on the Finance Bill that it have power to make provision therein pursuant to the foregoing Resolution.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS, &c.

Insurance

Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.), That the draft Insurance Companies (Amendment) Regulations 1990, which were laid before this House on 8th June, be approved.-- [Mr. Patnick.]

The House divided : Ayes 93, Noes 8.

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AYES

Alison, Rt Hon Michael

Allason, Rupert

Amess, David

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

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