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Speed, Keith

Speller, Tony

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

Stern, Michael

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Allan (Eastwood)

Stewart, Andy (Sherwood)

Stewart, Rt Hon Ian (Herts N)

Stokes, Sir John

Sumberg, David

Summerson, Hugo

Tapsell, Sir Peter

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

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

Taylor, Matthew (Truro)

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman

Temple-Morris, Peter

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thorne, Neil

Thurnham, Peter

Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)

Tredinnick, David

Trimble, David

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

Walters, Sir Dennis

Ward, John

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Warren, Kenneth

Watts, John

Wells, Bowen

Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)

Wheeler, Sir John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wiggin, Jerry

Wilkinson, John

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Nicholas

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. John M. Taylor and

Mr. Sackville.

NOES

Abbott, Ms Diane

Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)

Benn, Rt Hon Tony

Brown, Ron (Edinburgh Leith)

Canavan, Dennis

Clay, Bob

Cohen, Harry

Corbyn, Jeremy

Dalyell, Tam

Gordon, Mildred

Grant, Bernie (Tottenham)

Hood, Jimmy

Hughes, John (Coventry NE)

Livingstone, Ken

Loyden, Eddie

Madden, Max

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Mullin, Chris

Nellist, Dave

Primarolo, Dawn

Strang, Gavin

Thomas, Dr Dafydd Elis

Wigley, Dafydd

Wray, Jimmy

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Bob Cryer and

Mr. Dennis Skinner.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Mr. Deputy Speaker forthwith declared the main Question, as amended, to be agreed to.

Resolved,

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That this House, having overwhelmingly supported the despatch of British forces to the Gulf, welcomes the affirmation by the Government that the aims of British military action are to secure the implementation of the relevant United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield) : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. May I, through you, ask the Leader of the House to make arrangements for a statement to be made tomorrow morning in the event of the land war beginning? Today the Minister made an important statement to the effect that the Soviet proposals were not acceptable. I shall not go into the merits of it, but he said that. Since that statement is being clarified tonight and there is a possibility of the land war beginning, may I ask that a message be sent through you to the Leader of the House to ask for a statement to be made at 9.30 tomorrow morning in that event?

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Harold Walker) : No doubt the right hon. Member's comments will be conveyed to the Leader of the House.

Mr. Jeremy Corbyn (Islington, North) : Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Last week there was an unfortunate set of circumstances, when a most important statement was made by the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council and the Government appeared to know nothing about it all day. Finally, a Minister was enticed here by points of order. I am sure that you agree that that is a most unsatisfactory way to deal with an important matter.

In the event of a statement not being made at 9.30 am, which is quite possible, may we have an undertaking, through you, from the Government that they will make a statement during tomorrow's proceedings so that we are not reduced to the unsatisfactory system of trying to raise at 2.30 pm points of order on a matter of international importance?

Mr. Deputy Speaker : I hope that the hon. Member recognises that these are not matters for the Chair, but doubtless, as with the comments of the right hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr. Benn), his remarks will be drawn to the attention of the Leader of the House.

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Midland Metro Bill (By Order)

Order for consideration, as amended, read.

Question proposed, That the Bill be now considered.-- [The Chairman of Ways and Means.]

7.26 pm

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