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Nicholson, David (Taunton)

Nicholson, Emma (Devon West)

Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley

Oppenheim, Phillip

Page, Richard

Paice, James

Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil

Patnick, Irvine

Patten, Rt Hon Chris (Bath)

Patten, Rt Hon John

Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey

Pawsey, James

Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth

Porter, Barry (Wirral S)

Portillo, Michael

Price, Sir David

Raffan, Keith

Renton, Rt Hon Tim

Rhodes James, Robert

Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas

Rifkind, Rt Hon Malcolm

Roberts, Sir Wyn (Conwy)

Roe, Mrs Marion

Rossi, Sir Hugh

Rowe, Andrew

Rumbold, Rt Hon Mrs Angela

Ryder, Rt Hon Richard

Sainsbury, Hon Tim

Sayeed, Jonathan

Scott, Rt Hon Nicholas

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)

Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb')

Shelton, Sir William

Shephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW)

Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)

Shersby, Michael

Sims, Roger

Skeet, Sir Trevor

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Speed, Keith

Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)

Stanbrook, Ivor

Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John

Steen, Anthony

Stern, Michael

Stevens, Lewis

Stewart, Andy (Sherwood)

Stewart, Rt Hon Ian (Herts N)

Stokes, Sir John

Sumberg, David

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)

Temple-Morris, Peter

Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thorne, Neil

Thornton, Malcolm

Thurnham, Peter

Townend, John (Bridlington)

Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)

Tracey, Richard

Twinn, Dr Ian

Viggers, Peter

Wakeham, Rt Hon John

Waldegrave, Rt Hon William

Walker, Bill (T'side North)

Waller, Gary

Walters, Sir Dennis

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Warren, Kenneth

Watts, John

Wheeler, Sir John

Whitney, Ray

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Mrs Ann

Winterton, Nicholas

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Woodcock, Dr. Mike

Yeo, Tim

Young, Sir George (Acton)

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. John M. Taylor and

Mr. Tom Sackville.

NOES

Alton, David

Ashdown, Rt Hon Paddy

Barnes, Mrs Rosie (Greenwich)

Beith, A. J.

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Carlile, Alex (Mont'g)

Carr, Michael

Cartwright, John

Douglas, Dick

Fearn, Ronald

Howells, Geraint

Hughes, Simon (Southwark)

Johnston, Sir Russell

Jones, Ieuan (Ynys Mo n)

Kirkwood, Archy

Livsey, Richard

Maclennan, Robert

Michie, Mrs Ray (Arg'l & Bute)

Owen, Rt Hon Dr David

Sillars, Jim

Skinner, Dennis

Steel, Rt Hon Sir David

Wallace, James

Wigley, Dafydd

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Malcolm Bruce and

Mr. Andrew Welsh.

Question accordingly agreed to.

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

Resolved,

That this House welcomes the fact that the Government is undertaking a thorough review of local government finance, structure and functions ; looks forward to a statement when that review has reached the appropriate stage ; and in the meantime notes that, on information published to date, the average community charge actually set by local authorities in England will be £393, and welcomes the generous provision made by the Government, by way of the community charge reduction scheme, community charge benefit and income support, the combined effect of which will be to reduce the average net charge actually payable next year to under £275.

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