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Illsley, Eric

Janner, Greville

Jones, Barry (Alyn & Deeside)

Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)

Lamond, James

Leighton, Ron

Lewis, Terry

Lofthouse, Geoffrey

McAvoy, Thomas

McKay, Allen (Barnsley West)

McMaster, Gordon

Mahon, Mrs Alice

Martin, Michael J. (Springburn)

Michael, Alun

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

O'Brien, William

Parry, Robert

Patchett, Terry

Pike, Peter L.

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)

Primarolo, Dawn

Rooney, Terence

Skinner, Dennis

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

Soley, Clive

Spearing, Nigel

Steinberg, Gerry

Wareing, Robert N.

Wise, Mrs Audrey

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Harry Cohen and

Mr. Harry Barnes.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed.

Mr. Cryer : On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Will you confirm that the business motion which comes next on the Order Paper is not debatable but that, if the motion had been taken yesterday and not withdrawn by the Government, we could have debated it for at least an hour yesterday? Are not the Government deliberately gagging Parliament by tabling this motion?

Mr. Deputy Speaker : The hon. Member is correct. The motion is not debatable.

Motion made, and Question put,

That, at this day's sitting, the Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill [ Lords ] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour, and the Motion in the name of Mr. John MacGregor relating to Sittings of the House may be proceeded with, though opposed, until half-past Eleven o'clock or for one and a half hours after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later.-- [Mr. Greg Knight.]

The House divided : Ayes 175, Noes 54.

Division No. 203] [10.25 pm

AYES

Adley, Robert

Alexander, Richard

Amos, Alan

Arbuthnot, James

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Ashby, David

Aspinwall, Jack

Atkins, Robert

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)

Baldry, Tony

Beaumont-Dark, Anthony

Beith, A. J.

Bellingham, Henry

Bellotti, David

Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)

Bevan, David Gilroy

Blackburn, Dr John G.

Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Boscawen, Hon Robert

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter

Bottomley, Mrs Virginia

Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)

Bowis, John

Brandon-Bravo, Martin

Brazier, Julian

Bright, Graham

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

Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butterfill, John

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)

Carr, Michael

Carrington, Matthew

Cash, William

Chapman, Sydney

Chope, Christopher

Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)

Clark, Rt Hon Sir William

Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe)

Colvin, Michael

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cope, Rt Hon Sir John

Cran, James

Currie, Mrs Edwina

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Day, Stephen

Dorrell, Stephen

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Durant, Sir Anthony

Eggar, Tim

Emery, Sir Peter

Evans, David (Welwyn Hatf'd)

Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas

Fallon, Michael

Favell, Tony

Fearn, Ronald

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Fookes, Dame Janet

Forman, Nigel

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Forth, Eric

Fowler, Rt Hon Sir Norman

Fox, Sir Marcus

Freeman, Roger

French, Douglas

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