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Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North)

Bates, Michael

Blackburn, Dr John G.

Booth, Hartley

Bottomley, Peter (Eltham)

Bowis, John

Brandreth, Gyles

Brazier, Julian

Bright, Graham

Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes)

Browning, Mrs. Angela

Bruce, Ian (S Dorset)

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butler, Peter

Carlisle, John (Luton North)

Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)

Carrington, Matthew

Carttiss, Michael

Cash, William

Clappison, James

Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ruclif)

Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey

Congdon, David

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cope, Rt Hon Sir John

Day, Stephen

Devlin, Tim

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Dover, Den

Duncan, Alan

Dunn, Bob

Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Evans, David (Welwyn Hatfield)

Evans, Jonathan (Brecon)

Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley)

Evennett, David

Fabricant, Michael

Fishburn, Dudley

Forman, Nigel

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring)

Freeman, Rt Hon Roger

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French, Douglas

Garnier, Edward

Gillan, Cheryl

Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles

Gorman, Mrs Teresa

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N)

Hague, William

Hamilton, Neil (Tatton)

Harris, David

Hawksley, Warren

Hayes, Jerry

Heald, Oliver

Hendry, Charles

Horam, John

Hughes Robert G. (Harrow W)

Hunter, Andrew

Jack, Michael

Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey

Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N)

Jopling, Rt Hon Michael

Key, Robert

Kilfedder, Sir James

Kirkhope, Timothy

Knapman, Roger

Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash)

Knight, Greg (Derby N)

Kynoch, George (Kincardine)

Lait, Mrs Jacqui

Legg, Barry

Lidington, David

Lilley, Rt Hon Peter

Luff, Peter

MacKay, Andrew

McLoughlin, Patrick

McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick

Malone, Gerald

Mans, Keith

Marlow, Tony

Martin, David (Portsmouth S)

Merchant, Piers

Milligan, Stephen

Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling)

Moate, Sir Roger

Moss, Malcolm

Needham, Richard

Nelson, Anthony

Neubert, Sir Michael

Newton, Rt Hon Tony

Oppenheim, Phillip

Page, Richard

Paice, James

Patnick, Irvine

Porter, David (Waveney)

Powell, William (Corby)

Redwood, Rt Hon John

Richards, Rod

Riddick, Graham

Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn

Robinson, Mark (Somerton)

Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent)

Ryder, Rt Hon Richard

Scott, Rt Hon Nicholas

Shaw, David (Dover)

Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)

Skeet, Sir Trevor

Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield)

Spencer, Sir Derek

Spink, Dr Robert

Sproat, Iain

Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John

Stephen, Michael

Stern, Michael

Stewart, Allan

Sumberg, David

Sweeney, Walter

Taylor, Ian (Esher)

Taylor, John M. (Solihull)

Thomason, Roy

Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V)

Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)

Thurnham, Peter

Trend, Michael

Twinn, Dr Ian

Viggers, Peter

Waller, Gary

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Waterson, Nigel

Wells, Bowen

Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John

Whittingdale, John

Widdecombe, Ann

Wilkinson, John

Willetts, David

Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton)

Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld)

Wood, Timothy

Young, Rt Hon Sir George

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. David Lightbown and

Mr. Sydney Chapman.

Question accordingly negatived .

Question , That the proposed words be there added, put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 30 (Questions on amendments) and agreed to .

Question accordingly agreed to .

Madam Speaker-- forthwith declared the Main Question, as amended, to be agreed to .

Resolved ,

That this House welcomes the progress that the Welsh economy has made in recent years as a result of the Government's policies ; and notes with approval that the Government intends to continue to pursue vigorously these same policies that have brought about this success.

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