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Ward, John

Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)

Waterson, Nigel

Watts, John

Wells, Bowen

Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John

Whitney, Ray

Whittingdale, John

Widdecombe, Ann

Wiggin, Sir Jerry

Willetts, David

Wilshire, David

Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton)

Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld)

Wolfson, Mark

Wood, Timothy

Yeo, Tim

Young, Rt Hon Sir George

Tellers for the Ayes :

Mr. David Lightbown and

Mr. Sidney Chapman.

NOES

Alton, David

Ashdown, Rt Hon Paddy

Ashton, Joe

Austin-Walker, John

Barnes, Harry

Beith, Rt Hon A. J.

Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)

Burden, Richard

Callaghan, Jim

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Carlile, Alexander (Montgomry)

Cohen, Harry

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Corbyn, Jeremy

Corston, Ms Jean

Cox, Tom

Cryer, Bob

Cummings, John

Cunningham, Jim (Covy SE)

Davis, Terry (B'ham, H'dge H'l)

Ewing, Mrs Margaret

Godman, Dr Norman A.

Godsiff, Roger

Graham, Thomas

Grant, Bernie (Tottenham)

Harvey, Nick

Hoey, Kate

Hood, Jimmy

Jamieson, David

Johnston, Sir Russell

Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham)

Kirkwood, Archy

Lewis, Terry

Livingstone, Ken

Llwyd, Elfyn

Loyden, Eddie

Macdonald, Calum

McKelvey, William

Maclennan, Robert

Madden, Max

Maddock, Mrs Diana

Michie, Mrs Ray (Argyll Bute)

Mitchell, Austin (Gt Grimsby)

Morris, Estelle (B'ham Yardley)

Olner, William

Primarolo, Dawn

Rendel, David

Salmond, Alex

Skinner, Dennis

Steel, Rt Hon Sir David

Taylor, Matthew (Truro)

Tyler, Paul

Wallace, James

Welsh, Andrew

Wigley, Dafydd

Tellers for the Noes :

Mr. Don Foster and

Mr. Simon Hughes.

Question accordingly agreed to.

4. Tobacco products (rates)

Resolved,

That--

(1) For the Table in Schedule 1 to the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted--

"TABLE

1. Cigarettes An amount equal to 20 per cent. of the retail price plus £52.33 per thousand cigarettes.

2. Cigars £77.58 per kilogram.

3. Hand-rolling tobacco £81.86 per kilogram

4. Other smoking tobacco

and chewing tobacco £34.26 per kilogram."

(2) This Resolution shall come into force at 6 o'clock in the evening of 30th November 1993.

And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.

5. Hydrocarbon oil (rates)

Motion made, and Question put, --

That--

(1) In section 6(1) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 for "£0.3058" and "£0.2514" there shall be substituted "£0.3314" and "£0.2770" respectively.

(2) In section 11(1) of that Act for "£0.0105" and "£0.0149" there shall be substituted "£0.0116" and "£0.0164" respectively. (3) In section 14(1) of that Act for "£0.0105" there shall be substituted "£0.0116".

(4) This Resolution shall come into force at 6 o'clock in the evening of 30th November 1993.

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And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968. The House divided : Ayes 323, Noes 52.

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AYES

Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey)

Aitken, Jonathan

Alexander, Richard

Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby)

Allason, Rupert (Torbay)

Amess, David

Ancram, Michael

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv)

Ashby, David

Aspinwall, Jack

Atkins, Robert

Atkinson, David (Bour'mouth E)

Atkinson, Peter (Hexham)

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North)

Baldry, Tony

Banks, Matthew (Southport)

Banks, Robert (Harrogate)

Bates, Michael

Batiste, Spencer

Bellingham, Henry

Bendall, Vivian

Beresford, Sir Paul

Biffen, Rt Hon John

Blackburn, Dr John G.

Bonsor, Sir Nicholas

Booth, Hartley

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter (Eltham)

Bottomley, Rt Hon Virginia

Bowden, Andrew

Bowis, John

Boyson, Rt Hon Sir Rhodes

Brandreth, Gyles

Brazier, Julian

Bright, Graham

Brooke, Rt Hon Peter

Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes)

Browning, Mrs. Angela

Bruce, Ian (S Dorset)

Budgen, Nicholas

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butcher, John

Butler, Peter

Butterfill, John

Carlisle, John (Luton North)

Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)

Carrington, Matthew

Carttiss, Michael

Cash, William

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Chapman, Sydney

Churchill, Mr

Clappison, James

Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)

Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ruclif)

Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey

Coe, Sebastian

Colvin, Michael

Congdon, David

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Anthony (Wyre For'st)

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cope, Rt Hon Sir John

Cormack, Patrick

Couchman, James

Cran, James

Currie, Mrs Edwina (S D'by'ire)

Curry, David (Skipton & Ripon)

Davis, David (Boothferry)

Day, Stephen

Deva, Nirj Joseph

Devlin, Tim

Dickens, Geoffrey

Dicks, Terry

Dorrell, Stephen

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Dover, Den

Duncan, Alan

Duncan-Smith, Iain

Dunn, Bob

Durant, Sir Anthony

Dykes, Hugh

Eggar, Tim

Elletson, Harold

Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Evans, David (Welwyn Hatfield)

Evans, Jonathan (Brecon)

Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley)

Evans, Roger (Monmouth)

Evennett, David

Faber, David

Fabricant, Michael

Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Field, Barry (Isle of Wight)

Fishburn, Dudley

Forman, Nigel

Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)

Forth, Eric

Fowler, Rt Hon Sir Norman

Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring)

Fox, Sir Marcus (Shipley)

Freeman, Rt Hon Roger

French, Douglas

Fry, Peter

Gale, Roger

Gallie, Phil

Gardiner, Sir George

Garel-Jones, Rt Hon Tristan

Garnier, Edward

Gill, Christopher

Gillan, Cheryl

Goodlad, Rt Hon Alastair

Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles

Gorman, Mrs Teresa

Gorst, John

Grant, Sir A. (Cambs SW)

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Greenway, John (Ryedale)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N)

Grylls, Sir Michael

Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn

Hague, William

Hamilton, Rt Hon Archie (Epsom)

Hamilton, Neil (Tatton)

Hampson, Dr Keith

Hanley, Jeremy

Hannam, Sir John

Hargreaves, Andrew

Harris, David

Haselhurst, Alan

Hawkins, Nick

Hawksley, Warren

Hayes, Jerry

Heald, Oliver

Heathcoat-Amory, David

Hendry, Charles

Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael

Hicks, Robert

Higgins, Rt Hon Sir Terence L.

Hill, James (Southampton Test)

Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas (G'tham)

Horam, John

Hordern, Rt Hon Sir Peter

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