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NOES

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Austin-Walker, John

Banks, Tony (Newham NW)

Bayley, Hugh

Benn, Rt Hon Tony

Bennett, Andrew F

Bermingham, Gerald

Campbell-Savours, D N

Cook, Frank (Stockton N)

Corbyn, Jeremy

Cox, Tom

Dixon, Don

Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth

Etherington, Bill

George, Bruce

Golding, Mrs Llin

Gordon, Mildred

Hood, Jimmy

Illsley, Eric

Kilfoyle, Peter

Lewis, Terry

Lloyd, Tony (Stretford)

McCartney, Ian

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McFall, John

Mackinlay, Andrew

McWilliam, John

Mahon, Alice

Marshall, Jim (Leicester, S)

Meale, Alan

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Mitchell, Austin (Gt Grimsby)

O'Hara, Edward

Paisley, The Reverend Ian

Pendry, Tom

Pickthall, Colin

Powell, Ray (Ogmore)

Simpson, Alan

Smith, Llew (Blaenau Gwent)

Snape, Peter

Spearing, Nigel

Spellar, John

Winnick, David

Tellers for the Noes: Mr. Denis Skinner and Mr. Harry Barnes.

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Question accordingly agreed to.

Resolved,

That, during the present Session of Parliament, the Standing Orders and practice of the House shall have effect subject to the modifications set out below.

(1) In this Order `a consolidation bill' means a public bill such as is defined in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 123 (Joint Committee on Consolidation, &c., Bills).

(2) Notices of amendments, new clauses and new schedules to be moved in committee in respect of a consolidation bill may be received by the Clerks at the Table before the bill has been read a second time.

(3) If a motion that a consolidation bill be not committed is made by a Minister of the Crown immediately after the bill has been read a second time, the motion shall not require notice and the question thereon shall be put forthwith and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

(4) The question for the third reading of a consolidation bill shall be put forthwith.

(5) Any public bill, the main purpose of which is to give effect to proposals contained in a report by either of the Law Commissions, other than a private Member's bill or a consolidation bill, shall, when it is set down for second reading, stand referred to a second reading committee, unless--

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(a) the House otherwise orders, or

(b) the bill is referred to the Scottish Grand Committee. (6) If a motion that a bill such as is referred to in paragraph (5) above shall not stand referred to a second reading committee is made by a Minister of the Crown at the commencement of public business, the question thereon shall be put forthwith.

(7) The provisions of paragraphs (3) to (6) of Standing Order No. 90 (Second reading committees) shall apply to any bill referred to a second reading committee under paragraph (5) above.

MONEY RESOLUTIONS AND WAYS AND MEANS RESOLUTIONS Motion made, and Question put,

That, during the present Session of Parliament, the Standing Orders and practice of the House shall have effect subject to the modifications set out below.

(1) The Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on motions authorising expenditure in connection with a bill and on ways and means motions in connection with a bill-- (i) forthwith, if such a motion is made at the same sitting as that at which the bill has been read a second time; or

(ii) not later than three-quarters of an hour after the commencement of those proceedings, if the motion is made otherwise. (2) Business under paragraph (1) above may be proceeded with at any hour, though opposed.

(3) In Standing Order No. 14 (Exempted business) paragraph (1) (d) and the proviso thereto shall be omitted.- [Mr. Newton.]

The House divided: Ayes 202, Noes 51.

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AYES

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Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey)

Aitken, Rt Hon Jonathan

Alexander, Richard

Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby)

Amess, David

Anderson, Ms Janet (Ros'dale)

Arbuthnot, James

Armstrong, Hilary

Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)

Atkins, Robert

Atkinson, Peter (Hexham)

Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North)

Bates, Michael

Battle, John

Beith, Rt Hon A J

Beresford, Sir Paul

Betts, Clive

Bonsor, Sir Nicholas

Booth, Hartley

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter (Eltham)

Bottomley, Rt Hon Virginia

Bowis, John

Brandreth, Gyles

Bright, Sir Graham

Browning, Mrs. Angela

Burns, Simon

Butler, Peter

Campbell, Mrs Anne (C'bridge)

Carrington, Matthew

Carttiss, Michael

Channon, Rt Hon Paul

Church, Judith

Clapham, Michael

Clappison, James

Clark, Dr David (South Shields)

Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ru'clif)

Coe, Sebastian

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