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NOES

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Adams, Mrs Irene

Barnes, Harry

Beith, Rt Hon A J

Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)

Clarke, Eric (Midlothian)

Corbyn, Jeremy

Dixon, Don

Donohoe, Brian H

Etherington, Bill

Evans, John (St Helens N)

Fabricant, Michael

Foster, Don (Bath)

Fry, Sir Peter

Hood, Jimmy

Howarth, George (Knowsley North)

Hoyle, Doug

Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham)

Kennedy, Charles (Ross,C&S)

Kirkwood, Archy

Lewis, Terry

Lloyd, Tony (Stretford)

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Loyden, Eddie

Lynne, Ms Liz

McAllion, John

McKelvey, William

Mackinlay, Andrew

Maclennan, Robert

Mahon, Alice

Michael, Alun

Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)

Miller, Andrew

Primarolo, Dawn

Sheerman, Barry

Skinner, Dennis

Spellar, John

Timms, Stephen

Tyler, Paul

Welsh, Andrew

Wray, Jimmy

Tellers for the Noes: Mr. David Hanson and Mr. John Carlisle.

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Question accordingly agreed to.

Madam Deputy Speaker: We now come to motion 7.

Mr. Sheerman: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Labour Members understand that the same method was used for this order--

Mr. Andrew MacKay (Lord Commissioner to the Treasury): Stop playing to the Gallery.

Mr. Sheerman: I am not playing to the Gallery. This matter is far more important than the hon. Gentleman understands or will ever understand; it is about public and parliamentary scrutiny and honesty in British politics.

This order is similar to the previous order and enables the Daily Mail , Capital and GWR to take over and monopolise radio stations in the south of England for political purposes.

Madam Deputy Speaker: The hon. Gentleman has made his point. I can do nothing further from the Chair.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.), That the draft Broadcasting (Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 1995, which was laid before this House on 29th June, be approved.-- [Mr. Kirkhope.]

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The House divided: Ayes 113, Noes 31.

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AYES

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Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey)

Allason, Rupert (Torbay)

Amess, David

Arbuthnot, James

Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset)

Beggs, Roy

Booth, Hartley

Boswell, Tim

Bottomley, Peter (Eltham)

Browning, Mrs Angela

Burns, Simon

Burt, Alistair

Butcher, John

Butler, Peter

Carlisle, John (Luton North)

Carttiss, Michael

Chapman, Sir Sydney

Clappison, James

Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey

Congdon, David

Conway, Derek

Coombs, Simon (Swindon)

Cope, Rt Hon Sir John

Cran, James

Davies, Quentin (Stamford)

Day, Stephen

Devlin, Tim

Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James

Dover, Den

Duncan, Alan

Eggar, Rt Hon Tim

Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter

Evans, Roger (Monmouth)

Fabricant, Michael

Fenner, Dame Peggy

Forman, Nigel

Forsyth, Rt Hon Michael (Stirling)

Forth, Eric

Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring)

Freeman, Rt Hon Roger

Gillan, Cheryl

Goodlad, Rt Hon Alastair

Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)

Greenway, John (Ryedale)

Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N)

Harris, David

Heald, Oliver

Hendry, Charles

Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A)

Hughes, Robert G (Harrow W)

Hunt, Rt Hon David (Wirral W)

Jack, Michael

Jones, Robert B (W Hertfdshr)

King, Rt Hon Tom

Kirkhope, Timothy

Knapman, Roger

Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash)

Knight, Rt Hon Greg (Derby N)

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