§ Paragraph (1) of the Second Schedule to the Finance Act, 1920, which prescribes the rates of duty on cycles shall have effect by the addition thereto of rates of duty for mechanically assisted pedal cycles as follows:—
| £ | s. | |
| Bicycles propelled by pedals assisted with a mechanical motor attachment not exceeding 100 1bs. in weight unladen | 0 | 10 |
| Tricycles propelled by pedals assisted with a mechanical motor attachment not exceeding 200 1bs. in weight unladen. | 1 | 10 |
§ —[Mr. Toole.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Mr. TOOLEI beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
It is quite a simple matter as I understand it, and will not cost very much.
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Mr. Gosling)This proposed Clause cannot be accepted in its present form, as it would include light-weight motor cycles; in fact, apparently all one would have to do would be to put pedals on these vehicles, in order to bring them within the suggested Clause, though doubtless the real intention is to deal with what are known as "auto-wheel attachments." As far as the second part of the Amendment is concerned, the Ministry of Transport dealt with this matter as long ago as January, 1921, and on the 28th of that month, in Information Circular No. 2 then issued, there appeared the following information:
Auto-wheels, bicycles and tricycles primarily constructed to be propelled by pedals and fitted with an auto-wheel attachment
§ as an additional or alternative method of propulsion should only be charged with duty at the annual rate of 30s."
§ As far as the Ministry of Transport is aware, this paragraph has been acted upon throughout the country ever since that date. In these circumstances I cannot accept this Clause.
§ Mr. TOOLEI should like to ask if the Minister of Transport has any opinion of his own on the matter.
§ Mr. GOSLINGThe opinions that I have of my own are opinions which I form after having good advice.
§ Question put, "That the Clause be read a Second time."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 76; Noes, 214.
2167| Division No. 139.] | AYES. | [2.0 a.m. |
| Balfour, George (Hampstead) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Banks, Reginald Mitchell | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Richardson, Lt-Col. Sir P. (Chertsey) |
| Barnston, Major Sir Harry | Harland, A. | Roberts, Samuel (Hereford, Hereford) |
| Becker, Harry | Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent) | Ropner, Major L. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | Hartington, Marquess of | Roundell, Colonel R. F. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) | Hennessy, Major J. R. G. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Blades, Sir George Rowland | Herbert, Dennis (Hertford, Walford) | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. | Howard, Hn, D. (Cumberland,Northrn.) | Sandeman, A. Stewart |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Hughes, Collingwood | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. |
| Burman, J. B. | Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. F. S. | Savery, S. S. |
| Butler, Sir Geoffrey | Kindersley, Major G. M. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Butt, Sir Alfred | King, Captain Henry Douglas | Somerville, Daniel (Barrow-in-Furness) |
| Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton | Lumley, L. R. | Spender-Clay, Lieut.-Colonel H. H. |
| Cope, Major William | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Steel, Samuel Strang |
| Courthope, Lieut.-Col. George L. | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Curzon, Captain Viscount | Morrison-Bell, Major A. C. (Honiton) | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) | Watson, Sir F. (Pudsey and Otley) |
| Davidson, Major-General Sir J. H. | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert | Wheler, Lieut.-Col. Granville C. H. |
| Dawson, Sir Philip | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Hugh | Wilson, Sir Charles H. (Leeds,Central) |
| Dixey, A. C. | Penny, Frederick George | Wise, Sir Fredric |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Perkins, Colonel E. K. | Wragg, Herbert |
| Eyres-Monsell, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Philipson, Mabel | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Falle, Major Sir Bertram Godfray | Pielou, D. P. | |
| Ferguson, H. | Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Greenwood, William (Stockport) | Raine, W. | Mr. Deans and Mr. Remer. |
| Hacking, Captain Douglas H. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Ackroyd, T. R. | Clayton, G. C. | Foot, Isaac |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. William | Climie. R. | Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Cluse, W. S. | Gates, Percy |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) | Gaunt, Rear-Admiral Sir Guy R. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Compton, Joseph | George, Major G. L. (Pembroke) |
| Aske, Sir Robert William | Comyns-Carr, A. S. | Gibbins, Joseph |
| Attlee, Major Clement R. | Costello, L. W. J. | Gillett, George M. |
| Baker, Walter | Cove, W. G. | Gorman, William |
| Banton, G. | Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Gosling, Harry |
| Barclay, R. Noton | Crittall, V. G. | Gould, Frederick (Somerset, Frome) |
| Barnes, A. | Darbishire, C. W. | Graham, W. (Edinburgh, Central) |
| Batey, Joseph | Davies, David (Montgomery) | Greene. W. P. Crawford |
| Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith) | Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) |
| Birkett, W. N. | Dickie, Captain J. P. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) |
| Blundell, F. N. | Dickson, T. | Grundy, T. W. |
| Bonwick, Alfred J. | Dodds, S. R. | Guest, Dr. L. Haden (Southwark, N.) |
| Briant, Frank | Duckworth, John | Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) |
| Broad, F. A. | Dukes, C. | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) |
| Bromfield, William | Duncan, C. | Harbord, Arthur |
| Brown, A. E. (Warwick, Rugby) | Edwards, G. (Norfolk, Southern) | Hardie, George D. |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Egan, W. H. | Harris, Percy A. |
| Buckle, J. | England, Colonel A. | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon |
| Charleton, H. C. | Falconer, J. | Harvey,C.M.B.(Aberd'n & Kincardne) |
| Clarke, A. | Fletcher, Lieut.-Com. R. T. H. | Harvey, T. E. (Dewsbury) |
| Hastings, Sir Patrick | Mansel, Sir Courtenay | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhlthe) |
| Haycock, A. W. | March, S. | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) |
| Hayday, Arthur | Marley, James | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Henderson, A. (Cardiff, South) | Martin, F. (Aberdeen & Kinc'dine, E.) | Snell, Harry |
| Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Martin, W. H. (Dumbarton) | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Henderson, W. W. (Middlesex, Enfld.) | Middleton, G. | Spence, R. |
| Hillary, A. E. | Mills, J. E. | Spero, Dr. G. E. |
| Hindle, F. | Mond, H. | Spoor, B. G. |
| Hirst, G. H. | Morris, R. H. | Stamford, T. W. |
| Hobhouse, A. L. | Morrison, Herbert (Hackney, South) | Starmer, Sir Charles |
| Hodges, Frank | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham. N.) | Stranger, Innes Harold |
| Hoffman, P. C. | Morse, W. E. | Sturrock, J. Leng |
| Howard, Hon. G. (Bedford, Luton) | Mosley, Oswald | Sunlight. J. |
| Hudson, J. H. | Moulton, Major Fletcher | Tattersall, J. L. |
| Isaacs, G. A. | Murray, Robert | Terrington, Lady |
| Jackson, R. F. (Ipswich) | Murrell, Frank | Thompson, Piers G. (Torquay) |
| Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Naylor, T. E. | Thomson, Trevelyan (Middlesbro, W.) |
| Jenkins, W. A. (Brecon and Radnor) | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| John, William (Rhondda, West) | Nixon, H. | Thornton, Maxwell R. |
| Johnston, Thomas (Stirling) | O'Grady, Captain James | Thurtle, E. |
| Johnstone, Harcourt (Willesden, East) | Oliver, P. M. (Manchester, Blackley) | Toole, J. |
| Jones, C. Sydney (Liverpool, W. Derby) | Owen, Major G. | Tout, W. J. |
| Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) | Paling, W. | Vivian, H. |
| Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) | Palmer, E. T. | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Jones. Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Ward, G. (Leicester, Bosworth) |
| Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Pattinson, S. (Horncastle) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Perry, S. F. | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Jowitt, W. A. (The Hartlepools) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney |
| Kay, Sir R. Newbald | Philllpps, Vivian | Wedgwood, Col. Rt. Hon. Josiah C. |
| Kedward, R. M. | Potts, John S. | Wells, S. R. |
| Keens, T. | Purcell, A. A. | Whiteley, W. |
| Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Rattety, F. W. | Williams, A. (York, W.R., Sowerby) |
| Kirkwood, D. | Ramage, Captain Cecil Beresford | Williams, David (Swansea, E.) |
| Lamb, J. Q. | Rathbone, Hugh R. | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Lansbury, George | Rea, W. Russell | Williams, Col. P. (Middlesbrough, E.) |
| Laverack, F. J. | Rees, Sir Beddoe | Williams, Maj. A. S. (Kent, Sevenoaks) |
| Law, A. | Richards, R. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Lawson, John James | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Williams, Lt.-Col. T.S.B. (Kennington) |
| Leach, W. | Robertson, J. (Lanark, Bothwell) | Willison, H. |
| Lee, F. | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Lessing, E. | Romeril, H. G. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Linfield, F. C. | Royle, C. | Windsor, Walter |
| Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) | Scurr, John | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Loverseed, J. F. | Seely, H. M. (Norfolk, Eastern) | Wright, W. |
| Lunn, William | Sexton, James | Young, Andrew (Glasgow, Partick) |
| McEntee, V. L. | Shepperson, E. W. | |
| Macfadyen, E. | Sherwood, George Henry | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.ߞ |
| Mackinder, W. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Warne. |
| Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) |