HC Deb 28 June 1951 vol 489 cc1724-8

The Treasury may by order direct that a rebate of 41—d. a gallon shall be allowed in respect of the duty on light hydrocarbon oils imposed under section two of the Finance Act, 1928 (as amended by subsequent enactments), in the case of—

  1. (a)any white spirit; and
  2. (b)any light oils, other than white spirit, which are not used as fuel in mechanically propelled vehicles constructed or adapted for use on roads.

Brought up, and read the First time.

Mr. Geoffrey Lloyd

I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time."

Question put.

The House divided: Ayes, 266 Noes, 282.

Division No. 156.] AYES [10.18 p.m
Aitken, W. T. Birch, Nigel Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n)
Alport, C. J. M. Bishop, F. P. Carr, Robert (Mitcham)
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Black, C. W. Carson, Hon. E.
Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) Channon, H.
Arbuthnot, John Bossom, A. C. Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S.
Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead)
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W) Boyle, Sir Edward Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmouth, W.)
Astor, Hon. M. L. Bracken, Rt. Hon. B Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert (Ilford, S.)
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr J. M. Braine, B. R. Cooper-Key, E. M.
Baldwin, A. E. Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Corbett, Lt.-Col. Uvedale (Ludlow)
Banks, Col. C Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N.W.) Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne)
Baxter, A. B. Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W Cranbome, Viscount
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C.
Bell, R. M. Browne, Jack (Govan) Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E.
Bennett, Sir Peter (Edgbaston) Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Crouch, R. F.
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Crowder, Capt. John (Finchley)
Bennett, William (Woodside) Burden, F. A. Crowder Petre (Ruistip—Northwood)
Bevim, J. R. (Liverpool, Texteth) Butcher, H. W. Cundiff, F. W.
Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Kerr, H. W. (Cambridge) Redmayne, M.
Davies, Nigel (Epping) Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H Remnant, Hon. P
de Chair, Somerset Lambert, Hon. G. Renton, D. L. M.
De la Bére, R. Lancaster, Col. C. G Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Deedes, W. F. Langford-Holt, J. Roberts, Maj. Peter (Heeley)
Digby, S. Wingfield Law, Rt. Hon. R. K Robertson, Sir David (Caithness)
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Leather, E. H. C. Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Donner, P. W Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A M Robson-Brown, W.
Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Malcolm Lennox-Boyd, A. T. Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks)
Drayson, G. B. Lindsay, Martin Roper, Sir Harold
Drewe, C. Linstead, H. N. Russell, R. S.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G (King's Norton) Ryder, Capt. R. E. D.
Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur
Dunglass, Lord Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Sandys, Rt. Hon. D
Duthie, W. S. Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C. Savory, Prof. D. L.
Eccles, D. M. Longden, Gilbert (Herts, S.W.) Scott, Donald
Erroll, F. J. Low, A. R. W. Shepherd, William
Fisher, Nigel Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter
Fletcher, Walter (Bury) Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) Smithers, Peter (Winchester)
Fort, R Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood)
Foster, John McAdden, S. J. Snadden, W. McN.
Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S. Soames, Capt. C.
Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Macdonald, A. J. F. (Roxburgh) Spearman, A. C. M.
Gage, C. H. Macdonald, Sir Peter (I. of Wight) Spence, H. R. (Aberdeenshire, W.)
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Spens, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.)
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) McKibbin, A. Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard (N. Fylde)
Gammans, L. D. McKie, J. H (Galloway) Stevens, G. P.
Garner-Evans, E. H. (Denbign) Maclay, Hon. John Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.)
Gates, Maj. E. E. Maclean, Fitzroy Stoddart-Scolt, Col. M.
George, Lady Megan Lloyd MacLeod, Iain(Enfield, W.) Storey, S.
Granville, Edgar (Eye) MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.)
Gridley, Sir Arnold Maitland, Cmdr. J. W. Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Manningham-Buller, R. E. Studholme, H, G.
Grimston, Robert (Westbury) Marlowe, A. A. H. Summers, G. S
Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) Marples, A. E. Sutcliffe, H.
Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin) Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne)
Harris, Reader (Heston) Marshall, Sidney (Sutton) Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) Maude, Angus (Ealing, S.) Teevan, T. L.
Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Maude, John (Exeter) Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford)
Harvie-Watt, Sir George Maudling, R, Thompson, Kenneth Pugh (Walton)
Hay, John Mellor, Sir John Thompson, Lt.-Cmdr R. (Croydon, W.)
Head, Brig. A. H. Molson, A. H. E. Thorneycroft, Peter (Monmouth)
Headlam, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir Cuthbert Monckton, Sir Walter Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C. N.
Heald, Lionel Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Thorp, Brig. R A. F
Hicks-Beach, Maj. W. W Morrison, John (Salisbury) Tilney, John
Higgs, J. M. C. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Touche, G. C.
Hill, Dr Charles (Luton) Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. Turner, H. F. L
Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) Nabarro, G. Turton, R. H.
Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Nicholls Harmar Tweedsmuir, Lady
Hirst, Geoffrey Nicholson, G. Vane, W. M. F.
Hollis, M. C Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P Vaugham-Morgan, J. K
Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich) Nugent, G. R. H. Wade, D. W.
Hope, Lord John Nutting, Anthony Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W)
Hopkinson, Henry Oakshott, H. D. Walker-Smith, D. C.
Hornsby-Smith, Miss P. Odey, G. W Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Florence O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth)
Howard, Gerald (Cambridgeshire) Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C
Howard, Greville (St. Ives) Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Watkinson, H.
Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.) Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster)
Hudson, Rt. Hon. Robert (Southport) Orr-Ewing, Ian L. (Weston-super-Mare) Wheatley, Maj. M. J. (Poole)
Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) Osborne, C. White, Baker (Canterbury)
Hulbert, Wing Cmdr. N, J. Peake, Rt. Hon. O. Williams, Charles (Torquay)
Hurd, A. R. Perkins, W. R. D. Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Hutchinson, Geoffrey (llford, N.) Peto, Brig. C. H. M. Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E)
Hutchison, Lt.-Com. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) Pickthorn, K. Wills, G.
Hutchison, Col. James (Glasgow) Pitman, I. J. Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Hylton-Foster, H. B Powell, J. Enoch Wood, Hon. R.
Jennings, R. Price, Henry (Lewisham, W) York, C.
Johnson, Howard (Kemptown) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O
Jones, A (Hall Green) Profumo, J. D. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Jeynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W Raikes, H. V. Major Conant and Mr. Vosper.
Kaberry, D Rayner, Brig. R
NOES
Acland, Sir Richard Balfour, A. Blyton, W. R.
Adams, Richard Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J Boardman, H.
Albu, A. H. Bartley, P. Booth, A.
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F J Bottomley, A. G
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Benn, Wedgwood Bowden, H. W.
Anderson, Frank (Whitehaven) Benson, G. Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton)
Attlee, Rt. Hon C. R Beswick, F. Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth
Awbery, S. S. Bevan, Rt. Hon. A (Ebbw Vale) Brook, Dryden (Halifax)
Ayles, W. H. Bing, G. H. C. Brooks, T. J. (Normanton)
Baird, J. Blenkinsop, A. Broughton, Dr. A. D. D
Brawn, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth) Parker, J.
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Houghton, D. Paton, J.
Burke, W. A. Hoy, J. Pearson, A.
Burton, Miss E. Hubbard, T. Peart, T. F.
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S) Hudson, James (Ealling, N.) Porter, G.
Callaghan, L. J. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton)
Carmichael, J. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W)
Castle, Mrs. B. A Hughes, Moelwyn (Islington, N.) Proctor, W. T.
Champion, A. J. Hynd, H. (Accrington) Pryde, D. J.
Chetwynd, G. R Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Pursey, Cmdr H
Clunie, J. Irvine, A J (Edge Hill) Rankin, J.
Cocks, F. S. Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) Rees, Mrs. D.
Coldrick, W Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Reeves, J.
Collick, P. Janner, B. Reid, Thomas (Swindon)
Collindridge, F Jay, D. P. T. Reid, William (Camlachie)
Cook, T. F. Jeger, George (Goole) Rhodes, H.
Cooper, Geoffrey (Middlesbrough, W) Jeger, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) Richards, R.
Cooper, John (Deptford) Jenkins, R. H. Robens, Rt. Hon. A.
Cove, W. G. Johnson, James (Rugby) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Craddock, George (Bradford, S) Jones, David (Hartlepool) Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Crawley, A. Jones, Frederick Elwyn (W. Ham, S.) Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)
Crosland, C. A. R Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Crossman, R. H. S Jones, William Elwyn (Conway) Ross, William
Cullen, Mrs. A Keenan, W. Royle, C
Daines, P. Kenyon, C. Shackleton, E. A. A
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. King, Dr. H. M. Silverman, Julius (Erdington)
Darling, George (Hillsborough) Kinghorn, Sqn. Ldr. E Silverman, Sydney (Nelson)
Davies, A. Edward (Stoke, N.) Kinley, J. Simmons, C. J.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Lang, Gordon Slater, J.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.)
Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) Lever, Harold (Cheetham) Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S)
da Freitas, Geoffrey Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) Snow, J. W.
Deer, G. Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N } Sorensen, R. W.
Delargy, H. J Lewis, John (Bolton, W.) Soskice, Rt. Hon Sir Frank
Diamond, J. Lindgren, G. S. Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall)
Dodds, N. N. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M Stross, Dr. Barnett
Donnelly, D. Logan, D. G. Summersklll, Rt Hon. Edith
Driberg, T. E. N Longden, Fred (Small Heath) Sylvester, G.O
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. J (W Bromwich) McAllister, G. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. MacColl, J. E. Taylor, Robert (Morpeth)
Edelman, M. McGhee, H. G Thomas, David (Aberdare)
Edwards, John (Brighouse) McGovern, J. Thomas, George (Cardiff)
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) Mclnnes, J Thomas, Iorworth (Rhondda, W)
Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) Mack, J. D. Thomas, Ivor Owen (Wrekin)
Evans Albert (Islington, S W) McKay, John (Wallsend) Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton)
Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Mackay, R. W. G. (Reading, N.) Thurtle, Ernest
Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) McLeavy, F. Timmons, J.
Ewart, R. MacMillan, Malcolm (Western Isles) Tomney, F.
Fernyhough, E. McNeil, Rt. Hon. H. Turner-Samuels, M.
Field, Capt. W. J MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Finch, H. J. Mainwaring, W. H, Usborne, H.
Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E) Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Vernon, W. F
Follick, M. Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) Viant, S. P.
Foot. M M Mann, Mrs. Jean Wallace, H. W
Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Manuel, A. C. Watkins, T. E.
Freeman, John (Watford) Mathers, Rt. Hon G Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C)
Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mayhew, C. P Weitzman, D.
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N Mellish, R. J. Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Ganley, Mrs. C S Messer, F. Wells, William (Walsall)
Gibson, C. W. Middleton, Mrs. L West, D. G.
Gilzean, A. Mikardo, Ian. White, Mrs. Eirene (E Flint)
Glanville. James (Consett) Mitchison, G. R. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Gordon-Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C Moeran, E. W. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W
Greenwood, Anthony(Rossendale)) Monslow, W. Wigg, G.
Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Wakefield) Moody, A. S. Wilcock, Group Capt C. A. B
Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. Morgan, Dr. H B Wilkes, L
Grey, C F. Morley, R Wilkins, W. A.
Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.) Willey, Frederick (Sunderland)
Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Mort, D. L. Willey, Octavius (Cleveland)
Griffiths, William (Exchange) Moyle, A. Williams, David (Neath)
Gunter, R. J. Mulley, F. W Williams, Rev. Ltywelyn (Abertillery)
Haire John E (Wycombe) Murray, J. D Williams,Ronald (Wigan)
Hale, Joseph (Rochdale) Nally, W. Williams, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Don V'lly)
Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith,S.)
Hall Rt Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Hall, John (Gateshead, W.) O'Brien, T. Winterbottom, Ian (Nottingham, C.)
Hamilton, W. W Oldfield, W. H Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside)
Hannan, W Oliver, G. H. Wise, F. J.
Hardy, E. A Orbach, M. Woodburn, Rt. Hon A
Hargreaves, A Padley, W. E. Woods, Rev. G. S.
Hastings, S Paget R. T. Yates, V. F.
Hayman, F H. Paling, Rt. Hon Wilfred (Dearne v'lly) Younger, Rt. Hon K
Henderson, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Tipton) Paling, Will T. (dewsbury)
Hobson, C. R. Pannell, T. C. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Holman, P. Pargiter. G. A Mr. Popplewell and Mr. Sparks.