HC Deb 25 June 1956 vol 555 cc183-7

(1) Football matches shall be excluded from the entertainments in respect of which enter- tainments duty is payable and references in the enactment relating to that duty to an entertainment shall be construed accordingly.

(2) This section shall apply to all matches played after the first day of August, nineteen hundred and fifty-six.

(3) For the purpose of this section "football matches" shall include all matches played under the rules of the Football Association.—[Mr. Dugdale.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 170, Noes 224.

Division No. 234.] AYES [11.12 p.m.
Ainsley, J. W. Hall, Rt. Hn. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Oram, A. E.
Albu, A. H. Hannan, W. Orbach, M.
Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) Harrison, J. (Nottingham, N.) Oswald, T.
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Hayman, F. H. Paling, Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley)
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Healey, Denis Palmer, A. M. F.
Awbery, S. S. Henderson, Rt. Hn. A. (Rwly Regis) Pargiter, G. A.
Bacon, Miss Alice Herbison, Miss M. Parker, J.
Baird, J. Hewitson, Capt. M. Parkin, B. T.
Benson, G. Hobson, C. R. Pearson, A.
Beswick, F. Holman, P. Peart, T. F.
Blackburn, F. Howell, Charles (Perry Barr) Price, J. T. (Westhoughton)
Blenkinsop, A. Hubbard, T. F. Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.)
Blyton, W. R. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Probert, A. R.
Boardman, H. Hunter, A. E. Pryde, D. J.
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) Randall, H. E.
Bowden, H. W. (Leicester, S. W.) Irving, S. (Dartford) Redhead, E. C.
Boyd, T. C. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Janner, B. Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon)
Brockway, A. F. Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)
Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Jeger, George (Goole) Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) Ross, William
Burton, Miss F. E. Johnson, James (Rugby) Short, E. W.
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) Johnston, Douglas (Paisley) Shurmer, P. L. E.
Callaghan, L. J. Jones, Rt. Hon. A. Creeoh (Wakefield) Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill)
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Jones, Elwyn (W. Ham, S.) Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke, N.)
Chetwynd, G. R. Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Slater, J. (Sedgefield)
Coldrick, W. Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.)
Collick, P. H. (Birkenhead) Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) Snow, J. W.
Corbet, Mrs. Freda Kenyon, C. Sorensen, R. W.
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) King, Dr. H. M. Sparks, J. A.
Cronin, J. D. Lawson, G. M. Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. (Ipswich)
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Lever, Harold (Cheetham) Stones, W. (Consett)
Deer, G. Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) Strachey, Rt. Hon. J.
de Freitas, Geoffrey Lewis, Arthur Stross, Dr. Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.)
Delargy, H. J. Logan, D. G. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E.
Dodds, N. N. Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson Sylvester, G. O.
Donnelly, D. L. MacColl, J. E. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Dugdale, Rt. Hn. John (W. Brmwch) McGhee, H. G. Taylor, John (West Lothian)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. McInnes, J. Thomas, George (Cardiff)
Edelman, M. McKay, John (Wallsend) Thornton, E.
Edwards, Robert (Bilston) Mahon, Simon Tomney, F.
Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Turner-Samuels, M.
Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfd, E.) Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Fernyhough, E. Mann, Mrs. Jean Viant, S. P.
Fienburgh, W. Mason, Roy Warbey, W. N.
Finch, H. J. Mayhew, C. P. Weitzman, D.
Fletcher, Eric Mikardo, Ian Wheeldon, W. E.
Forman, J. C. Mitchison, G. R. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Monslow, W. Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley)
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Moody, A. S. Williams, W. R. (Openshaw)
Gibson, C. W. Mort, D. L. Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Gordon-Walker, Rt. Ron. P. C. Moyle, A. Woof, R. E.
Greenwood, Anthony Mulley, F. W. Yates, V. (Ladywood)
Grey, C. F. Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. (Derby, S.) Zilliacus, K.
Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) O'Brien, Sir Thomas TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Griffiths, William (Exchange) Oliver, G. H. Mr. Holmes and Mr. Wilkins
Hale, Leslie
NOES
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Bossom, Sir A. C. D'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry
Alport, C. J. M. Bowen, E. R. (Cardigan) Deedee, W. F.
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Boyle, Sir Edward Dodds-Parker, A. D.
Amory, Rt. Hn. Heathcoat (Tiverton) Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA.
Arbuthnot, John Brooke, Rt. Hon. Henry Doughty, C. J. A.
Armstrong, C. W. Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. du Cann, E. D. L.
Ashton, H. Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir T. (Richmond)
Atkins, H. E. Burden, F. F. A. Duthie, W. S.
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. Butcher, Sir Herbert Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E.
Balniel, Lord Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (Saffron Walden) Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn
Barter, John Carr, Robert Errington, Sir Eric
Baxter, Sir Beverley Channon, H. Farey-Jones, F. W.
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Cole, Norman Fell, A.
Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) Cooper-Key, E. M. Finlay, Graeme
Bennett, Dr. Reginald Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. Fisher, Nigel
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Corfield, Capt. F. V. Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F.
Bidgood, J. C. Crouch, R. F. Fletcher-Cooke, C.
Biggs-Davison, J. A. Cunningham, Knox Fort, R.
Bishop, F. P. Currie, G. B. H. Foster, John
Black, C. W. Dance, J. C. G. Freeth, D. K.
Body, R. F. Davidson, Viscountess Garner-Evans, E. H.
George, J. C. (Pollok) Kershaw, J. A. Powell, J. Enoch
Gibson-Watt, D. Kimball, M. Prior, Brigadier O. L.
Glover, D. Kirk, P. M. Profumo, J. D.
Godber, J. B. Lagden, G. W. Raikes, Sir Victor
Gough, C. F. H. Lambert, Hon. G. Ramsden, J. E.
Gower, H. R. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Redmayne, M.
Graham, Sir Fergus Langford-Holt, J. A. Rees-Davies, W. R.
Grant, W. (Woodside) Leather, E. H. C. Remnant, Hon. P.
Grant-Ferris, Wg Cdr. R. (Nantwich) Leavey, J. A. Renton, D. L. M.
Green, A. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Ridsdale, J. E.
Gresham Cooke, R. Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) Rippon, A. G. F.
Grimond, J. Lindsay, Hon. James (Devon, N.) Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley)
Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Lindsay, Martin (Solihull) Robertson, Sir David
Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Linstead, Sir H. N. Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) Roper, Sir Harold
Gurden, Harold Longden, Gilbert Schofield, Lt.-Col. W.
Hall, John (Wycombe) Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Shepherd, William
Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N. W.) Lucas, P. B. (Brentford & Chiswick) Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.)
Harrison, A. B. C. (Maldon) Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Smithers, Peter (Winchester)
Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfd) McAdden, S. J. Spearman, Sir Alexander
Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Macdonald, Sir Peter Spence, H. R. (Aberdeen, W.)
Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) McKibbin, A. J. Spens, Rt. Hn. Sir P. (Kens'gt'n, S.)
Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard
Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel McLaughlin, Mrs. P. Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.)
Heath, Rt. Hon. E. R. G. McLean, Neil (Inverness) Steward, Sir William (Woolwich, W.)
Henderson, John (Cathoart) Macmillan, Rt. Hn. Harold(Bromley) Studholme, Sir Henry
Hicks-Beach, Maj. W. W. Maddan, Martin Summers, Sir Spencer
Hill, Rt. Hon. Charles (Luton) Maitland, Hon. Patrick (Lanark) Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) Marlowe, A. A. H. Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Marples, A. E. Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway)
Hirst, Geoffrey Mathew, R. Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Holland-Martin, C. J. Maude, Angus Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, S.)
Holt, A. F. Maudling, Rt. Hon. R. Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Hope, Lord John Mawby, R. L. Turner, H. F. L.
Hornby, R. P. Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H.
Horobin, Sir Ian Medlicott, Sir Frank Vane, W. M. F.
Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Dame Florence Milligan, Rt. Hon. W. R. Vaughan-Morgan, J. K.
Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives) Molson, Rt. Hon. Hugh Vickers, Miss J. H.
Howard, John (Test) Moore, Sir Thomas Vosper, D. F.
Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) Morrison, John (Salisbury) Wade, D. W.
Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral J. Nabarro, G. D. N. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Hughes-Young, M. H. C. Nairn, D. L. S. Wall, Major Patrick
Hutchison, Sir Ian Clark (E'b'gh, W.) Neave, Airey Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Hylton-Foster, Sir H. B. H. Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth)
Iremonger, T. L. Nicolson, N. (B'n'm'th & Chr'ch) Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) Nield, Basil (Chester) Whitelaw, W. S. I. (Penrith & Border)
Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Nugent, G. R. H. Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.)
Jennings, J. C. (Burton) Oakshott, H. D. Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) O'Neill, Hn. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) Wills, G. (Bridgwater)
Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Wilson, G. (Truro)
Jones, Rt. Hon. Aubrey (Hall Green) Osborne, C. Woollam, John Victor
Joseph, Sir Keith Page, R. G.
Kaberry, D. Pannell, N. A. (Kirkdale) TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Keegan, D. Peyton, J. W. W. Colonel J. H. Harrison and
Kerr, H. W. Pitt, Miss E. M. Mr. Barber.