§ Subject to any order of the Treasury made after the passing of this Act under section 39 of the Purchase Tax Act, 1963, all goods hitherto chargeable to purchase tax at the rate of 15 per cent. shall be chargeable at the rate of 5 per cent. and no more; and accordingly Part I of Schedule 1 to that Act shall be amended by substituting for any reference
1418§ to a rate of 15 per cent. a reference to a rate of 5 per cent.—[Mr. Oram.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put. That the Clause be read a Second time: —
§ The House divided: Ayes 152, Noes 194.
1421| Division No. 149.] | AYES | [7.30 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Crossman, R. H. S. | Hannan, William |
| Ainsley, William | Dalyell, Tam | Harper, Joseph |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Davies, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | Hart, Mrs. Judith |
| Awbery, Stan (Bristol, Central) | Deer, George | Hayman, F. H. |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Dempsey, James | Henderson, Rt.Hn.Arthur(Rwly Regis) |
| Barnett, Guy | Diamond, John | Herbison, Miss Margaret |
| Bence, Gyril | Dodds, Norman | Hill, J. (Midlothian) |
| Bennett, J. (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Duffy, A. E. P. | Holman, Percy |
| Benson, Sir George | Eds, Rt. Hon. C. | Houghton, Douglas |
| Blackburn, F. | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Hoy, James H. |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. | Edwards, Walter (Stepney) | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) |
| Bowden, Rt. Hn. H. W.(Leics, S.W.) | Fernyhough, E. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) |
| Bowles, Frank | Fitch, Alan | Hunter, A. E. |
| Boyden, James | Fletcher, Eric | Hynd, H. (Accrington) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Foot, Dingle (Ipswich) | Janner, Sir Barnett |
| Bradley, Tom | Forman, J. C. | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Galpern, Sir Myer | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | George,LadyMeganLloyd(Crmrthn) | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) |
| Callaghan, James | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | Kelley, Richard |
| Carmichael, Neil | Gourlay, Harry | Kenyon, Clifford |
| Chapman, Donald | Greenwood, Anthony | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. |
| Collick, Percy | Griffiths, W. (Exchange) | King, Dr. Horace |
| Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Gunter, Ray | Lawson, George |
| Craddock, (George (Bradford, S.) | Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) | Lee, Frederick (Newton) |
| Cronin, John | Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) |
| Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) | Padley, W. E. | Stones, William |
| Loughlin, Charles | Parker, John | Stross,Dr.Barnett(Stoke-on-Trent,C.) |
| McBride, N. | Parkin, B. T. | Swingler, Stephen |
| McCann, John | Pavitt, Laurence | Taverne, D. |
| MacColl, James | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.) |
| MacDermot, Niall | Prentice, R. E. | Thomas, Iorwerth (Rhondda, W.) |
| McInnes, James | Probert, Arthur | Thompson, Dr. Alan (Dunfermline) |
| McKay, John (Wallsend) | Pursey, Cmdr. Harry | Thomson, G. M, (Dundee, E.) |
| Mahon, Simon | Rankin, John | Thornton, Ernest |
| Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Redhead, E. C. | Tomney, Frank |
| Mallalieu,J.P.W.(Huddersfield, E.) | Rees, Merlyn (Leeds, S.) | Watkins, Tudor |
| Manuel, Archie | Reynolds, G. W | Whitlock, William |
| Mapp, Charles | Rhodes, H. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Marsh, Richard | Robertson, John (Paisley) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Mason, Roy | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) | Williams, LI. (Abertillery) |
| Mayhew, Christopher | Rogers, G. H. R. (Kensington, N.) | Williams, W. R. (Openshaw) |
| Mendelson, J. J. | Ross, William | Williams, W. T. (Warringion) |
| Millan, Bruce | Royle, Charles (Salford, West) | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Milne, Edward | Silverman, Julius (Aston) | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Mitchison, G. R. | Small, William | Woof, Robert |
| Monslow, Walter | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) | Wyatt, Woodrow |
| Morris, John | Sorensen, R. W. | Zilliacus, K. |
| Moyle, Arthur | Soskice, Rt, Hon. Sir Frank | |
| O'Malley, B. K. | Spriggs, Leslie | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Oram, A. E. | Steele, Thomas | Mr. Grey and Mr. Ifor Davies. |
| Oswald, Thomas | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) | |
| NOES | ||
| Allan, Robert (Paddington, S.) | Freeth, Denzil | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh |
| Allason, James | Gammans, Lady | McAdden, Sir Stephen |
| Arbuthnot, John | Gardner, Edward | McLaren, Martin |
| Ashton, Sir Hubert | Gibson-Watt, David | McLaugthlin, Mrs. Patricia |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, Central) | Maclay, Rt. Hon. John |
| Awdry, Daniel (Chippenham) | Gilmour, Sir John (East Fife) | Maclean,SirFitzroy(Bute&N.Ayrs) |
| Barber, Anthony | Glover, Sir Douglas | Macleod, Rt. Hn. Iain (Enfield, W.) |
| Barlow, Sir John | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) | McMaster, Stanley R. |
| Barter, John | Goodhew, Victor | Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) |
| Batsford, Brian | Gower, Raymond | Maitland, Sir John |
| Bell, Ronald | Green, Alan | Marshall, Sir Douglas |
| Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) | Gresham Cooke, R. | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) |
| Bevins, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Grosvenor, Lord Robert | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald |
| Biffen, John | Gurden, Harold | Mawby, Ray |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) | Mills, Stratton |
| Bingham, R. M. | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Bishop, F. P. | Harris, Reader (Heston) | Moore, Jasper (Ludlow) |
| Bourne-Arton, A. | Harrison, Brian (Maldon) | Morgan, William |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. John | Harvie Anderson, Miss | Neave, Airey |
| Brewis, John | Hastings, Stephen | Oakshott, Sir Hendrie |
| Brown, Alan (Tottenham) | Hay, John | Page, Graham (Crosby) |
| Browne, Percy (Torrington) | Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel | Page, John (Harrow, West) |
| Bryan, Paul | Hobson, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Pannell, Norman (Kirkdale) |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Hollingworth, John | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Burden, F. A. | Hornby, R. P. | Peel, John |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Howard, John (Southampton, Test) | Percival, Ian |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Hughes-Young, Michael | Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth |
| Chataway, Christopher | Hurd, Sir Anthony | Pilkington, Sir Richard |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Iremonger, T. L. | Pitman, Sir James |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) | Prior-Palmer, Brig. Sir Otho |
| Cleaver, Leonard | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Pym, Francis |
| Cooke, Robert | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Rawlinson, Sir Peter |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) | Redmayne, Rt. Hon Martin |
| Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith | Rees, Hugh (Swansea, W.) |
| Corfield, F. V. | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Rees-Davies, W. R. (Isle of Thanet) |
| Coulson, Michael | Kerans, Cdr. J. S. | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Currie, G. B. H. | Kerby, Capt. Henry | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Kerr, Sir Hamilton | Robinson, Rt. Hon. Sir R.(B'pool,S.) |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Kershaw, Anthony | Robson Brown, Sir William |
| Deedes, Rt. Hon. W. F. | Kitson, Timothy | Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) |
| Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Lambton, Viscount | Roots, William |
| Drayson, G. B. | Leather, Sir Edwin | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| du Cann, Edward | Leavey, J. A. | Seymour, Leslie |
| Eden, Sir John | Legge Bourke, Sir Harry | Sharples, Richard |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Shepherd, William |
| Emery, Peter | Linstead, Sir Hugh | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Litchfield, Capt. John | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntf'd & Chiswick) |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Lloyd,Rt.Hn.Geoff rey(Sut'nC'dfield) | Smithers, Peter |
| Farey-Jones, F.W. | Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) | Speir, Rupert |
| Fell, Anthony | Longbottom, Charles | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) |
| Finlay, Graeme | Longden, Gilbert | Stodart, J. A. |
| Fisher, Nigel | Loveys, Walter H. | Storey, Sir Samuel |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Lucas, Sir Jocelyn | Summers, Sir Spencer |
| Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) | Turner, Colin | Whitelaw, William |
| Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) | Turton, Rt, Hon. R. H. | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) |
| Taylor, Frank (M'ch'st'r, Most Side) | van Straubenzee, W. R. | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Teeling, Sir William | Vane, W. M. F. | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Temple, John M. | Vickers, Miss Joan | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Thomas, Sir Leslie (Canterbury) | Vosper, Rt, Hon. Dennis | Woollam, John |
| Thomas, Peter (Conway) | Wakefield, Sir Wavell | Worsley, Marcus |
| Thompson, Sir Kenneth (Walton) | Walker, Peter | |
| Thompson, Sir Richard (Croydon, S.) | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Derek | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin | Wall, Patrick | Mr. Ian Fraser and |
| Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) | Wells, John (Maidstone) | Mr. MacArthur. |