§ For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2) of section 5 of this Act, there shall be left out of account the first thirty shillings a week of the income of a single person aged 65 or over, and the first fifty shillings a week of the income of a married couple one of
682§ whom is aged 65 years or over.—[Mr. Boyd-Carpenter.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 111, Noes 125.
683| Division No. 35.] | AYES | [6.8 p.m. |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Bennett, Sir Frederie (Torquay) | Bromley-Davenport,Lt.-Col.Sir Walter |
| Anstruther-Gray, Rt. Hn. Sir W. | Berry, Hn. Anthony | Brooke, Rt. Hn. Henry |
| Barlow, Sir John | Biggs-Davison, John | Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) |
| Batsford, Brian | Black, Sir Cyril | Bruce-Gardyne, J. |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hn. J. | Buck, Antony |
| Bell, Ronald | Boyle, Rt. Hn. Sir Edward | Bullus, Sir Eric |
| Burden, F. A. | Hopkins, Alan | Page, R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Hordern, Peter | Percival, Ian |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Hornby, Richard | Pickthorn, Rt. Hn. Sir Kenneth |
| Cole, Norman | Hornsby-Smith, Rt. Hn. Dame P. | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch |
| Cooke, Robert | Howe, Geoffrey (Bebington) | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Costain, A. P. | Iremonger, T. L. | Pym, Francis |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford (Spelthorne) | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Quennell, Miss J. M. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. Sir Oliver | Kerby, Capt. Henry | Rawlinson, Rt. Hn. Sir Peter |
| Curran, Charles | Kerr, Sir Hamilton (Cambridge) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Dance, James | Kershaw, Anthony | Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley) |
| Douglas-Home, Rt. Hn. Sir Alec | Kimball, Marcus | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Elliott, R. W. (n'c'stle-upon-Tyne, N.) | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Sharples, Richard |
| Emery, Peter | Kirk, Peter | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntfd & Chiswick) |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Lagden, Godfrey | Smith, John |
| Eyre, Reginald | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| Farr, John | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Sir John (s'pton) | Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Selwyn (Wirral) | Talbot, John E. |
| Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Longbottom, Charles | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Goodhart, Philip | Loveys, Walter H. | Taylor, Edward M. (g'gow, Cathcart) |
| Goodhew, Victor | mclaren, Martin | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Grant, Anthony | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy | Thompson, Sir Richard(Croydon, S.) |
| Griffiths, Peter (Smethwick) | Marples, Rt. Hn. Ernest | Walder, David (High Peak) |
| Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Maude, Angus | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hn. Sir Derek |
| Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N. W.) | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Harris, Reader (Heston) | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Whitelaw, William |
| Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) | Williams, Sir Rolf Dudley (Exeter) |
| Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Mitchell, David | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Hay, John | Morgan, W. G. | Woodhouse, Hn. Christopher |
| Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel | Murton, Oscar | Yates, William (The Wrekin) |
| Hendry, Forbes | Neave, Airey | |
| Higgins, Terence L. | Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) | Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian | Mr. More and Mr. Younger. |
| NOES | ||
| Albu, Austen | Herbison, Rt. Hn. Margaret | Morris, John (Aberavon) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Holman, Percy | Mulley, Rt. Hn. Frederick(sheffieldpk) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Murray, Albert |
| Bacon, Rt. Hn. Alice | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Newens, Stan |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Hunter, A. E. (Feltham) | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) |
| Bishop, E. S. | Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hn. Philip(Derby, S.) |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Hynd, John (Attercliffe) | Norwood, Christopher |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hn. Arthur | Irving, Sydney (Dartford) | Oram, Albert E. (E. Ham, S.) |
| Brown, R. W. (Shorediteh & Fbury) | Janner, Sir Barnett | Orme, Stanley |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Owen, Will |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Padley, Walter |
| Chapman, Donald | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Pargiter, G. A. |
| Coleman, Donald | Jones, Rt. Hn. Sir Elwyn(W, Ham, S.) | Parker, John |
| Conlan, Bernard | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred |
| Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) | Perry, Ernest G. |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. R. H. S. | Kenyon, Clifford | Randall, Harry |
| Diamond, Rt. Hn. John | Kerr, Dr. David (w'worth, Central) | Redhead, Edward |
| Doig, Peter | Lawson, George | Richard, Ivor |
| Donnelly, Desmond | Ledger, Ron | Short, Rt. Hn. E. (n'c'tle-on-Tyne, C.) |
| Driberg, Tom | Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) | Silkin, John (Deptford) |
| Edelman, Maurice | Loughlin, Charles | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Lubbock, Eric | Skeffington, Arthur |
| Ennals, David | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Small, William |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) | mcbride, Neil | Snow, Julian |
| Fernyhough, E. | mccann, J. | Soskice, Rt. Hn. Sir Frank |
| Fitch, Alan (Wigan) | maccoll, James | Stonehouse, John |
| Fletcher, Sir Eric (Islington, E.) | macdermot, Niall | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Vauxhall) |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Mackenzie, Alasdair (Ross&Crom'ty) | Thomson, George (Dundee, E.) |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Mackie, George Y. (c'ness & s'land) | Tomney, Frank |
| Floud, Bernard | Mackie, John (Enfield, E.) | Wallace, George |
| Foley, Maurice | mcleavy, Frank | Warbey, William |
| Foot, Sir Dingle (Ipswich) | mcnamara, Kevin | Weitzman, David |
| Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Freeson, Reginald | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) | Whitlock, William |
| Gourlay, Harry | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Grey, Charles | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) | Willey, Rt. Hn. Frederick |
| Griffiths, Rt. Hn. James (Llanelly) | Mapp, Charles | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Gunter, Rt. Hn. R. J. | Maxwell, Robert | Wyatt, Woodrow |
| Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Mayhew, Christopher | Zilliacus, K. |
| Hamling, William (Woolwich, W.) | Mellish, Robert | |
| Harper, Joseph | Millan, Bruce | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hart, Mrs. Judith | Monslow, Walter | Mr. Ifor Davies and Mr. Howie. |
| Hazell, Bert | Morris, Charles (Openshaw) |