§ Question put, That this Schedule be the Tenth Schedule to the Bill:—
§ The Committee divided: Ayes 132, Noes 82.
2145| Division No. 83.] | AYES | [9.56 a.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Doig, Peter | Kelley, Richard |
| Albu, Austen | Dunn, James A. | Kenyon, Clifford |
| Alldritt, Walter | Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | Lawson, George |
| Allen, Scholefield | Ellis, John | Leadbitter, Ted |
| Anderson, Donald | English, Michael | Lee, Rt. Hn. Jennie (Cannock) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Ensor, David | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) |
| Ashley, Jack | Fernyhough, E. | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston, N.) | Fitt, Gerard (Belfast, W.) | Lyon, Alexander W. (York) |
| Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) |
| Bacon, Rt. Hn. Alice | Floud, Bernard | McCann, John |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Foley, Maurice | MacColl, James |
| Beaney, Alan | Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | MacDermot, Niall |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Forrester, John | Macdonald, A. H. |
| Bishop, E. S. | Fowler, Gerry | Mackenzie, Gregor (Rutherglen) |
| Blackburn, F. | Freeson, Reginald | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Gardner, A. J. | MacPherson, Malcolm |
| Boardman, H. | Garrett, W. E. | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) |
| Boston, Terence | Ginsburg, David | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) |
| Boyden, James | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hn. P. C. | Mapp, Charles |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Gourlay, Harry | Mason, Roy |
| Bradley, Tom | Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Mitchell, R. C. (S'th'pton, Test) |
| Brooks, Edwin | Gregory, Arnold | Moyle, Roland |
| Brown, Rt. Hn. George (Belper) | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Neal, Harold |
| Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & F'bury) | Griffiths, Will (Exchange) | Newens, Stan |
| Buchan, Norman | Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) | Norwood, Christopher |
| Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'burn) | Hannan, William | Ogden, Eric |
| Cant, R. B. | Harper, Joseph | Orme, Stanley |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) |
| Coe, Denis | Hattersley, Roy | Page, Derek (King's Lynn) |
| Coleman, Donald | Hooley, Frank | Parker, John (Dagenham) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Horner, John | Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) |
| Crawshaw, Richard | Howarth, Harry (Wellingborough) | Pentland, Norman |
| Davies, Dr. Ernest (Stretford) | Howie, W. | Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Davies, Ifor (Cower) | Hughes, Emrys (Ayrshire, S.) | Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) |
| Dell, Edmund | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Price, William (Rugby) |
| Dewar, Donald | Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) | Rees, Merlyn |
| Diamond, Rt. Hn. John | Jackson, Peter M. (High Peak) | Richard, Ivor |
| Dickens, James | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Roberts, Gwilym (Bedfordshire, S.) |
| Rose, Paul | Symonds, J. B. | Watkins, David (Consett) |
| Rowland, Christopher (Meriden) | Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.) | Wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Rowlands, E. (Cardiff, N.) | Tinn, James | Whitlock, William |
| Shaw, Arnold (Word, S.) | Urwin, T. W. | Willis, George (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Silkin, John (Deptford) | Varley, Eric G. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) | Mr. Charles R. Morris and |
| Swingler, Stephen | Walden, Brian (All Saints) | Mr. McBride. |
| NOES | ||
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Hastings, Stephen | Onslow, Cranley |
| Atkins, Humphrey (M't'n & M'd'n) | Higgins, Terence L. | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gos. & Fhm) | Hirst, Geoffrey | Osborn, John (Hallam) |
| Berry, Hn. Anthony | Holland, Philip | Pardoe, J. |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hornby, Richard | Pearson, Sir Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Bossom, Sir Clive | Howell, David (Guildford) | Peel, John |
| Boyle, Rt. Hn. Sir Edward | Jenkin, Patrick (Woodford) | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Brinton, Sir Tatton | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Bryan, Paul | Jopling, Michael | Pym, Francis |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick (Angus, N&M) | Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith | Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James |
| Buck, Antony (Colchester) | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Campbell, Cordon | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Carr, Rt. Hn. Robert | Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) | Smith, John |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Lubbock, Eric | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) |
| Clark, Henry | MacArthur, Ian | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Clegg, Walter | Macleod, Rt. Hn. Iain | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Cooke, Robert | McMaster, Stanley | Vickers, Dame Joan |
| Corfield, F. V. | Macmillan, Maurice (Farnham) | Walker, Peter (Worcester) |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Sir Oliver | Maginnis, John E. | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Crouch, David | Maude, Angus | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Whitelaw, William |
| Elliott, R.W. (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne,N.) | Mills, Peter (Torrington) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) | Winstanley, Dr. M. P. |
| Farr, John | Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard |
| Fortescue, Tim | Murton, Oscar | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Gilmour, Sir John (Fife, E.) | Nabarro, Sir Gerald | Younger, Hn. George |
| Glover, Sir Douglas | Neave, Airey | |
| Grieve, Percy | Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. David Mitchell and Mr. Blaker. |
§ Mr. DiamondOn a point of order, Sir Eric. I have a very difficult task to perform. It is to appeal to my right hon. and hon. Friends for their support, against their natural desires, in the Motion that I am about to make.
I beg to move,
That the Chairman do report Progress and ask leave to sit again.There are three reasons which I hope will prove acceptable and persuasive to my right hon. and hon. Friends. The first is their natural courtesy, because I am sure that they would wish me to say to you, Sir Eric, how grateful we are for the way in which you have taken the Chair through this very long sitting. [HON. MEMBERS: "Hear, hear."] We all recognise—many of us having served in the Chair on other occasions—the strain, the difficulty and the responsibility that rests on your shoulders, and, if I might be so bold, I should like to offer you our grateful thanks for the way in which you have conducted our affairs.The other argument which I put to my hon. Friends is that I would like to appeal to their sense of fairness. It is obvious from everything that has been 2146 happening during the last half hour—the way the numbers are reducing, the way the Opposition Whips are disappearing—that it would be grossly unfair to take advantage of the temporary lapse of energy and ability on the part of the Conservative Opposition and that we should allow them a short time in which to refresh themselves before returning to the fray.
Finally, I appeal to the sense of discipline of my right hon. and hon. Friends. I know that they are most anxious to proceed with this Bill. They have told me so on many occasions. I promise them that I shall use my best endeavours to see that if we rise we shall resume very shortly for a very long time.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodWe have just listened to an extremely silly speech, but there is nothing new in that. We have been listening to the Chief Secretary making this sort of speech for the last twenty hours, and for some days before that. But as at the end of it the right hon. Gentleman made the only acceptable comment that he has made in all these 20 hours, which is that we should now go home, on that at least I 2147 agree and recommend it to my right hon. and hon. Friends.
§ Mr. LubbockI do not know why the Chief Secretary appealed only to his hon. Friends and not to those on this side of the Committee who enjoy these masochistic rituals of all-night sittings. But I think that the right hon. Gentleman might have mentioned our deep gratitude to the staff of the House who have served the Members throughout this very long night. The staff of the Library have been on duty continuously for 26 hours, and no doubt the same is true of the other Departments. I think that the terms and conditions of work in the Catering Department would constitute an offence under the Wages Councils Act in any private establishment. Our thanks are also due to the police officers, the Table Officers, and the HANSARD reporters, who have been on duty continuously throughout this very long sitting, for the second time in a week. I think that the House would be ungracious if it did not express its deep and sincere gratitude to all these people.
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Committee report Progress; to sit again this day.