HC Deb 20 December 1967 vol 756 cc1436-7

Motion made, and Question put,

1. That it is expedient to make provision for the making of charges in respect of vehicles used for the carriage of goods by road.

2. That it is expedient to make provision for charging fees in certain circumstances for journeys by vehicles used in the carriage of goods by road.

3. That it is expedient to authorise any incidental or consequential charges to any tax (including charges having retrospective effect) which may arise from any amendment to section 42(1)(a) of the Transport Act 1962 or to the definition of ' relevant grant' in section 35(3) of the Finance Act 1966 made by any Act of the present Session to make further provision with respect to transport.

4. That it is expedient to authorise the payment into the Exchequer of any sums required to be so paid by or in consequence of any Act of the present Session to make further provision with respect to transport.—[Mr. John Morris.]

The House divided: Ayes 314, Noes

Howarth, Harry (Wellingborough) Mapp, Charles Rodgers, William (Stockton)
Howarth, Robert (Bolton, E.) Marks, Kenneth Roebuck, Roy
Howell, Denis (Small Heath) Marsh, Rt. Hn. Richard Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Hoy, James Mason, Roy Rose, Paul
Huckfield, Leslie Mayhew, Christopher Ross, Rt. Hn. William
Hughes, Rt. Hn. Cledwyn (Anglesey) Mellish, Robert Rowlands, E. (Cardiff, N.)
Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Mendelson, J. J. Ryan, John
Hughes, Roy (Newport) Mikardo, Ian Shaw, Arnold (llford, S.)
Hunter, Adam Millan, Bruce Sheldon, Robert
Hynd, John Miller, Dr. M. S. Shore, Peter (Stepney)
Irvine, Sir Arthur (Edge Hill) Milne, Edward (Blyth) Short, Rt. Hn.Edward(N 'c'tle-u-Tyne)
Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) Mitchell, R. C. (S'th'pton, Test) Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford)
Jackson, Peter M. (High Peak) Molloy, William Silverman, Julius (Aston)
Janner, Sir Barnett Moonman, Eric Skeffington, Arthur
Jay, Rt. Hn. Douglas Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) Slater, Joseph
Jeger, Mrs.Lena(H'b'n&St.P'cras,S.) Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) Small, William
Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) Snow, Julian
Jenkins, Rt. Hn. Roy (Stechford) Morris, John (Aberavon) Spriggs, Leslie
Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) Moyle, Roland Steele, Thomas (Dunbartonshire, W.)
Johnson, James (K'ston-on-Hull, W.) Mulley, Rt. Hn. Frederick Stewart, Rt. Hn. Michael
Jones, Dan (Burnley) Murray, Albert Stonehouse, John
Jones, Rt.Hn.Sir Elwyn(W.Ham,S.) Neal, Harold Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R.
Jones J. Idwai (Wrexham) Newens, Stan Summerskili, Hn. Dr. Shirley
Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) Swain, Thomas
Judd, Frank Norwood, Christopher Swingler, Stephen
Kelley, Richard Oakes, Gordon Taverne, Dick
Kenyon, Clifford Ogden, Eric Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.)
Kerr, Mrs. Anne (R'ter & Chatham) O'Malley, Brian Thomson, Rt. Hn. George
Kerr, Dr. David (W'worth, Central) Oram, Albert E. Thornton, Ernest
Kerr, Russell (Feltham) Orbach, Maurice Tinn, James
Lawson, George Orme, Stanley Tomney, Frank
Leadbitter, Ted Oswald, Thomas Tuck, Raphael
Ledger, Ron Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) Urwin, T. W.
Lee, Rt. Hn. Frederick (Newton) Owen, Will (Morpeth) Varley, Eric G.
Lee, Rt. Hn. Jennie (Cannock) Padley, Walter Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley)
Lee, John (Reading) Page, Derek (King's Lynn) Walker, Harold (Doncaster)
Lestor, Miss Joan Paget, R. T. Wallace, George
Lever, Harold (Cheetham) Palmer, Arthur Watkins, David (Consett)
Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles Watkins, Tudor (Brecon & Radnor)
Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) Park, Trevor Weitzman, David
Lipton, Marcus Parker, John (Dagenham) Wellbeloved, James
Lomas, Kenneth Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) Wells, William (Walsall, N.)
Loughlin, Charles Pavitt, Laurence Whitaker, Ben
Lyon, Alexander W. (York) Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) White, Mrs. Eirene
Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred Whitlock, Wiliam
Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson Penlland, Norman Wilkins, W. A.
McBride, Neil Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) Willey, Rt. Hn. Frederick
McCann, John Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.) Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.)
MacColl, James Prentice, Rt. Hn. R. E. Williams, Alan Lee (Hornchurch)
MacDermot, Niall Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) Williams, Clifford (Abertillery)
Macdonald, A. H. Price, Thomas (Westhoughton) Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin)
McGuire, Michael Price, William (Rugby) Williams, W. T. (Warrington)
McKay, Mrs. Margaret Probert, Arthur Willis, George (Edinburgh, E.)
Mackenzie, Gregor (Rutherglen) Randall, Harry Wilson, William (Coventry, S.)
Mackie, John Rankin, John Winnick, David
Mackintosh, John P. Rees, Merlyn Winterbottom, R. E.
Maclennan, Robert Reynolds, G. W. Woodburn, Rt. Hn. A.
McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) Rhodes, Geoffrey Woof, Robert
McNamara, J. Kevin Richard, Ivor Wyatt, Woodrow
MacPherson, Malcolm Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) Yates, Victor
Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) Roberts, Gwilym (Bedfordshire, S.)
Mahon, Simon (Bootle) Robertson, John (Paisley) TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Robinson, Rt.Hn.KennettKSt.P'c'as) Mr. W. Howie and
Mallalieu, J.P.W.(Haddersfield, E.) Robinson, W. O. J. (Walth'stow, E.) Mr. Joseph Harper.
NOES
Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) Blaker, Peter Campbell, Gordon
Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) Boardman, Tom Carlisle, Mark
Astor, John Body, Richard Carr, Rt. Hn. Robert
Atkins, Humphrey (M't'n & M'd'n) Bossom, Sir Clive Cary, Sir Robert
Awdry, Daniel Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hn. John Channon, H. P. G.
Baker, W. H. K. Boyle, Rt. Hn. Sir Edward Chichester-Clark, R.
Balniel, Lord Braine, Bernard Clark, Henry
Barber, Rt. Hn. Anthony Brewis, John Clegg, Walter
Batsford, Brian Brinton, Sir Tatton Cooke, Robert
Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Cooper-Key, Sir Neill
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Cos. & Fhm) Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) Cordle, John
Berry, Hn. Anthony Bruce-Gardyne, J. Corfield, F. V.
Bessell, Peter Bryan, Paul Costain, A. P.
Biffen, John Buchanan-Smith, A lick(Angus,N&M) Craddock, Sir Beresford (Spelthorne)
Biggs-Davison, John Buck, Antony (Colchester) Crosthwaite-Eyre, Sir Oliver
Birch, Rt. Hn. Nigel Bullus, Sir Eric Crouch, David
Black, Sir Cyril Burden, F. A. Crowder, F. P.
Cunningham, Sir Knox Jennings, J. C. (Burton) Pike, Miss Mervyn
Currie, G. B. H. Johnson Smith, G. (E. Grinstead) Pink, R. Bonner
Dalkeith, Earl of Johnston, Russell (Inverness) Pounder, Rafton
Dance, James Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch
Davidson, James(Aberdeenshire, W.) Jopling, Michael Price, David (Eastleigh)
d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith Prior, J. M. L.
Dean, Paul (Somerset, N.) Kaberry, Sir Donald Pym, Francis
Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. (Ashford) Kerby, Capt. Henry Quennell, Miss J. M.
Digby, Simon wingfield Kershaw, Anthony Rameden, Rt. Hn. James
Dodds-Parker, Douglas Kimball, Marcus Rawlinson, Rt. Hn. Sir Peter
Douglas-Home, Rt. Hn. Sir Alec King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) Rees-Davies, W. R.
Drayson, G. B. Kirk, Peter Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David
du Cann, Rt. Hn. Edward Kitson, Timothy Ridley, Hn. Nicholas
Eden, Sir John Knight, Mrs. Jill Rippon, Rt. Hn. Geoffrey
Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) Lambton, Viscount Robson Brown, Sir William
Emery, Peter Lancaster, Col. C. G. Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks)
Errington, Sir Eric Lane, David Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey)
Ewing, Mrs. Winifred Langford-Holt, Sir John Royle, Anthony
Eyre, Reginald Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry Russell, Sir Ronald
Farr, John Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) St. John-Stevas, Norman
Fletcher-Cooke, Charles Lloyd, Rt.Hn. Geoffrey(Sut'nC'dfield) Scott, Nicholas
Fortescue, Tim Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) Scott-Hopkins, James
Foster, Sir John Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Selwyn (Wirral) Sharpies, Richard
Galbraith, Hon. T. G. Longden, Gilbert Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby)
Gibson-Watt, David Loveys, W. H. Silvester, Frederick
Giles, Rear-Adm. Morgan Lubbock, Eric Sinclair, Sir George
Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, C.) MacArthur, Ian Smith, John
Gilmour, Sir John (Fife, E) Mackenzie, Alasdair(Ross&Crom'ty) Stainton, Keith
Glover, Sir Douglas Maclean, Sir Fitzroy Stodart, Anthony
Glyn, Sir Richard Macleod, Rt. Hn. lain Summers, Sir Spencer
Godber, Rt. Hn. J. B. McMaster, Stanley Tapsell, Peter
Goodhart, Philip Macmillan, Maurice (Farnham) Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Goodbew, Victor Maddan, Martin Taylor.Edward M.(G'gow,Cathcart)
Gower, Raymond Marten, Neil Taylor, Frank (Moss Side)
Grant, Anthony Maude, Angus Teeling, Sir William
Gresham Cooke, R. Maudling, Rt. Hn. Reginald Temple, John M.
Grieve, Percy Mawby, Ray Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret
Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) Maxwell-Hyslop, R, J. Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy
Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. Tilney, John
Gurden, Harold Mills, Peter (Torrington) Turton, Rt. Hn. R. H.
Hall, John (Wycombe) Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) Van Straubenzee, W. R.
Hall-Davis, A. G. F. Miscampbell, Norman Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hn. Sir John
Hamilton, Marquess of (Fermanagh) Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) Vickers, Dame Joan
Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) Monro, Hector Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley)
Harris, Reader (Heston) Montgomery, Fergus Walker, Peter (Worcester)
Harrison, Brian (Maldon) Morgan, Geraint (Denbigh) Walker-Smith, Rt. Hn. Sir Derek
Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) Morrison, Charles (Devizes) Wall, Patrick
Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere Mott-Radclyffe, Sir Charles Walters, Dennis
Hastings, Stephen Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Ward, Dame Irene
Hawkins, Paul Murton, Oscar Weatherill Bernard
Hay, John Nabarro, Sir Gerald Webster, David
Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel Neave, Airey Wells, John (Maidstone)
Heseltine, Michael Nicholls, Sir Harmar Whitelaw, Rt. Hn. William
Higgins, Terence L. Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater)
Hiley, Joseph Nott, John Winstanley, Dr. M. P.
Hill, J. E. B. Onslow, Cranley Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick
Hogg, Rt. Hn. Quintin Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard
Holland, Philip Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian Woodnutt, Mark
Hooson, Emlyn Osborn, John (Hallam) Worsley, Marcus
Hordern, Peter Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) Wright, Esmond
Hornby, Richard Page, Graham (Crosby) Wylie, N. R.
Howell, David (Guildford) Page, John (Harrow, W.) Younger, Hn. George
Hunt, John Pearson, Sir Frank (Clitheroe)
Hutchison, Michael Clark Peel, John TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Iremonger, T. L. Percival, Ian Mr. R. W. Elliott and
Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) Peyton, John Mr. Jasper More.
Jenkin, Partrick(Woodford)