§ Motion made, and Question put:—
§ That the proceedings on the Sexual Offences (No. 2) Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. John Silkin.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 180, Noes 59.
1399| Division No. 417.] | AYES | [10.0 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Grieve, Percy | Moyle, Roland |
| Albu, Austen | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Newens, Stan |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) |
| Archer, Peter | Hale, Leslie (Oldham, w.) | Oakes, Gordon |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Hamling, William | O'Malley, Brian |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston, N.) | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Orme, Stanley |
| Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Hart, Mrs. Judith | Oswald, Thomas |
| Barnes, Michael | Haseldine, Norman | Page, Derek (King's Lynn) |
| Barnett, Joel | Hattersley, Roy | Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Heffer, Eric S. | Pardoe, John |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Herbison, Rt. Hn. Margaret | Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) |
| Binns, John | Hooley, Frank | Pavitt, Laurence |
| Bishop, E. S. | Houghton, Rt. Hn. Douglas | Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred |
| Blackburn, F. | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Pentland, Norman |
| Booth, Albert | Hoy, James | Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) |
| Boyden, James | Huckfield, L. | Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Hughes, Emrys (Ayrshire, S.) | Reynolds, G. W. |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Richard, Ivor |
| Brooks, Edwln | Hynd, John | Roberts, Gwilym (Bedfordshire, S.) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Provan) | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Robinson, Rt.Hn.Kenneth(St.P'c'as) |
| Brown, Bob(N'c'tle-upon-Tyne, W.) | Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) | Robinson, W. O. J. (Walth'stow, E.) |
| Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'burn) | Janner, Sir Barnett | Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) |
| Cant, R. B. | Jeger,Mrs.Lena(H'b'n&St.P'cras,S.) | Ross, Rt. Hn. William |
| Carmichael, Neil | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Rowland, Christopher (Meriden) |
| Castle, Rt. Hn. Barbara | Jenkins, Rt. Hn. Roy (Stechford) | Rowlands, E. (Cardiff, N.) |
| Channon, H. P. G. | Johnson, James (K'ston-on-Hull, W.) | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford, S.) |
| Chapman, Donald | Jones,Rt.Hn.Sir Elwyn(W.Ham,S.) | Sheldon, Robert |
| Coe, Denis | Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) | Shore, Peter (Stepney) |
| Coleman, Donald | Judd, Frank | Short,Rt.Hn.Edward(N'c'tle-u-Tyne) |
| Crawshaw, Richard | Kerr, Mrs. Anne (R'ter & Chatham) | Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford) |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard | Kerr, Dr. David (W'worth, Central) | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Kerr, Russell (Feltham) | Slater, Joseph |
| Davidson, Arthur (Accrington) | Kirk, Peter | Snow, Julian |
| de Freitas, Rt. Hn. Sir Geoffrey | Lee, Rt. Hn. Frederick (Newton) | Steel, David (Roxburgh) |
| Delargy, Hugh | Lomas, Kenneth | Stonehouse, John |
| Dell, Edmund | Loughlin, Charles | Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley |
| Diamond, Rt. Hn. John | Luard, Evan | Swingler, Stephen |
| Dickens, James | Lyon, Alexander W. (York) | Taverne, Dick |
| Dobson, Ray | McBride, Neil | Teeling, Sir William |
| Doig, Peter | McCann, John | Thornton, Ernest |
| Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | MacColl, James | Tinn, James |
| Ellis, John | MacDermot, Niall | Tuck, Raphael |
| English, Michael | Macdonald, A. H. | Varley, Eric G. |
| Evans, Ioan L. (Birm'h'm, Yardley) | McKay, Mrs. Margaret | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Faulds, Andrew | Mackintosh, John P. | Wallace, George |
| Fernyhough, E. | Maclennan, Robert | Watkins, David (Consett) |
| Finch, Harold | McNamara, J. Kevin | Weitzman, David |
| Fitch, Alan (Wigan) | MacPherson, Malcolm | Wellbeloved, James |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Maddan, Martin | Whitaker, Ben |
| Foley, Maurice | Mallalieu,J.P.W.(Huddersfield,E.) | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Whitlock, William | ||
| Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Mapp, Charles | Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin) |
| Freeson, Reginald | Marquand, David | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Garrett, W. E. | Mason, Roy | Wilson, William (Coventry, S.) |
| Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, C.) | Maxwell, Robert | Winnick, David |
| Ginsburg, David | Mendelson, J. J. | Woodburn, Rt. Hn. A. |
| Gordon Walker, Rt. Hn. P. C. | Mikardo, Ian | Woof, Robert |
| Gourlay, Harry | Millan, Bruce | Yates, Victor |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Moonman, Eric | |
| Gregory, Arnold | Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Gresham Cooke, R. | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Mr. Charles R. Morris and |
| Grey, Charles (Durham) | Morris, John (Aberavon) | Mr. Joseph Harper. |
| NOES | ||
| Alldritt, Walter | Buchanan-Smith, Alick(Angus, N&M) | Corfield, F. V. |
| Bence, Cyril | Chichester-Clark, R. | Cullen, Mrs. Alice |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hn. John | Cooper-Key, Sir Nell | Dance, James |
| Dean, Paul (Somerset, N.) | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. (Ashford) | Lawson, George | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Dunn, James A. | Mac Arthur, Ian | Sharples, Richard |
| Eadie, Alex | McGuire, Michael | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Galpern, Sir Myer | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Small, William |
| Goodhew, Victor | Maude, Angus | Steele, Thomas (Dunbartonshire, W.) |
| Gower, Raymond | Mawby, Ray | Summers, Sir Spencer |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Taylor, Edward M.(G'gow,Cathcart) |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | More, Jasper | Tomney, Frank |
| Hannan, William | Nabarro, Sir Gerald | Turton, Rt. Hn. R. H. |
| Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Neave, Airey | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel | Page, Graham (Crosby) | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Hill, J. E. B. | Peel, John | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Jennings, J. C. (Burton) | Percival, Ian | |
| Johnson Smith, G. (E. Grinstead) | Pink, R. Bonner | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) | price, Thomas (Westhoughton) | Sir Eric Bullus and |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Pym, Francis | Mr. Harold Gurden. |