§ Mr. GrantOn a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. In Mr. Speaker's selection of Amendments for last week, Amendment No. 1 was taken with a group debated last week, but it was marked with an asterisk so that we could have a separate Division. However, Amendment No. 1 does not appear on the Notice Paper for today or in the selection for today. That Amendment relates to small family businesses. The same considerations apply to Amendment No. 109, which, also, does not appear.
I ask, Mr. Deputy Speaker, that you allow a Division on Amendment No. 1 2240 even though it does not appear on the Notice Paper. I gave notice to the Clerks that I should raise this point of order, and I understand that a Division would be in order now, it having originally been allowed for.
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Eric Fletcher)The hon. Member for Harrow, Central (Mr. Grant) is right. When the matter was before the House on 12th July Amendment No. 1 appeared on the Notice Paper, grouped with others. I understand that since then the hon. Member for Gloucestershire, South (Mr. Corfield) and others have arranged for certain Amendments to be removed from today's Notice Paper in order to simplify our proceedings.
2241 However, in view of the undertaking given on the last occasion I propose to put to the House Amendment No. 1, which appeared previously on the Notice Paper in the names of the hon. Member for Gloucestershire, South and other hon. Members.
§ Amendment proposed: No. 1, in page 2, line 25, at end insert:
2242§ "(2) The provisions of the foregoing subsections shall not apply to a family company as defined in Schedule (Family Companies) to this Act."—[Mr. Grant.]
§ Question put, That those words be there inserted in the Bill:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 113, Noes 195.
2243| Division No. 481.] | AYES | [8.42 p.m. |
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) | Page, John (Harrow, W.) |
| Atkins, Humphrey (M't'n & M'd'n) | Gurden, Harold | Pearson, Sir Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Baker, W. H. K. | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) | Peel, John |
| Balniel, Lord | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enooh |
| Bell, Ronald | Hawkins, Paul | Pym, Francis |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gos. & Fhm) | Hill, J. E. B. | Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James |
| Brinton, Sir Tatton | Holland, Philip | Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hooson, Emlyn | Ridley, Hn. Nicholas |
| Bryan, Paul | Hunt, John | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick(Argus,N&M) | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Robson Brown, Sir William |
| Buck, Antony (Colchester) | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) |
| Bullus, Sir Eric | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| Burden, F. A. | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Royle, Anthony |
| Campbell, Gordon | Kirk, Peter | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Kitson, Timothy | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Cooke, Robert | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Stainton, Keith |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir M. (Ripon) |
| Cordle, John | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Corfield, F. V. | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) |
| Costain,, A. P. | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Temple, John M. |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford (Spelthorne) | Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Croethwaite-Eyre, Sir Oliver | Loveys, W. H. | Turton, Rt. Hn. R. H. |
| Currie, G. B. H. | MacArthur, Ian | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy | Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hn. Sir John |
| Dance, James | McMaster, Stanley | Walker, Peter (Worcester) |
| Dean, Paul (Somerset, N.) | Maginnis, John E. | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. (Ashford) | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Dodds-Parker, Douglas | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Webster, David |
| Elliott, R.W.(N'c'tle-upon-Tyne, N.) | Mills, Peter (Torrington) | Whitelaw, Rt. Hn. William |
| Emery, Peter | Montgomery, Fergus | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Fortescue, Tim | Nabarro, Sir Gerald | Worsley, Marcus |
| Foster, Sir John | Neave, Alrey | Wright, Esmond |
| Gibson-Watt, David | Nicholls, Sir Harmar | Wylie, N. R. |
| Giles, Rear-Adm. Morgan | Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael | Younger, Hn. George |
| Gilmour, Sir John (Fife, E.) | Nott, John | |
| Glover, Sir Douglas | Onslow, Cranley | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Gower, Raymond | Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) | Mr. Jasper More and |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Page, Graham (Crosby) | Mr. Anthony Grant. |
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Provan) | Edwards, Rt. Hn. Ness (Caerphilly) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Buchan, Norman | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) |
| Alldritt, Walter | Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'bum) | Edwards, William (Merioneth) |
| Allen, Scholefield | Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Ellis, John |
| Anderson, Donald | Cant, R. B, | English, Michael |
| Archer, Peter | Carmichael, Neil | Ennals, David |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston, N.) | Coleman, Donald | Ensor, David |
| Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Conlan, Bernard | Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Evans, loan L. (Birm'h'm, Yardley) |
| Barnett, Joel | Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Faulds, Andrew |
| Baxter, William | Crosland, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Fernyhough, E. |
| Beaney, Alan | Cullen, Mrs. Alice | Finch, Harold |
| Bence, Cyril | Darling, Rt. Hn. George | Fitch, Alan (Wigan) |
| Bennett, James (G'gow, Bridgeton) | Davidson, Arthur (Accrington) | Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) |
| Bessell, Peter | Davidson, James(Aberdeenshire, W.) | Foley, Maurice |
| Blackburn, F. | Davies, Dr. Ernest (Stretford) | Ford, Ben |
| Boardman, H. | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Forrester, John |
| Booth, Albert | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Fraser, John (Norwood) |
| Bowden, Rt. Hn. Herbert | Dell, Edmund | Galpern, Sir Myer |
| Boyden, James | Dempsey, James | Garrett, W. E. |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Doig, Peter | Gray, Dr. Hugh (Yarmouth) |
| Bradley, Tom | Dunnett, Jack | Gregory, Arnold |
| Brooks, Edwin | Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth (Exeter) | Grey, Charles (Durham) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | Griffiths, Will (Exchange) |
| Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | McNamara, J. Kevin | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) |
| Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) | MacPherson, Malcolm | Robertson, John (Paisley) |
| Hamling, William | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Rose, Paul |
| Harper, Joseph | Mallalieu, J.P.W.(Huddersfield,E.) | Ross, Rt. Hn. William |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Manuel, Archie | Rowlands, E. (Cardiff, N.) |
| Hart, Mrs. Judith | Mapp, Charles | Sheldon, Robert |
| Haseldine, Norman | Marquand, David | Short, Rt. Hn. Edward (N'c'tle-u-Tyne) |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Maxwell, Robert | Short, Mrs. Renée(W'hampton,N.E.) |
| Herbison, Rt. Hn. Margaret | Mendelson, J. J. | Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford) |
| Hooley, Frank | Millan, Bruce | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Hooson, Emlyn | Miller, Dr. M. S. | Slater, Joseph |
| Horner, John | Milne, Edward (Blyth) | Small, William |
| Howarth, Harry (Wellingborough) | Mitchell, R. C. (S'th'pton, Test) | Snow, Julian |
| Howie, W. | Molloy, William | |
| Hoy James | Morgan, Elyetan (Cardiganshire) | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Huckfield, L. | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | Steel, David (Roxburgh) |
| Hughes, Emrys (Ayrshire, S.) | Murray, Albert | Steele, Thomas (Dunbartonshire, W.) |
| Hughes. Roy (Newport) | Newens, Stan | Swingler, Stephen |
| Hunter, Adam | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Thomas, George (Cardiff, W.) |
| Hynd, John | Norwood, Christopher | Thornton, Ernest |
| Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Ogden, Eric | Tinn, James |
| Jay, Rt. Hn. Douglas | Orbach, Maurice | Tomney, Frank |
| Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Orme, Stanley | Urwin, T. W. |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Oswald, Thomas | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) | Walden, Brian (All Saints) |
| Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) | Owen, Will (Morpeth) | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Kenyon, Clifford | Padley, Walter | Wallace, George |
| Kerr, Dr. David (W'worth, Central) | Page, Derek (King's Lynn) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Lawson, George | Paget, R. T. | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Lestor, Miss Joan | Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles | Whitlock, William |
| Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) | Park, Trevor | Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.) |
| Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) | Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) | Williams, Clifford (Abertillery) |
| Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Willis, George (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Lomas, Kenneth | Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred | Wilson, William (Coventry, S.) |
| Loughlin, Charles | Pentland, Norman | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Lubbock, Eric | Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) | Woodburn, Rt. Hn. A. |
| Lyon, Alexander W. (York) | Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.) | Woof, Robert |
| McBride, Neil | Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) | |
| McCann, John | Price, Thomas (Westhoughton) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| MacColl, James | Price, William (Rugby) | Mr. Ernest Armstrong and |
| Mackintosh, John P. | Probert, Arthur | Mr. Harry Gourlay. |
| MacMillan, Malcolm (Western Isles) | Rankin, John |