§ The maximum penalty that may be inflicted for frauds by officers of companies under section 330 of the principal Act committed after the passing of this Act shall, instead of being a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years, be a term of imprisonment not exceeding five years, and accordingly section 330 of the principal Act shall be amended by deleting the word 'two' in the expression 'not exceeding two years' and inserting the word 'five' therein.—[Mr. Corfield.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 111, Noes 190.
2139| Division No. 473.] | AYES | [3.30 p.m. |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Cower, Raymond | Neave, Airey |
| Astor, John | Grant, Anthony | Nicholls, Sir Harmar |
| Baker, W. H. K. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Onslow, Cranley |
| Balniel, Lord | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) | Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) |
| Barber, Rt. Hn, Anthony | Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Page, Graham (Crosby) |
| Bell, Ronald | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Pearson, Sir Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torquay) | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) | Peel, John |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Cos. & Fhm) | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Pounder, Rafton |
| Biffen, John | Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere | Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hawkins, Paul | Pym, Francis |
| Birch, Rt. Hn. Nigel | Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel | Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James |
| Brewis, John | Hill, J. E. B. | Ridley, Hn. Nicholas |
| Brinton, Sir Tatton | Hirst, Geoffrey | Ridedale, Julian |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter | Holland, Philip | Robson Brown, Sir William |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) |
| Bruce-Gardyne, J. | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick(Angus, N&M) | Kimball, Marcus | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Bulllus, Sir Eric | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Campbell, Cordon | Kirk, Peter | Stainton, Keith |
| Carr, Rt. Hn. Robert | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir M. (Ripon) |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) | Summers, Sir Spencer |
| Clegg, Walter | Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Selwyn (Wirral) | Tapsell, Peter |
| Cooke, Robert | Loveys, W. H. | Taylor,Edward M.(G'gow, Cathcart) |
| Corfield, F. V. | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) |
| Costain, A. P. | McMaster, Stanley | Temple, John M. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Sir Oliver | Maginnis, John E. | Turton, Rt. Hn. R. H. |
| Cunningham, Sir Knox | Marten, Neil | Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hn. Sir John |
| Currie, G. B. H. | Maude, Angus | Walker, Peter (Worcester) |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Mawby, Ray | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Dance, James | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | weatherill, Bernard |
| Dean, Paul (Somerset, N.) | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Whitelaw, Rt. Hn. William |
| Dodds-Parker, Douglas | Mills, Peter (Torrington) | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Elliott, R.W.(N'e'tle-upon-Tyne, N.) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Emery, Peter | Monro, Hector | worsley, Marcus |
| Errington, Sir Eric | More, Jasper | Wylie, N. R. |
| Eyre, Reginald | Morrison, Charles (Devizes) | |
| Fortescue, Tim | Munro-Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Glover, Sir Douglas | Nabarro, Sir Gerald | Mr. Timothy Kitson and |
| Mr. Anthony Royle. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Bennett, James (G'gow, Bridgeton) |
| Alldritt, Walter | Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Bidwell, Sydney |
| Alien, Scholefield | Barnett, Joel | Blackburn, F. |
| Anderson, Donald | Baxter, William | Blenkinsop, Arthur |
| Archer, Peter | Beaney, Alan | Boardman, H. |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Bence, Cyril | Booth, Albert |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston, N.) | Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Bowden, Rt. Hn. Herbert |
| Boyden, James | Hooley, Frank | Page, Derek (King's Lynn) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Hooson, Emiyn | Paget, R. T. |
| Brooks, Edwin | Hoy, James | Parmell, Rt. Hn. Charles |
| Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Provan) | Huckfield, L. | Park, Trevor |
| Brown, Bob (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne,W.) | Hughes, Emrye (Ayrshire, S.) | Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) |
| Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & F'bury) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Pavitt, Laurence |
| Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'burn) | Hunter, Adam | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) |
| Cant, R. B. | Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) | Pentland, Norman |
| Carmichael, Neil | Jay, Rt. Hn. Douglas | Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Perry, George H. (Nottingham, s.) |
| Castle, Rt. Hn. Barbara | Johnson, James (K'ston-on-Hull, W.) | Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) |
| Coleman, Donald | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Price, Thomas (Westhoughton) |
| Concannon, J, D. | Jones, Rt. Hn. Sir Eiwyn(W.Ham,s.) | Price, Willam (Rugby) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Probert, Arthur |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) | Rankin, John |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard | Kelley, Richard | Rees, Merlyn |
| Darling, Rt. Hn. George | Lawson, George | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Davidson,James(Aberdeenshire,w.) | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) | Robertson, John (Paisley) |
| Davies, Dr. Ernest (Stretford) | Lewie, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) | Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Lipton, Marcus | Rose, Paul |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lomas, Kenneth | Ross, Rt. Hn. William |
| Dell, Edmund | Loughtin, Charles | Rowlands, E. (Cardiff, N.) |
| Dempsey, James | Luard, Evan | Sheldon, Robert |
| Dickens, James | Lubbock, Eric | Shinwell, Rt. Hn. E. |
| Doig, Peter | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Short, Mrs. Renee(W'hampton,N.E.) |
| Driberg, Tom | McBride, Neil | Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford) |
| Dunn, James A. | MacColl, James | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Durmett, Jack | McGuire, Michael | Slater, Joseph |
| Dumvoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | Mackenzie, Gregor (Rutherglen) | Small, William |
| Edwards, Rt. Hn. Ness (Caerphilly) | Mackie, John | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Mackintosh, John P. | Steele, Thomas (Dunbartonshire, W.) |
| Edwards, William (Merioneth) | MacMillan, Malcolm (Western isles) | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. |
| Ellis, John | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) | Swingler, Stephen |
| English, Michael | McNamara, J. Kevin | Symonds, J. B. |
| Ennals, David | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Thornton, Ernest |
| Ensor, David | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy |
| Evans, loan L. (Birm'n'm, Yaruley) | Mallalieu,J.P.W.(Huddersfierd,E.) | Tinn, James |
| Finch, Harold | ||
| Finch, Alan (Wigan) | Manuel, Archie | Urwin, T. W. |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Mapp, Charles | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Ford, Ben | Marquand, David | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Forrester, John | Mason, Roy | Walden, Brian (All Saints) |
| Fraser, John (Norwood) | Maxwell, Robert | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Calpern, Sir Myer | Millan, Bruce | Wallace, George |
| Gardner, Tony | Miller, Dr. M. s. | Watkins, Tudor (Brecon & Radnor) |
| Garrett, w. E. | Milne, Edward (Blyth) | Weltbeloved, James |
| Cinsburg, David | Mitchell, R. C. (S'th'pton, Test) | White, Mrs. Elrene |
| Gray, Dr. Hugh (Yarmouth) | Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) | Whitlock, William |
| Grey, Charles (Durham) | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.) |
| Griffiths, WIN (Exchange) | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | Williams, Clifford (Abertillery) |
| Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Moyle, Roland | Willis, George (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) | Murray, Albert | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Harper, Joseph | Newens, Stan | woodburn, Rt. Hn. A. |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Woof, Robert |
| Hart, Mrs. Judith | Ogden, Eric | Yates, Victor |
| Haseldine, Norman | Orbach, Maurice | |
| Hazell, Bert | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Heffer, Eric 8. | Owen, Will (Morpeth) | Mr. W. Howie and |
| Mr. John McCann. |