HC Deb 16 December 1968 vol 775 cc1013-8

Motion made, and Question put:

That the Proceedings on the Electricity (Scotland) Bill and the Divorce Reform Bill

may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Peart.]

The House divided: Ayes 272, Noes 218.

Division No. 38.] AYES [10.14 p.m.
Abse, Leo Boyden, James Dalyell, Tam
Albu, Austen Braddock, Mrs. E. M. Davidson, Arthur (Accrington)
Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) Bradley, Tom Davidson, James (Aberdeenshire,W.)
Allen, Scholefield Bray, Dr. Jeremy Davies, Ednyfed Hudson (Conway)
Anderson, Donald Brooks, Edwin Davies, C. Elfed (Rhondda, E.)
Archer, Peter Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Davies, Dr Ernest (Stretford)
Ashley, Jack Brown,Bob (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne,W.) Davies, Harold (Leek)
Ashton, Joe (Bassetlaw) Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Provan) de Freitas, Rt. Hn Sir Geoffrey
Atkins, Ronald (Preston, N.) Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & F'bury) Delargy, Hugh
Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) Buchan, Norman Dell, Edmund
Bagier, Gordon A. T. Buchanan, Richard (C'gow, Sp'burn) Dewar, Donald
Barnes, Michael Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) Dickens, James
Barnett, Joel Cant, R. B. Dobson, Ray
Baxter, William Carmichael, Neil Doig, Peter
Beaney, Alan Carter-Jones, Lews Driberg, Tom
Bennett, James, (G'gow, Bridgeton) Chapman, Donald Dunnett, Jack
Bessell, Peter Coe, Denis Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth (Exeter)
Bidwell, Sydney Coleman, Donald Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e)
Bishop, E. S. Conlan, Bernard Eadie, Alex
Blenkinsop, Arthur Corbet, Mrs. Freda Edelman, Maurice
Boardman, H. (Leigh) Crawshaw, Richard Edwards, William (Merioneth)
Booth, Albert Cronin, John Ellis, John
Boston, Terence Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard English, Michael
Ennals, David Lee, John (Reading) Pursey, Cmdr. Harry
Ensor, David Lestor, Miss Joan Quennell, Miss J. M.
Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) Lever, Harold (Cheetham) Rankin, John
Evans, loan L. (Birm'h'm, Yardley) Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) Rees, Merlyn
Faulds, Andrew Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) Reynolds, Rt. Hn. G. W.
Fernyhough, E. Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) Richard, Ivor
Finch, Harold Lomas, Kenneth Ridley, Hn. Nicholas
Fitch, Alan (Wlgan) Loughlin, Charles Roberts, Rt. Hn. Goronwy
Fitt, Gerard (Belfast, W.) Lubbock, Eric Roberts, Gwilym (Bedfordshire, S.)
Fletcher,Rt.Hn,Sir Eric (Islington,E.) Lyon, Alexander W. (York) Robertson, John (Paisley)
Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) Roebuck, Roy
Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson Rose, Paul
Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) McBride, Neil Ross, Rt. Hn. William
Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) McCann, John Rowlands, E.
Ford, Ben MacColl, James Shaw, Arnold (Ilford, S.)
Forrester, John Macdonald, A. H. Sheldon, Robert
Fowler, Gerry McGuire, Michael Short,Rt.Hn.Edward (N'c'tle-u-Tyne)
Fraser, John (Norwood) Mackie, John Short, Mrs. René e (W'hampton,N.E.)
Freeson, Reginald Mackintosh, John P. Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford)
Gardner, Tony Maclennan, Robert Silkin, Hn. S. C. (Dulwich)
Garrett, W. E. MacPherson, Malcolm Silverman, Julius
Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, C.) Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Skeffington, Arthur
Gordon walker, Rt. Hn. P.C. Manuel, Archie Slater, Joseph
Grav. Dr. Hugh (Yarmouth) Mapp, Charles Small, William
Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Anthony Marks, Kenneth Snow, Julian
Gregory, Arnold Marquand, David Spriggs, Leslie
Grey, Charles (Durham) Mason, Rt. Hn. Roy Steel, David (Roxburgh)
Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Maxwell, Robert Stewart, Rt. Hn. Michael
Griffiths, Eddie (Brightside) Mayhew, Christopher Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R.
Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) Mellish, Rt. Hn. Robert Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley
Hamling, William Mendelson, John Swingler, Stephen
Hannan, William Millan, Bruce Taverne, Dick
Harper, Joseph Miller, Dr. M. S. Thomson, Rt. Hn. George
Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) Milne, Edward (Blyth) Thornton, Ernest
Haseldine, Norman Mitchell, R. C. (S'th'pton, Test) Tinn, James
Hattersley, Roy Molloy William Tuck, Raphael
Hattersley, Roy Moonman, Eric Urwin, T. W.
Healey, Rt. Hn. Denis Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) Varley, Eric G.
Heffer, Eric S. Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley)
Henig, Stanley Morris, John (Aberavon) Walden, Brian (All Saints)
Herbison, Rt. Hn. Margaret Moyle, Roland Walker, Harold (Doncaster)
Hilton, W. S. Mulley, Rt. Hn. Frederick Wallace, George
Hobden, Dennis Murray, Albert Watkins, David (Consett)
Hooley, Frank Newens, Stan Watkins, Tudor (Brecon & Radnor)
Hooson, Emlyn Oakes, Gordon Weitzman, David
Horner, John Ogden, Eric Wellbeloved, James
Houghton, Rt. Hn. Douglas O'Malley, Brian Wells, William (Walsall, N.)
Howarth, Harry (Wellingborough) Oram, Albert E. Whitaker, Ben
Howarth, Robert (Bolton, E.) Orbach, Maurice White, Mrs. Eirene
Howell, Denis (Small Heath) Orme, Stanley Whitlock, William
Howie, W. Oswald, Thomas Wilkins, W. A.
Huckfield, Leslie Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.)
Hughes, Rt. Hn. Cledwyn (Anglesey) Owen, Will (Morpeth) Williams, Alan Lee (Hornchurch)
Paget, R. T.
Hughes, Emrys (Ayrshire, S.) Palmer, Arthur Williams, Clifford (Abertillery)
Hughes, Roy (Newport) Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin)
Hynd, John Pardoe, John Williams, W.T.(Warrington)
Irvine, Sir Arthur (Edge Hill) Park, Trevor Willis, Rt. Hn. George
Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) Parker, John (Dagenham) Wilson, Rt. Hn. Harold (Huyton)
Jackson, Peter M. (High Peak) Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) Wilson, William (Coventry, S.)
Jeger,Mrs.Lena (H'b'n&St.P'cras,S.) Pavitt, Laurence Winnick, David
Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) Winstanley, Dr. M. P.
Jones, Dan (Burnley) Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred Woodburn, Rt. Hn. A.
Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) Pentland, Norman Woof, Robert
Judd, Frank Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) Wyatt, Woodrow
Kenyon, Clifford Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.)
Kerr, Dr. David (W'worth, Central) Prentice, Rt. Hn. R. E TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Kerr, Russell (Feltham) Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) Mr. Ernest Armstrong and
Leadbitter, Ted price William (Rugby) Mr. Charles R. Morris.
Lee, Rt. Hn Frederick (Newton) Probert, Arthur
NOES
Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gos. & Fhm) Braine, Bernard
Allason James (Hemel Hempstead) Berry, Hn. Anthony Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter
Alldritt, Walter Biffen, John Brown, Sir Edward (Bath)
Astor, John Biggs-Davison, John Buchanan-Smith, Alick (Angus,N&M)
Atkins, Humphrey (M't'n & M'd'n) Birch, Rt. Hn. Nigel Buck, Antony (Colchester)
Baker, Kenneth (Acton) Black, Sir Cyril Bullus, Sir Eric
Baker, W. H. K. (Banff) Blaker, Peter Burden, F. A.
Batsford, Brian Boardman, Tom (Leicester, S.W.) Campbell, B. (Oldham, W.)
Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton Body, Richard Campbell, Gordon (Moray & Nairn)
Bence, Cyril Bossom, Sir Clive Carlisle, Mark
Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torquay) Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hn. John Cary, Sir Robert
Channon, H. P. G. Hill, J. E. B. Orr, Capt. L. P. S.
Chichester-Clark, R. Hogg, Rt. Hn. Quintin Osborn, John (Hallam)
Cooke, Robert Holland, Philip Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth)
Corfield, F. V. Hordern, Peter Page, Graham (Crosby)
Costain, A. p. Hornby, Richard Pearson, Sir Frank (Clitheroe)
Craddock, Sir Beresford (Spelthorne) Hunt, John Peel, John
Crouch, David Hutchison, Michael Clark Percival, Ian
Crowder, F. P. Iremonger, T. L. Pike, Miss Mervyn
Cullen, Mrs. Alice Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) Pink, R. Bonner
Cunningham, Sir Knox Jenkin, Patrick (Woodford) Pounder, Rafton
Currie, G. B. H. Jennings, J. C. (Burton) Powell, Rt. Hn. J. Enoch
Dalkeith, Earl of Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) Price, David (Eastleigh)
Dance, James Jopling, Michael Prior, J. M. L.
d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith Pym, Francis
Dean, Paul Kaberry, Sir Donald Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James
Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. (Ashford) Kerby, Capt. Henry Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David
Dempsey, James Kerr, Mrs. Anne (R'ter & Chatham) Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon
Dodds-Parker, Douglas Kershaw, Anthony Rippon, Rt. Hn. Geoffrey
Doughty, Charles Kimball, Marcus Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Douglas-Home, Rt. Hn. Sir Alec King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) Robson Brown, Sir William
Drayson, G. B. Kitson, Timothy Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks)
du Cann, Rt. Hn. Edward Knight, Mrs. Jill Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey)
Dunn, James A. Lane, David Russell, Sir Ronald
Eden, Sir John Langford-Holt, Sir John Ryan, John
Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry Scott, Nicholas
Elliott, R.W. (N'c'te-upon-Tyne,N.) Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) Scott-Hopkins, James
Emery, Peter Lloyd, Rt.Hn. Geoffrey (Sut'nC'dfield) Sharples, Richard
Errington, Sir Eric Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby)
Eyre, Reginald Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Selwyn (Wirral) Sinclair, Sir George
Farr, John Longden, Gilbert Smith, Dudley (W'wick & L'mington)
Fisher, Nigel McAdden, Sir Stephen Stainton, Keith
Fletcher-Cooke, Charles MacArthur, Ian Stodart, Anthony
Fortescue, Tim Mackenzie, Gregor (Rutherglen) Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir M.
Foster, Sir John Maclean, Sir Fitzroy Summers, Sir Spencer
Fraser,Rt.Hn.Hugh (St'fford & Stone) McMaster, Stanley Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Galbraith, Hn. T. C. Macmillan, Maurice (Farnham) Taylor,Edward M. (G'gow,Cathcart)
Galpern, Sir Myer McNair-Wilson. Patrick Taylor, Frank (Moss Side)
Gibson-Watt, David McNamara, J. Kevin Teeling, Sir William
Giles, Rear-Adm. Morgan Maddan, Martin Temple, John M.
Gilmour, Sir John (Fife, E.) Maginnis, John E. Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret
Glover, Sir Douglas Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) Tilney, John
Glyn, Sir Richard Mahon, Simon (Bootle) van Straubenzee, W. R.
Godber, Rt. Hn. J. B. Marples, Rt. Hn. Ernest Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hn. Sir John
Goodhart, Philip Marten, Neil Vickers, Dame Joan
Gower, Raymond Maude, Angus Waddington, David
Grant, Anthony Mawby, Ray Walker-Smith, Rt. Hn. Sir Derek
Grant-Ferris, B. Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. Weatherill, Bernard
Gresham Cooke, R. Mills, Peter (Torrington) Webster, David
Grieve, Percy Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) Whitelaw, Rt. Hn. William
Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) Miscampbell, Norman Williams, Donald (Dudley)
Gurden, Harold Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater)
Hall, John (Wycombe) Monro, Hector Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Hall-Davis, A. G. F. Montgomery, Fergus Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick
Hamilton, James (Bothwell) More, Jasper Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard
Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) Morgan, Geraint (Denbigh) Woodnutt, Mark
Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) Morrison, Charles (Devizes) Worsley, Marcus
Harvey, Sir Arthur Vere Mott-Radclyffe, Sir Charles Wright, Esmond
Hastings, Stephen Murton, Oscar Wylie, N. R.
Hawkins, Paul Nabarro, Sir Gerald Younger, Hn. George
Hay, John Neave, Airey
Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel Nicholls, Sir Harmar TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Higgins, Terence L. Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael Mr. John Wells and
Hiley, Joseph Onslow, Cranley Mr. Victor Goodhew.