§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ Second Reading deferred till Friday next.
1830§ by a federal government, is utterly confusing the public. I deeply regret that, in the one and a half hours that the Liberal Party has taken in the debate, the hon. Gentleman has not taken the opportunity to explain it.
§ Mr. SpeakerThe Question is—
§ Mr. David SteelOn a point of order. I beg—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. The hon. Gentleman nearly lost the Motion.
§ Question put, That the Bill be now read a Second Time.
§ The House divided: Ayes 13, Noes 81.
1829| Division No. 71.] | AYES | [3.59 p.m. |
| Baxter, William | Hooson, Emlyn | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Bessell, Peter | Hughes, Emrys (Ayrshire, S.) | |
| Davidson, James (Aberdeenshire, W.) | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Evans, Gwynfor (C'marthen) | Mackenzie, Alasdair (Ross & Crom'ty) | Mr. Eric Lubbock and |
| Ewing, Mrs. Winifred | Taylor, Edward M. (G'gow, Cathcart) | Mr. David Steel. |
| Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy |
| NOES | ||
| Albu, Austen | Garrett, W. E. | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Gresham Cooke, R. | Mulley, Rt. Hn. Frederick |
| Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Grey, Charles (Durham) | Ogden, Eric |
| Bell, Ronald | Griffiths, Eddie (Brightside) | O'Malley, Brian |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Griffiths, Rt. Hn. James (Llanelly) | Oram, Albert E. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt. -Col. Sir Walter | Gunter, Rt. Hn. R. J. | Page, Graham (Crosby) |
| Brown, Bob (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne, W.) | Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) | Parker, John (Dagenham) |
| Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & F'bury) | Hannan, William | Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred |
| Buchan, Norman | Harvie Anderson, Miss | Pentland, Norman |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick (Angus, N & M) | Heffer, Eric S. | Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) |
| Campbell, Gordon (Moray & Nairn) | Herbison, Rt. Hn. Margaret | Prentice, Rt. Hn. R. E. |
| Carmichael, Neil | Howle, W. | Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) |
| Chapman, Donald | Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) | Rees, Merlyn |
| Coe, Denis | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Reynolds, Rt. Hn. G. W. |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Jones, Rt. Hn. Sir Elwyn (W. Ham, S.) | Roebuck, Roy |
| Dewar, Donald | Kenyon, Clifford | Shore, Rt. Hn. Peter (Stepney) |
| Douglas-Home, Rt. Hn. Sir Alec | Lawson, George | Stodart, Anthony |
| Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth (Exeter) | Lestor, Miss Joan | Taverne, Dick |
| Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) | Thomson, Rt. Hn. George |
| Eadie, Alex | MacArthur, Ian | Tuck, Raphael |
| Edwards, William (Merioneth) | Mackie, John | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Emery, Peter | Maclennan, Robert | Williams, Mrs. Shirley (Hitchin) |
| Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) | Willis, Rt. Hn. George |
| Evans, Ioan L. (Birm'h'm, Yardley) | Marquand, David | Younger, Hn. George |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Millan, Bruce | |
| Forrester, John | Miller, Dr. M. S. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fowler, Gerry | Molloy, William | Mr. A. H. MacDonald and |
| Freeson, Reginald | Monro, Hector | Mr. John Fraser. |
| Gardner, Tony |