§
Motion made, and Question put:
That the Proceedings on the Motion relating to the Government's action regarding the Divorce Reform Bill and on the Divorce Reform Bill may be entered upon and proceeded with at this day's Sitting at any hour, though opposed.—[Mr. Concannon.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 142, Noes 69.
1795| Division No. 251.] | AYES | [10.0 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | English, Michael |
| Archer, Peter | Cant, R. B. | Ennals, David |
| Ashton, Joe (Bassetlaw) | Coe, Denis | Evans, Gwynfor (C'marthen) |
| Atkinson, Norman (Tottenham) | Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Fernyhough, E. |
| Awdry, Daniel | Crawshaw, Richard | Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Crosland, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Foot, Rt. Hn. Sir Dingle (Ipswich) |
| Barnett, Joel | Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard | Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Dalyell, Tam | Ford, Ben |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Davies, Dr. Ernest (Stretford) | Fraser, John (Norwood) |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Dewar, Donald | Gray, Dr. Hugh (Yarmouth) |
| Booth, Albert | Diamond, Rt. Hn. John | Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Anthony |
| Boyden, James | Dobson, Ray | Gregory, Arnold |
| Braine, Bernard | Driberg, Tom | Grey, Charles (Durham) |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Dunwoody, Dr. John (F'th & C'b'e) | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) |
| Brooks, Edwin | Ellis, John | Hamilton, William (Fife, W.) |
| Brown, R. W. (Shoreditch & F'bury) | Emery, Peter | Harper, Joseph |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | MacDermot, Niall | Rees, Merlyn |
| Haseldine, Norman | Macdonald, A. H. | Ridley, Hn. Nicholas |
| Healey, Rt. Hn. Denis | McKay, Mrs. Margaret | Roberts, Gwilym (Bedfordshire, S.) |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Mackie, John | Roebuck, Roy |
| Hobden, Dennis | Maclennan, Robert | Ross, Rt. Hn. William |
| Hooley, Frank | Marks, Kenneth | Ryan, John |
| Hooson, Emlyn | Mason, Rt. Hn. Roy | Scott, Nicholas |
| Horner, John | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Sheldon, Robert |
| Houghton, Rt. Hn. Douglas | Mellish, Rt. Hn. Robert | Shore, Rt. Hn. Peter (Stepney) |
| Mendelson, John | Short, Rt. Hn. Edward (N'c'tle-u-Tyne) | |
| Howie, W. | Millan, Bruce | Short, Mrs. Renée (W'hampton, N. E.) |
| Huckfield, Leslie | Milne, Edward (Blyth) | Silkin, Hn. S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Hunt, John | Mollay, William | Silverman, Julius |
| Irvine, Sir Arthur (Edge Hill) | Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Jackson, Colin (B'h'se & Spenb'gh) | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Slater, Joseph |
| Jeger, Mrs. Lena (H'b'n & St. P'cras, S.) | Morris, John (Aberavon) | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Newens, Stan | Stewart, Rt. Hn. Michael |
| Jenkins, Rt. Hn. Roy (Stechford) | Norwood, Christopher | Tapsell, Peter |
| Johnson, James (K'ston-on-Hull, W.) | Ogden, Eric | Thomson, Rt. Hn. George |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Oram, Albert E. | Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy |
| Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, West) | Orbach, Maurice | Tinn, James |
| Judd, Frank | Orme, Stanley | Varley, Eric G. |
| Kenyon, Clifford | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, S'tn) | Vickers, Dame Joan |
| Kerr, Dr. David (W'worth, Central) | Palmer, Arthur | Walden, Brian (All Saints) |
| Kerr, Russell (Feltham) | Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles | Walker, Harold (Doncastsr) |
| Leadbitter, Ted | Parker, John (Dagenham) | Whitaker, Ben |
| Lee, Rt. Hn. Frederick (Newton) | Parkyn, Brian (Bedford) | Wiliams, Mrs. Shirey (Hitchin) |
| Lee, Rt. Hn. Jennie (Cannock) | Pavitt, Laurence | Wilson, William (Coventry, S.) |
| Lipton, Marcus | Peart, Rt. Hn. Fred | Winnick, David |
| Loughlin, Charles | Pentland, Norman | |
| Luard, Evan | Perry, Ernest G. (Battersea, S.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Lubbock, Eric | Perry, George H. (Nottingham, S.) | Mr. J. D. Concannon and |
| Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) | Price, Christopher (Perry Barr) | Mr. Ioan L. Evans. |
| NOES | ||
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Grant-Ferris, R. | Onslow, Cranley |
| Alldritt, Walter | Hall, John (Wycombe) | Page, Graham (Crosby) |
| Atkins, Humphrey (M't'n & M'd'n) | Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Percival, Ian |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Powell, Rt. Hn, J. Enoch |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torquay) | Heald, Rt. Hn. Sir Lionel | Pym, Francis |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hiley, Joseph | Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James |
| Boardman, Tom (Leicester, S.W.) | Hill, J. E. B. | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| Body, Richard | Hunter, Adam | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Small, William |
| Stodart, Anthony | ||
| Campbell, B. (Oldham, W.) | Jennings, J. C. (Burton) | Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith | Tilney, John |
| Clegg, Walter | Kerby, Capt. Henry | Turton, Rt. Hn. R. H. |
| Cordle, John | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Costain, A. P. | Kirk, Peter | Waddington, David |
| Dean, Paul | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hn. Sir Derek |
| Deedes, Rt. Hn. W. F. (Ashford) | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Doughty, Charles | Longden, Gilbert | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Errington, Sir Eric | McNair-Wilson, Michael | Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard |
| Eyre, Reginald | Maddan, Martin | Worsley, Marcus |
| Farr, John | Mahon, Peter (Preston, S.) | Wright, Esmond |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) | |
| Fortescue, Tim | Maude, Angus | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fraser, Rt. Hn. Hugh (St'fford & Stone) | Monro, Hector | Sir Cyril Black and |
| Glover, Sir Douglas | More, Jasper | Mr. Marcus Kimball. |