§ Question put, That the Clause stand part of the Bill:—
§ The Committee proceeded to a Division—
§ Mr. William Molloy (Ealing, North)(seated and covered): On a point of order. On page 106 of the Bill it states quite clearly that certain parts of this Measure apply to Northern Ireland, but not all of it. Is it right, Sir Alfred, that Members from the Province should vote in all parts of the Bill, when only some parts of it affect their constituencies?
§ Mr. MolloyFurther to that point of order. When the point of order was raised, there were charges made from the other side of the Committee that the Committee might be behaving in a mischievous and irresponsible way. Could you help me to decide what is more mischievous and irresponsible than to vote on a serious Measure which does not affect the constituency which one represents? It is explicit in the Bill that it does not all affect Northern Ireland. Therefore, I ask you, Sir Alfred, to reconsider your answer and to say that those Members who come from constituencies in Northern Ireland should not, in decency, vote on those parts of the Bill which do not affect the Province.
The Temporary ChairmanThe answer which I gave to the hon. Member's first point of order shows that the hon. Members to whom he refers have a perfect right, if they so wish, to vote in the Divisions on this Bill. I must say that I had not noticed any mischievous behaviour, and that part of the hon. Member's question was not a point of order.
§ The Committee having divided: Ayes 282, Noes 242.
§ [For Division List 171 see col. 2041.]
§ Clause 92 ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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