§ It shall be the duty of the Civil Aviation Authority, in consultation with the Maplin Development Authority and appropriate Minister, to keep under constant review technical developments of new, quieter aero-engines, short take-off capability or other relevant factors affecting the operations of civil aircraft
1622§ and it shall take such action as may be appropriate to delay, vary or desist from the construction of an airport on land to be reclaimed as a result of the passage of this Act.—[Mr. Adley.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 267, Noes 250.
1625| Division No. 154.] | AYES | [9.57 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Dunnett, Jack | Lawson, George |
| Adley, Robert | Edelman, Maurice | Leadbitter, Ted |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Lee, Rt. Hn. Frederick |
| Allen, Scholefield | Edwards, William (Merioneth) | Leonard, Dick |
| Archer, Peter (Rowley Regis) | Ellis, Tom | Lestor, Miss Joan |
| Armstrong, Ernest | English, Michael | Lewis, Arthur (W. Ham, N.) |
| Ashley, Jack | Evans, Fred | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) |
| Ashton, Joe | Ewing, Harry | Lipton, Marcus |
| Atkinson, Norman | Fernyhough, Rt. Hn. E. | Lomas, Kenneth |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Fisher, Mrs. Doris (B'ham,Ladywood) | Loughlin, Charles |
| Barnett. Joel (Heywood and Royton) | Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Lyon, Alexander W. (York) |
| Baxter, William | Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Lyons, Edward (Bradford, E.) |
| Beaney, Alan | Foot, Michael | McAdden, Sir Stephen |
| Benn, Rt. Hn. Anthony Wedgwood | Ford, Ben | McBride, Neil |
| Bennett, James(Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Forrester, John | McCartney, Hugh |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Fraser,Rt.Hn.Hugh(St'fford & Stone) | McCrindle, R. A. |
| Bishop, E. S. | Fraser, John (Norwood) | McElhone, Frank |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Freeson, Reginald | McGuire, Michael |
| Boardman, H. (Leigh) | Galpern, Sir Myer | Machin, George |
| Booth, Albert | Garrett, W. E. | Mackenzie, Gregor |
| Boothroyd, Miss B. (West Brom.) | Ginsburg, David (Dewsbury) | Mackie, John |
| Boyden, James (Bishop Auckland) | Golding, John | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, C.) |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hn. P. C | McNamara, J. Kevin |
| Broughton, Sir Alfred | Gourlay, Harry | Mahon, Simon (Bootle) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow Provan) | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) |
| Buchan, Norman | Grant, John D. (Islington, E.) | Marquand, David |
| Buchanan, Richard (G'gow, Sp'burn) | Griffiths, Eddie (Brightside) | Marsden, F. |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Marten, Neil |
| Campbell, I. (Dunbartonshire, W.) | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Mason, Rt. Hn. Roy |
| Cant, R. B. | Hamling, William | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. |
| Carmichael, Neil | Hannan, William (G'gow, Maryhill) | Mayhew, Christopher |
| Carter, Ray (Birmingh'm, Northfield) | Hardy, Peter | Meacher, Michael |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis (Eccles) | Harper, Joseph | Mellish Rt Hn. Robert |
| Castle, Rt. Hn. Barbara | Harrison, Brian (Maldon) | Mendelson, John |
| Churchill, W. S. | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Mikardo, Ian |
| Clark, David (Colne Valley) | Hart, Rt. Hn. Judith | Millan Bruce |
| Cocks, Michael (Bristol S.) | Hattersley, Roy | Miller Dr. M. S |
| Cohen, Stanley | Heffer, Eric S. | Milne Edward |
| Coleman. Donald | Hooson, Emlyn | Mitchell, R.C. 'S'hampton, Itchen) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Horam, John | Molloy, William |
| Cox, Thomas (Wandsworth, C.) | Houghton, Rt. Hn. Douglas | Morgan, Elystan (Cardiganshire) |
| Crawshaw, Richard | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) |
| Cronin, John | Huckfield, Leslie | Morris, Rt. Hn. John (Aberavon) |
| Crosland, Rt. Hn. Anthony | Hughes, Rt. Hn.Cledwyn (Anglesey) | Moyle, Roland |
| Crossman, Rt. Hn. Richard | Hughes, Mark (Durham) | Murray, Ronald King |
| Crouch, David | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen, N.) | Nabarro, Sir Gerald |
| Cunningham, Dr. J. A. (Whitehaven) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Oakes, Gordon |
| Dalyell, Tam | Irvine, Rt. Hn. Sir Arthur (Edge Hill) | Ogden, Eric |
| Darling, Rt. Hn. George | Janner, Greville | O'Halloran, Michael |
| Davidson, Arthur | Jay, Rt. Hn. Douglas | O'Malley, Brian |
| Davies, Denzil (Llanelly) | Jeger, Mrs. Lena | Oram, Bert |
| Davies, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Orbach, Maurice |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Jenkins, Rt. Hn. Roy (Stechford) | Orme, Stanley |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney, C.) | John, Brynmor | Oswald, Thomas |
| Davis, Terry (Bromsgrove) | Johnson, Walter (Derby, S.) | Owen, Dr. David (Plymouth, Sutton) |
| Deakins, Eric | Jones, Barry (Flint, E.) | Padley, Walter |
| de Freitas, Rt. Hn. Sir Geoffrey | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Paget, R.T. |
| Delargy, Hugh | Jones, Gwynoro (Carmarthen) | Palmer, Arthur |
| Dell, Rt. Hn. Edmund | Jones, T. Alec (Rhondda, W.) | Pannell, Rt. Hn. Charles |
| Dempsey, James | Judd, Frank | Pardoe, John |
| Doig, Peter | Kaufman, Gerald | Parker, John (Dagenham) |
| Dormand, J. D. | Kelley, Richard | Parry, Robert (Liverpool, Exchange) |
| Douglas, Dick (Stirlingshire, E.) | Kinnock, Neil | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Douglas Mann, Bruce | Lambie, David | Perry, Ernest G. |
| Driberg, Tom | Lamborn, Harry | Prentice, Rt. Hn. Reg |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | Lamond, James | Prescott, John |
| Dunn, James A. | Latham, Arthur | Price, William (Rugby) |
| Probert, Arthur | ||
| Radice, Charles | Silverman, Julius | Tuck, Raphael |
| Rankin, John | Skinner, Dennis | Urwin, T. W. |
| Reed, D. (Sedgefield) | Small, William | Varley, Eric G. |
| Rees, Merlyn (Leeds, S.) | Smith, John (Lanarkshire, N.) | Wainwright, Edwin |
| Rhodes, Geoffrey | Spearing, Nigel | Walden, Brian (B'm'ham, All Saints) |
| Ridley, Hn. Nicholas | Spriggs, Leslie | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Stallard, A. W. | Wallace, George |
| Roberts, Rt.Hn.Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Steel, David | Watkins, David |
| Robertson, John (Paisley) | Stewart, Rt. Hn. Michael (Fulham) | Weitzman, David |
| Roderick, Caerwyn E.(Brc'n&R'dnor) | Stoddart, David (Swindon) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Rodgers, William (Stockton-on-Tees) | Stonehouse, Rt. Hn. John | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Roper, John | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. | Wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Rose, Paul B. | Summerskill, Hn. Dr. Shirley | White, James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Ross, Rt. Hn. William (Kilmarnock) | Swain, Thomas | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Rost, Peter | Taverne, Dick | Whitlock, William |
| Rowlands, Ted | Thomas, Rt. Hn. George (Cardiff, W.) | Willey, Rt. Hn. Frederick |
| Sheldon, Robert (Ashton-under-Lyne) | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) | Williams, Alan (Swansea, W.) |
| Shore, Rt. Hn. Peter (Stepney) | Thorpe, Rt. Hn. Jeremy | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Short, Rt.Hn. Edward (N'c'tle-u-Tyne) | Tilney, John | Woof, Robert |
| Short, Mrs. Renée (W'hampton,N.E.) | Tinn, James | |
| Silkin, Rt. Hn. John (Deptford) | Tomney, Frank | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Silkin, Hn. S. C. (Dulwich) | Tope, Graham | Mr. Roger Moate and |
| Sillars, James | Torney, Tom | Mr. John Wilkinson. |
| NOES | ||
| Alison, Michael (Barkston Ash) | Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Iremonger, T. L. |
| Allason, James (Hemel Hempstead) | Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | James, David |
| Amery, Rt. Hn. Julian | Elliott, R. W. (N'c'tle-upon-Tyne,N.) | Jenkin, Patrick (Woodford) |
| Archer, Jeffrey (Louth) | Emery, Peter | Jessel, Toby |
| Astor, John | Eyre, Reginald | Johnson Smith, G. (E. Grinstead) |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Farr, John | Jones, Arthur (Northants, S.) |
| Awdry, Daniel | Fenner, Mrs. Peggy | Jopling, Michael |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Fidler, Michael | Joseph, Rt. Hn. Sir Keith |
| Baker, W. H. K. (Banff) | Finsberg, Geoffrey (Hampstead) | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs. Elaine |
| Balniel, Rt. Hn. Lord | Fisher, Nigel (Surbiton) | Kershaw, Anthony |
| Batsford, Brian | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Kimball, Marcus |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Fookes, Miss Janet | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) |
| Bell, Ronald | Fortescue, Tim | King, Tom (Bridgwater) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torquay) | Foster, Sir John | Kirk, Peter |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) | Fowler, Norman | Kitson, Timothy |
| Benyon, W. | Fox, Marcus | Knight, Mrs. Jill |
| Berry, Hn. Anthony | Galbraith, Hn. T. G. D. | Knox, David |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Gardner, Edward | Lamont, Norman |
| Blaker, Peter | Gibson-Watt, David | Lane, David |
| Boardman, Tom (Leicester, S.W.) | Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, C.) | Langford-Holt, Sir John |
| Boscawen, Hn. Robert | Glyn, Dr. Alan | Le Marchant, Spencer |
| Bowden, Andrew | Godber, Rt. Hn. J. B. | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) |
| Bray, Ronald | Goodhart, Philip | Lloyd, Ian (P'tsm'th, Langstone) |
| Brewis, John | Gorst, John | Loveridge, John |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Gower, Raymond | MacArthur, Ian |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Grant Anthony (Harrow, C.) | McLaren, Martin |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick (Angus,N&M) | Gray, Hamish | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy |
| Buck, Antony | Green, Alan | Macmillan,Rt.Hn.Maurice(Farnham) |
| Bullus, Sir Eric | Grieve, Percy | McNair-Wilson, Michael |
| Burden, F. A. | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) | McNair-Wilson, Patrick (New Forest) |
| Butler, Adam (Bosworth) | Grylls, Michael | Maddan, Martin |
| Campbell, Rt.Hn. G. (Moray & Nairn) | Gummer, J. Selwyn | Madel, David |
| Carlisle, Mark | Gurden, Harold | Maginnis, John E. |
| Carr, Rt. Hon. Robert | Hall, Miss Joan (Keighley) | Marples, Rt. Hn. Ernest |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Hall, Sir John (Wycombe) | Mather, Carol |
| Chapman, Sydney | Hall-Davis A. G. F. | Maudling, Rt. Hn. Reginald |
| Chataway, Rt. Hn. Christopher | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Mawby, Ray |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Hannam, John (Exeter) | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Clark, William (Surrey, E.) | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Mills, Peter (Torrington) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Haselhurst, Alan | Mills, Stratton (Belfast, N.) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Hastings, Stephen | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Cooke, Robert | Havers, Sir Michael | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Coombs, Derek | Hawkins, Paul | Money, Ernie |
| Cooper, A. E. | Hay, John | Monks, Mrs. Connie |
| Cormack, Patrick | Heseltine, Michael | Monro, Hector |
| Costain, A. P. | Higgins, Terence L. | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Critchley, Julian | Hiley, Joseph | More, Jasper |
| Crowder, F. P. | Hill, James (Southampton, Test) | Morgan, Geraint (Denbigh) |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. John (Knutsford) | Holland, Philip | Morgan-Giles, Rear-Adm. |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Holt, Miss Mary | Neave, Airey |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid,Maj.-Gen, Jack | Hordern, Peter | Nicholls, Sir Harmar |
| Dean, Paul | Hornby, Richard | Noble, Rt. Hn. Michael |
| Digby, Simon (Wingfield) | Hornsby-Smith, Rt.Hn. Dame Patricia | Normanton, Tom |
| Dodds-Parker, Sir Douglas | Howe, Rt. Hn. Sir Geoffrey | Nott, John |
| Drayson, G. B. | Howell, David (Guildford) | Onslow, Cranley |
| du Cann, Rt. Hn. Edward | Hunt, John | Oppenheim, Mrs. Sally |
| Dykes, Hugh | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Page, Rt. Hn. Graham (Crosby) |
| Eden, Rt. Hn. Sir John | Page, John (Harrow, W.) |
| Parkinson, Cecil | Scott-Hopkins James | Trafford, Dr. Anthony |
| Percival, Ian | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) | Trew, Peter |
| Pike, Miss Mervyn | Shelton, William (Clapham) | Turton, Rt. Hn Sir Robin |
| Pink, R. Bonner | Shersby, Michael | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard |
| Pounder, Rafton | Simeons, Charles | Vickers, Dame Joan |
| Price, David (Eastleigh) | Sinclair, Sir George | Waddington, David |
| Prior, Rt. Hn. J. M. L | Skeet, T. H. H. | Walder, David (Clitheroe) |
| Proudfoot, Wilfred | Smith, Dudley (W'wick & L'minton) | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hn. Sir Derek |
| Pym, Rt. Hn. Francis | Soref, Harold | Wall, Patrick |
| Quennell, Miss J. M. | Speed, Keith | Walters, Dennis |
| Raison, Timothy | Spence, John | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Ramsden, Rt. Hn. James | Sproat, Iain | Warren, Kenneth |
| Rawlinson, Rt. Hn. Sir Peter | Stainton, Keith | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Redmond, Robert | Stewart-Smith, Geoffrey (Belper) | Whitelaw, Rt. Hn. William |
| Reed, Laurance (Bolton, E.) | Stodart, Anthony (Edinburgh, W.) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Rees, Peter (Dover) | Stokes, John | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Rees-Davies, W. R. | Sutcliffe, John | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Renton, Rt. Hn. Sir David | Tapsell, Peter | Wood, Rt. Hn. Richard |
| Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) | Woodhouse, Hn. Christopher |
| Rippon, Rt. Hn. Geoffrey | Taylor,Edward M.(G'gow,Cathcart) | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | Taylor, Frank (Moss Side) | Worsley, Marcus |
| Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) | Tebbit, Norman | Wylie, Rt. Hn. N. R. |
| Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) | Temple, John M. | Younger, Hn. George |
| Russell, Sir Ronald | Thatcher, Rt. Hn. Mrs. Margaret | |
| St. John-Stevas, Norman | Thomas, John Stradling (Monmouth) | TELLERS FOR THF NOES: |
| Sandys, Rt. Hn. D. | Thomas, Rt. Hn. Peter (Hendon, S.) | Mr. Walter Clegg and |
| Scott, Nicholas | Thompson, Sir Richard (Croydon, S.) | Mr. Oscar Murton. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§ Clause read a Second time.
§ Mr. Croslandrose—
§ Mr. SpeakerOrder. It is necessary for me to put the further Question "That the clause be added to the Bill", but before doing so I must put the Ten o'clock motion.
§ It being after Ten o'clock, further consideration of the Bill, as amended, stood adjourned.