§ Amendment made: No. 66, in page 21, line 26, leave out 'member' and insert 'local government elector for the area'.—[Mr. Younger.]
318§ Mr. GrimondI beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
§ Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
§
Amendment proposed, No. 65 in page 17, line 24, at end insert:
'(5) The Secretary of State may from time to time, by order made by statutory instrument, direct that the disqualification imposed by subsection (1)(a) above shall not apply to any such class or description of officers or servants of local authorities, or of any local authority or class of local authority, as may be designated in the order'.—[Mr. Robert Hughes.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 18, Noes 62.
317| Division No. 163.] | AYES | [5.17 a.m |
| Brown, Hugh D. (G'gow, Proven) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen, N.) | Murray, Ronald King |
| Buchan, Norman | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Ross, Rt. Hn. William (Kilmarnock) |
| Carmichael, Neil | McCartney, Hugh | Sillars, James |
| Eadie, Alex | Machin, George | Smith, John (Lanarkshire, N.) |
| Ewing, Marry | Mackenzie, Gregor | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Grimond, Rt. Hn. J. | Mackintosh, John P. | Mr. David Lambie and |
| Hannan, William (G'gow, Maryhill) | Maclennan, Robert | Mr. David Steel. |
| NOES | ||
| Atkins, Humphrey | Haselhurst, Alan | Noble. Rt. Hn. Michael |
| Baker, W. H. K. (Banff) | Hawkins, Paul | Owen. Idris (Stockport, N.) |
| Benyon, W. | Hornby, Richard | Percival Ian |
| Biffen, John | Hornsby-Smith, Rt. Hn. Dame Patricia | Raison, Timothy |
| Bowden, Andrew | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Shaw, Michael (Sc'b'gh & Whitby) |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | James, David | Shelton, William (Clapham) |
| Brewis, John | Jopling, Michael | Shersby, Michael |
| Brinton, Sir Tatton | King, Evelyn (Dorset, S.) | Simeons, Charles |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Knox, David | Speed, Keith |
| Bruce-Gardyne, J. | Le Marchant, Spencer | Sproat, Iain |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick (Angus, N&M) | MacArthur, Ian | Sutcliffe, John |
| Butler, Adam (Bosworth) | McLaren, Martin | Taylor, Edward M. (G'gow, Calhcart) |
| Campbell, Rt. Hn. G.(Moray & Nairn) | Maddan, Martin | Tebbit, Norman |
| Chapman, Sydney | Madel, David | Thomas, John Stradling (Monmouth) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Mawby, Ray | White, Roger (Gravesend) |
| Clegg, Walter | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Crouch, David | Mitchell, Lt.-Col. C.(Aberdeenshire, W) | Wylie, Rt. Hn. N R. |
| Fenner, Mrs. Peggy | Moate, Roger | Younger, Hn. George |
| Fisher, Nigel (Surbiton) | Money, Ernle | |
| Fox, Marcus | Monro, Hector | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Green, Alan | Morgan, Geraint (Denbigh) | Mr. Tim Fortescue and Mr. Hamish Gray. |
| Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Morgan-Giles, Rear-Adm. |