§ 'Agricultural land, standing crops, production herds, and agricultural plant and machinery shall be excluded property to the extent of one half of the value thereof, and nothing in Schedule 8 of this Act shall operate to
1654§ diminish the partial exclusion hereby accorded—[Mr. Pym.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, Question put, That the Clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 267. Noes 277.
1657| Division No. 128.] | AYES | [11.25 p.m. |
| Adley, Robert | Fry, Peter | McCrindle, Robert |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | McCusker, H. |
| Alison, Michael | Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Atkins, Rt Hon H. (Spelthorne) | Gardner, Edward (S Fylde) | MacGregor, John |
| Awdry, Daniel | Gilmour, Rt Hon Ian (Chesham) | Macmillan, Rt Hon M. (Farnham) |
| Bain, Mrs Margaret | Gilmour, Sir John (East Fife) | McNair-Wilson, M. (Newbury) |
| Banks, Robert | Glyn, Dr Alan | McNair-Wilson, P. (New Forest) |
| Beith, A. J. | Goodhart, Philip | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) |
| Bell, Ronald | Goodlad, Alastair | Marten, Neil |
| Bennett, Dr Reginald (Fareham) | Gorst, John | Mates, Michael |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Gow, Ian (Eastbourne) | Mather, Carol |
| Biffen, John | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) | Maudling, Rt Hon Reginald |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Gray, Hamish | Mawby, Ray |
| Blaker, Peter | Griffiths, Eldon | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Bowden, A. (Brighton, Kemptown) | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Mayhew, Patrick |
| Boyson, Dr. Rhodes (Brent) | Grylls, Michael | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Bradford, Rev Robert | Hall, Sir John | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove) |
| Brittan, Leon | Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Brotherton, Michael | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hampson, Dr Keith | Moate, Roger |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Hannam, John | Molyneaux, James |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick | Harrison, Col Sir Harwood (Eye) | Monro, Hector |
| Buck, Antony | Harvie Anderson, Rt Hon Miss | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Budgen, Nick | Hastings, Stephen | Moore, John (Croydon C) |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Havers, Sir Michael | More, Jasper (Ludlow) |
| Burden, F. A. | Hawkins, Paul | Morgan-Giles, Rear-Admiral |
| Carlisle, Mark | Hayhoe, Barney | Morrison, Charles (Devizes) |
| Carson, John | Henderson, Douglas | Morrison, Hon Peter (Chester) |
| Chalker, Mrs Lynda | Heseltine, Michael | Mudd, David |
| Churchill, W. S. | Higgins, Terence L. | Neave, Airey |
| Clark, Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Holland, Philip | Nelson, Anthony |
| Clark, William (Croydon S) | Hooson, Emlyn | Neubert, Michael |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Hordern, Peter | Newton, Tony |
| Clegg, Walter | Howe, Rt Hn Sir Geoffrey | Normanton, Tom |
| Cockcroft, John | Howell, David (Guildford) | Nott, John |
| Cooke, Robert (Bristol W) | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Onslow, Cranley |
| Cope, John | Howells, Geraint (Cardigan) | Oppenheim, Mrs Sally |
| Cormack, Patrick | Hunt, Jonn | Osborn, John |
| Corrie, John | Hurd, Douglas | Page, John (Harrow West) |
| Costain, A. P. | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Page, Rt Hon R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Craig, Rt Hon W. (Belfast E) | James, David | Paisley, Rev. Ian |
| Crawford, Douglas | Jenkin, Rt Hon P. (Wanst'd & W'df'd) | Pardoe, John |
| Crouch, David | Jessel, Toby | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Crowder, F. P. | Johnson Smith, G. (E. Grinstead) | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Davies, Rt Hon J. (Knutsford) | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Penhaligon, David |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Jones, Arthur (Daventry) | Percival, Ian |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Jopling, Michael | Peyton, Rt Hon John |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | pink, R. Bonner |
| Durant, Tony | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch |
| Dykes, Hugh | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Pym, Rt Hon Francis |
| Eden, Rt Hon Sir John | Kilfedder, James | Raison, Timothy |
| Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Kimball, Marcus | Rawlinson, Rt Hon Sir Peter |
| Elliott, Sir William | King, Evelyn (South Dorset) | Rees, Peter (Dover & Deal) |
| Emery, Peter | King, Tom (Bridgwater) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Evans, Gwynfor (Carmarthen) | Kirk, Peter | Reid, George |
| Ewing, Mrs Winifred (Moray) | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Renton, Rt Hon Sir D. (Hunts) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Knight, Mrs Jill | Renton, Tim (Mid-Sussex) |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Lamont, Norman | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Lane, David | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Farr, John | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Fell, Anthony | Latham, Michael (Melton) | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Lawrence, Ivan | Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Lawson, Nigel | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Fletcher, Alex (Edinburgh N) | Le Marchant, Spencer | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Ross, William (Londonderry) |
| Fowler, Norman (Sutton C'f'd) | Lloyd, Ian | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| Fox, Marcus | Loveridge, John | Rost, Peter (SE Derbyshire) |
| Fraser, Rt Hon H. (Stafford & St) | Luce, Richard | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Freud, Clement | MacCormick, Iain | Sainsbury, Tim |
| St. John-Stevas, Norman | Steen, Anthony (Wavertree) | Wainwright, Richard (Colne V) |
| Scott, Nicholas | Stewart, Donald (Western Isles) | Wakeham, John |
| Scott-Hopkins, James | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) | Walters, Dennis |
| Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) | Stokes, John | Warren, Kenneth |
| Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) | Stradling Thomas, J. | Watt, Hamish |
| Shepherd, Colin | Tapsell, Peter | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Shersby, Michael | Taylor, R. (Croydon NW) | Wells, John |
| Silvester, Fred | Taylor, Teddy (Cathcart) | Welsh, Andrew |
| Sims, Roger | Tebbit, Norman | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William |
| Sinclair, Sir George | Temple-Morris, Peter | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Skeet, T. H. H. | Thatcher, Rt Hon Margaret | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Smith, Dudley (Warwick) | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee E) |
| Speed, Keith | Thompson, George | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Spence, John | Thorpe, Rt Hon Jeremy (N Devon) | Wood, Rt Hon Richard |
| Spicer, Jim (W Dorset) | Townsend, Cyril D. | Young, Sir G. (Ealing, Acton) |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcester) | Trotter, Neville | Younger, Hon George |
| Sproat, Iain | Tugendhat, Christopher | |
| Stainton, Keith | van Straubenzee, W. R. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Stanbrook, Ivor | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard | Mr. Adam Butler and |
| Stanley, John | Viggers, Peter | Mr. W. Benvon. |
| Steel, David (Roxburgh) | ||
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Dormand, J. D. | Janner, Greville |
| Allaun, Frank | Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas |
| Anderson, Donald | Duffy, A. E. P. | Jeger, Mrs Lena |
| Archer, Peter | Dunn, James A. | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Dunnett, Jack | Jenkins, Rt Hon Roy (Stechford) |
| Ashton, Joe | Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | John, Brynmor |
| Atkinson, Norman | Eadie, Alex | Johnson, James (Hull West) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Edelman, Maurice | Johnson, Walter (Derby S) |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Edge, Geoff | Jones, Alec (Rhondda) |
| Barnett, Rt Hon Joel (Heywood) | Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) | Jones, Barry (East Flint) |
| Bean, R. E. | Ellis, John (Brigg & Scun) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Bates, Alf | Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | Judd, Frank |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | English, Michael | Kaufman, Gerald |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | Kelley, Richard |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Evans, John (Newton) | Kerr, Russell |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Ewing, Harry (Stirling) | Kilroy-Silk, Robert |
| Boardman, H. | Fernyhough, Rt Hon E. | Kinnock, Neil |
| Booth, Albert | Fitt, Gerard (Belfast W) | Lambie, David |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Flannery, Martin | Lamborn, Harry |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Arthur | Fletcher Ted (Darlington) | Lamond, James |
| Bradley, Tom | Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Latham, Arthur (Paddington) |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Ford, Ben | Leadbitter, Ted |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Forrester, John | Lee, John |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W) | Fowler, Gerald (The Wrekin) | Lever, Rt Hon Harold |
| Brown, Ronald (Hackney S) | Fraser, John (Lambeth, N'w'd) | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) |
| Buchan, Norman | Freeson, Reginald | Lipton, Marcus |
| Butler, Mrs Joyce (Wood Green) | Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Litterick, Tom |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Lomas, Kenneth |
| Campbell, Ian | Gilbert, Dr John | Loyden, Eddie |
| Canavan, Dennis | Ginsburg, David | Luard, Evan |
| Cant, R. B. | Golding, John | Lyon, Alexander (York) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Gould, Bryan | Lyons, Edward (Bradford W) |
| Carter, Ray | Gourlay, Harry | McCartney, Hugh |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Graham, Ted | MacFarquhar, Roderick |
| Castle, Rt Hon Barbara | Grant, John (Islington C) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) |
| Clemitson, Ivor | Grocott, Bruce | Mackenzie, Gregor |
| Cocks, Michael (Bristol S) | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Mackintosh, John P. |
| Cohen, Stanley | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Maclennan, Robert |
| Coleman, Donald | Hamling, William | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow C) |
| Colquhoun, Mrs Maureen | Hardy, Peter | McNamara, Kevin |
| Concannon, J. D. | Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Madden, Max |
| Conlan, Bernard | Hart, Rt Hon Judith | Magee, Bryan |
| Cook, Robin F. (Edin C) | Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Mahon, Simon |
| Corbett, Robin | Hatton, Frank | Marks, Kenneth |
| Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Hayman, Mrs Helene | Marquand, David |
| Craigen, J. M. (Maryhill) | Healey, Rt Hon Denis | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) |
| Cronin, John | Heffer, Eric S. | Marshall, Jim (Leicester S) |
| Crosland, Rt Hon Anthony | Hooley, Frank | Mason, Rt Hon Roy |
| Cryer, Bob | Horam, John | Meacher, Michael |
| Cunningham, G. (Islington S) | Howell, Denis (B'ham, Sm H) | Mellish, Rt Hon Robert |
| Dalyell, Tam | Hoyle, Doug (Nelson) | Mikardo, Ian |
| Davidson, Arthur | Huckfield, Les | Millan, Bruce |
| Davies, Bryan (Enfield N) | Huckfield, Les | Miller, Dr M. S. (E Kilbride) |
| Davies, Denzil (Llanelli) | Hughes, Mark (Durham) | Miller, Mrs Millie (Ilford N) |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N) | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney C) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Molloy, William |
| Deakins, Eric | Hunter, Adam | Moonman, Eric |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Irving, Rt Hon S. (Dartford) | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) |
| de Freitas, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Jackson, Colin (Brighouse) | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) |
| Dempsey, James | Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) | Mulley, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Doig, Peter | Murray, Rt Hon Ronald King |
| Newens, Stanley | Rooker, J. W. | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Noble, Mike | Roper, John | Tierney, Sydney |
| Oakes, Gordon | Rose, Paul B. | Tinn, James |
| Ogden, Eric | Ross, Rt Hon W. (Kilmarnock) | Tomlinson, John |
| O'Halloran, Michael | Rowlands, Ted | Torney, Tom |
| O'Malley, Rt Hon Brian | Ryman, John | Urwin, T. W. |
| Orbach, Maurice | Sandelson, Neville | Varley, Rt Hon Eric G. |
| Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | Sedgemore, Brian | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne V) |
| Ovenden, John | Selby, Harry | Walden, Brian (B'ham, L'dyw'd) |
| Owen, Dr David | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford South) | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Padley, Walter | Sheldon, Robert (Ashton-u-Lyne) | Walker, Terry (Kingswood) |
| Palmer, Arthur | Shore, Rt Hon Peter | Ward, Michael |
| Park, George | Short, Rt Hon E. (Newcastle C) | Watkins, David |
| Parker, John | Short, Mrs Renée (Wolv NE) | Watkinson, John |
| Parry, Robert | Silkin, Rt Hon John (Deptford) | Weitzman, David |
| Pavitt, Laurie | Silkin, Rt Hon S. C. (Dulwich) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Peart, Rt Hon Fred | Sillars, James | White, Frank R. (Bury) |
| Pendry, Tom | Silverman, Julius | White, James (Pollok) |
| Perry, Ernest | Skinner, Dennis | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Phipps, Dr Colin | Small, William | Whitlock, William |
| Prentice, Rt Hon Reg | Smith, John (N Lanarkshire) | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Prescott, John | Snape, Peter | Williams, Alan (Swansea W) |
| Price, C. (Lewisham W) | Spearing, Nigel | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Price, William (Rugby) | Spriggs, Leslie | Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) |
| Radice, Giles | Stallard, A. W. | Wilson, Rt Hon H. (Huyton) |
| Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds S) | Stewart, Rt Hon M. (Fulham) | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Richardson, Miss Jo | Stott, Roger | Woodall, Alec |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Strang, Gavin | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) | Strauss, Rt Hon G. R. | Young, David (Bolton E) |
| Robertson, John (Paisley) | Summerskill, Hon Dr Shirley | |
| Roderick, Caerwyn | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton W) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Rodgers, George (Chorley) | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle E) | Mr. Joseph Harper and |
| Rodgers, William (Stockton) | Thomas, Ron (Bristol NW) | Mr. David Stoddart. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.