§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§ Motion made, and Question put,
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That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to authorise the Secretary of State to acquire shares in British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited and in a company formed for the purpose of acquiring shares in British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—
§ The House divided: Ayes 279, Noes 250.
1545| Division No. 216.] | AYES | [10.15 p.m. |
| Allaun, Frank | Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Davidson, Arthur |
| Anderson, Donald | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P.) | Davies, Bryan (Enfield N.) |
| Archer, Peter | Campbell, Ian | Davies, Denzil (Llanelli) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Canavan, Dennis | Davies, Ifor (Gower) |
| Ashley, Jack | Cant, R. B. | Davis, Clinton (Hackney C.) |
| Ashton, Joe | Carmichael, Neil | Deakins, Eric |
| Atkinson, Norman | Carter, Ray | Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Carter-Jones, Lewis | Delargy, Hugh |
| Bain, Mrs. Margaret | Cartwright, John | Dempsey, James |
| Barnett, Rt. Hon. Joel (Heywood) | Castle, Rt Hon Barbara | Doig, Peter |
| Bates, Alf | Clemitson, Ivor | Dormand, J. D. |
| Bean, R. E. | Cocks, Michael (Bristol S.) | Douglas-Mann, Bruce |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Anthony Wedgwood | Cohen, Stanley | Dunnett, Jack |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Coleman, Donald | Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Concannon, J. D. | Edelman, Maurice |
| Boardman, H. | Conlan, Bernard | Edge, Geoff |
| Booth, Albert | Cook, Robin F. (Edin C.) | Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Corbett, Robin | Ellis, John (Brigg & Scun) |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. Arthur | Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) |
| Boyden, James (Bishop Auck) | Craigen, J. M. (Maryhill) | English, Michael |
| Bradley, Tom | Crawshaw, Richard | Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Crosland, Rt. Hon. Anthony | Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Cryer, Bob | Evans, John (Newton) |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W.) | Cunningham, G. (Islington S.) | Ewing, Harry (Stirling) |
| Brown, Ronald (Hackney S.) | Cunningham, Dr. J. (Whiteh) | Faulds, Andrew |
| Buchanan, Richard | Dalyell, Tam | Fernyhough, Rt. Hon. E. |
| Fitch, Alan (Wigan) | Lewis, Arthur (Newham N.) | Rowlands, Ted |
| Flannery, Martin | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Ryman, John |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Lipton, Marcus | Sandelson, Neville |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Litterick, Tom | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Foot, Rt. Hon. Michael | Lomas, Kenneth | Selby, Harry |
| Ford, Ben | Loyden, Eddie | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford South) |
| Forrester, John | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Sheldon, Robert (Ashton-u-Lyne) |
| Fowler, Gerald (The Wrekin) | Lyons, Edward (Bradford W.) | Short, Rt. Hon. E. (Newcastle C.) |
| Fraser, John (Lambeth, N'w'd) | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Short, Mrs. Renée (Wolv NE) |
| Freeson, Reginald | McCartney, Hugh | Silkin, Rt. Hon. John (Deptford) |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S.) | MacFarquhar, Roderick | Sillars, James |
| Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Mackenzie, Gregor | Silverman, Julius |
| George, Bruce | Mackintosh, John P. | Small, William |
| Gilbert, Dr. John | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow C.) | Smith, John (N Lanarkshire) |
| Ginsburg, David | McNamara, Kevin | Snape, Peter |
| Golding, John | Madden, Max | Spearing, Nigel |
| Gould, Bryan | Magee, Bryan | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Gourlay, Harry | Mahon, Simon | Stallard, A. W. |
| Graham, Ted | Mallalieu, J. P. W. | Stewart, Donald (Western Isles) |
| Grant, George (Morpeth) | Marks, Kenneth | Stott, Roger |
| Grant, John (Islington C.) | Marquand, David | Strang, Gavin |
| Grocott, Bruce | Maynard, Miss Joan | Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Meacher, Michael | Summerskill, Hon. Dr. Shirley |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Mellish, Rt. Hon. Robert | Swain, Thomas |
| Hardy, Peter | Mendelson, John | Taylor, Mrs. Ann (Bolton W.) |
| Harper, Joseph | Mikardo, Ian | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Millan, Bruce | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle E.) |
| Hart, Rt. Hon. Judith | Miller, Dr. M. S. (E Kilbride) | Thomas, Ron (Bristol NW) |
| Hatton, Frank | Miller, Mrs. Millie (Ilford N.) | Thompson, George |
| Hayman, Mrs. Helene | Molloy, William | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Healey, Rt. Hon. Denis | Moonman, Eric | Tierney, Sydney |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Tinn, James |
| Henderson, Douglas | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | Tomlinson, John |
| Hooley, Frank | Morris, Rt. Hon. J. (Aberavon) | Tomney, Frank |
| Horam, John | Mulley, Rt. Hon. Frederick | Torney, Tom |
| Howell, Denis (B'ham, Sm H.) | Newens, Stanley | Urwin, T. W. |
| Hoyle, Doug (Nelson) | Oakes, Gordon | Varley, Rt. Hon. Eric G. |
| Huckfield, Les | Ogden, Eric | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne V.) |
| Hughes, Rt. Hon. C. (Anglesey) | O'Halloran, Michael | Walden, Brian (B'ham, L'dyw d.) |
| Hughes, Mark (Durham) | O'Malley, Rt. Hon. Brian | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen, N.) | Orbach, Maurice | Walker, Terry (Kingswood) |
| Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Orme, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Ward, Michael |
| Hunter, Adam | Ovenden, John | Watkins, David |
| Irvine, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (Edge Hill) | Owen, Dr. David | Watkinson, John |
| Irving, Rt. Hon. S. (Dartford) | Padley, Walter | Weetch, Ken |
| Jackson, Colin (Brighouse) | Palmer, Arthur | Weitzman, David |
| Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) | Park, George | Welsh, Andrew |
| Janner, Greville | Parker, John | White, Frank R. (Bury) |
| Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Parry, Robert | White, James (Pollok) |
| Jeger, Mrs. Lena | Peart, Rt. Hon. Fred | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Pendry, Tom | Whitlock, William |
| Jenkins, Rt. Hon. Roy (Stechford) | Perry, Ernest | Willey, Rt. Hon. Frederick |
| Johnson, James (Hull West) | Phipps, Dr. Colin | Williams, Alan (Swansea W.) |
| Johnson, Walter (Derby S.) | Prentice, Rt. Hon. Reg | Williams, Alan Lee (Hornch'ch) |
| Jones, Alec (Rhondda) | Prescott, John | Williams, Rt. Hon. Shirley (Hertford) |
| Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Price, C. (Lewisham W.) | Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Price, William (Rugby) | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee E.) |
| Judd, Frank | Radice, Giles | Wilson, Rt. Hon. H. (Huyton) |
| Kaufman, Gerald | Reid, George | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Kelley, Richard | Richardson, Miss Jo | Wise, Mrs. Audrey |
| Kerr, Russell | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Woodall, Alec |
| Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) | Wool, Robert |
| Kinnock, Neil | Robertson, John (Paisley) | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Lamborn, Harry | Roderick, Caerwyn | Young, David (Bolton E.) |
| Lamond, James | Rodgers, George (Chorley) | |
| Leadbitter, Ted | Rooker, J. W. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Lee, John | Roper, John | Mr. Laurie Pavitt and |
| Lestor, Miss Joan (Eton & Slough) | Rose, Paul B. | Mr. David Stoddart. |
| Lever, Rt. Hon. Harold | Ross, Rt. Hon. W. (Kilmarnock) | |
| NOES | ||
| Adley, Robert | Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Fareham) | Bryan, Sir Paul |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Biffen, John | Buchanan-Smith, Alick |
| Alison, Michael | Biggs-Davison, John | Buck, Antony |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Julian | Blaker, Peter | Budgen, Nick |
| Arnold, Tom | Body, Richard | Bulmer, Esmond |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston N.) | Boscawen, Hon. Robert | Burden, F. A. |
| Awdry, Daniel | Bowden, A. (Brighton, Kemptown) | Butler, Adam (Bosworth) |
| Baker, Kenneth | Boyson, Dr. Rhodes (Brent) | Carlisle, Mark |
| Banks, Robert | Braine, Sir Bernard | Chalker, Mrs. Lynda |
| Beith, A. J. | Brittan, Leon | Churchill, W. S. |
| Bell, Ronald | Brotherton, Michael | Clark, Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Clark, William (Croydon S.) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Clegg, Walter | James, David | Prior, Rt. Hon. James |
| Cockcroft, John | Jessel, Toby | Raison, Timothy |
| Cooke, Robert (Bristol W.) | Johnson Smith, G. (E Grinstead) | Rathbone, Tim |
| Cope, John | Jones, Arthur (Daventry) | Rawlinson, Rt. Hon. Sir Peter |
| Cordle, John H. | Jopling, Michael | Rees, Peter (Dover & Deal) |
| Cormack, Patrick | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Corrie, John | Kershaw, Anthony | Renton, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (Hunts) |
| Critchley, Julian | Kilfedder, James | Renton, Tim (Mid-Sussex) |
| Crouch, David | Kimball, Marcus | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Crowder, F. P. | King, Evelyn (South Dorset) | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Davies, Rt. Hon. J. (Knutsford) | King, Tom (Bridgwater) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Dean, Paul (N Somerset) | Kirk, Peter | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Rippon, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Drayson, Burnaby | Knox, David | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| du Cann, Rt. Hon. Edward | Lane, David | Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) |
| Durant, Tony | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Dykes, Hugh | Latham, Michael (Melton) | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Lawrence, Ivan | Rost, Peter (SE Derbyshire) |
| Elliott, Sir William | Lawson, Nigel | Sainsbury, Tim |
| Eyre, Reginald | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | St. John-Sieves, Norman |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Lloyd, Ian | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| Farr, John | Loveridge, John | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Luce, Richard | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Shepherd, Colin |
| Fletcher, Alex (Edinburgh N.) | McCrindle, Robert | Shersby, Michael |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Macfarlane, Neil | Silvester, Fred |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | MacGregor, John | Sims, Roger |
| Fowler, Norman (Sutton C'f'd) | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. M. (Farnham) | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Fox, Marcus | McNair-Wilson, M. (Newbury) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Fraser, Rt. Hon. H. (Stafford & St) | McNair-Wilson, P. (New Forest) | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Freud, Clement | Madel, David | Smith, Dudley (Warwick) |
| Fry, Peter | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Speed, Keith |
| Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Marten, Neil | Spence, John |
| Gardner, Edward (S Fylde) | Mates, Michael | Spicer, Jim (W Dorset) |
| Gilmour, Sir John (East Fife) | Mather, Carol | Spicer, Michael (S Worcester) |
| Glyn, Dr. Alan | Maude, Angus | Sproat, Iain |
| Godber, Rt. Hon. Joseph | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Stainton, Keith |
| Goodhart, Philip | Mawby, Ray | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Stanley, John |
| Gorst, John | Mayhew, Patrick | Steel, David (Roxburgh) |
| Gow, Ian (Eastbourne) | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Gower, Sir Raymond (Barry) | Mills, Peter | Stokes, John |
| Grant, Anthony (Harrow C.) | Miscampbell, Norman | Tapsell, Peter |
| Gray, Hamish | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Taylor, R. (Croydon NW) |
| Grieve, Percy | Moate, Roger | Tebbit, Norman |
| Grist, Ian | Molyneaux, James | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Grylls, Michael | Monro, Hector | Thatcher, Rt. Hon. Margaret |
| Hall, Sir John | Montgomery, Fergus | Thorpe, Rt. Hon. Jeremy (N Devon) |
| Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Moore, John (Croydon C.) | Townsend, Cyril D. |
| Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | More, Jasper (Ludlow) | Trotter, Neville |
| Hampson, Dr. Keith | Morris, Michael (Northampton S.) | Tugendhat, Christopher |
| Hannam, John | Morrison, Hon. Peter (Chester) | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Mudd, David | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard |
| Harvie Anderson, Rt. Hon. Miss | Neave, Airey | Viggers, Peter |
| Hastings, Stephen | Nelson, Anthony | Wainwright, Richard (Colns V.) |
| Havers, Sir Michael | Neubert, Michael | Wakeham, John |
| Hawkins, Paul | Newton, Tony | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Derek |
| Hayhoe, Barney | Normanton, Tom | Warren, Kenneth |
| Heseltine, Michael | Nott, John | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Hicks, Robert | Onslow, Cranley | Wells, John |
| Higgins, Terence L. | Oppenheim, Mrs. Sally | Whitelaw, Rt. Hon. William |
| Holland, Philip | Osborn, John | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Hordern, Peter | Page, John (Harrow West) | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Howe, Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey | Page, Rt. Hon. R. Graham (Crosby) | Young, Sir G. (Ealing, Acton) |
| Howell, David (Guildford) | Pardoe, John | Younger, Hon. George |
| Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Parkinson, Cecil | |
| Hunt, John | Pattie, Geoffrey | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hurd, Douglas | Percival, Ian | Mr. W. Benyon and |
| Hutchison, Michael Clerk | Peyton, Rt. Hon. John | Mr. Spence Le Marchant. |
| Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Pink, R. Bonner |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.