§ Motion made and Question put, That Government Business may be proceeded with at this day's Sitting, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Thomas Cox.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 115, Noes 12.
569| Division No. 155.] | AYES | [10.00 p.m. |
| Allaun, Frank | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Pardoe, John |
| Anderson, Donald | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Park, George |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Harper, Joseph | Parry, Robert |
| Ashton, Joe | Hooley, Frank | Peart, Rt Hon Fred |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Howells, Geraint (Cardigan) | Penhaligon, David |
| Bean, R. E. | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Perry, Ernest |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Hunter, Adam | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) | Robinson, Geoffrey |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Rodgers, George (Chorley) |
| Buchan, Norman | John, Brynmor | Rooker, J. W. |
| Campbell, Ian | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Cant, R. B. | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Ross, Rt Hon W. (Kilmarnock) |
| Clemitson, Ivor | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Rowlands, Ted |
| Cocks, Michael (Bristol S) | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Coleman, Donald | Lambie, David | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford South) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Lamond, James | Short, Mrs Renée (Wolv NE) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Latham, Arthur (Paddington) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Corbett, Robin | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Small, William |
| Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Craigen, J. M. (Maryhill) | McCartney, Hugh | Smith, John (N Lanarkshire) |
| Cryer, Bob | MacCormick, Iain | Snape, Peter |
| Davies, Bryan (Enfield N) | McElhone, Frank | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) | Stallard, A. W. |
| Dempsey, James | Maclennan, Robert | Steel, David (Roxburgh) |
| Doig, Peter | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow C) | Stonehouse, Rt Hon John |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | McNamara, Kevin | Stott, Roger |
| Ellis, John (Brigg & Scun) | Madden, Max | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| English, Michael | Marks, Kenneth | Thomas, Ron (Bristol NW) |
| Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) | Marquand, David | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Ewing Harry (Stirling) | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) | Tomlinson, John |
| Flannery, Martin | Mellish, Rt Hon Robert | Walker, Terry (Kingswood) |
| Forrester, John | Millan, Bruce | Ward, Michael |
| Freeson, Reginald | Newens, Stanley | Watkinson, John |
| Freud, Clement | Noble, Mike | Watt, Hamish |
| Golding, John | Oakes, Gordon | White, Frank R. (Bury) |
| Gourlay, Harry | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | White, James (Pollok) |
| Whitehead, Phillip | Wise, Mrs Audrey | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Wigley, Dafydd | Woof, Robert | Mr. David Stoddart and |
| Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) | Young, David (Bolton E) | Mr. Alf Bates. |
| Wilson, Gordon (Dundee E) | ||
| NOES | ||
| Bottomley, Peter | Mudd, David | |
| Clark, Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Taylor, Teddy (Cathcart) | Mr. Iain Sproat and |
| Durant, Tony | Tebbit, Norman | Mr. Roger Moate. |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Walder, David (Clitheroe) | |
| Monro, Hector | Winterton, Nicholas |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.