§
Motion made, and Question,
That the following provisions shall have effect as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 29th March 1977—
§
'(2) In this section—
aviation turbine fuel" means kerosene which is intended to be used as fuel for aircraft engines and is allowed to be delivered for that purpose without being marked in accordance with the regulations made for the purposes of this section;
kerosene" means heavy oil of which more than 50 per cent. by volume distils at a temperature not exceeding 240°C.'
§ (4) In section 12(1) of the said Act of 1971 (rebate on light oil for use as furnace fuel at a rate of 1p a gallon less than the rate at which the duty is charged) for '1p' there shall be substituted '2½ p'.
§ And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.—[Mr. Henley.]
§ put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 94 (Ways and Means motions):—
§ The House divided: Ayes 290, Noes 281.
1013| Division No. 100] | AYES | [10.00 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Bates, Alf | Bray, Dr. Jeremy |
| Allaun, Frank | Bean, R. E. | Broughton, Sir Alfred |
| Anderson, Donald | Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N.) | Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) |
| Archer, Peter | Bidwell, Sydney | Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W.) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Bishop, E. S. | Brown, Ronald (Hackney S.) |
| Ashley, Jack | Blenkinsop, Arthur | Buchan, Norman |
| Ashton, Joe | Boardman, H. | Buchanan, Richard |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston N.) | Booth, Rt. Hon. Albert | Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) |
| Atkinson, Norman | Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Callaghan, Rt. Hon. J. (Cardiff SE) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Bottomley, Rt. Hon. Arthur | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P.) |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Boyden, James (Bish Auck) | Campbell, Ian |
| Barnett, Rt. Hon. Joel (Heywood) | Bradley, Tom | Canavan, Dennis |
| Cant, R. B. | Hughes, Mark (Durham) | Pendry, Tom |
| Carmichael, Neil | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N.) | Perry, Ernest |
| Carter, Ray | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Prentice, Rt. Hon. Reg |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Hunter, Adam | Prescott, John |
| Cartwright, John | Irvine, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (Edge Hill) | Price, C. (Lewisham W.) |
| Clemitson, Ivor | Irving, Rt. Hon. S. (Dartford) | Price, William (Rugby) |
| Cocks, Rt. Hon. Michael | Jackson, Colin (Brighouse) | Radice, Giles |
| Cohen, Stanley | Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) | Rees, Rt. Hon. Merlyn (Leeds S.) |
| Coleman, Donald | Janner, Greville | Richardson, Miss Jo |
| Colquhoun, Ms Maureen | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Concannon, J. D. | Jeger, Mrs. Lena | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Conlan, Bernard | Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Robinson, Geoffrey |
| Cook, Robin F. (Edin C.) | John, Brynmor | Roderick, Caerwyn |
| Corbett, Robin | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Rodgers, George (Chorley) |
| Cowans, Harry | Johnson, Walter (Derby S.) | Rodgers, Rt. Hon. W. (Stockton) |
| Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Jones, Alec (Rhondda) | Rooker, J. W. |
| Craigen, Jim (Maryhill) | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Rose, Paul B. |
| Crawshaw, Richard | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Ross, Rt. Hon. W. (Kilmarnock) |
| Cronin, John | Kaufman, Gerald | Rowlands, Ted |
| Crowther, Stan (Rotherham) | Kelley, Richard | Ryman, John |
| Cryer, Bob | Kerr, Russell | Sandelson, Neville |
| Cunningham, G. (Islington S.) | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Cunningham, Dr. J. (Whiteh) | Kinnock, Neil | Selby, Harry |
| Davidson, Arthur | Lambie, David | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford South) |
| Davies, Bryan (Enfield N.) | Lamborn, Harry | Sheldon, Rt. Hon. Robert |
| Davies, Denzil (Llanelli) | Lamond, James | Shore, Rt. Hon. Peter |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Latham, Arthur (Paddington) | Short, Mrs. Renée (Wolv NE) |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney C.) | Leadbitter, Ted | Silkin, Rt. Hon. John (Deptford) |
| Deakins, Eric | Lee, John | Silkin, Rt. Hon. S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Lestor, Miss Joan (Eton & Slough) | Silverman, Julius |
| de Freitas, Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey | Lever, Rt. Hon. Harold | Skinner, Dennis |
| Dell, Rt. Hon. Edmund | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Small, William |
| Dempsey, James | Lipton, Marcus | Smith, John (N Lanarkshire) |
| Doig, Peter | Lomas, Kenneth | Snape, Peter |
| Dormand, J. D. | Loyden, Eddie | Spearing, Nigel |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Luard, Evan | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dunn, James A. | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Stallard, A. W. |
| Dunnett, Jack | Lyons, Edward (Bradford W.) | Stewart, Rt. Hon. M. (Fulham) |
| Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth | Mabon, Rt. Hon. Dr. J. Dickson | Stoddart, David |
| Eadie, Alex | McCartney, Hugh | Stott, Roger |
| Edge, Geoff | McDonald, Dr. Oonagh | Strang, Gavin |
| Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) | McElhone, Frank | Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. |
| Ellis, John (Brigg & Scun) | MacFarquhar, Roderick | Summerskill, Hon. Dr. Shirley |
| Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) | Swain, Thomas |
| English, Michael | MacKenzie, Gregor | Taylor, Mrs. Ann (Bolton W.) |
| Ennals, David | Maclennan, Robert | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow C.) | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle E.) |
| Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | McNamara, Kevin | Thomas, Ron (Bristol NW) |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Madden, Max | Tierney, Sydney |
| Ewing, Harry (Stirling) | Magee, Bryan | Tinn, James |
| Faulds, Andrew | Mahon, Simon | Tomney, Frank |
| Fernyhough, Rt. Hon. E. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. | Torney, Tom |
| Fitch, Alan (Wigan) | Marks, Kenneth | Tuck, Raphael |
| Fitt, Gerard (Belfast W.) | Marquand, David | Urwin, T. W. |
| Flannery, Martin | Marshall, Dr. Edmund (Goole) | Varley, Rt. Hon. Eric G. |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Marshall, Jim (Leicester S.) | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne V.) |
| Foot, Rt. Hon. Michael | Maynard, Miss Joan | Walden, Brian (B'ham, L'dyw'd) |
| Forrester, John | Meacher, Michael | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Fowler, Gerald (The Wrekin) | Mellish, Rt. Hon. Robert | Walker, Terry (Kingswood) |
| Fraser, John (Lambeth, N'w'd) | Mendelson, John | Ward, Michael |
| Freeson, Reginald | Mikardo, Ian | Watkins, David |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S.) | Millan, Rt. Hon. Bruce | Watkinson, John |
| Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Miller, Dr. M. S. (E Kilbride) | Weetch, Ken |
| George, Bruce | Miller, Mrs. Millie (Ilford N.) | Weitzman, David |
| Gilbert, Dr. John | Mitchell, R. C. (Solon, Itchen) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Ginsburg, David | Moonman, Eric | White, Frank R. (Bury) |
| Golding, John | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | White, James (Pollok) |
| Gould, Bryan | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Gourley, Harry | Morris, Rt. Hon. J. (Aberavon) | Whitlock, William |
| Graham, Ted | Moyle, Roland | Willey, Rt. Hon. Frederick |
| Grant, George (Morpeth) | Mulley, Rt. Hon. Frederick | Williams, Rt. Hon. Alan (Swansea W.) |
| Grant, John (Islington C.) | Murray, Rt. Hon. Ronald King | Williams, Alan Lee (Hornch'ch) |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Newens, Stanley | Williams, Rt. Hon. Shirley (Hertford) |
| Hardy, Peter | Noble, Mike | Williams, Sir Thomas (Warrington) |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Oakes, Gordon | Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) |
| Hattersley, Rt. Hon. Roy | Ogden, Eric | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Sir Harold (Huyton) |
| Hatton, Frank | O' Halloran, Michael | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Hayman, Mrs. Helene | Orbach, Maurice | Wise, Mrs. Audrey |
| Healey, Rt. Hon. Denis | Orme, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Woodall, Alec |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Ovenden, John | Woof, Robert |
| Hooley, Frank | Padley, Walter | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Horam, John | Palmer, Arthur | Young, David (Bolton E.) |
| Howell, Rt. Hon. Dents (B'ham, Sm H) | Park, George | |
| Hoyle, Doug (Nelson) | Parker, John | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Huckfield, Les | Parry, Robert | Mr. Joseph Harper and |
| Hughes, Rt. Hon. C. (Anglesey) | Pavitt, Laurie | Mr. James Hamilton. |
| NOES | ||
| Adley, Robert | Gilmour, Rt. Hon. Sir Ian (Chesham) | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Gilmour, Sir John (East Fife) | Mawby, Ray |
| Alison, Michael | Glyn, Dr. Alan | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Arnold, Tom | Godber, Rt. Hon. Joseph | Mayhew, Patrick |
| Atkins, Rt. Hon. H. (Spelthorne) | Goodhart, Philip | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Awdry, Daniel | Goodhew, Victor | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove) |
| Bain, Mrs. Margaret | Goodlad, Alastair | Mills, Peter |
| Baker, Kenneth | Gorst, John | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Bell, Ronald | Gow, Ian (Eastbourne) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Gower, Sir Raymond (Barry) | Moate, Roger |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Fareham) | Grunt, Anthony (Harrow C.) | Molyneaux, James |
| Benyon, W. | Gray, Hamish | Monro, Hector |
| Berry, Hon. Anthony | Grieve, Percy | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Biffen, John | Griffiths, Eldon | More, Jasper (Ludlow) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Grist, Ian | Morgan, Geraint |
| Blaker, Peter | Grylls, Michael | Morgan-Giles, Rear-Admiral |
| Body, Richard | Hall, Sir John | Morris, Michael (Northampton S.) |
| Boscawen, Hon. Robert | Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Morrison, Charles (Devizes) |
| Bottomley, Peter | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Morrison, Hon. Peter (Chester) |
| Bowden, A. (Brighton, Kemptown) | Hampson, Dr. Keith | Mudd, David |
| Boyson, Dr. Rhodes (Brent) | Hannam, John | Heave, Airey |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Harrison, Col Sir Harwood (Eye) | Nelson, Anthony |
| Brittan, Leon | Harvie Anderson, Rt. Hon. Miss | Neubert, Michael |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, C. | Hastings, Stephen | Newton, Tony |
| Brooke, Peter | Havers, Sir Michael | Normanton, Tom |
| Brotherton, Michael | Hawkins, Paul | Nott, John |
| Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Hayhoe, Barney | Onslow, Cranley |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Heath, Rt. Hon. Edward | Oppenheim, Mrs. Sally |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick | Henderson, Douglas | Osborn, John |
| Buck, Antony | Heseltine, Michael | Page, John (Harrow West) |
| Budgen, Nick | Hicks, Robert | Page, Rt. Hon. R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Hodgson, Robin | Page, Richard (Workington) |
| Burden, F. A. | Holland, Philip | Paisley, Rev Ian |
| Butler, Adam (Bosworth) | Hordern, Peter | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Carlisle, Mark | Howe, Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Howell, David (Guildford) | Percival, Ian |
| Channon, Paul | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Churchill, W. S. | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Clark, Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Hunt, John (Bromley) | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Clark, William (Croydon S.) | Hurd, Douglas | Prior, Rt. Hon. James |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Pym, Rt. Hon. Francis |
| Clegg, Walter | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Raison, Timothy |
| Cockcroft, John | James, David | Rathbone, Tim |
| Cooke, Robert (Bristol W.) | Jenkin, Rt. Hon. P. (Wanst'd & W'df'd) | Rawlinson, Rt. Hon. Sir Peter |
| Cope, John | Johnson Smith, G. (E Grinstead) | Rees, Peter (Dover & Deal) |
| Cordle, John H. | Jones, Arthur (Daventry) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Cormack, Patrick | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith | Reid, George |
| Corrie, John | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Renton, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (Hunts) |
| Costain, A. P. | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs. Elaine | Renton, Tim (Mid-Sussex) |
| Craig, Rt. Hon. W. (Belfast E.) | Kershaw, Anthony | Rhodes James, R. |
| Crawford, Douglas | Kilfedder, James | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Critchley, Julian | Kimball, Marcus | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Crouch, David | King, Evelyn (South Dorset) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Crowder, F. P. | King, Tom (Bridgwater) | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Dean, Paul (N Somerset) | Kirk, Sir Peter | Rippon, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) |
| Drayson, Burnaby | Knox, David | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| du Cann, Rt. Hon. Edward | Lamont, Norman | Rost, Peter (SE Derbyshire) |
| Durant, Tony | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Dykes, Hugh | Lawrence, Ivan | Sainsbury, Tim |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Le Marchant, Spencer | St. John-Stevas, Norman |
| Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Elliott, Sir William | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| Emery, Peter | Lloyd, Ian | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Loveridge, John | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Luce, Richard | Shepherd, Colin |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Shersby, Michael |
| Farr, John | MacCormick, Iain | Sillars, James |
| Fell, Anthony | McCrindle, Robert | Silvester, Fred |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | McCusker, H. | Sims, Roger |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Macfarlane, Neil | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Fletcher, Alex (Edinburgh N.) | MacGregor, John | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | MacKay, Andrew James | Smith, Dudley (Warwick) |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. M. (Farnham) | Speed, Keith |
| Forman, Nigel | McNair-Wilson, M. (Newbury) | Spence, John |
| Fowler, Norman (Sutton C'f'd) | McNair-Wilson, P. (New Forest) | Spicer, Jim (W Dorset) |
| Fox, Marcus | Madel, David | Spicer, Michael (S Worcester) |
| Fraser, Rt. Hon. H. (Stafford & St) | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Sproat, Iain |
| Fry, Peter | Marten, Neil | Stainton, Keith |
| Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Mates, Michael | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Mather, Carol | Stanley, John |
| Gardner, Edward (S Fylde) | Maude, Angus | Steen, Anthony (Wavertree) |
| Stewart, Rt. Hon. Donald | Townsend, Cyril D. | Welsh, Andrew |
| Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) | Trotter, Neville | Whitelaw, Rt. Hon. William |
| Stokes, John | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Stradling Thomas, J. | Viggers, Peter | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Tapsell, Peter | Wakeham, John | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee E.) |
| Taylor, R. (Croydon NW) | Welder, David (Clitheroe) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Richard |
| Taylor, Teddy (Cathcart) | Walker, Rt. Hon. P. (Worcester) | Young, Sir G. (Ealing, Acton) |
| Tebbit, Norman | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Derek | Younger, Hon. George |
| Thatcher, Rt. Hon. Margaret | Walters, Dennis | |
| Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) | Watt, Hamish | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Thomas, Rt. Hon. P. (Hendon S.) | Weatherill, Bernard | Mr. Michael Roberts and |
| Thompson, George | Wells, John | Mr. Nigel Lawson. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.