HC Deb 09 March 1978 vol 945 cc1791-2

Ordered, That the Standing Order of 18 December 1974 relating to the Public Accounts Committee be amended, by leaving out Dr. Oonagh McDonald and Mr. Caerwyn Roderick and inserting Mr. John Evans and Mr. Hugh Jenkins.—[Mr. Walter Harrison.]

—[Mr. Walter Harrison]

The lesson I leave with the House is that these are matters that can properly be gone into in the Private Bill Committee, to which this Bill will go if it gets a Second Reading tonight.

Question put, That the Bill be now read a Second time:—

The House divided: Ayes 63, Noes 6.

Division No. 144] AYES [12.06 a.m.
Armstrong, Ernest Harper, Joseph Parry, Robert
Bagier, Gordon A. T. Harrison, Rt Hon Walter Panhaligon, David
Bates, Alf Horam, John Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) Roderick, Caerwyn
Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) Jay, Rt Hon Douglas Roper, John
Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) John, Brynmor Rowlands, Ted
Cohen, Stanley Jones, Alec (Rhondda) Sillars, James
Coleman, Donald Kerr, Russell Skinner, Dennis
Conlan, Bernard Lamond, James Smith, John (N Lanarkshire)
Cowans, Harry Loyden, Eddie Snape, Peter
Cox, Thomas (Tooting) Spearing, Nigel
Cryer, Bob Lyons, Edward (Bradford W) Stallard, A. W.
Davidson, Arthur Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson Tinn, James
Davis, Clinton (Hackney C) McDonald, Dr Oonagh Urwin, T. W.
Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) Mahon, Simon Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne V)
Dormand, J. D. Marks, Kenneth Ward, Michael
Douglas-Mann, Bruce Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) Wise, Mrs Audrey
Eadie, Alex Marshall, Jim (Leicester S) Woof, Robert
Fowler, Gerald (The Wrekin) Mendelson, John
Gourlay, Harry Mulley, Rt Hon Frederick TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Graham, Ted Oakes, Gordon Mr. George Cunningham and
Grant, George (Morpeth) O'Halloran, Michael Mr. Alec Woodall.
Hardy, Peter Orme, Rt Hon Stanley
NOES
Alison, Michael Fairbairn, Nicholas TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Banks, Robert Gow, Ian (Eastbourne) Sir Timothy Kitson and
Durant, Tony Sims, Roger Mr. Giles Shaw.