§ Motion made, and Question proposed,
§ That a sum not exceeding £31,112,689,100 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for the year ending on 31st March 1980, as set
1444§ out in House of Commons Papers Nos. 244, 266 and 280 of Session 1978–79 and Nos. 125 and 126 of this Session.—[Mr. Lawson.]
§ Whereupon a motion was made, and suant to Order this day, That the sum be reduced by £2,324,943,000 in respect of Class I Vote 2.—[Mr. Cook.]:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 82, Noes 288.
1447| Division No 63.[...] | AYES | [...]10.15 p.m. |
| Allaun, Frank | Kaynes, Frank | Parry, Robert |
| Alton, David | Heffer, Eric S. | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Price, Christopher (Lewisham West) |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Homewood, William | Race, Reg |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Richardson, Miss Jo |
| Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Buchan, Norman | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Lambie, David | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Canavan, Dennis | Lamond, James | Ryman, John |
| Carmichael, Neil | Leighton, Ronald | Silverman, Julius |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Lewis, Arthur (Newham North West) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Clark, David (South Shields) | McDonald, Dr. Oonagh | Soley, Clive |
| Cook, Robin F. | McKelvey, William | Stallard, A. W. |
| Cryer, Bob | McNamara, Kevin | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | McWilliam, John | Straw, Jack |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow.Shettles'n) | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| Dewar, Donald | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Dobson, Frank | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) | Tilley, John |
| Dubs, Alfred | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow.Springb'rn) | Torney, Tom |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Maynard, Miss Joan | Welsh, Michael |
| Eastham, Ken | Meacher, Michael | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Mikardo, Ian | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Miller, Dr M. S. (East Kilbride) | Winnick, David |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby) | Wright, Shella |
| Flannery, Martin | Morris, Rt Hon Charles (Openshaw) | |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Newens, Stanley | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Foster, Derek | O'Neill, Martin | Mr. Stan Thorne and |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Park, George | Mr. Andrew F. Bennett. |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Parker, John | |
| NOES | ||
| Adley, Robert | Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Atkins, Robert (Preston North) |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Ancram, Michael | Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) |
| Alexander, Richard | Aspinwall, Jack " | saker, Nicholas (North Dorset) |
| Banks, Robert | Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Mills, Iain (Meriden) |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Glyn, Dr Alan | Mills, Peter (West Devon) |
| Beith, A. J. | Goodhart, Philip | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Bendall, Vivian | Goodlad, Alastair | Moate, Roger |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Gorst, John | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Gow, Ian | Morgan, Geraint |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Gower, Sir Raymond | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) |
| Best, Keith | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Greenway, Harry | Mudd, David |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Grieve, Percy | Murphy, Christopher |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St Edmunds) | Myles, David |
| Blackburn, John | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Neale, Gerrard |
| Blaker, Peter | Grylls, Michael | Nelson, Anthony |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Gummer, John Selwyn | Newton, Tony |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'll) | Onslow, Cranley |
| Bowden, Andrew | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Osborn, John |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Hampson, Dr Keith | Page, John (Harrow, West) |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Hannam, John | Page, Rt Hon R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Bright, Graham | Hastings, Stephen | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Brinton, Tim | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Brittan, Leon | Hawkins, Paul | Pattie, John (Oxford) |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Hawksley, Warren | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Brotherton, Michael | Hayhoe, Barney | Pawsey, James |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Heath, Rt Hon Edward | penhaligon, David |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | Heddle, John | Peyton, Rt Hon John |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Henderson, Barry | Pollock, Alexander |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Porter, George |
| Buchanan-Smith, Hon Alick | Hicks, Robert | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Buck, Antony | Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Budgen, Nick | Hill, James | Prior, Rt Kon James |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Butcher, John | Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Rathbone, Tim |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Hooson, Tom | Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Hordern, Peter | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Howell, Rt Hon David (Guildford) | Renton, Tim |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Howells, Geraint | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Channon, Paul | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Chapman, Sydney | Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Jessel, Toby | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Clark, Dr William (Croydon South) | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Robinson, Peter (Belfast East) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Clegg, Walter | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Ross, Wm. (Londonderry) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Kershaw, Anthony | Rossl, Hugh |
| Colvin, Michael | Kilfedder, James A. | Rost, Peter |
| Cope, John | King, Rt Hon Tom | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Corrie, John | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Costain, A. P. | Knight, Mrs Jill | St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon Norman |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Lamont, Norman | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Critchley, Julian | Lang, Ian | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Crouch, David | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Lawrence. Ivan | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Dickens, Geoffrey | Lawson, Nigel | Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge-Br'hills) |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Lee, John | Shersby, Michael |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Silvester, Fred |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Sims, Roger |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) | Smith, Dudley (War. and Leam'ton) |
| Durant, Tony | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Speed, Keith |
| Dykes, Hugh | Loveridge, John | Speller, Tony |
| Eden, Rt Hon Sir John | Luce, Richard | Spence, John |
| Eggar, Timothy | Lyell, Nicholas | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Elliott, Sir William | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Sproat, Iain |
| Emery, Peter | McCrindle, Robert | Squire, Robin |
| Eyre, Reginald | Macfarlane, Nell | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | MacGregor, John | Stanley, John |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | MacKay, John (Argyll) | Steen, Anthony |
| Faith, Mrs Sheila | Macmillan, Rt Hon M. (Farnham) | Stevens, Martin |
| Farr, John | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | McQuarrie, Albert | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Major, John | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Marland, Paul | Tapsell, Peter |
| Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N) | Marlow, Tony | Tebbit, Norman |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Mates, Michael | Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs Margaret |
| Forman, Nigel | Mather, Carol | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) |
| Fowler. Rt Hon Norman | Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Thompson, Donald |
| Fox, Marcus | Mawby, Ray | Thorne, Neil (Ilford south) |
| Fraser, Rt Hon H. (Stafford & St) | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Galbraith, Hon T. G. D. | Mayhew, Patrick | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Mellor, David | Trippler, David |
| Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Trotter, Neville |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Waddington, David | Warren, Kenneth | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) | Watson, John | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Wakeham, John | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) | Wolfson, Mark |
| Waldegrave, Hon William | Wheeler, John | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Walker, Rt Hon. Peter (Worcester) | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek | Whitney, Raymond | |
| Wall, Patrick | Wickenden, Keith | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Waller, Gary | Wiggin, Jerry | Mr. Spencer le Marchant and |
| Walters, Dennis | Wilkinson, John | Mr. Anthony Berry |
| Ward, John |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§ The original Question being put forthwith, pursuant to Order this day:—
§
Resolved,
That a sum not exceeding £31,112,689,100 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for the year ending on 31st March 1980, as set out in House of Commons Papers Nos. 244, 266 and 280 of Session 1978–79 and Nos. 125 and 126 of this Session.
Bill ordered to be brought in upon the foregoing Resolution by the Chairman of Ways and Means, the Chancellor of the
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Exchequer, Mr. John Biffen, Mr. Peter Rees and Mr. Nigel Lawson.