§ Motion made, and Question,
§ That the following provisions shall have effect as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 12th June 1979—
- (1) In section 6(1) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 (duty of £0.0660 a litre in case of light oil and £0.0770 a litre in case of heavy oil) for "£0.0660" and "£0.0770" there shall be substituted respectively "£0.0810" and "£0.0920".
- (2) In section 11(1)(b) of that Act (rebate on aviation turbine fuel and heavy oil other
1050 than kerosene at rate of £0.0055 a litre less than the rate at which duty is for the time being chargeable) for "£0.0055" there shall be substituted "£0.0066". - (3) In section 14(1) of that Act (rebate on light oil delivered to approved person for use as furnace fuel at rate of £0.0055 a litre less than the rate at which duty is charged) for "£0.0055" there shall be substituted "£0.0066".
§ 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.—[Sir Geoffrey Howe.]
§ put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 94 (Ways and Means motions):—
1049| The House divided: Ayes 304, Noes 254. |
| Division No. 11] | AYES | [10.15 p.m. |
| Adley, Robert | Faith, Mrs. Sheila | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Farr, John | McAdden, Sir Stephen |
| Alexander, Richard | Fell, Anthony | McCrindle, Robert |
| Alison, Michael | Fenner, Mrs. Peggy | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Julian | Finsberg, Geoffrey | MacGregor, John |
| Ancram, Michael | Fisher, Sir Nigel | Mackay, John (Argyll) |
| Arnold, Tom | Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N.) | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. M. (Farnham) |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Fookes, Miss Janet | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Forman, Nigel | McNair-Wilson, Patrick (New Forest) |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Fowler, Rt. Hon. Norman | McQuarrie, Albert |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Fox, Marcus | Madel, David |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Fraser, Rt. Hon. H. (Stafford & St) | Major, John |
| Bell, Ronald | Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Marland, Paul |
| Bendall, Vivian | Fry, Peter | Marlow, Antony |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Marten, Neil (Banbury) |
| Best, Keith | Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Mates, Michael |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Garel-Jones, Tristan | Mather, Carol |
| Biffen, Rt. Hon. John | Gilmour, Rt. Hon. Sir Ian | Maude, Rt. Hon. Angus |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Glyn, Dr. Alan | Mawby, Ray |
| Blackburn, John | Goodhart, Philip | Mawhinney, Dr. Brian |
| Blaker, Peter | Goodhew, Victor | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Body, Richard | Goodlad, Alastair | Mayhew, Patrick |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Gorst, John | Mellor, David |
| Boscawen, Hon. Robert | Gow, Ian | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Gower, Sir Raymond | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) |
| Bowden, Andrew | Gray, Hamish | Mills, Iain (Meriden) |
| Boyson, Dr. Rhodes | Greenway, Harry | Mills, Peter (West Devon) |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St Edmunds) | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Bright, Graham | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N.) | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) |
| Brinton, Timothy | Grist, Ian | Moate, Roger |
| Brittan, Leon | Grylls, Michael | Monro, Hector |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Gummer, John Selwyn | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Brooke, Hon. Peter | Hamilton, Hon. Archie (Eps'm & Ew'll) | Moore, John |
| Brotherton, Michael | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Morgan, Geraint |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Hampson, Dr. Keith | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | Hannam, John | Morrison, Hon. Charles (Devizes) |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Haselhurst, Alan | Morrison, Hon. Peter (City of Chester) |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Hastings, Stephen | Mudd, David |
| Buck, Antony | Havers, Rt. Hon. Sir Michael | Murphy, Christopher |
| Budgen, Nick | Hawksley, Warren | Myles, David |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Hayhoe, Barney | Neale, Gerrard |
| Burden, F. A. | Heddle, John | Needham, Richard |
| Butcher, John | Henderson, Barry | Nelson, Anthony |
| Butler, Hon. Adam | Heseltine, Rt. Hon. Michael | Neubert, Michael |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Hicks, Robert | Newton, Tony |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Higgins, Terence L. | Nott, Rt. Hon. John |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Hill, James | Onslow, Cranley |
| Carlisle, Rt. Hon. Mark (Runcorn) | Hogg, Hon. Douglas (Grantham) | Oppenheim, Rt. Hon. Mrs. Sally |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Page, Rt. Hon. R. Graham (Crosby) |
| Channon, Paul | Hooson, Tom | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Chapman, Sydney | Hordern, Peter | Parris, Matthew |
| Churchill, W. S. | Howe, Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Clark, Hon. Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Howell, Rt. Hon. David (Guildford) | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Clark, William (Croydon South) | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Pattle, Geoffrey |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Pawsey, James |
| Clegg, Walter | Hurd, Hon. Douglas | Percival, Sir Ian |
| Cockeram, Eric | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Peyton, Rt. Hon. John |
| Colvin, Michael | Jenkin, Rt. Hon. Patrick | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Cope, John | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Pollock, Alexander |
| Cormack, Patrick | Jopling, Rt. Hon. Michael | Porter, George |
| Costain, A. P. | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith | Prentice, Rt. Hon. Reg |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Crouch, David | Kimball, Marcus | Prior, Rt. Hon. James |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Dickens, Geoffrey | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Pym, Rt. Hon. Francis |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Knox, David | Raison, Timothy |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Lamont, Norman | Rathbone, Tim |
| Dover, Denshore | Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) | |
| du Cann, Rt. Hon. Edward | Lang, Ian | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Renton, Tim |
| Durant, Tony | Latham, Michael | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Dykes, Hugh | Lawrence, Ivan | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Lawson, Nigel | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. N. (Pembroke) | Lee, John | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Eggar, Timothy | Lennox-Boyd, Hon. Mark | Rippon, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey |
| Elliott, Sir William | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff N. W.) |
| Emery, Peter | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) | Rossi, Hugh |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Rost, Peter |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Loveridge, John | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Sainsbury, Hon. Timothy | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) | Wall, Patrick |
| St. John Stevas, Rt. Hon. Norman | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) | Waller, Gary |
| Scott, Nicholas | Stokes, John | Walters, Dennis |
| Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) | Stradling Thomas, J. | Ward, John |
| Shelton, William (Streatham) | Tapsell, Peter | Watson, John |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Taylor, Robert (Croydon N. W.) | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge-Br'hills) | Tebbit, Norman | Wells, P. Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Shersby, Michael | Temple-Morris, Peter | Wheeler, John |
| Silvester, Fred | Thatcher, Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret | Whitelaw, Rt. Hon. William |
| Sims, Roger | Thomas, Rt. Hon. Peter (Hendon S.) | Whitney, Raymond |
| Skeet, T. H. H. | Thompson, Donald | Wickenden, Keith |
| Smith, Dudley (War, and Learn'ton) | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Speed, Keith | Thornton, George | Wilkinson, John |
| Speller, Tony | Townend, John (Bridlington) | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Spence, John | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) | Trippier, David | Wolfson, Mark |
| Sproat, Ian | Trotter, Neville | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Squire, Robin | van Straubenzee, W. R. | Younger, Rt. Hon. George |
| Stanbrook, Ivor | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard | |
| Stanley, John | Waddington, David | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Steen, Anthony | Wakeham, John | Mr. Spencer Le Marchant and |
| Stevens, Martin | Waldegrave, Hon. William | Mr. Anthony Berry. |
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Dunn, James A. (Liverpool, Kirkdale) | Kilfedder, James A. |
| Adams, Allen | Dunnett, Jack | Kilroy-Silk, Robert |
| Allaun, Frank | Eadie, Alex | Kinnock, Neil |
| Alton, David | Eastham, Ken | Lambie, David |
| Anderson, Donald | Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Lamborn, Harry |
| Archer, Rt. Hon. Peter | English, Michael | Lamond, James |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Ennals, Rt. Hon. David | Leadbitter, Ted |
| Ashley, Jack | Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | Leighton, Ronald |
| Ashton, Joe | Ewing, Harry | Lestor, Miss Joan (Eton & Slough) |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Field, Frank | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Flannery, Martin | Lofthouse, Geoffrey |
| Barnett, Rt. Hon. Joel (Heywood) | Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Lyon, Alexander (York) |
| Beith, A. J. | Foot, Rt. Hon. Michael | Lyons, Edward (Bradford West) |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N.) | Ford, Ben | Mabon, Rt. Hon. Dr. J. Dickson |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Forrester, John | McCartney, Hugh |
| Booth, Rt. Hon. Albert | Foster, Derek | McCusker, H. |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Foulkes, George | McDonald, Dr. Oonagh |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. Arthur (M'brough) | Fraser, John (Lambeth, Norwood) | McElhone, Frank |
| Bradford, Rev. R. | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | |
| Bradley, Tom | Freeson, Rt. Hon. Reginald | McKelvey, William |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Freud, Clement | MacKenzie, Rt. Hon. Gregor |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W) | Garrett, John (Norwich S.) | Maclennan, Robert |
| Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) | Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | McMahon, Andrew |
| Buchan, Norman | George, Bruce | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, Central) |
| Callaghan, Rt. Hon. J. (Cardiff SE) | Gilbert, Rt. Hon. Dr. John | McNally, Thomas |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Golding, John | McQuade, John |
| Campbell, Ian | Gourlay, Harry | McWilliam, John |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Graham, Ted | Magee, Bryan |
| Canavan, Dennis | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Marks, Kenneth |
| Cant, R. B. | Grant, John (Islington C) | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow, Shettles'n) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Grimond, Rt. Hon. J. | Marshall, Dr. Edmund (Goole) |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) |
| Cartwright, John | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow, Springb'rn) |
| Clark, Dr. David (South Shields) | Harrison, Rt. Hon. Walter | Mason, Rt. Hon. Roy |
| Cocks, Rt. Hon. Michael (Bristol S.) | Hart. Rt. Hon. Judith | Maxton, John |
| Cohen, Stanley | Hattersley, Rt. Hon. Roy | Maynard, Miss Joan |
| Coleman, Donald | Haynes, David | Meacher, Michael |
| Concannon, Rt. Hon. J. D. | Healey, Rt. Hon. Denis | Mellish, Rt. Hon. Robert |
| Conlan, Bernard | Heffer, Eric S. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Cowans, Harry | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Millan, Rt. Hon. Bruce |
| Crowther, J. S. | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby) |
| Cryer, Bob | Home Robertson, John | Molyneaux, James |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Homewood, William | Morris, Rt. Hon. Alfred (Wythenshawe) |
| Cunningham, Dr. John (Whitehaven) | Hooley, Frank | Morris, Rt. Hon. Charles (Openshaw) |
| Davidson, Arthur | Horam, John | Morris, Rt. Hon. John (Aberavon) |
| Davies, Rt. Hon. Denzil (Llanelli) | Howell, Rt. Hon. Denis (B'ham, Sm H) | Morton, George |
| Davies, E. Hudson (Caerphilly) | Howells, Geraint | Moyle, Rt. Hon. Roland |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Huckfield, Les | Mulley, Rt. Hon. Frederick |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney Central) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Newens, Stanley |
| Davis, Terry (Br'm'ham, Stechford) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Oakes, Gordon |
| Deakins, Eric | Janner, Hon. Greville | Ogden, Eric |
| Dempsey, James | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | O'Halloran, Michael |
| Dewar, Donald | John, Brynmor | O'Neill, Martin |
| Dixon, Donald | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Orme, Rt. Hon. Stanley |
| Dobson, Frank | Johnson, Walter (Derby South) | Owen, Rt. Hon. Dr. David |
| Dormand, J. D. | Jones, Alec (Rhondda) | Paisley, Rev Ian |
| Douglas, Dick | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Palmer, Arthur |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Park, George |
| Dubs, Alfred | Kaufman, Rt. Hon. Gerald | Parker, John |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | Kerr, Russell | Parry, Robert |
| Pendry, Tom | Silkin, Rt. Hon. John (Deptford) | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Penhaligon, David | Silkin, Rt. Hon. S. C. (Dulwich) | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch (S Down) | Silverman, Julius | Watkins, David |
| Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) | Skinner, Dennis | Weetch, Ken |
| Race, Reg | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) | Wellbeloved, James |
| Radice, Giles | Smith, Rt. Hon. J. (North Lanarkshire) | Welsh, Michael |
| Rees, Rt. Hon. Merlyn (Leeds South) | Snape, Peter | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Richardson, Miss Jo | Soley, Clive | White, James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Spearing, Nigel | Whitlock, William |
| Roberts, Allan (Bootle) | Spriggs, Leslie | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) | Stallard, A. W. | Willey, Rt. Hon. Frederick |
| Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) | Steel, Rt. Hon. David | Williams, Rt. Hon. Alan (Swansea W) |
| Robertson, George | Stewart, Rt. Hon. Donald (W Isles) | Williams, Sir Thomas (Warrington) |
| Robinson, Geoffrey (Coventry N. W.) | Stoddart, David | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Robinson, Peter (Belfast East) | Stott, Roger | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Sir Harold (Huyton) |
| Rodgers, Rt. Hon. William | Strang, Gavin | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Rooker, J. W. | Straw, Jack | Winnick, David |
| Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) | Summerskill, Hon. Dr. Shirley | Woodall, Alec |
| Ross, Wm. (Londonderry) | Taylor, Mrs. Ann (Bolton West) | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Rowlands, Ted | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle East) | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Ryman, John | Thomas, Dr. Roger (Carmarthen) | Wright, Miss Sheila |
| Sandelson, Neville | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Sever, John | Tilley, John | |
| Sheerman, Barry | Torney, Tom | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Sheldon, Rt. Hon. Robert (A'ton-u-L) | Varley, Rt. Hon. Eric G. | Mr. James Tinn and |
| Shore, Rt. Hon. Peter (Step and Pop) | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) | Mr. John Evans. |
| Short. Mrs. Renée |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.