§ '(1) An education authority shall have power to provide for their area school education in nursery school and nursery classes.
§ (2) The dusties of an education authority under section 1 of the Education (Scotland)
1364§ Act 1962 shall not apply in relation to the provision of school education in nursery school and nursery schools and nursery classes.
§ (3) This section applies to Scotland only.'.—[Mr. Younger.]
§ 8 pm
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put, that the clause be read a School time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 295, Noes 246.
1367| Division No. 171] | AYES | [8.07 pm |
| Adley, Robert | Bradford, Rev. R. | Cope, John |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Bright, Graham | Cormack, Patrick |
| Alexander, Richard | Brinton, Tim | Corrie, John |
| Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Brittan, Leon | Costain, A.. P. |
| Ancram, Michael | Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Cranborne, Viscount |
| Arnold, Tom | Brooke, Hon Peter | Critchley, Julian |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Brotherton, Michael | Crouch, David |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Dean, Paul (North Somerset) |
| Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) | Browne, John (Winchester) | Dickens, Geoffrey |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Bruce-Gardyne, John | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Bryan, Sir Paul | Dover, Denshore |
| Banks, Robert | Buck, Antony | du Cann, Rt Hon Edward |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Budgen, Nick | Dunn, Robert (Dartford) |
| Bell, Sir Ronald | Bulmer, Esmond | Durant, Tony |
| Bendall, Vivian | Burden, F. A.. | Dykes, Hugh |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Butcher, John | Eden, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Butler, Hon Adam | Eggar, Timothy |
| Best, Keith | Cadbury, Jocelyn | Elliott, Sir William |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Fairbairn, Nicholas |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Fairgrieve, Russell |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) | Faith, Mrs Sheila |
| Blackburn, John | Chalker, Mrs Lynda | Farr, John |
| Blaker, Peter | Channon, Paul | Felt, Anthony |
| Body, Richard | Chapman, Sydney | Fenner, Mrs Peggy |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Finsberg, Geoffrey |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Clerk, Sir William (Croydon South) | Fisher, Sir Nigel |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N) |
| Bowden, Andrew | Cockeram, Eric | Flelcher-Cooke, Charles |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Colvin, Michael | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Forman, Nigel | Macfarlane, Neil | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | MacGregor, John | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Fox, Marcus | MacKay, John (Argyll) | St. John Stevas, Rt Hon Norman |
| Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Fry, Peter | McNair-Wilson, Patrick (New Forest) | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Gardiner George (Reigate) | McQuarrie, Albert | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Madel, David | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Major, John | Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge-Br'hills) |
| Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Marland, Paul | Shersby, Michael |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Marlow, Tony | Silvester, Fred |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Sims, Roger |
| Gorst, John | Marten, Neil (Banbury) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Gow, Ian | Mates, Michael | Smith, Dudley (War, and Leam'ton) |
| Gower, Sir Raymond | Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Speed, Keith |
| Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Speller, Tony |
| Gray, Hamish | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Spence, John |
| Greenway, Harry | Mellor, David | Spicer, Jim (West Dorset) |
| Grieve, Percy | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St Edmunds) | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) | Sproat, Iain |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Mills, Iain (Meriden) | Squire, Robin |
| Grist, Ian | Mills, Peter (West Devon) | Stainton, Keith |
| Grylls, Michael | Miscampbell, Norman | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Gummer, John Selwyn | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Stanley, John |
| Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'll) | Moate, Roger | Steen, Anthony |
| Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Monro, Hector | Stevens, Martin |
| Hampson, D Keith | Montgomery, Fergus | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Hannam, John | Moore, John | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Haselhurst, Alan | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | Stokes, John |
| Hawksley, Warren | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Hayhoe, Barney | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Tapsell, Peter |
| Heddle, John | Mudd, David | Taylor, Robert (Croydon NW) |
| Henderson, Barry | Murphy, Christopher | Tebbit, Norman |
| Haseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Myles, David | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Hicks, Robert | Neale, Gerrard | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Needham, Richard | Thompson, Donald |
| Hill, James | Nelson, Anthony | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Neubert, Michael | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Newton, Tony | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Hordern, Peter | Onslow, Cranley | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Osborn, John | Trippier, David |
| Hunt, David (Wirral) | Page, John (Harrow, West) | Trotter, Neville |
| Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Page, Rt Hon R. Graham (Crosby) | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Hurd, Hon Douglas | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Irvine, Charles (Cheltenham) | Parkinson, Cecil | Viggers, Peter |
| Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Parris, Matthew | Waddington, David |
| Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Patten, Christopher (Bath) | Wakeham, John |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Patten, John (Oxford) | Waldegrave, Hon William |
| Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | Pattle, Geoffrey | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Kaberry, Sir Donald | Pawsey, James | Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek |
| Kimball, Marcus | Percival, Sir Ian | Waller, Gary |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Peyton, Rt Hon John | Walters, Dennis |
| Kitson, Sir Timothy | Pink, R. Bonner | Ward, John |
| Knight, Mrs Jill | Pollock, Alexander | Warren, Kenneth |
| Knox, David | Porter, George | Watson, John |
| Lamont, Norman | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch (S Down) | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Lang, Ian | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Langford-Holt, Sir John | Price, David (Eastleigh) | Wheeler, John |
| Latham, Michael | Prior, Rt Hon James | Whitney, Raymond |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Proctor, K. Harvey | Wickenden, Keith |
| Lee, John | Raison, Timothy | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Le Marchant, Spencer | Rathbone, Tim | Wilkinson, John |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Rees-Davies, W. R. | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Renton, Tim | Wolfson, Mark |
| Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) | Rhodes James, Robert | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Ridley, Hon Nicholas | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Loveridge, John | Ridsdale, Jullan | |
| Luce, Richard | Rifkind, Malcolm | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Lyell, Nicholas | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton and |
| McCrindle, Robert | Rost, Peter | Mr Carol Mather |
| McCusker, H. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Abse, Leo | Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Buchan, Norman |
| Adams, Allen | Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) |
| Allaun, Frank | Bidwell, Sydney | Campbell, Ian |
| Alton, David | Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Campbell-Savours, Dale |
| Anderson, Donald | Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Canavan, Dennis |
| Archer, Rt Hon Peter | Bottomley, Rt Hon Arthur (M'brough) | Cant, R. B. |
| Armstrong, Rt Hon Ernest | Bradley, Tom | Carmichael, Neil |
| Ashley, Rt Hon Jack | Bray, Dr Jeremy | Carter-Jones, Lewis |
| Ashton, Joe | Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Cartwright, John |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W) | Clark, Dr David (South Shields) |
| Barnett, Rt Hon Joel (Heywood) | Brown, Ronald W. (Hackney S) | Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) |
| Beith, A.. J. | Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) | Cohen, Stanley |
| Coleman, Donald | Hooley, Frank | Pendry, Tom |
| Concannon, Rt Hon J. D. | Horam, John | Penhaligon, David |
| Conlan, Bernard | Howell, Rt Hon Denis (B ham Sm H) | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Cook, Robin F. | Huckfield, Les | Prescott, John |
| Cowans, Harry | Hughes, Mark (Durham) | Price, Christopher (Lewisham West) |
| Cox, Tom (Wandsworth, Tooting) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Race, Reg |
| Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Richardson, Jo |
| Crowther, J. S. | Janner, Hon Greville | Roberts, Allan (Bootle) |
| Cryer, Bob | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | John, Brynmor | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Cunningham, George (Islington S) | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Robertson, George |
| Cunningham, Dr John (Whitehaven) | Johnson, Walter (Derby South) | Robinson, Geoffrey (Coventry NW) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Rodgers, Rt Hon William |
| Davidson, Arthur | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Rooker, J. W. |
| Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli) | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Roper, John |
| Davies, I for (Gower) | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney Central) | Kerr, Russell | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Rowlands, Ted |
| Deakins, Eric | Kinnock, Neil | Ryman, John |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Lambie, David | Sandelson, Neville |
| Dempsey, James | Lamborn, Harry | Sever, John |
| Dewar, Donald | Lamond, James | Sheerman, Barry |
| Dixon, Donald | Leadbitter, Ted | Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert (A'ton-u-L) |
| Dobson, Frank | Leighton, Ronald | Short, Mrs Renée |
| Dormand, Jack | Lestor, Miss Joan (Eton & Slough) | Silkin, Rt Hon S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Douglas, Dick | Lewis, Arthur (Newham North West) | Silverman, Jullus |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Dubs, Alfred | Litherland, Robert | Smith, Rt Hon J. (North Lanarkshire) |
| Duffy, A.. E. P. | Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Soley, Clive |
| Dunn, James A.. (Liverpool, Kirkdale) | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Spearing, Nigel |
| Eadie, Alex | Lyons, Edward (Bradford West) | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Eastham, Ken | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Stallard, A. W. |
| Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) | McElhone, Frank | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Stoddart, David |
| Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | McKelvey, William | Stott, Roger |
| English, Michael | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Strang, Gavin |
| Ennals, Rt Hon David | Maclennan, Robert | Straw, Jack |
| Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | McMahon, Andrew | Summerskill, Hon Dr Shirley |
| Ewing, Harry | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow, Central) | Tsylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) |
| Faulds Andrew | McNally, Thomas | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| Field, Frank | McNamara, Kevin | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Fitch, Alan | McWilliam, John | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Flannery, Martin | Magee, Bryan | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Marks, Kenneth | Tilley, John |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow, Shettles'n) | Tinn, James |
| Forrester, John | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) | Torney, Tom |
| Foster, Derek | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) | Urwin, Rt Hon Tom |
| Foulkes, George | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow, Springb'rn) | Varley, Rt Hon Eric G. |
| Fraser, John (Lambeth, Norwood) | Maxton, John | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Maynard, Miss Joan | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Freud, Clement | Mikardo, Ian | Walker, Rt Hon Harold (Doncaster) |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce | Weetch, Ken |
| Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Miller, Dr M. S. (East Kilbride) | Wellbeloved, James |
| George, Bruce | Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby) | Welsh, Michael |
| Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr John | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Ginsburg, David | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wythenshawe) | White, James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Golding, John | Morris, Rt Hon Charles (Openshaw) | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Gourlay, Harry | Morris, Rt Hon John (Aberavon) | Whitlock, William |
| Graham, Ted | Morton, George | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Grant, George (Morpeth) | Moyle, Rt Hon Roland | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Grant, John (Islington C) | Mulley, Rt Hon Frederick | Williams, Rt Hon Alan (Swansea W) |
| Hamilton James (Bothwell) | Newens, Stanley | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Ogden, Eric | Winnick, David |
| Harrison Rt Hon Walter | O'Halloran, Michael | Woodall, Alec |
| Hart, Rt Hon Dame Judith | O'Neill, Martin | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | Wright, Sheila |
| Haynes, Frank | Palmer, Arthur | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Park, George | |
| Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Parker, John | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Parry, Robert | Mr Hugh McCartney and |
| Home Robertson, John | Pavitt, Laurie | Mr John Evans |
| Homowood, William |
| Question accordingly agreed to. |
| New clause read a second time, and added to the Bill. |