§ Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to amend and supplement the Independent Broadcasting Act 1973, to establish a Broadcasting Complaints Commission and to require consultation between the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Independent Broadcasting Authority about the scheduling of
§ television programmes in Welsh, it is expedient to authorise—
- (a) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenses incurred by the Secretary of State for the purposes of the said Act of the present Session; and
- (b) any increase attributable to the provisions of that Act in the sums payable under the said Act of 1973 out of money so provided or out of the Consolidated Fund.—[Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 168, Noes 16.
171| Division No. 189] | AYES | [10.10 pm |
| Alexander, Richard | Gummer, John Selwyn | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Parris, Matthew |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Haselhurst, Alan | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Banks, Robert | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Hawkins, Paul | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Bendall, Vivian | Hawksley, Warren | Percival, Sir Ian |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Hayhoe, Barney | Porter, George |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Heddle, John | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Hicks, Robert | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Best, Keith | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Raison, Timothy |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Hooson, Tom | Rathbone, Tim |
| Blackburn, John | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) |
| Blaker, Peter | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Hurd, Hon Douglas | Renton, Tim |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Jessel, Toby | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Bright, Graham | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Brinton, Tim | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Brittan, Leon | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Kershaw, Anthony | Rossi, Hugh |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Knight, Mrs Jill | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Brotherton, Michael | Lang, Ian | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Lawrence, Ivan | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Lawson, Nigel | Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge-Br'hills) |
| Buck, Antony | Le Marchant, Spencer | Silvester, Fred |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Sims, Roger |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Speller, Tony |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Spicer, Jim (West Dorset) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Luce, Richard | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Chalker, Mrs Lynda | Macfarlane, Neil | Sproat, Iain |
| Chapman, Sydney | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Squire, Robin |
| Colvin, Michael | Madel, David | Stainton, Keith |
| Cope, John | Marland, Paul | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Cormack, Patrick | Marlow, Tony | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Marten, Neil (Banbury) | Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs Margaret |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Mates, Michael | Thompson, Donald |
| Dover, Denshore | Mather, Carol | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Dykes, Hugh | Mawby, Ray | Trippier, David |
| Edwards, Rt Hon N. (Pembroke) | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Viggers, peter |
| Eggar, Timothy | Mellor, David | Waddington, David |
| Eyre, Reginald | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Wakeham, John |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Fedditch) | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Faith, Mrs Sheila | Mills, Iain (Meriden) | Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Moate, Roger | Waller, Gary |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | Watson, John |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Murphy, Christopher | Wheeler, John |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Myles, David | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Neale, Gerrard | Wickenden, Keith |
| Goodhew, Victor | Needham, Richard | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Gorst, John | Nelson, Anthony | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Gow, Ian | Newton, Tony | |
| Gray, Hamish | Normanton, Tom | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Nott, Rt Hon John | Mr. John MacGregor and |
| Grist, Ian | Onslow, Cranley | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton. |
| Grylls, Michael | ||
| NOES | ||
| Alton, David | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Anderson, Donald | Howells, Geraint | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Parry, Robert | |
| Cryer, Bob | Pavitt, Laurie | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| English, Michael | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) | Mr. Clement Freud and |
| Flannery, Martin | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) | Mr. D. E. Thomas. |
| George, Bruce | Sheerman, Barry |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
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