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'There shall be added to section 157(1) of the Companies Act 1948 the following:
A public company shall also distribute to each of its employees the balance sheet and report described above.".'.—[Mr. John Smith.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 151, Noes 201.
1247| Division No. 196] | AYES | [8.20 pm |
| Alton, David | Ewing, Harry | Maclennan, Robert |
| Anderson, Donald | Field, Frank | McMahon, Andrew |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Fletcher, L. R. (Ilkeston) | McNamara, Kevin |
| Beith, A. J. | Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow, Shettles'n) |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Ford, Ben | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Foster, Derek | Mason, Rt Hon Roy |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Foulkes, George | Maxton, John |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Fraser, John (Lambeth, Norwood) | Maynard, Miss Joan |
| Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) | Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Mikardo, Ian |
| Buchan, Norman | Freud, Clement | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr John | Miller, Dr M. S. (East Kilbride) |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Ginsburg, David | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) |
| Canavan, Dennis | Gourlay, Harry | Morris, Rt Hon Charles (Openshaw) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Graham, Ted | Morton, George |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Moyle, Rt Hon Roland |
| Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Haynes, Frank | O'Neill, Martin |
| Cohen, Stanley | Healey, Rt Hon Denis | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Coleman, Donald | Heffer, Eric S. | Palmer, Arthur |
| Conlan, Bernard | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Parker, John |
| Cowans, Harry | Home Robertson, John | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Homewood, William | Penhaligon, David |
| Cryer, Bob | Hooley, Frank | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Horam, John | Race, Reg |
| Cunningham, George (Islington S) | Howells, Geraint | Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds South) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Hudson Davies, Gwilym Ednyfed | Richardson, Jo |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney Central) | Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Robertson, George |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Janner, Hon Greville | Rooker, J. W. |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rhondda) | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Dempsey, James | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Dewar, Donald | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Sever, John |
| Dixon, Donald | Lambie, David | Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert (A'ton-u[...] |
| Dobson, Frank | Lamborn, Harry | Silkin, Rt Hon John (Deptford) |
| Dormand, Jack | Lamond, James | Silverman, Julius |
| Douglas, Dick | Leadbitter, Ted | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | Leighton, Ronald | Smith, Rt Hon J. (North Lanarkshire) |
| Dunn, James A. (Liverpool, Kirkdale) | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Spearing, Nigel |
| Dunnett, Jack | Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Lyons, Edward (Bradford West) | Stallard, A. W. |
| Eadie, Alex | Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Eastham, Ken | McCartney, Hugh | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Stoddart, David |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | McKelvey, William | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Evans, John (Newton) | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) | Wilson, Rt Hon Sir Harold (Huyton) | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Walker, Rt Hon Harold (Doncaster) | Winnick, David | |
| Welsh, Michael | Woodall, Alec | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) | Woolmer, Kenneth | Mr. James Hamilton and |
| Whitlock, William | Mr. James Tinn. | |
| NOES | ||
| Adley, Robert | Gorst, John | Murphy, Christopher |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Gow, Ian | Myles, David |
| Alexander, Richard | Gower, Sir Raymond | Needham, Richard |
| Ancram, Michael | Gray, Hamish | Nelson, Anthony |
| Arnold, Tom | Greenway, Harry | Neubert, Michael |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Newton, Tony |
| Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) | Gummer, John Selwyn | Normanton, Tom |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'll) | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Hannam, John | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Best, Keith | Haselhurst, Alan | Parris, Matthew |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hawkins, Paul | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Blackburn, John | Hawksley, Warren | Porter, George |
| Blaker, Peter | Heddle, John | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch (S Down) |
| Body, Richard | Hicks, Robert | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Hill, James | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Renton, Tim |
| Bright, Graham | Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Brinton, Tim | Hooson, Tom | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Hordern, Peter | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Howell, Rt Hon David (Guildford) | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Brotherton, Michael | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Rossi, Hugh |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Buchanan-Smith, Hon Alick | Hurd, Hon Douglas | St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon Norman |
| Buck, Antony | Jessel, Toby | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Budgen, Nick | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Silvester, Fred |
| Burden, F. A. | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Kimball, Marcus | Speller, Tony |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | King, Rt Hon Tom | Spicer, Jim (West Dorset) |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Knight, Mrs Jill | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Chalker, Mrs Lynda | Knox, David | Sproat, Iain |
| Channon, Paul | Lamont, Norman | Squire, Robin |
| Churchill, W. S. | Lang, Ian | Stainton, Keith |
| Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Lawrence, Ivan | Stanley, John |
| Clark, Sir William (Croydon South) | Lawson, Nigel | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Le Marchant, Spencer | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Costain, A. P. | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Tebbit, Norman |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Loveridge, John | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) |
| Critchley, Julian | Lyell, Nicholas | Thompson, Donald |
| Crouch, David | McCrindle, Robert | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Macfarlane, Neil | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Dickens, Geoffrey | MacGregor, John | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Dorrell, Stephen | MacKay, John (Argyll) | Trippier, David |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | McQuarrie, Albert | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Dover, Denshore | Mates, Michael | Waddington, David |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Mather, Carol | Wakeham, John |
| Eden, Rt Hon Sir John | Mawby, Ray | Walker, Rt Hon Peter (Worcester) |
| Eggar, Timothy | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Eyre, Reginald | Mellor, David | Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Waller, Gary |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) | Ward, John |
| Faith, Mrs Sheila | Mills, Iain (Meriden) | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Mills, Peter (West Devon) | Wheeler, John |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Miscampbell, Norman | Wickenden, Keith |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Wilkinson, John |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Moate, Roger | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | Molyneaux, James | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Montgomery, Fergus | Wolfson, Mark |
| Fry, Peter | Moore, John | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Morgan, Geraint | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | |
| Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Mr. John Cope and |
| Goodhew, Victor | Mudd, David | Mr. Robert Boscawen |
| Goodlad, Alastair |
§ Question accordingly negatived.