§
Amendments made: No. 34, in page 7, line 36, leave out from 'work' to end of line 37 and insert
'of any description unless they have first prepared a written statement—
- (a) of the amount which they will credit to their DLO revenue account in respect of carrying out the work or of carrying out work of that description which they intend or expect to carry out; or
- (b) of a method by which they intend that the amount to be so credited shall be calculated'.
§ No. 35, in page 7, line 38, after 'regulations', insert '(a)'.
§
No. 36, in page 7, line 42, at end insert and
(b) specify other conditions with which a local authority or development body must
§ comply, as well as complying with subsection (2) above, before they undertake functional work of any other description.'. —[Mr. Fox.]
§
Amendment proposed: No. 38, in page 7, line 42, at end insert—
(3B) no regulations made under this part of the Act shall in respect of general highway works or works of new construction other than general highway works require a local authority or a development body to invite offers under subsection 4 of this section, in respect of any amount of such works, which in the estimation of the authority or development body will not exceed £250,000.'.—[Mr. Fox.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 65, Noes 114.
1917| Division No. 387] | AYES | [10.27 pm |
| Alton, David | Foster, Derek | Price, Christopher (Lewisham West) |
| Archer, Rt Hon Peter | Graham, Ted | Race, Reg |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Grant, John (Islington C) | Richardson, Jo |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Beith, A. J. | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Rodgers, Rt Hon William |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Haynes, Frank | Skinner, Dennis |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Heffer, Eric S. | Soley, Clive |
| Cartwright, John | Homewood, William | Spearing, Nigel |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Howells, Geraint | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Crowther, J. S. | Lamborn, Harry | Stoddart, David |
| Cryer, Bob | Lamond, James | Stott, Roger |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Leighton, Ronald | Strang, Gavin |
| Davidson, Arthur | Litherland, Robert | Straw, Jack |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Maclennan, Robert | Wainwright, Richard (Coine Valley) |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Marks, Kenneth | Welsh, Michael |
| Dixon, Donald | Mikardo, Ian | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Dormand, Jack | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Winnick, David |
| Douglas, Dick | Morton, George | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Douglas-Mann, Bruce | Newens, Stanley | |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Eastham, Ken | Park, George | Mr. Hugh McCartney and Mr. John Evans. |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Penhaligon, David | |
| NOES | ||
| Alexander, Richard | Dorrell, Stephen | King, Rt Hon Tom |
| Atkins, Rt Hon H. (Spelthorne) | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Lamont, Norman |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Dover, Denshore | Lawson, Nigel |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Lester, Jim (Beeston) |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Eggar, Timothy | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Elliott, Sir William | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Best, Keith | Fairgrieve, Russell | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Faith, Mrs Sheila | Mac Gregor, John |
| Blackburn, John | Fenner, Mrs Peggy | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) |
| Body, Richard | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Major, John |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Forman, Nigel | Marlow, Tony |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Fox, Marcus | Mather, Carol |
| Brinton, Tim | Garel-Jones, Tristan | Maude, Rt Hon Angus |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Gorst, John | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Mellor, David |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | Hampson, Or Keith | Moate, Roger |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Haselhurst, Alan | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Hawksley, Warren | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Heddle, John | Murphy, Christopher |
| Chapman, Sydney | Henderson, Barry | Needham, Richard |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Nelson, Anthony |
| Colvin, Michael | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Neubert, Michael |
| Costain, A. P. | Hooson, Tom | Newton, Tony |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Normanton, Tom |
| Crouch, David | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Onslow, Cranley |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) | Spicer, Jim (West Dorset) | Walker-Smith, Rt Hon Sir Derek |
| Parris, Matthew | Squire, Robin | Waller, Gary |
| Patten, John (Oxford) | Stanbrook, Ivor | Ward, John |
| Pawsey, James | Stanley, John | Warren, Kenneth |
| Raison, Timothy | Stevens, Martin | Watson, John |
| Renton, Tim | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon | Stradling Thomas, J. | Wheeler, John |
| Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) | Whitney, Raymond |
| Rossi, Hugh | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Townend, John (Bridlington) | |
| St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon Norman | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Shelton, William (Streatham) | Viggers, Peter | Mr. John Cope and Mr. David Waddington. |
| Speed, Keith | Wakeham, John | |
| Speller, Tony |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§ Amendments made:
§ No. 40, in page 8, line 1, after '(3)', insert '(a)'.
§
No. 41, in page 8, line 9, at end add—
'(4A) The Secretary of State may by regulations specify for the purposes of subsection (4)(a) above a number of persons different from three.'.
§
No. 42, in page 8, line 12, leave out from 'written' to 'with' in line 14 and insert
'statement which they are required to prepare under subsection (2) above is a statement consistent'.
§
No. 43, in page 8, line 15, at end add—
'(5A) Where—
the written statement which they are required to prepare under subsection (2) above is a statement consistent with conditions corresponding to those specified in the invitation.'.—[Mr. Fox.]