§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ That, at this day's Sitting, the Health Services Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.—[Mr. Brooke.]
§ The House divided : Ayes 166, Noes 89.
141| Division No. 343] | AYES | [9.06 pm |
| Adams, Allen | Flannery, Martin | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Allaun, Frank | Foster, Derek | Palmer, Arthur |
| Ashton, Joe | Foulkes, George | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | George, Bruce | Penhaligon, David |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr John | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Beith, A. J. | Ginsburg, David | Prescott, John |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Graham, Ted | Race, Reg |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Robertson, George |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Rooker, J. W. |
| Buchan, Norman | Haynes, Frank | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Heffer, Eric S. | Rowlands, Ted |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Sever, John |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Short, Mrs Renée |
| Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | Home Robertson, John | Silverman, Julius |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Homewood, William | Skinner, Dennis |
| Cohen, Stanley | Hooley, Frank | Snape, Peter |
| Coleman, Donald | Howells, Geraint | Soley, Clive |
| Cowans, Harry | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Spearing, Nigel |
| Cox, Tom (Wandsworth, Tooting) | John, Brynmor | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Crowther, J. S. | Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rhondda) | Stott, Roger |
| Cryer, Bob | Kilfedder, James A. | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Lamborn, Harry | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Cunningham, Dr John (Whitehaven) | Lamond, James | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Walker, Rt Hon Harold (Doncaster) |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson | Welsh, Michael |
| Deakins, Eric | McCartney, Hugh | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Dixon, Donald | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Whitlock, William |
| Dobson, Frank | McKelvey, William | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Dormand, Jack | McNally, Thomas | Winnick, David |
| Douglas, Dick | McNamara, Kevin | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Dubs, Alfred | Mason, Rt Hon Roy | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Eastham, Ken | Maxton, John | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Maynard, Miss Joan | |
| Ennals, Rt Hon David | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Mr. George Marton and |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Moyle, Rt Hon Roland | Mr. James Tinn. |
| Field, Frank | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon | |
| NOES | ||
| Alexander, Richard | Cadbury, Jocelyn | Fisher, Sir Nigel |
| Ancram, Michael | Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Banks, Robert | Chapman, Sydney | Garel-Jones, Tristan |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Churchill, W. S. | Glyn, Dr Alan |
| Bendall, Vivian | Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Gorst, John |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Gow, Ian |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Cockeram, Eric | Greenway, Harry |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Colvin, Michael | Grieve, Percy |
| Best, Keith | Cormack, Patrick | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Cranborne, Viscount | Grylls, Michael |
| Blackburn, John | Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Gummer, John Selwyn |
| Body, Richard | Dorrell, Stephen | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Hannam, John |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Dover, Denshore | Haselhurst, Alan |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Hawkins, Paul |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Dykes, Hugh | Hawksley, Warren |
| Bright, Graham | Eggar, Timothy | Heath, Rt Hon Edward |
| Brinton, Tim | Emery, Peter | Heddle, John |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Fairgrieve, Russell | Henderson, Barry |
| Brown, Mi[...]ael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Faith, Mrs Sheila | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) |
| Bulmer, E[...]ond | Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Holland, Philip (Carlton) |
| Hooson, Tom | Moore, John | Speed, Kelth |
| Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Speller, Tony |
| Hunt, David (Wirral) | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Hunt, John (Ravenabourne) | Murphy, Christopher | Squire, Robin |
| Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Myles, David | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Neale, Gerrard | Stanley, John |
| Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Needham, Richard | Stevens, Martin |
| Kershaw, Anthony | Nelson, Anthony | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Kimball, Marcus | Neubert, Michael | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Kitson, Sir Timothy | Newton, Tony | Taylor, Teddy (Southend East) |
| Knight, Mrs Jill | Normanton, Tom | Tebbit, Norman |
| Lamont, Norman | Onslow, Cranley | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Lang, Ian | Page, John (Harrow, West) | Thorne, Neil (llford South) |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Le Marchant, Spencer | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Parris, Matthew | Trippier, David |
| Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Patten, Christopher (Bath) | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Patten, John (Oxford) | Viggers, Peter |
| Lyell, Nicholas | Pattie, Geoffrey | Waddington, David |
| McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Pollock, Alexander | Wakeham, John |
| McQuarrie, Albert | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch (S Down) | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Major, John | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg | Wall, Patrick |
| Marlow, Tony | Price, David (Eastleigh) | Waller, Gary |
| Marten, Neil (Banbury) | Proctor, K. Harvey | Ward, John |
| Mather, Carol | Rathbone, Tim | Warren, Kenneth |
| Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Rees-Davies, W. R. | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Mawby, Ray | Renton, Tim | Wheeler, John |
| Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Rhodes James, Robert | Wickenden, Keith |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon | Wilkinson, John |
| Mellor, David | Ridley, Hon Nicholas | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Meyer, Sir Anthony | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Mills, lain (Meriden) | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | |
| Mills, Peter (West Devon) | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Miscampbell, Norman | Silvester, Fred | Mr. John Cope and |
| Montgomery, Fergus | Sims, Roger | Mr. John MacGregor, |
| Division No. 344] | AYES | [10.00 p.m. |
| Alexander, Richard | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Ancram, Michael | Hannam, John | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Haselhurst, Alan | Parris, Matthew |
| Banks, Robert | Hawkins, Paul | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Hawksley, Warren | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Bendall, Vivian | Heath, Rt Hon Edward | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Heddle, John | Pollock, Alexander |
| Benyon, W (Buckingham) | Henderson, Barry | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Best, Keith | Holland, Philip (Carlton) | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hooson, Tom | Rathbone, Tim |
| Blackburn, John | Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Body, Richard | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Renton, Tim |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Ridley, Hon Nicholas |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Bright, Graham | Kershaw, Anthony | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Brinton, Tim | Kimball, Marcus | St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon Norman |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Silvester, Fred |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Knight, Mrs Jill | Sims, Roger |
| Browne, John (Winchester) | Lamont, Norman | Speed, Keith |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Lang, Ian | Speller, Tony |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Lawrence, Ivan | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Le Marchant, Spencer | Squire, Robin |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Chapman, Sydney | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Stanley, John |
| Churchill, W. S. | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Stevens, Martin |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushclifle) | Lyell, Nicholas | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Cockeram, Eric | MacGregor, John | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Colvin, Michael | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Taylor, Teddy (Southend East) |
| Cope, John | McQuarrie, Albert | Tebbit, Norman |
| Cormack, Patrick | Major John | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Marlow, Tony | Thompson, Donald |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Marten, Nell (Banbury) | Thorne, Nell (llford South) |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Maude, Rt Hon Angus | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Mawby, Ray | Trippier, David |
| Dover, Denshore | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Viggers, Peter |
| Dykes, Hugh | Mellor, David | Waddington, David |
| Eggar, Timothy | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Wakeham, John |
| Emery, Peter | Mills, lain (Meriden) | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Miscampbell, Norman | Wall, Patrick |
| Faith, Mrs Sheila | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Waller, Gary |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Montgomery, Fergus | Walters, Dennis |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Moore, John | Warren, Kenneth |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Wells, Bowen (Herl'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Wheeler, John |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Murphy, Christopher | Wickenden, Keith |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Myles, David | Wilkinson, John |
| Gorst, John | Neale, Gerrard | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Gower, Sir Raymond | Needham, Richard | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Greenway, Harry | Nelson, Anthony | |
| Grieve, Percy | Neubert, Michael | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Normanton, Tom | Mr Carol Mather and |
| Grylls, Michael | Onslow, Cranley | Mr. Tony Newton. |
| Gummer, John Selwyn | Page, John (Harrow, West) |
| NOES | ||
| Allaun, Frank | Campbell-Savours, Dale | Dalyell, Tam |
| Ashton, Joe | Carter-Jones, Lewis | Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | Deakins Eric |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Cohen, Stanley | Dixon, Donald |
| Beith, A. J. | Cowans, Harry | Dobson, Frank |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Cox, Tom (Wandsworth, Tooting) | Douglas, Dick |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Dubs, Alfred |
| Brown, Ronald W. (Hackney S) | Crowther, J. S. | Eastham, Kan |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Cunliffe, Lawrence | Ennals, Rt Hon David |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Mabon, Rt Hon Dr J. Dickson | Skinner, Dennis |
| Evans, John (Newton) | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Snape, Peter |
| Field, Frank | McKelvey, William | Soley, Clive |
| Flannery, Martin | McNally, Thomas | Spearing, Nigel |
| Foster, Derek | McNamara, Kevin | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Maxton, John | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| George, Bruce | Maynard, Miss Joan | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Ginsburg, David | Mikardo, Ian | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Haynes, Frank | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon | Walker, Rt Hon Harold (Doncaster) |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Pavitt, Laurie | Welsh, Michael |
| Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Penhaligon, David | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| Hooley, Frank | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) | Whitlock, William |
| Howells, Geraint | Race, Reg | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) | Winnick, David |
| John, Brynmor | Robertson, George | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Johnson, James (Hull West) | Rooker, J. W. | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) | Young, David (Bolton East) |
| Kilfedder, James A. | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) | |
| Lamborn, Harry | Rowlands, Ted | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Lamond, James | Sever, John | Mr. Bob Cryer and |
| Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Short, Mrs Renée | Mr. Andrew F. Bennett. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.