§ Motion made, and Question proposed,
§ The House divided: Ayes 166, Noes 131.
381| Division No. 214] | AYES | [10.12 pm |
| Alexander, Richard | Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Bright, Graham |
| Alton, David | Best, Keith | Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) |
| Armstrong, Rt Hon Ernest | Bidwell, Sydney | Brown, Ronald W. (Hackney S) |
| Ashton, Joe | Blackburn, John | Buchan, Norman |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'goy, Tott'ham) | Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) |
| Baker, Kenneth (St. Marylebone) | Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Campbell-Savours, Dale |
| Barnett, Guy (Greenwich) | Bottomley, Peter (Woolwich West) | Carlisle, John (Luton West) |
| Beith. A. J. | Bray, Dr Jeremy | Carter-Jones, Lewis |
| Cartwright, John | Heffer, Eric S. | Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds South) |
| Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Richardson, Jo |
| Cohen, Stanley | Home Robertson, John | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Coleman, Donald | Hooley, Frank | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Cook, Robin F. | Horam, John | Robertson, George |
| Crowther, J. S. | Howell, Rt Hon Denis (B'ham, Sm H) | Rooker, J. W. |
| Cryer, Bob | Howells, Geraint | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Cunningham, George (Islington S) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Dalyell, Tam | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Sever, John |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Deakins, Eric | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Sheerman, Barry |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert (A'ton-u-L) |
| Dewar, Donald | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Dixon, Donald | Lambie, David | Smith, Rt Hon J. (North Lanarkshire) |
| Dobson, Frank | Lamond, James | Soley, Clive |
| Dormand, Jack | Leadbitter, Ted | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Lee, John | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Durant, Tony | Leighton, Ronald | Stevens, Martin |
| Dykes, Hugh | Litherland, Robert | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Eadie, Alex | Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Eastham, Ken | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Stoddart, David |
| Eggar, Timothy | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Stott, Roger |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | McElhone, Frank | Straw, Jack |
| Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) | McGuire, Michael (Ince) | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) |
| English, Michael | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle East) |
| Ewing, Harry | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Field, Frank | McNally, Thomas | Thompson, Donald |
| Flannery, Martin | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow, Shettles'n) | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Fletcher, L. R. (Ilkeston) | Marshall, Jim (Leicester South) | Tilley, John |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow Springb'rn) | Tinn, James |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Maxton, John | Trippier, David |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Varley, Rt Hon Eric G. |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Maynard, Miss Joan | Wainwright, Richard (Colne Valley) |
| Forrester, John | Mikardo, Ian | Waldegrave, Hon William |
| Foulkes, George | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | Watson, John |
| Freud, Clement | Morton, George | Wheeler, John |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Myles, David | White, Frank R. (Bury & Radcliffe) |
| George, Bruce | Neale, Gerrard | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Needham, Richard | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Gorst, John | Ogden, Eric | Winnick, David |
| Gower, Sir Raymond | O'Neill, Martin | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Greenway, Harry | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Palmer, Arthur | |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Parry, Robert | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Hannam,John | Penhallgon, David | Mr. Reg Race and |
| Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Powell, Raymond (Ogim[...]'e) | Mr. Alfred Dubs. |
| Heddle, John | Prescott, John | |
| NOES | ||
| Ancram, Michael | du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Lester, Jim (Beeston) |
| Arnold, Tom | Eyre, Reginald | Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Fairbairn, Nicholas | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) |
| Bendall, Vivian | Fisher, Sir Nigel | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Fletcher, Alexander (Edinburgh N) | McCrindle, Robert |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Forman, Nigel | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman | MacGregor, John |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | MacKay, John (Argyll) |
| Bradford, Rev. R. | Garel-Jones, Tristan | Marlow, Tony |
| Brinton, Tim | Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Marten, Neil (Banbury) |
| Brittan, Leon | Goodhart, Philip | Mather, Carol |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Goodhew, Victor | Maude, Rt Hon Angus |
| Brotherton, Michael | Gow, Ian | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Gray, Hamish | Mills, Iain (Meriden) |
| Budgen, Nick | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St Edmunds) | Moate, Roger |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Molyneaux, James |
| Butcher, John | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Moore, John |
| Canavan, Dennis | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'll) | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Hampson, Dr Keith | Mudd, David |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon Mark (Runcorn) | Hawkins, Paul | Nelson, Anthony |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | Hawksley, Warren | Neubert, Michael |
| Channon, Paul | Hayhoe, Barney | Newton, Tony |
| Chapman, Sydney | Henderson, Barry | Nott, Rt Hon John |
| Churchill, W. S. | Hooson, Tom | Osborn, John |
| Clark, Sir William (Croydon South) | Hunt, David (Wirral) | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Kershaw, Anthony | Parkinson, Cecil |
| Cope, John | Kilfedder, James A. | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Cormack, Patrick | King, Rt Hon Tom | Percival, Sir Ian |
| Corrie, John | Knight, Mrs Jill | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch (S Down) |
| Costain, A. P. | Lawrence, Ivan | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Lawson, Nigel | Prior, Rt Hon James |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Le Marchant, Spencer | Rathbone, Tim |
| Renton, Tim | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) | Ward, John |
| Rhodes James, Robert | Sproat, Iain | Warren, Kenneth |
| Rifkind, Malcolm | Stanley, John | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage |
| Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) | Stradling Thomas, J. | Whitelaw, Rt Hon William |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | Tebbit, Norman | Whitney, Raymond |
| Ross, Wm. (Londonderry) | Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs Margaret | Wickenden, Keith |
| Rossi, Hugh | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Townend, John (Bridlington) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon Norman | Trotter, Neville | |
| Silvester, Fred | Vaughan, Dr Gerard | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Sims, Roger | Wakeham, John | Mr. David Waddington and |
| Speller, Tony | Waller, Gary | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§ Main Question, as amended, put and agreed to.
§ Resolved,
| That, in the opinion of this House, the grant payable to persons who, on a dissolution, cease to be Members of this House in the circumstances specified in paragraph (9) of the second Resolution of this House of 20th December 1971 should be related, in the manner shown by the Table below, to age and length of service as a Member of this House at the time of the dissolution, the percentages shown being percentages of the yearly salary at the highest rate payable to Members immediately before the dissolution. |
| 'TABLE | |||||||
| PERCENTAGES OF YEARLY SALARY | |||||||
| Length of service (completed years) | |||||||
| Age | under | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 or over |
| 10 | |||||||
| under 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 56 | 58 | 60 |
| 51 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 68 |
| 52 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 72 | 76 |
| 53 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 73 | 78 | 84 |
| 54 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 92 |
| 55 to 64 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 92 | 100 |
| 65 | 50 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 74 | 80 |
| 66 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| and over' |