§ Amendment proposed, No. 88, in page 4, line 1, leave out from beginning to end of line 7.—[Mr. Mikardo.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made.
§ The House proceeded to a Division—
§ 2 pm
§ Sir Bernard Braine(seated and covered): On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. May I draw your attention to the fact that some hon. Members are quite deliberately languishing in the Lobbies in the knowledge that by holding up the proceedings in that way the House will not be able to proceed to a vote, which the overwhelming majority of hon. Members wish to have.
§ Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Richard Crawshaw)If hon. Members are not
| Division No. 227] | AYES | [2.03 pm |
| Abse, Leo | Berry, Hon Anthony | Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) |
| Allaun, Frank | Bidwell, Sydney | Brown, Ronald W. (Hackney S) |
| Archer, Rt Han Peter | Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Brown, Ron (Edinburgh, Leith) |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gay, Tott'ham) | Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Browne, John (Winchester) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Bottomley, Rt Hon Arthur (M'brough) | Buchan, Norman |
| Benn, Rt Hon Anthony Wedgwood | Braine, Sir Bernard | Burden, F. A. |
| Bennett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Brinton, Tim | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Brocklebank-Fowler, Christopher | Campbell-Savours, Dale |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Brooke, Hon Peter | Carmichael, Neil |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Brotherton, Michael | Cartwright, John |
§ passing through the Lobbies as speedily as they should, that is wrong, and the necessary inquiries should be made. It is not a matter for me at the moment.
§ Mr. Eric Ogden (Liverpool, West Derby)(seated and covered): Further to that point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I was one of those who was languishing in the Aye Lobby. I do not know whether the hon. Member for Essex. South-East (Sir B. Braine) was referring to me, because he did not specify to which Lobby he was referring. Since I was one of the last to go through the Lobby I did so with the greatest expedition that I could manage. Perhaps Southendus sciaticus had something to do with it. No one, to my knowledge, has been languishing in the Lobbies. There are better places to languish.
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerI am not clear whether the languishing has finished. If it has not, I hope that it will be drawn to my attention immediately and I shall take measures.
§ The House having divided: Ayes 157, Noes 82.
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Grant, John (Islington C) | Ogden, Eric |
| Conlan, Bernard | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm & Ew'll) | Palmer, Arthur |
| Cook, Robin F. | Hardy, Peter | Park, George |
| Cope, John | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Parris, Matthew |
| Corrie, John | Hart, Rt Hon Dame Judith | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Cowans, Harry | Haynes, Frank | Pawsey, James |
| Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Heffer, Eric S. | Pendry, Tom |
| Cryer, Bob | Holland, Stuart (L'beth, Vauxhall) | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Davis, Clinton (Hackney Central) | Homewood, William | Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn (Leeds South) |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas | Richardson, Jo |
| Deakins, Eric | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Kilfedder, James A. | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) |
| Dempsey, James | Knox, David | Rossi, Hugh |
| Dewar, Donald | Lamborn, Harry | Sever, John |
| Dobson, Frank | Leadbitter, Ted | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Dormand, Jack | Leighton, Ronald | Short, Mrs Renee |
| Douglas, Dick | Litherland, Robert | Silkin, Rt Hon S. C. (Dulwich) |
| Dover, Denshore | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Silverman, Julius |
| Dubs, Alfred | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Soley, Clive |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | McElhone, Frank | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth | McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Stallard, A. W. |
| Eadie, Alex | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Eastham, Ken | Maguire, Frank (Fermanagh) | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) | Marland, Paul | Stoddart, David |
| Evans, loan (Aberdare) | Marlow, Tony | Straw, Jack |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Marshall, David (Gl'sgow.Sheities'n) | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) |
| Ewing, Harry | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| Farr, John | Martin, Michael (Gl'gow, Springb'rn) | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Field, Frank | Mason, Rt Hon Roy | Viggers, Peter |
| Flannery, Martin | Mates, Michael | Wakeham, John |
| Fletcher, L. R. (Ilkeston) | Maxton, John | Walker, Rt Hon Harold (Doncaster) |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Maynard, Miss Joan | Weetch, Ken |
| Forman, Nigel | Mikardo, Ian | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Forrester, John | Miller, Dr M. S. (East Kilbride) | Wheeler, John |
| Foster, Derek | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Whitlock, William |
| Fraser, John (Lambeth, Norwood) | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Wickenden, Keith |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Winnick, David |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Morton, George | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| George, Bruce | Murphy, Christopher | Wright, Sheila |
| Ginsburg, David | Needham, Richard | |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Neubert, Michael | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Gorst, John | Newens, Stanley | Mr. Vivian Bendall and |
| Graham, Ted | Normanton, Tom | Mr. Ian Campbell. |
| Grant, George (Morpeth) |
| NOES | ||
| Alton, David | Hooson, Tom | Rathbone, Tim |
| Ancram, Michael | Huckfield, Les | Renton, Tim |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Rooker, J. W. |
| Atkinson, David (B'mouth, East) | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Ross, Wm. (Londonderry) |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Sandelson, Neville |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Shersby, Michael |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Knight, Mrs Jill | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Lambie, David | Steen, Anthony |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Lang, Ian | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Canavan, Dennis | Lyell, Nicholas | Strang, Gavin |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | McKelvey, William | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter (Hendon S) |
| Chalker, Mrs Lynda | McQuarrie, Albert | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Clark, Sir William (Croydon South) | Mellor, David | Tilley, John |
| Cohen, Stanley | Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby) | Tinn, James |
| Costain, A.P. | Montgomery, Fergus | Trippier, David |
| Crowther, J. S. | Morris, Rt Hon John (Aberavon) | Urwin, Rt Hon Tom |
| Dixon, Donald | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Waller, Garry |
| English, Michael | Moyle, Rt Hon Roland | Ward, John |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Newton, Tony | Welsh, Michael |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | O'Neill, Martin | Willey, Rt Hon Frederick |
| Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley | Wilson, Rt Hon Sir Harold (Huyton) |
| Gardner, Edward (South Fylde) | Page, Rt Hon Sir R. Graham | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Paisley, Rev Ian | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Greenway, Harry | Parry, Robert | |
| Grieve, Percy | Patten, Christopher (Bath) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Patten, John (Oxford) | Mr. Stan Thorne and |
| Hawksley, Warren | proctor, K. Harvey | Mr. William Hamilton. |
| Henderson, Barry | Race, Reg |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.