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Lords amendment: No. 8 after clause 2, in page 4, line 31, after the words last inserted insert new clause B—
B—(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring authorities to whom section 2 above applies to publish any description of information specified in a code issued under that section if in his opinion it is necessary to make such regulations in order to ensure that authorities publish information of that description.
(2) The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring such authorities to publish any description of information specified in a code issued under section 2 above in the manner and form specified in the code, if in his opinion it is necessary to make such regulations in order to ensure that authorities publish information of that description in that manner and form.
(3) Where the occasions specified in a code for the publication of any description of information recur not more often than once a year the Secretary of State may make regulations requiring authorities to publish information of that description on the occasions specified in the code, if in his opinion it is necessary to make such regulations in order to ensure that authorities publish information of that description on those occasions.
(4) Where the occasions specified in a code for the publication of any description of information recur more often than once a year, the Secretary of State may make regulations requiring authorities to publish information on the occasions specified in the code if—
(5) The descriptions of information to which subsection (4) above applies are—
(6) The Secretary of State may by order direct that subsection (4) above shall apply to descriptions of information other than those specified in subsection (5) above.
(7) Any regulations under this section and any order under subsection (6) above may make
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different provision in relation to authorities in England, authorities in Scotland and authorities in Wales.
(8) The power to make any such regulations or order shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
(9) A statutory instrument containing any such regulations shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
(10) No order under subsection (6) above shall have effect until approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
(11) Before issuing a code under section 2 above or making regulations under this section or an order under subsection (6) above the
§ Secretary of State shall consult such associations of authorities to whom section 2 above applies as appear to him to be concerned and any such authority with whom consultation appears to him to be desirable.
§ (12) A code may specify and regulations under subsection (2) above may require that any description of information shall be published to the public in general or to any section of it."
§ Question put, That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 185, Noes 135.
261| Division No. 494] | AYES | [6.27 pm |
| Alton, David | Grimond, Rt Hon J. | Page, John (Harrow West) |
| Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Grist, Ian | Page, Richard (SW Hertfordshire) |
| Ancram, Michael | Grylis, Michael | Parris, Matthew |
| Arnold, Tom | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Eps'm&Ew'Il) | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Atkins, Robert (Preston North) | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| Baker, Nicholas (North Dorset) | Hampson, Dr Keith | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Beith, A. J. | Hawkins, Paul | Porter, Barry |
| Bendall, Vivian | Hawksley, Warren | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Benyon, Thomas (Abingdon) | Hayhoe, Barney | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Heddle, John | Raison, Timothy |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Henderson, Barry | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Best, Keith | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Renton, Tim |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Hicks, Robert | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Hill, James | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Grantham) | Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey |
| Bright, Graham | Hooson, Tom | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Brinton, Tim | Hordern, Peter | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'thorpe) | Howells, Geraint | Rost, Peter |
| Bruce-Gardyne, John | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Royle, Sir Anthony |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Hurd, Hon Douglas | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Budgen, Nick | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Jessel, Toby | Shaw, Michael (Scarborough) |
| Butcher, John | Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge-Br'hills) |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Kershaw, Anthony | Shersby, Michael |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Kilfedder, James A. | Silvester, Fred |
| Chalker, Mrs. Lynda | King, Rt Hon Tom | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Chapman, Sydney | Lamont, Norman | Speed, Keith |
| Clark, Hon Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) | Lang, Ian | Spence, John |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Latham, Michael | Spicer, Michael (S Worcestershire) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Lawrence, Ivan | Squire, Robin |
| Colvin, Michael | Lawson, Nigel | Stainton, Keith |
| Cope, John | Lee, John | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Costain, Sir Albert | Le Marchant, Spencer | Steen, Anthony |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Critchley, Julian | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Stewart, John (East Renfrewshire) |
| Crouch, David | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | Lloyd, Ian (Havant & Waterloo) | Taylor, Robert (Croydon NW) |
| Dickens, Geoffrey | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Tebbit, Norman |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Lyell, Nicholas | Thompson, Donald |
| Dover, Denshore | McNair-Wilson, Michael (Newbury) | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Major, John | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Marlow, Tony | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexleyheath) |
| Eggar, Tim | Marten, Neil (Banbury) | Trippler, David |
| Emery, Peter | Mather, Carol | Waddington, David |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Mawby, Ray | Wakeham, John |
| Faith, Mrs Sheila | Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Walker, Bill (Perth & E Perthshire) |
| Fell, Anthony | Mellor, David | Waller, Gary |
| Fenner, Mrs Peggy | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Warren, Kenneth |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | Miller, Hal (Bromsgrove & Redditch) | Watson, John |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Mills, Iain (Meriden) | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | Moate, Roger | Wells, Bowen (Hert'rd & Stev'nage) |
| Forman, Nigel | Morris, Michael (Northampton, Sth) | Wheeler, John |
| Fox, Marcus | Morrison, Hon Charles (Devizes) | Whitney, Raymond |
| Fraser, Peter (South Angus) | Morrison, Hon Peter (City of Chester) | Wickendon, Keith |
| Freud, Clement | Murphy, Christopher | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Myles, David | Williams, Delwyn (Montgomery) |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Neale, Gerrard | Wolfson, Mark |
| Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Needham, Richard | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Nelson, Anthony | |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Neubert, Michael | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Gray, Hamish | Newton, Tony | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton and |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) | Onslow, Cranley | Mr. John MacGregor. |
| NOES | ||
| Allaun, Frank | Garrett, John (Norwich S) | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Atkinson, Norman (H'gey, Tott'ham) | Graham, Ted | Palmer, Arthur |
| Barnett, Rt Hon Joel (Heywood) | Grant, George (Morpeth) | Park, George |
| Bernett, Andrew (Stockport N) | Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Parry, Robert |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Pendry, Tom |
| Booth, Rt Hon Albert | Hardy, Peter | Powell, Rt Hon J. Enoch (S Down) |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Arthur (M'brough) | Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Bradley, Tom | Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Richardson, Jo |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Haynes, Frank | Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W) | Heffer, Eric S. | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Brown, Ronald W. (Hackney S) | Hogg, Norman (E Dunbartonshire) | Roberts, Ernest (Hackney North) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P) | Home Robertson, John | Robertson, George |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Homewood, William | Robinson, Geoffrey (Coventry NW) |
| Cant, R. B. | Hooley, Frank | Rooker, J. W. |
| Carmichael, Neil | Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen North) | Roper, John |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Jay, Rt Hon Douglas | Ross, Wm. (Londonderry) |
| Clark, Dr David (South Shields) | John, Brynmor | Ryman, John |
| Cocks, Rt Hon Michael (Bristol S) | Johnson, James (Hull West) | Sandelson, Neville |
| Concannon, Rt Hon J. D. | Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rhondda) | Silkin, Rt Hon John (Deptford) |
| Cook, Robin F. | Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Silverman, Julius |
| Craigen, J. M. (Glasgow, Maryhill) | Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Soley, Clive |
| Crowther, J. S. | Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Spearing, Nigel |
| Cryer, Bob | Lamborn, Harry | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Cunliffe, Lawrence | Leighton, Ronald | Stallard, A. W. |
| Cunningham, George (Islington S) | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Stewart, Rt Hon Donald (W Isles) |
| Davis, Terry (B'rm'ham, Stechford) | Stott, Roger | |
| Dempsey, James | Litherland, Robert | Straw, Jack |
| Dixon, Donald | McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Taylor, Mrs Ann (Bolton West) |
| Dobson, Frank | McGuire, Michael (Ince) | Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
| Dormand, Jack | McKelvey, William | Thomas, Dr Roger (Carmarthen) |
| Douglas, Dick | MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Dubs, Alfred | McNamara, Kevin | Tilley, John |
| Duffy, A. E. P. | McTaggart, Robert | Tinn, James |
| Dunwoody, Hon Mrs Gwyneth | Marshall, Dr Edmund (Goole) | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne Valley) |
| Eastham, Ken | Mason, Rt Hon Roy | Watkins, David |
| Ellis, Raymond (NE Derbyshire) | Maynard, Miss Joan | Weetch, Ken |
| English, Michael | Mellish, Rt Hon Robert | Welsh, Michael |
| Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) | Millan, Rt Hon Bruce | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Mitchell, R. C. (Soton, Itchen) | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee East) |
| Ewing, Harry | Molyneaux, James | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Field, Frank | Morris, Rt Hon Alfred (Wythenshaw) | Winnick, David |
| Flannery, Martin | Morris, Rt Hon Charles (Openshaw) | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Morris, Rt Hon John (Aberavon) | |
| Foot, Rt Hon Michael | Morton, George | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Forrester, John | Newens, Stanley | Mr. Hugh McCartney and |
| Foster, Derek | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon | Mr. Joseph Dean. |
| Foulkes, George | O'Neill, Martin |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.