§ Amendments made: No. 9, in page 28, line 21, leave out 'and'.
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'; and (c) subsections (1) and (3)(a) of section 5 of the 1962 Act.'.—[Mr. Fowler.]
§ Mr. Bob Cryer (Keighley)On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Would you confirm that on page 407 of "Erskine May" there is a paragraph about votes on matters affected by a personal pecuniary interest? I understand that the hon. Member for Dorking (Mr. Wickenden) has not voted. It was absolutely right that he should not have done so, because he has a direct pecuniary interest. You did not rule earlier in response to a point of order raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner). The hon. Member for Dorking has set an important precedent, especially when the Government are hiving off undertakings. Any Conservative Member who has a pecuniary interest must follow that precedent.
§ Mr. Deputy SpeakerAs I understand it, the hon. Member for Dorking (Mr. Wickenden) did not vote, and so what I said earlier was correct. I said that it was a hypothetical question; it remains a hypothetical question.