§ Amendment proposed: No. 83, in page 41, line 25, after '(a)', insert 'subject to subsection (3) below.—[Mr. David Steel.]
§ Question put, That the amendment be made:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 6, Noes 176.
1307| Division No. 279] | [12.50 am |
| AYES | |
| Horam, John | Wainwright, R. (Colne V) |
| Howells, Geraint | |
| Penhaligon, David | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) | Mr. A. J. Beith and |
| Steel, Rt Hon David | Mr. David Alton. |
| NOES | |
| Adley, Robert | Emery, Peter |
| Alexander, Richard | Eyre, Reginald |
| Alison, Michael | Fairgrieve, Russell |
| Ancram, Michael | Fenner, Mrs Peggy |
| Baker, Kenneth (St.M'bone) | Fisher, Sir Nigel |
| Baker, Nicholas (N Dorset) | Forman, Nigel |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Fraser, Peter (South Angus) |
| Bendall, Vivian | Garel-Jones, Tristan |
| Benyon, W. (Buckingham) | Glyn, Dr Alan |
| Best, Keith | Goodlad, Alastair |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Gorst, John |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Gow, Ian |
| Blackburn, John | Gower, Sir Raymond |
| Blaker, Peter | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Gray, Hamish |
| Bowden, Andrew | Griffiths, E. (B'y St. Edm'ds) |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Griffiths, Peter Portsm'th N) |
| Bright, Graham | Grist, Ian |
| Brinton, Tim | Gummer, John Selwyn |
| Brittan, Leon | Hampson, Dr Keith |
| Brown, Michael (Brigg & Sc'n) | Hastings, Stephen |
| Buchanan-Smith, Alick | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael |
| Buck, Antony | Hawksley, Warren |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Henderson, Barry |
| Butcher, John | Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Hicks, Robert |
| Cadbury, Jocelyn | Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Holland, Philip (Carlton) |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (R'c'n) | Hooson, Tom |
| Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S) | Hunt, David (Wirral) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) |
| Colvin, Michael | Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick |
| Cope, John | Jessel, Toby |
| Corrie, John | Jopling, Rt Hon Michael |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith |
| Crouch, David | Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine |
| Dean, Paul (North Somerset) | King, Rt Hon Tom |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord J. | Knight, Mrs Jill |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Knox, David |
| Dunn, Robert (Dartford) | Lamont, Norman |
| Durant, Tony | Lang, Ian |
| Eden, Rt Hon Sir John | Lawrence, Ivan |
| Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke) | Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel |
| Eggar, Tim | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark |
| Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Rossi, Hugh |
| Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Macfarlane, Neil | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| MacKay, John (Argyll) | Shersby, Michael |
| McNair-Wilson, M. (N'bury) | Silvester, Fred |
| McNair-Wilson, P. (New F'st) | Sims, Roger |
| McQuarrie, Albert | Speed, Keith |
| Madel, David | Speller, Tony |
| Major, John | Spicer, Jim (West Dorset) |
| Marland, Paul | Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) |
| Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Squire, Robin |
| Mather, Carol | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Stanley, John |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Steen, Anthony |
| Mayhew, Patrick | Stevens, Martin |
| Mills, Iain (Meriden) | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Mills, Peter (West Devon) | Stewart, A. (E Renfrewshire) |
| Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Moate, Roger | Taylor, Teddy (S'end E) |
| Monro, Hector | Tebbit, Norman |
| Morris, M. (N'hampton S) | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Morrison, Hon P. (Chester) | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter |
| Mudd, David | Thompson, Donald |
| Murphy, Christopher | Townsend, Cyril D, (B'heath) |
| Neale, Gerrard | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Needham, Richard | Vaughan, Dr Gerard |
| Newton, Tony | Viggers, Peter |
| Normanton, Tom | Wakeham, John |
| Page, Rt Hon Sir G. (Crosby) | Waldegrave, Hon William |
| Page, Richard (SW Herts) | Walker, B. (Perth) |
| Parris, Matthew | Wall, Patrick |
| Patten, Christopher (Bath) | Ward, John |
| Pattie, Geoffrey | Watson, John |
| Pawsey, James | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Percival, Sir Ian | Wells, Bowen |
| Pollock, Alexander | Whitney, Raymond |
| Price, Sir David (Eastleigh) | Wickenden, Keith |
| Proctor, K. Harvey | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Rathbone, Tim | Wolfson, Mark |
| Rees, Peter (Dover and Deal) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Rees-Davies, W. R. | |
| Rhodes James, Robert | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Roberts, M. (Cardiff NW) | Mr. Anthony Berry and |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conway) | Mr.Peter Brooke. |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§
Amendment made: No. 88, in page 42, line 38, leave out from 'to' to end of line 41 and insert
'equity holders of the company, and for the purposes of this subsection—
shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 12 to the Finance Act 1973, faking references in paragraph 3 to the first company as references to an equity holder and references to a winding up as including references to any other circumstances in which assets of the company are available for distribution to its equity holders.' .—[Mr. Peter Rees.]