§ Part of the increased borrowing powers referred to in section 1 shall be used by the Scottish electricity boards to avoid disconnections of electricity supply to households where such disconnection would result in hardship.—[Mr. Canavan.]
8.45 pm§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 30, Noes, 101.
87| Division No. 30] | [8.45 pm |
| AYES | |
| Buchan, Norman | Hamilton, W. W. (C'tral Fife) |
| Callaghan, Jim (Midd't'n & P) | Johnson, James (Hull West) |
| Canavan, Dennis | McKay, Allen (Penistone) |
| Carmichael, Neil | McKelvey, William |
| Cocks, Rt Hon M. (B'stol S) | Mason, Rt Hon Roy |
| Cowans, Harry | Morris, Rt Hon C. (O'shaw) |
| Cryer, Bob | Morton, George |
| Dalyell, Tam | Powell, Raymond (Ogmore) |
| Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) | Ross, Ernest (Dundee West) |
| Dewar, Donald | Smith, Rt Hon J. (N Lanark) |
| Dixon, Donald | Snape, Peter |
| Dormand, Jack | Stott, Roger |
| Dunwoody, Hon Mrs G. | Woolmer, Kenneth |
| Eastham, Ken | |
| Evans, John (Newton) | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Ewing, Harry | Mr. Frank Haynes and |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Mr. Norman Hogg. |
| NOES | |
| Alexander, Richard | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Alton, David | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord J. |
| Ancram, Michael | Dover, Denshore |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Emery, Sir Peter |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Fairbairn, Nicholas |
| Berry, Hon Anthony | Fairgrieve, Sir Russell |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Fenner, Mrs Peggy |
| Bottomley, Peter (W'wich W) | Fletcher, A. (Ed'nb'gh N) |
| Bright, Graham | Fletcher-Cooke, Sir Charles |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Brown, Michael(Brigg & Sc'n) | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman |
| Buck, Antony | Goodlad, Alastair |
| Carlisle, John (Luton West) | Grant, Anthony (Harrow C) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Greenway, Harry |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Griffiths, Peter Portsm'th N) |
| Cockeram, Eric | Grimond, Rt Hon J. |
| Cope, John | Gummer, John Selwyn |
| Costain, Sir Albert | Hamilton, Hon A. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) |
| Hawkins, Sir Paul | Parris, Matthew |
| Henderson, Barry | Penhaligon, David |
| Howell, Ralph (N Norfolk) | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Hunt, David (Wirral) | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Rumbold, Mrs A. C. R. |
| Jessel, Toby | Sainsbury, Hon Timothy |
| Johnston, Russell (Inverness) | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Speed, Keith |
| Knight, Mrs Jill | Speller, Tony |
| Lee, John | Spence, John |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Lester, Jim (Beeston) | Stevens, Martin |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Stewart, A. (E Renfrewshire) |
| Loveridge, John | Stradling Thomas, J. |
| Lyell, Nicholas | Taylor, Teddy (S'end E) |
| McCrindle, Robert | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter |
| MacGregor, John | Thompson, Donald |
| McNair-Wilson, M. (N'bury) | Thorne, Neil (Ilford South) |
| Major, John | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Marland, Paul | Trotter, Neville |
| Mates, Michael | Viggers, Peter |
| Mather, Carol | Waddington, David |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Wainwright, R. (Colne V) |
| Mellor, David | Wall, Sir Patrick |
| Mills, Sir Peter (West Devon) | Waller, Gary |
| Monro, Sir Hector | Watson, John |
| Mudd, David | Wells, Bowen |
| Murphy, Christopher | Wheeler, John |
| Myles, David | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Neale, Gerrard | |
| Needham, Richard | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Neubert, Michael | Mr. Tristan Garel-Jones and Mr. Ian Lang. |
| Newton, Tony | |
| Osborn, John |
§ Question accordingly negatived.
§ Bill reported, without amendment.
§ Motion made, and Question, That the Bill be now read the Third time, put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 56 (Third Reading), and agreed to.
§ Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.