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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That, at the next sitting of the House on which Motions are moved on behalf of the Committee of Selection, such Motions may be proceeded with, though opposed, for one and a half hours after the first Motion has been entered upon, and, if proceedings on the Motions have not been disposed of by that hour, any Amendments to the first Motion which may have been selected by Mr. Speaker may be moved, the Questions thereon shall be put forwith, and Mr. Speaker shall then put the Question upon the said Motion and any Questions necessary to dispose of the other Motions and of any Amendments moved thereto which have been selected by him; and that, notwithstanding the practice of the House, each Motion shall be regarded as a single Motion. —[Mr. Major.]
§ Question put:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 263, Noes 10.
1432| Division No. 409] | [8.06 pm |
| AYES | |
| Adams, Allen (Paisley N) | Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke) |
| Adley, Robert | Eggar, Tim |
| Alexander, Richard | Emery, Sir Peter |
| Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Eyre, Sir Reginald |
| Ancram, Michael | Fallon, Michael |
| Arnold, Tom | Farr, Sir John |
| Ashby, David | Favell, Anthony |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Fenner, Mrs Peggy |
| Atkins, Robert (South Ribble) | Fletcher, Alexander |
| Baker, Nicholas (N Dorset) | Forman, Nigel |
| Baldry, Anthony | Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) |
| Banks, Robert (Harrogate) | Forth, Eric |
| Batiste, Spencer | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman |
| Bendall, Vivian | Fox, Marcus |
| Benyon, William | Franks, Cecil |
| Best, Keith | Freeman, Roger |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Gale, Roger |
| Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Garel-Jones, Tristan |
| Body, Richard | Glyn, Dr Alan |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Goodlad, Alastair |
| Bottomley, Peter | Gorst, John |
| Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) | Gow, Ian |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Gower, Sir Raymond |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Grant, Sir Anthony |
| Bright, Graham | Greenway, Harry |
| Brinton, Tim | Gregory, Conal |
| Brown, N. (N'c'tle-u-Tyne E) | Griffiths, E. (B'y St Edm'ds) |
| Browne, John | Griffiths, Peter (Portsm'th N) |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Grist, Ian |
| Buck, Sir Antony | Ground, Patrick |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Grylls, Michael |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Gummer, John Selwyn |
| Butterfill, John | Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) |
| Carlisle, John (N Luton) | Hargreaves, Kenneth |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Harris, David |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (W'ton S) | Harvey, Robert |
| Cash, William | Haselhurst, Alan |
| Chapman, Sydney | Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael |
| Clark, Hon A. (Plym'th S'n) | Hawkins, Sir Paul (SW N'folK) |
| Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford) | Hayes, J. |
| Clegg, Sir Walter | Hayhoe, Barney |
| Cocks, Rt Hon M. (Bristol S.) | Haynes, Frank |
| Coleman, Donald | Heathcoat-Amory, David |
| Conway, Derek | Heddle, John |
| Coombs, Simon | Henderson, Barry |
| Cope, John | Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. |
| Corrie, John | Hind, Kenneth |
| Couchman, James | Hirst, Michael |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Hogg, N. (C'nauld & Kilsyth) |
| Crouch, David | Holt, Richard |
| Crowther, Stan | Home Robertson, John |
| Currie, Mrs Edwina | Howard, Michael |
| Dorrell, Stephen | Howarth, Alan (Stratf'd-on-A) |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord J. | Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Dover, Den | Howell, Rt Hon D. (G'ldford) |
| du Cann, Rt Hon Edward | Howell, Ralph (N Norfolk) |
| Durant, Tony | Hughes, Dr. Mark (Durham) |
| Dykes, Hugh | Hunt, David (Wirral) |
| Eastham, Ken | Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas |
| Jackson, Robert | Mayhew, Sir Patrick |
| Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Mellor, David |
| Jessel, Toby | Merchant, Piers |
| Johnson-Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Jones, Robert (W Herts) | Miller, Hal (B'grove) |
| Key, Robert | Mitchell, David (NW Hants) |
| King, Roger (B'ham N'field) | Montgomery, Fergus |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Moore, John |
| Knight, Gregory (Derby N) | Morris, Rt Hon A. (W'shawe) |
| Knowles, Michael | Morris, M. (N'hampton, S) |
| Knox, David | Morrison, Hon P. (Chester) |
| Lamond, James | Moynihan, Hon C. |
| Lamont, Norman | Murphy, Christopher |
| Lang, Ian | Needham, Richard |
| Latham, Michael | Nelson, Anthony |
| Lawler, Geoffrey | Neubert, Michael |
| Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel | Newton, Tony |
| Lee, John (Pendle) | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh) | Norris, Steven |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Oppenheim, Philip |
| Lester, Jim | Ottaway, Richard |
| Lightbown, David | Page, Sir John (Harrow W) |
| Lilley, Peter | Page, Richard (Herts SW) |
| Lloyd, Ian (Havant) | Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil |
| Lloyd, Peter, (Fareham) | Parris, Matthew |
| Lord, Michael | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| McCurley, Mrs Anna | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Macfarlane, Neil | Pattie, Geoffrey |
| McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Pawsey, James |
| MacKay, Andrew (Berkshire) | Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth |
| MacKay, John (Argyll & Bute) | Pollock, Alexander |
| Maclean, David John | Powley, John |
| McQuarrie, Albert | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| McWilliam, John | Price, Sir David |
| Major, John | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Malins, Humfrey | Raffan, Keith |
| Malone, Gerald | Rathbone, Tim |
| Marland, Paul | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Marlow, Antony | Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas |
| Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Mason, Rt Hon Roy | Roberts, Wyn (Conwy) |
| Mates, Michael | Robinson, Mark (N'port W) |
| Maude, Hon Francis | Rossi, Sir Hugh |
| Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Rowe, Andrew |
| Rowlands, Ted | Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs M. |
| Rumbold, Mrs Angela | Thompson, Donald (Calder V) |
| Ryder, Richard | Thorne, Neil (Ilford S) |
| Sackville, Hon Thomas | Thurnham, Peter |
| Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath) |
| St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon N. | Trotter, Neville |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Shersby, Michael | Waddington, David |
| Sims, Roger | Wakeham, Rt Hon John |
| Smith, C.(Isl'ton S & F'bury) | Walker, Bill (T'side N) |
| Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) | Wall, Sir Patrick |
| Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) | Waller, Gary |
| Soames, Hon Nicholas | Warren, Kenneth |
| Speller, Tony | Watson, John |
| Spicer, Jim (W Dorset) | Watts, John |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) | Wells, Bowen (Hertford) |
| Squire, Robin | Welsh, Michael |
| Stanbrook, Ivor | Wheeler, John |
| Stanley, John | Whitfield, John |
| Stern, Michael | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Stevens, Lewis (Nuneaton) | Williams, Rt Hon A. |
| Stevens, Martin (Fulham) | Wolfson, Mark |
| Stewart, Allan (Eastwood) | Wood, Timothy |
| Stewart, Andrew (Sherwood) | Woodcock, Michael |
| Stewart, Ian (N Hertf'dshire) | Yeo, Tim |
| Stradling Thomas, J. | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Sumberg, David | |
| Tapsell, Peter | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Taylor, Teddy (S'end E) | Mr. Robert Boscawen and Mr. Carol Mather. |
| Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman | |
| Temple-Morris, Peter |
| NOES | |
| Alton, David | Wainwright, R. |
| Bruce, Malcolm | Wallace, James |
| Cartwright, John | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Howells, Geraint | |
| Meadowcroft, Michael | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Owen, Rt Hon Dr David | Mr. Simon Hughes and Mr. Michael Hancock. |
| Thomas, Dafydd (Merioneth) |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.