§
Motion made, and Question,
That, as from 14th March 1984, the rate of duty specified in section 5 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be increased from £15.19 per litre of alcohol in the spirits to £15.48 per litre of alcohol in the spirits.
And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.—[Mr. Lawson.]
§ put forth with pursuant to Standing Order No. 114 (Ways and Means motions):—
§ The House divided: Ayes 350, Noes 26.
800| Division No. 188] | [10 pm |
| AYES | |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael | Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (W'ton S) |
| Amery, Rt Hon Julian | Carttiss, Michael |
| Amess, David | Channon, Rt Hon Paul |
| Ancram, Michael | Chapman, Sydney |
| Arnold, Tom | Chope, Christopher |
| Ashby, David | Churchill, W. S. |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Clark, Hon A. (Plym'th S'n) |
| Atkins, Rt Hon Sir H. | Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S) |
| Atkins, Robert (South Ribble) | Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe) |
| Baker, Nicholas (N Dorset) | Clegg, Sir Walter |
| Baldry, Anthony | Cockeram, Eric |
| Banks, Robert (Harrogate) | Conway, Derek |
| Batiste, Spencer | Coombs, Simon |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Cope, John |
| Bellingham, Henry | Cormack, Patrick |
| Bendall, Vivian | Corrie, John |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (T'bay) | Couchman, James |
| Benyon, William | Critchley, Julian |
| Berry, Sir Anthony | Crouch, David |
| Best, Keith | Dickens, Geoffrey |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Dicks, Terry |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Biggs-Davison, Sir John | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord J. |
| Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Dover, Den |
| Body, Richard | du Cann, Rt Hon Edward |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Durant, Tony |
| Bottomley, Peter | Dykes, Hugh |
| Bowden, A. (Brighton K'to'n) | Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke) |
| Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) | Eggar, Tim |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Emery, Sir Peter |
| Braine, Sir Bernard | Evennett, David |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Eyre, Sir Reginald |
| Bright, Graham | Fairbairn, Nicholas |
| Brinton, Tim | Fallon, Michael |
| Brittan, Rt Hon Leon | Favell, Anthony |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Fenner, Mrs Peggy |
| Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thpes) | Finsberg, Sir Geoffrey |
| Browne, John | Fletcher, Alexander |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Buchanan-Smith, Rt Hon A. | Forman, Nigel |
| Buck, Sir Antony | Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) |
| Budgen, Nick | Forth, Eric |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman |
| Burt, Alistair | Fox, Marcus |
| Butcher, John | Franks, Cecil |
| Butler, Hon Adam | Fraser, Peter (Angus East) |
| Butterfill, John | Freeman, Roger |
| Fry, Peter | Latham, Michael |
| Gale, Roger | Lawrence, Ivan |
| Galley, Roy | Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel |
| Gardiner, George (Reigate) | Lee, John (Pendle) |
| Gardner, Sir Edward (Fylde) | Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh) |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark |
| Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian | Lester, Jim |
| Glyn, Dr Alan | Lewis, Sir Kenneth (Stamf'd) |
| Goodhart, Sir Philip | Lightbown, David |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Lilley, Peter |
| Gorst, John | Lloyd, Ian (Havant) |
| Gow, Ian | Lloyd, Peter, (Fareham) |
| Gower, Sir Raymond | Lord, Michael |
| Grant, Sir Anthony | Lyell, Nicholas |
| Greenway, Harry | McCrea, Rev William |
| Gregory, Conal | McCrindle, Robert |
| Griffiths, E. (By St Edm'ds) | McCurley, Mrs Anna |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsm'th N) | Macfarlane, Neil |
| Grist, Ian | MacGregor, John |
| Ground, Patrick | MacKay, Andrew (Berkshire) |
| Grylls, Michael | MacKay, John (Argyll & Bute) |
| Gummer, John Selwyn | Maclean, David John. |
| Hamilton, Hon A. (Epsom) | McNair-Wilson, P. (New F'st) |
| Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) | McQuarrie, Albert |
| Hampson, Dr Keith | Madel, David |
| Hanley, Jeremy | Major, John |
| Hannam, John | Malins, Humfrey |
| Hargreaves, Kenneth | Malone, Gerald |
| Harris, David | Maples, John |
| Harvey, Robert | Marland, Paul |
| Haselhurst, Alan | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) |
| Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Mates, Michael |
| Hawkins, C. (High Peak) | Maude, Hon Francis |
| Hawksley, Warren | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Hayes, J. | Mayhew, Sir Patrick |
| Hayhoe, Barney | Mellor, David |
| Hayward, Robert | Merchant, Piers |
| Heath, Rt Hon Edward | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Heathcoat-Amory, David | Miller, Hal (B'grove) |
| Heddle, John | Mills, Iain (Meriden) |
| Henderson, Barry | Mills, Sir Peter (West Devon) |
| Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Hickmet, Richard | Mitchell, David (NW Hants) |
| Hicks, Robert | Moate, Roger |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Monro, Sir Hector |
| Hind, Kenneth | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm) | Moore, John |
| Holland, Sir Philip (Gedling) | Morris, M. (N'hampton, S) |
| Holt, Richard | Morrison, Hon C. (Devizes) |
| Hooson, Tom | Morrison, Hon P. (Chester) |
| Hordern, Peter | Moynihan, Hon C. |
| Howard, Michael | Mudd, David |
| Howarth, Alan (Stratf'd-on-A) | Neale, Gerrard |
| Howarth, Gerald (Cannock) | Needham, Richard |
| Howell, Rt Hon D. (G'ldford) | Nelson, Anthony |
| Howell, Ralph (N Norfolk) | Neubert, Michael |
| Hubbard-Miles, Peter | Newton, Tony |
| Hunt, David (Wirral) | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Normanton, Tom |
| Hunter, Andrew | Norris, Steven |
| Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas | Onslow, Cranley |
| Irving, Charles | Page, John (Harrow W) |
| Jackson, Robert | Page, Richard (Herts SW) |
| Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil |
| Johnson-Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Parris, Matthew |
| Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Jones, Robert (W Herts) | Patten, John (Oxford) |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Pawsey, James |
| Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth |
| Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Percival, Rt Hon Sir Ian |
| Kershaw, Sir Anthony | Pink, R. Bonner |
| Key, Robert | Pollock, Alexander |
| King, Roger (B'ham N'field) | Porter, Barry |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Powell, William (Corby) |
| Knight, Gregory (Derby N) | Powley, John |
| Knight, Mrs Jill (Edgbaston) | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Knowles, Michael | Price, Sir David |
| Knox, David | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Lamont, Norman | Pym, Rt Hon Francis |
| Lang, Ian | Raffan, Keith |
| Raison, Rt Hon Timothy | Taylor, John (Solihull) |
| Rathbone, Tim | Taylor, Teddy (S'end E) |
| Rees, Rt Hon Peter (Dover) | Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman |
| Renton, Tim | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Rhodes James, Robert | Thomas, Rt Hon Peter |
| Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon | Thompson, Donald (Calder V) |
| Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas | Thompson, Patrick (N'ich N) |
| Ridsdale, Sir Julian | Thorne, Neil (Ilford S) |
| Rifkind, Malcolm | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Roberts, Wyn (Conwy) | Thurnham, Peter |
| Robinson, Mark (N'port W) | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Robinson, P. (Belfast E) | Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath) |
| Roe, Mrs Marion | Tracey, Richard |
| Rossi, Sir Hugh | Trippier, David |
| Rost, Peter | Trotter, Neville |
| Rumbold, Mrs Angela | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Ryder, Richard | van Straubenzee, Sir W. |
| Sackville, Hon Thomas | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Viggers, Peter |
| St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon N. | Waddington, David |
| Sayeed, Jonathan | Wakeham, Rt Hon John |
| Scott, Nicholas | Waldegrave, Hon William |
| Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) | Walden, George |
| Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') | Walker, Bill (T'side N) |
| Shelton, William (Streatham) | Walker, Rt Hon P. (W'cester) |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Wall, Sir Patrick |
| Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge) | Waller, Gary |
| Shersby, Michael | Walters, Dennis |
| Silvester, Fred | Wardle, C. (Bexhill) |
| Sims, Roger | Warren, Kenneth |
| Skeet, T. H. H. | Watson, John |
| Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) | Wells, Bowen (Hertford) |
| Soames, Hon Nicholas | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Speed, Keith | Wheeler, John |
| Speller, Tony | Whitfield, John |
| Spencer, Derek | Whitney, Raymond |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Stanbrook, Ivor | Winterton, Mrs Ann |
| Stanley, John | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Steen, Anthony | Wolfson, Mark |
| Stern, Michael | Wood, Timothy |
| Stevens, Lewis (Nuneaton) | Woodcock, Michael |
| Stevens, Martin (Fulham) | Yeo, Tim |
| Stewart, Allan (Eastwood) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Stewart, Andrew (Sherwood) | Younger, Rt Hon George |
| Stewart, Ian (N Hertf'dshire) | |
| Stokes, John | Tellers for the Ayes |
| Sumberg, David | Mr. Robert Boscawen and Mr. Carol Mather |
| Tapsell, Peter |
| NOES | |
| Alton, David | Litherland, Robert |
| Ashdown, Paddy | Loyden, Edward |
| Ashton, Joe | Maclennan, Robert |
| Bruce, Malcolm | Maynard, Miss Joan |
| Carlile, Alexander (Montg'y) | Penhaligon, David |
| Clay, Robert | Skinner, Dennis |
| Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Edwards, Bob (W'h'mpt'n SE) | Stewart, Rt Hon D. (W Isles) |
| Fields, T. (L'pool Broad Gn) | Thorne, Stan (Preston) |
| Flannery, Martin | Wallace, James |
| Howells, Geraint | Wilson, Gordon |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark) | |
| Kennedy, Charles | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Lambie, David | Mr. Michael Meadowcroft and Mr. Archie Kirkwood. |
| Lamond, James |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§ Mr. SpeakerDoes the House wish me to pul: these motions separately? May I put motions 3 to 12 together? The Question is, That motions 3 to 12 be agreed to.
§ Mr. Cyril Smith (Rochdale)On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. There are items within those motions on which we wish to force a vote. We do not intend to vote on every one, but we should be glad if each one could be put separately.