§
Motion made, and Question put,
That Mr. Nicholas Bennett, Sir Raymond Gower, Mr. Gwilym Jones, Mr. Richard Livsey, Sir Anthony Meyer, Mr. Paul Murphy, Mr. Keith Raffan, Sir John Stradling Thomas, Dr. Dafydd Elis Thomas, Mr. Gareth Wardell and Mr. Alan W. Williams be members of the Welsh Affairs Committee — [Sir Marcus Fox, on behalf of the Committee of Selection]
§ The House divided: Ayes 109, Noes 16.
| Division No. 105] | [1.57 am |
| AYES | |
| Alton, David | Cartwright, John |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Conway, Derek |
| Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove) | Cran, James |
| Ashdown, Paddy | Crowther, Stan |
| Baldry, Tony | Cummings, J. |
| Batiste, Spencer | Cunliffe, Lawrence |
| Beith, A. J. | Currie, Mrs Edwina |
| Bermingham, Gerald | Darling, Alastair |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Dewar, Donald |
| Boscawen, Hon Robert | Dixon, Don |
| Boswell, Tim | Dobson, Frank |
| Bradley, Keith | Doran, Frank |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Buckley, George | Douglas, Dick |
| Campbell-Savours, D. N. | Dover, Den |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Durant, Tony |
| Eastham, Ken | Montgomery, Sir Fergus |
| Emery, Sir Peter | Morgan, Rhodri |
| Evans, John (St Helens N) | Morley, Elliott |
| Ewing, Mrs Margaret (Moray) | Murphy, Paul |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Neubert, Michael |
| Foster, Derek | Page, Richard |
| Fox, Sir Marcus | Pike, Peter |
| Fyfe, Mrs Maria | Powell, Ray (Ogmore) |
| Garel-Jones, Tristan | Raffan, Keith |
| George, Bruce | Rowlands, Ted |
| Golding, Mrs Llin | Ryder, Richard |
| Goodhart, Sir Philip | Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) |
| Grant, Sir Anthony (CambsSW) | Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') |
| Greenway, John (Rydale) | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Griffiths, Win (Bridgend) | Steel, Rt Hon David |
| Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) | Stevens, Lewis |
| Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn) | Stott, Roger |
| Haynes, Frank | Stradling Thomas, Sir John |
| Hicks, Mrs Maureen (Wolv' NE) | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Taylor, Matthew (Truro) |
| Howarth, Alan (Strat'd-on-A) | Thorne, Neil |
| Howell, Rt Hon David (G'dford) | Thurnham, Peter |
| Howells, Geraint | Vaz, Keith |
| Hunt, David (Wirral W) | Waddington, Rt Hon David |
| Illsley, Eric | Wakeham, Rt Hon John |
| Ingram, Adam | Wallace, James |
| Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W) | Wardell, Gareth (Gower) |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Wareing, Robert N. |
| Lightbown, David | Welsh, Andrew (Angus E) |
| McCartney, Ian | Welsh, Michael (Doncaster N) |
| Macdonald, Calum | Wheeler, John |
| McGrady, E. K. | Widdecombe, Miss Ann |
| McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Maclean, David | Williams, Alan W. (Carm'then) |
| McLeish, Henry | Wood, Timothy |
| McWilliam, John | Young, David (Bolton SE) |
| Mallon, Seamus | |
| Marshall, David (Shettleston) | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Michael, Alun | Sir Hugh Rossi and Mr. Michael Mates. |
| Miller, Hal | |
| Mills, Iain |
| AYES | |
| Beggs, Roy | Nellist, Dave |
| Benn, Rt Hon Tony | Paisley, Rev Ian |
| Clay, Bob | Robinson, Peter (Belfast E) |
| Cryer, Bob | Ross, William (Londonderry E) |
| Forsythe, Clifford (Antrim S) | Skinner, Dennis |
| Hughes, John (Coventry NE) | Smyth, Rev Martin (Belfast S) |
| Kilfedder, James | |
| Maginnis, Ken | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Michie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley) | Mr. A. Cecil Walker and Rev. William McCrea. |
| Molyneaux, Rt Hon James |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.