§
Question put
That—
| Table | ||||||
| Higher rate bands | Higher rate | |||||
| The first £2,500 | … | … | … | … | … | 40 per cent. |
| The next £5,000 | … | … | … | … | … | 45 per cent. |
| The next £7,900 | … | … | … | … | … | 50 per cent. |
| The next £7,900 | … | … | … | … | … | 55 per cent. |
| The remainder… | … | … | … | … | … | 60 per cent. |
§ (2) Section 24(4) of the Finance Act 1980 (indexation of thresholds) shall not, so far as it relates to the higher rate bands, apply for the year 1987–88:
§ (3) This Resolution shall not require any change to be made in the amounts deductable or repayable under section 204 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1970 (pay as you earn) before 18th May 1987:
§ 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.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 350, Noes 200.
128| Division No. 123] | [10.15 pm |
| AYES | |
| Adley, Robert | Chapman, Sydney |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Chope, Christopher |
| Alexander, Richard | Churchill, W. S. |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael | Clark, Hon A. (Plym'th S'n) |
| Amess, David | Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford) |
| Ancram, Michael | Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S) |
| Arnold, Tom | Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe) |
| Ashby, David | Cockeram, Eric |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Colvin, Michael |
| Atkins, Rt Hon Sir H. | Conway, Derek |
| Atkinson, David (B'm'th E) | Coombs, Simon |
| Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Vall'y) | Cope, John |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N) | Cormack, Patrick |
| Baldry, Tony | Couchman, James |
| Banks, Robert (Harrogate) | Critchley, Julian |
| Batiste, Spencer | Crouch, David |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Currie, Mrs Edwina |
| Bellingham, Henry | Dickens, Geoffrey |
| Bendall, Vivian | Dicks, Terry |
| Bennett, Rt Hon Sir Frederic | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Benyon. William | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord J. |
| Best, Keith | Dover, Den |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Dunn, Robert |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Durant, Tony |
| Biggs-Davison, Sir John | Dykes, Hugh |
| Blackburn, John | Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke) |
| Blaker, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Eggar, Tim |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Emery, Sir Peter |
| Bottomley, Peter | Eyre, Sir Reginald |
| Bottomley, Mrs Virginia | Fairbairn, Nicholas |
| Bowden, A. (Brighton K'to'n) | Fallon, Michael |
| Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) | Farr, Sir John |
| Boyson, Dr Rhodes | Favell, Anthony |
| Braine, Rt Hon Sir Bernard | Fenner, Dame Peggy |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Finsberg, Sir Geoffrey |
| Bright, Graham | Fookes, Miss Janet |
| Brinton, Tim | Forman, Nigel |
| Brittan, Rt Hon Leon | Forth, Eric |
| Brooke, Hon Peter | Fowler, Rt Hon Norman |
| Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thpes) | Fox, Sir Marcus |
| Browne, John | Franks, Cecil |
| Bruinvels, Peter | Fraser, Peter (Angus East) |
| Bryan, Sir Paul | Freeman, Roger |
| Buchanan-Smith, Rt Hon A. | Fry, Peter |
| Buck, Sir Antony | Gale, Roger |
| Budgen, Nick | Galley, Roy |
| Bulmer, Esmond | Gardiner, George (Reigate) |
| Burt, Alistair | Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian |
| Butcher, John | Glyn, Dr Alan |
| Butler, Rt Hon Sir Adam | Goodhart, Sir Philip |
| Butterfill, John | Goodlad, Alastair |
| Carlisle, John (Luton N) | Gorst, John |
| Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (W'ton S) | Gow, Ian |
| Carttiss, Michael | Gower, Sir Raymond |
| Cash, William | Grant, Sir Anthony |
| Chalker, Mrs Lynda | Greenway, Harry |
| Channon, Rt Hon Paul | Gregory, Conal |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsm'th N) | MacKay, Andrew (Berkshire) |
| Grist, Ian | MacKay, John (Argyll & Bute) |
| Ground, Patrick | Maclean, David John |
| Grylls, Michael | McLoughlin, Patrick |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John S | McNair-Wilson, P. (New F'st) |
| Hamilton, Hon A. (Epsom) | McQuarrie, Albert |
| Hamilton, Neil (Tattoo) | Madel, David |
| Hampson, Dr Keith | Major, John |
| Hanley, Jeremy | Malins, Humfrey |
| Hannam, John | Malone, Gerald |
| Harris, David | Maples, John |
| Harvey, Robert | Marlow, Antony |
| Havers, Rt Hon Sir Michael | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) |
| Hawkins, C. (High Peak) | Mates, Michael |
| Hawkins, Sir Paul (N'folk SW) | Mather, Sir Carol |
| Hayes, J. | Maude, Hon Francis |
| Hayhoe, Rt Hon Sir Barney | Mawhinney, Dr Brian |
| Heathcoat-Amory, David | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin |
| Heddle, John | Mayhew, Sir Patrick |
| Henderson, Barry | Mellor, David |
| Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Merchant, Piers |
| Hickmet, Richard | Meyer, Sir Anthony |
| Hicks, Robert | Miller, Hal (B'grove) |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. | Mills, lain (Meriden) |
| Hill, James | Mills, Sir Peter (West Devon) |
| Hind, Kenneth | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Hirst, Michael | Mitchell, David (Hants NW) |
| Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm) | Moate, Roger |
| Holland, Sir Philip (Gedling) | Monro, Sir Hector |
| Holt, Richard | Montgomery, Sir Fergus |
| Hordern, Sir Peter | Morris, M. (N'hampton S) |
| Howard, Michael | Morrison, Hon C. (Devizes) |
| Howarth, Alan (Stratf'd-on-A) | Morrison, Hon P. (Chester) |
| Howarth, Gerald (Cannock) | Moynihan, Hon C. |
| Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey | Mudd, David |
| Howell, Ralph (Norfolk, N) | Neale, Gerrard |
| Hubbard-Miles, Peter | Nelson, Anthony |
| Hunt, David (Wirral W) | Neubert, Michael |
| Hunt, John (Ravensbourne) | Newton, Tony |
| Hunter, Andrew | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas | Normanton, Tom |
| Irving, Charles | Norris, Steven |
| Jackson, Robert | Onslow, Cranley |
| Jenkin, Rt Hon Patrick | Oppenheim, Phillip |
| Jessel, Toby | Oppenheim, Rt Hon Mrs S. |
| Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Osborn, Sir John |
| Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) | Ottaway, Richard |
| Jones, Robert (Herts W) | Page, Sir John (Harrow W) |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Page, Richard (Herts SW) |
| Joseph, Rt Hon Sir Keith | Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil |
| Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Elaine | Patten, Christopher (Bath) |
| Kershaw, Sir Anthony | Patten, J. (Oxf W & Abgdn) |
| Key, Robert | Pawsey, James |
| King, Roger (B'ham N'field) | Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth |
| Knight, Greg (Derby N) | Percival, Rt Hon Sir Ian |
| Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston) | Pollock, Alexander |
| Knowles, Michael | Porter, Barry |
| Knox, David | Portillo, Michael |
| Lamont, Rt Hon Norman | Powell, William (Corby) |
| Lang, Ian | Powley, John |
| Latham, Michael | Prentice, Rt Hon Reg |
| Lawler, Geoffrey | Price, Sir David |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Proctor, K. Harvey |
| Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel | Pym, Rt Hon Francis |
| Lee, John (Pendle) | Raffan, Keith |
| Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh) | Raison, Rt Hon Timothy |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Rathbone, Tim |
| Lester, Jim | Rees, Rt Hon Peter (Dover) |
| Lewis, Sir Kenneth (Stamf'd) | Rhodes James, Robert |
| Lightbown, David | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Lilley, Peter | Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas |
| Lloyd, Sir Ian (Havant) | Rifkind, Rt Hon Malcolm |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Rippon, Rt Hon Geoffrey |
| Lord, Michael | Roberts, Wyn (Conwy) |
| Luce, Rt Hon Richard | Robinson, Mark (N'port W) |
| Lyell, Nicholas | Roe, Mrs Marion |
| McCrindle, Robert | Rossi, Sir Hugh |
| McCurley, Mrs Anna | Rost, Peter |
| Macfarlane, Neil | Rowe, Andrew |
| MacGregor, Rt Hon John | Rumbold, Mrs Angela |
| Ryder, Richard | Thompson, Donald (Calder V) |
| Sackville, Hon Thomas | Thompson, Patrick (N'ich N) |
| Sainsbury, Hon Timothy | Thorne, Neil (Ilford S) |
| St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon N. | Thurnham, Peter |
| Sayeed, Jonathan | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) | Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath) |
| Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') | Tracey, Richard |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Trotter, Neville |
| Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge) | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Shersby, Michael | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Silvester, Fred | Viggers, Peter |
| Skeet, Sir Trevor | Waddington, Rt Hon David |
| Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) | Wakeham, Rt Hon John |
| Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) | Waldegrave, Hon William |
| Soames, Hon Nicholas | Walden, George |
| Speed, Keith | Walker, Bill (T'side N) |
| Speller, Tony | Walker, Rt Hon P. (W'cester) |
| Spencer, Derek | Waller, Gary |
| Spicer, Jim (Dorset W) | Walters, Dennis |
| Spicer, Michael (S Wows) | Wardle, C. (Bexhill) |
| Squire, Robin | Warren, Kenneth |
| Stanbrook, Ivor | Watson, John |
| Stanley, Rt Hon John | Watts, John |
| Steen, Anthony | Wells, Bowen (Hertford) |
| Stern, Michael | Wells, Sir John (Maidstone) |
| Stevens, Lewis (Nuneaton) | Wheeler, John |
| Stewart, Allan (Eastwood) | Whitfield, John |
| Stewart, Andrew (Sherwood) | Whitney, Raymond |
| Stewart, Ian (Hertf'dshire N) | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Stokes, John | Winterton, Mrs Ann |
| Stradling Thomas, Sir John | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Sumberg, David | Wolfson, Mark |
| Tapsell, Sir Peter | Wood, Timothy |
| Taylor, John (Solihull) | Woodcock, Michael |
| Taylor, Teddy (S'end E) | Yeo, Tim |
| Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Temple-Morris, Peter | |
| Terlezki, Stefan | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs M. | Mr. Tristram Garel-Jones and |
| Thomas, Rt Hon Peter | Mr. Robert Boscowan. |
| NOES | |
| Abse, Leo | Clark, Dr David (S Shields) |
| Adams, Allen (Paisley N) | Clarke, Thomas |
| Alton, David | Clay, Robert |
| Anderson, Donald | Clelland, David Gordon |
| Archer, Rt Hon Peter | Cocks, Rt Hon M. (Bristol S) |
| Ashdown, Paddy | Cohen, Harry |
| Ashley, Rt Hon Jack | Coleman, Donald |
| Ashton, Joe | Conlan, Bernard |
| Atkinson, N. (Tottenham) | Cook, Frank (Stockton North) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Cook, Robin F. (Livingston) |
| Banks, Tony (Newham NW) | Corbett, Robin |
| Barnes, Mrs Rosemary | Corbyn, Jeremy |
| Barron, Kevin | Cox, Thomas (Tooting) |
| Beckett, Mrs Margaret | Craigen, J. M. |
| Beith, A. J. | Crowther, Stan |
| Bell, Stuart | Cunliffe, Lawrence |
| Benn, Rt Hon Tony | Cunningham, Dr John |
| Bennett, A. (Dent'n & Red'sh) | Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (L'Ili) |
| Bermingham, Gerald | Davies, Ronald (Caerphilly) |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Davis, Terry (B'ham, H'ge H'1) |
| Blair, Anthony | Deakins, Eric |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Dewar, Donald |
| Boyes, Roland | Dobson, Frank |
| Bray, Dr Jeremy | Dormand, Jack |
| Brown, Gordon (D'f'mline E) | Dubs, Alfred |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Duffy, A. E. P. |
| Brown, N. (N'c'tle-u-Tyne E) | Dunwoody, Hon Mrs G. |
| Brown, R. (N'c'tle-u-Tyne N) | Eadie, Alex |
| Brown, Ron (E'burgh, Leith) | Eastham, Ken |
| Bruce, Malcolm | Evans, John (St. Helens N) |
| Buchan, Norman | Fatchett, Derek |
| Caborn, Richard | Faulds, Andrew |
| Campbell, Ian | Field, Frank (Birkenhead) |
| Campbell-Savours, Dale | Fisher, Mark |
| Canavan, Dennis | Foot, Rt Hon Michael |
| Carlile, Alexander (Montg'y) | Forrester, John |
| Carter-Jones, Lewis | Foster, Derek |
| Cartwright, John | Foulkes, George |
| Fraser, J. (Norwood) | Nellist, David |
| Freeson, Rt Hon Reginald | Oakes, Rt Hon Gordon |
| George, Bruce | O'Brien, William |
| Godman, Dr Norman | O'Neill, Martin |
| Golding, Mrs Llin | Orme, Rt Hon Stanley |
| Gould, Bryan | Owen, Rt Hon Dr David |
| Gourlay, Harry | Park, George |
| Hamilton, James (M'well N) | Patchett, Terry |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Fife Central) | Pavitt, Laurie |
| Hancock, Michael | Pendry, Tom |
| Harrison, Rt Hon Walter | Pike, Peter |
| Hart, Rt Hon Dame Judith | Prescott, John |
| Hattersley, Rt Hon Roy | Randall, Stuart |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Raynsford, Nick |
| Hogg, N. (C'nauld & Kilsyth) | Redmond, Martin |
| Holland, Stuart (Vauxhall) | Rees, Rt Hon M. (Leeds S) |
| Home Robertson, John | Richardson, Ms Jo |
| Howarth, George (Knowsley, N) | Robertson, George |
| Howells, Geraint | Robinson, G. (Coventry NW) |
| Hoyle, Douglas | Rogers, Allan |
| Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N) | Rooker, J. W. |
| Hughes, Roy (Newport East) | Ross, Ernest (Dundee W) |
| Hughes, Sean (Knowsley S) | Rowlands, Ted |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark) | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Janner, Hon Greville | Sheerman, Barry |
| Jenkins, Rt Hon Roy (Hillh'd) | Sheldon, Rt Hon R. |
| John, Brynmor | Shields, Mrs Elizabeth |
| Johnston, Sir Russell | Short, Ms Clare (Ladywood) |
| Jones, Barry (Alyn & Deeside) | Short, Mrs R.(W'hampt'n NE) |
| Kaufman, Rt Hon Gerald | Silkin, Rt Hon J. |
| Kennedy, Charles | Skinner, Dennis |
| Kinnock, Rt Hon Neil | Smith, C.(Isl'ton S & F'bury) |
| Kirkwood, Archy | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Lambie, David | Smith, Rt Hon J. (M'ds E) |
| Lamond, James | Snape, Peter |
| Leighton, Ronald | Soley, Clive |
| Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Spearing, Nigel |
| Lewis, Terence (Worsley) | Stewart, Rt Hon D. (W Isles) |
| Litherland, Robert | Stott, Roger |
| Livsey, Richard | Strang, Gavin |
| Lloyd, Tony (Stretford) | Straw, Jack |
| Lofthouse, Geoffrey | Taylor, Matthew |
| Loyden, Edward | Thomas, Dr R. (Carmarthen) |
| McCartney, Hugh | Thorne, Stan (Preston) |
| McDonald, Dr Oonagh | Tinn, James |
| McKay, Allen (Penistone) | Torney, Tom |
| MacKenzie, Rt Hon Gregor | Wainwright, R. |
| McNamara, Kevin | Wallace, James |
| McTaggart, Robert | Wardell, Gareth (Gower) |
| Madden, Max | Wareing, Robert |
| Marek, Dr John | Weetch, Ken |
| Marshall, David (Shettleston) | Welsh, Michael |
| Martin, Michael | White, James |
| Mason, Rt Hon Roy | Wigley, Dafydd |
| Maxton, John | Williams, Rt Hon A. |
| Maynard, Miss Joan | Wilson, Gordon |
| Meacher, Michael | Winnick, David |
| Meadowcroft, Michael | Woodall, Alec |
| Michie, William | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Mikardo, Ian | Young, David (Bolton SE) |
| Milian, Rt Hon Bruce | |
| Miller, Dr M. S. (E Kilbride) | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Morris, Rt Hon A. (W'shawe) | Mr. Frank Haynes and |
| Morris, Rt Hon J. (Aberavon) | Mr. Don Dixon. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to