§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ That the Promoters of the Harwich Harbour Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office of their intention to suspend further proceedings not later than the day before the close of the present Session and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;
§ That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;
§ That as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time and committed (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read and committed) and shall be committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall make such Amendments thereto as have been made by the Committee in the present Session, and shall report the Bill as amended to the House forthwith, and the Bill, so amended, shall be ordered to lie upon the Table;
§ That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;
§ That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House:—
§ [The Chairman of Ways and Means.]
§ The House proceeded to a Division—
§ Mr. John Home Robertson (East Lothian)(seated and covered): On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have just had the opportunity of voting in the No Lobby and while passing through I noticed a certain amount of smoke coming from a waste-paper basket. Presumably some hon. Member put a lighted cigarette into it. I extinguished that fire. I wonder whether you can give some guidance as to whether hon. Members should be taking such a risk in the Palace of Westminster.
§ Madam Deputy Speaker (Miss Betty Boothroyd)As I understand it, hon. Members are required not to smoke in either Lobby.
§ The House having divided: Ayes 100, Noes 37.
570| Division No. 488] | [8.39 pm |
| AYES | |
| Adley, Robert | Day, Stephen |
| Alexander, Richard | Devlin, Tim |
| Arbuthnot, James | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James |
| Atkins, Robert | Durant, Tony |
| Atkinson, David | Fenner, Dame Peggy |
| Beaumont-Dark, Anthony | Field, Barry (Isle of Wight) |
| Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Forman, Nigel |
| Benyon, W. | Forth, Eric |
| Bevan, David Gilroy | Franks, Cecil |
| Boswell, Tim | French, Douglas |
| Bottomley, Peter | Fry, Peter |
| Bowis, John | Gale, Roger |
| Brandon-Bravo, Martin | Garel-Jones, Tristan |
| Buck, Sir Antony | Gill, Christopher |
| Budgen, Nicholas | Grant, Sir Anthony (CambsSW) |
| Burt, Alistair | Gregory, Conal |
| Butterfill, John | Hamilton, Hon Archie (Epsom) |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Hanley, Jeremy |
| Carrington, Matthew | Harris, David |
| Carttiss, Michael | Heathcoat-Amory, David |
| Cash, William | Howarth, Alan (Strat'd-on-A) |
| Coombs, Simon (Swindon) | Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W) |
| Cope, Rt Hon John | Hunt, David (Wirral W) |
| Couchman, James | Irvine, Michael |
| Davies, Q. (Stamf'd & Spald'g) | Kilfedder, James |
| King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield) | Sackville, Hon Tom |
| Knapman, Roger | Shaw, David (Dover) |
| Lawrence, Ivan | Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb') |
| Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Lilley, Peter | Sims, Roger |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) |
| Lord, Michael | Stradling Thomas, Sir John |
| Maclean, David | Summerson, Hugo |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| McNair-Wilson, Sir Michael | Taylor, John M (Solihull) |
| Mans, Keith | Thornton, Malcolm |
| Martin, David (Portsmouth S) | Thurnham, Peter |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Tredinnick, David |
| Moss, Malcolm | Trippier, David |
| Neubert, Michael | Trotter, Neville |
| Newton, Rt Hon Tony | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Nicholls, Patrick | Waddington, Rt Hon David |
| Nicholson, David (Taunton) | Waller, Gary |
| Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley | Watts, John |
| Patnick, Irvine | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Pawsey, James | Wilshire, David |
| Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth | Wood, Timothy |
| Porter, David (Waveney) | |
| Redwood, John | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Riddick, Graham | Mr. Michael Stern and |
| Ridsdale, Sir Julian | Sir George Young. |
| NOES | |
| Banks, Tony (Newham NW) | Faulds, Andrew |
| Bennett, A. F. (D'nt'n & R'dish) | Fearn, Ronald |
| Bermingham, Gerald | Gordon, Mildred |
| Buckley, George J. | Hardy, Peter |
| Callaghan, Jim | Haynes, Frank |
| Campbell-Savours, D. N. | Hinchliffe, David |
| Clark, Dr David (S Shields) | Home Robertson, John |
| Cohen, Harry | Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W) |
| Cook, Frank (Stockton N) | Lamond, James |
| Corbett, Robin | Lewis, Terry |
| Cryer, Bob | Lofthouse, Geoffrey |
| Cummings, John | McNamara, Kevin |
| Davis, Terry (B'ham Hodge H'I) | Mahon, Mrs Alice |
| Dixon, Don | Marek, Dr John |
| Eastham, Ken | Meale, Alan |
| Nellist, Dave | Wise, Mrs Audrey |
| Primarolo, Dawn | |
| Short, Clare | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Skinner, Dennis | Mr. Martin Redmond and |
| Smith, Andrew (Oxford E) | Mr. Harry Barnes. |
| Wall, Pat |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§
Ordered,
That the Promoters of the Harwich Harbour Bill [Lords] shall have leave to suspend proceedings thereon in order to proceed with the Bill, if they think fit, in the next Session of Parliament, provided that the Agents for the Bill give notice to the Clerks in the Private Bill Office of their intention to suspend further proceedings not later than the day before the close of the present Session and that all Fees due on the Bill up to that date be paid;
§
Ordered,
That, if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the next Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them, stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the present Session;
§
Ordered,
That as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time and committed (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read and committed) and shall be committed to the Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall make such Amendments thereto as have been made by the Committee in the present Session, and shall report the Bill as amended to the House forthwith, and the Bill, so amended, shall be ordered to lie upon the Table;
§
Ordered,
That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during the present Session;
§
Ordered,
That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.