HC Deb 26 March 1990 vol 170 cc128-32

Motion made, and Question put, That, as from 6 o'clock in the evening of 20th March 1990— (1) The rates of duty specified in subsection (1) of section 6 of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 shall be increased—

  1. (a) in the case of light oil, from £0.2044 a litre to £0.2248 a litre; and
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  3. (b) in the case of heavy oil, from £0.1729 a litre to £0.1902 a litre.
(2) Subsection (2A) of that section (special rate of duty on petrol below 4 star) shall cease to have effect. (3) The rates of rebate of duty specified in subsection 11(1) of that Act shall be increased—
  1. (a) in the case of fuel oil, from £0.0077 a litre to £0.0083 a litre; and
  2. (b) in the case of gas oil, from £0.0110 a litre to £0.0118 a litre.
(4) The rate of rebate of duty specified m section 13A(1) of that Act (unleaded petrol) shall be increased from £0.0272 a litre to £0.0299 a litre. (5) The rate of rebate of duty specified in section 14(1) of that Act (light oil for use as furnace oil) shall be increased from £0.0077 a litre to £0.0083 a litre. 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. Salmond.]

The House divided: Ayes 340, Noes 13.

Division No. 140] [10.18 pm
AYES
Adley, Robert Chope, Christopher
Aitken, Jonathan Clark, Hon Alan (Plym'th S'n)
Alexander, Richard Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)
Alison, Rt Hon Michael Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S)
Allason, Rupert Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe)
Amery, Rt Hon Julian Colvin, Michael
Amess, David Conway, Derek
Amos, Alan Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest)
Arbuthnot, James Coombs, Simon (Swindon)
Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) Cope, Rt Hon John
Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove) Cormack, Patrick
Ashby, David Couchman, James
Aspinwall, Jack Cran, James
Atkins, Robert Critchley, Julian
Atkinson, David Currie, Mrs Edwina
Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Valley) Curry, David
Baldry, Tony Davies, Q. (Stamf'd & Spald'g)
Barnes, Mrs Rosie (Greenwich) Davis, David (Boothferry)
Batiste, Spencer Day, Stephen
Beaumont-Dark, Anthony Devlin, Tim
Bellingham, Henry Dickens, Geoffrey
Bendall, Vivian Dorrell, Stephen
Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke) Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James
Benyon, W. Dover, Den
Bevan. David Gilroy Dunn, Bob
Biffen, Rt Hon John Dykes, Hugh
Bonsor, Sir Nicholas Eggar, Tim
Boscawen, Hon Robert Emery, Sir Peter
Boswell, Tim Evans, David (Welwyn Hatf'd)
Bottomley, Peter Evennett, David
Bottomley, Mrs Virginia Fairbairn, Sir Nicholas
Bowden, A (Brighton K'pto'n) Fallon, Michael
Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich) Farr, Sir John
Bowis, John Favell, Tony
Boyson, Rt Hon Dr Sir Rhodes Fenner, Dame Peggy
Braine, Rt Hon Sir Bernard Field, Barry (Isle of Wight)
Brandon-Bravo, Martin Finsberg, Sir Geoffrey
Brazier, Julian Fishburn, John Dudley
Bright, Graham Fookes, Dame Janet
Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's) Forman, Nigel
Bruce, Ian (Dorset South) Forth, Eric
Budgen, Nicholas Fowler, Rt Hon Sir Norman
Burns, Simon Fox, Sir Marcus
Burt, Alistair Franks, Cecil
Butcher, John Freeman, Roger
Butler, Chris French, Douglas
Butterfill, John Fry, Peter
Carlisle, John, (Luton N) Gale, Roger
Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) Gardiner, George
Carrington, Matthew Garel-Jones, Tristan
Carttiss, Michael Gilmour, Rt Hon Sir Ian
Cartwright, John Glyn, Dr Sir Alan
Cash, William Goodhart, Sir Philip
Chalker, Rt Hon Mrs Lynda Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles
Channon, Rt Hon Paul Gorman, Mrs Teresa
Chapman, Sydney Gorst, John
Gow, Ian Maclean, David
Grant, Sir Anthony (CambsSW) McLoughlin, Patrick
Greenway, Harry (Ealing N) McNair-Wilson, Sir Michael
Greenway, John (Ryedale) McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick
Gregory, Conal Madel, David
Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N) Major, Rt Hon John
Grist, Ian Malins, Humfrey
Ground, Patrick Mans, Keith
Grylls, Michael Maples, John
Hague, William Marland, Paul
Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) Marshall, John (Hendon S)
Hampson, Dr Keith Marshall, Michael (Arundel)
Hanley, Jeremy Mates, Michael
Hannam, John Maude, Hon Francis
Hargreaves, A. (B'ham H'll Gr') Mawhinney, Dr Brian
Hargreaves, Ken (Hyndburn) Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin
Harris, David Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir Patrick
Haselhurst, Alan Mellor, David
Hawkins, Christopher Meyer, Sir Anthony
Hayes, Jerry Miller, Sir Hal
Hayhoe, Rt Hon Sir Barney Mills, Iain
Hayward, Robert Miscampbell, Norman
Heath, Rt Hon Edward Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling)
Heathcoat-Amory, David Mitchell, Sir David
Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael Moate, Roger
Hicks, Mrs Maureen (Wolv' NE) Montgomery, Sir Fergus
Hicks, Robert (Cornwall SE) Moore, Rt Hon John
Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L. Morris, M (N'hampton S)
Hind, Kenneth Morrison, Sir Charles
Hogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm) Morrison, Rt Hon P (Chester)
Holt, Richard Moss, Malcolm
Hordern, Sir Peter Moynihan, Hon Colin
Howard, Rt Hon Michael Mudd, David
Howarth, Alan (Strat'd-on-A) Neale, Gerrard
Howarth, G. (Cannock & B'wd) Nelson, Anthony
Howe, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Neubert, Michael
Howell, Rt Hon David (G'dford) Newton, Rt Hon Tony
Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) Nicholls, Patrick
Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W) Nicholson, David (Taunton)
Hunt, David (Wirral W) Nicholson, Emma (Devon West)
Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne) Norris, Steve
Hunter, Andrew Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley
Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas Oppenheim, Phillip
Irvine, Michael Owen, Rt Hon Dr David
Irving, Sir Charles Page, Richard
Jack, Michael Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil
Janman, Tim Patnick, Irvine
Jessel, Toby Patten, Rt Hon Chris (Bath)
Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey Patten, Rt Hon John
Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey
Jopling, Rt Hon Michael Pawsey, James
Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine Porter, Barry (Wirral S)
Key, Robert Porter, David (Waveney)
King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield) Portillo, Michael
Kirkhope, Timothy Powell, William (Corby)
Knapman, Roger Price, Sir David
Knight, Greg (Derby North) Raffan, Keith
Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston) Raison, Rt Hon Timothy
Knowles, Michael Rathbone, Tim
Knox, David Redwood, John
Lamont, Rt Hon Norman Renton, Rt Hon Tim
Lang, Ian Rhodes James, Robert
Latham, Michael Riddick, Graham
Lawrence, Ivan Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas
Lawson, Rt Hon Nigel Ridsdale, Sir Julian
Lee, John (Pendle) Rifkind, Rt Hon Malcolm
Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh) Roberts, Wyn (Conwy)
Lennox-Boyd, Hon Mark Roe, Mrs Marion
Lester, Jim (Broxtowe) Rossi, Sir Hugh
Lightbown, David Rost, Peter
Lilley, Peter Rowe, Andrew
Lloyd, Sir Ian (Havant) Rumbold, Mrs Angela
Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) Ryder, Richard
Lord, Michael Sackville, Hon Tom
Luce, Rt Hon Richard Sainsbury, Hon Tim
Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Sayeed, Jonathan
McCrindle, Robert Scott, Rt Hon Nicholas
Macfarlane, Sir Neil Shaw, David (Dover)
MacGregor, Rt Hon John Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)
MacKay, Andrew (E Berkshire) Shaw, Sir Michael (Scarb')
Shephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW) Taylor, Ian (Esher)
Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) Taylor, John M (Solihull)
Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge) Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)
Shersby, Michael Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman
Skeet, Sir Trevor Temple-Morris, Peter
Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) Thatcher, Rt Hon Margaret
Soames, Hon Nicholas Thompson, D. (Calder Valley)
Speed, Keith Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N)
Speller, Tony Thorne, Neil
Spicer, Sir Jim (Dorset W) Thurnham, Peter
Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) Townend, John (Bridlington)
Squire, Robin Townsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)
Stanbrook, Ivor Tracey, Richard
Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John Tredinnick, David
Stern, Michael Trippier, David
Stevens, Lewis Trotter, Neville
Stewart, Allan (Eastwood) Twinn, Dr Ian
Stewart, Andy (Sherwood) Vaughan, Sir Gerard
Stewart, Rt Hon Ian (Herts N) Viggers, Peter
Stokes, Sir John Waddington, Rt Hon David
Stradling Thomas, Sir John Wakeham, Rt Hon John
Sumberg, David Walden, George
Summerson, Hugo Waller, Gary
Tapsell, Sir Peter Walters, Sir Dennis
Ward, John Wolfson, Mark
Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) Wood, Timothy
Warren, Kenneth Woodcock, Dr. Mike
Watts, John Yeo, Tim
Wells, Bowen Young, Sir George (Acton)
Wheeler, Sir John Younger, Rt Hon George
Whitney, Ray
Widdecombe, Ann Tellers for the Ayes:
Wiggin, Jerry Mr. Alastair Goodlad and
Winterton, Mrs Ann Mr. Tony Durant.
Winterton, Nicholas
NOES
Corbyn, Jeremy Salmond, Alex
Cryer, Bob Skinner, Dennis
Ewing, Mrs Margaret (Moray) Smyth, Rev Martin (Belfast S)
Hughes, John (Coventry NE) Wigley, Dafydd
Kilfedder, James
Molyneaux, Rt Hon James Tellers for the Noes:
Nellist, Dave Mr. Andrew Welsh and
Robinson, Peter (Belfast E) Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones.
Ross, William (Londonderry E)

Question accordingly agreed to.