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That the draft Maximum Number of Judges (Scotland) Order 1993, which was laid before this House on 28th October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.—[Mr. Wood.]
§ The House divided: Ayes 309, Noes 4.
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| AYES | |
| Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey) | Couchman, James |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Cran, James |
| Alexander, Richard | Currie, Mrs Edwina (S D'by'ire) |
| Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby) | Curry, David (Skipton & Ripon) |
| Allason, Rupert (Torbay) | Davis, David (Boothferry) |
| Amess, David | Day, Stephen |
| Ancram, Michael | Deva, Nirj Joseph |
| Arbuthnot, James | Devlin, Tim |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Dicks, Terry |
| Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv) | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Ashby, David | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James |
| Aspinwall, Jack | Dover, Den |
| Atkinson, Peter (Hexham) | Duncan, Alan |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North) | Duncan-Smith, Iain |
| Baldry, Tony | Dunn, Bob |
| Banks, Matthew (Southport) | Durant, Sir Anthony |
| Banks, Robert (Harrogate) | Dykes, Hugh |
| Bates, Michael | Eggar, Tim |
| Batiste, Spencer | Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter |
| Beggs, Roy | Evans, David (Welwyn Hatfield) |
| Beith, Rt Hon A. J. | Evans, Jonathan (Brecon) |
| Bellingham, Henry | Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley) |
| Bendall, Vivian | Evans, Roger (Monmouth) |
| Beresford, Sir Paul | Evennett, David |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Faber, David |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Fabricant, Michael |
| Booth, Hartley | Fenner, Dame Peggy |
| Boswell, Tim | Field, Barry (Isle of Wight) |
| Bottomley, Peter (Eltham) | Fishburn, Dudley |
| Bowden, Andrew | Forman, Nigel |
| Bowis, John | Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) |
| Boyson, Rt Hon Sir Rhodes | Fowler, Rt Hon Sir Norman |
| Brandreth, Gyles | Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring) |
| Brazier, Julian | Fox, Sir Marcus (Shipley) |
| Bright, Graham | Freeman, Rt Hon Roger |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | French, Douglas |
| Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes) | Fry, Peter |
| Browning, Mrs. Angela | Gale, Roger |
| Bruce, Ian (S Dorset) | Gallie, Phil |
| Budgen, Nicholas | Gardiner, Sir George |
| Burns, Simon | Garel-Jones, Rt Hon Tristan |
| Burt, Alistair | Garnier, Edward |
| Butcher, John | Gill, Christopher |
| Butler, Peter | Gillan, Cheryl |
| Butterfill, John | Goodlad, Rt Hon Alastair |
| Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE) | Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles |
| Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) | Gorman, Mrs Teresa |
| Carrington, Matthew | Gorst, John |
| Carttiss, Michael | Grant, Sir A. (Cambs SW) |
| Cash, William | Greenway, Harry (Ealing N) |
| Channon, Rt Hon Paul | Greenway, John (Ryedale) |
| Chapman, Sydney | Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N) |
| Churchill, Mr | Grylls, Sir Michael |
| Clappison, James | Hague, William |
| Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford) | Hamilton, Rt Hon Archie (Epsom) |
| Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ruclif) | Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) |
| Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey | Hampson, Dr Keith |
| Coe, Sebastian | Hanley, Jeremy |
| Colvin, Michael | Hannam, Sir John |
| Congdon, David | Hargreaves, Andrew |
| Conway, Derek | Harris, David |
| Coombs, Anthony (Wyre For'st) | Haselhurst, Alan |
| Coombs, Simon (Swindon) | Hawkins, Nick |
| Cope, Rt Hon Sir John | Hayes, Jerry |
| Cormack, Patrick | Heald, Oliver |
| Heathcoat-Amory, David | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Hendry, Charles | Nicholson, David (Taunton) |
| Hicks, Robert | Nicholson, Emma (Devon West) |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Sir Terence L. | Norris, Steve |
| Hill, James (Southampton Test) | Onslow, Rt Hon Sir Cranley |
| Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas (G'tham) | Oppenheim, Phillip |
| Horam, John | Ottaway, Richard |
| Hordern, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Page, Richard |
| Howard, Rt Hon Michael | Paice, James |
| Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A) | Pawsey, James |
| Howell, Rt Hon David (G'dford) | Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth |
| Howell, Sir Ralph (N Norfolk) | Pickles, Eric |
| Hughes Robert G. (Harrow W) | Porter, David (Waveney) |
| Hunt, Rt Hon David (Wirral W) | Powell, William (Corby) |
| Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne) | Rathbone, Tim |
| Hunter, Andrew | Redwood, Rt Hon John |
| Jack, Michael | Rendel, David |
| Jenkin, Bernard | Renton, Rt Hon Tim |
| Jessel, Toby | Riddick, Graham |
| Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Rifkind, Rt Hon. Malcolm |
| Johnston, Sir Russell | Robathan, Andrew |
| Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) | Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn |
| Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham) | Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S) |
| Jones, Robert B. (W Hertfdshr) | Robinson, Mark (Somerton) |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Roe, Mrs Marion (Broxbourne) |
| Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine | Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent) |
| Kennedy, Charles (Ross, C&S) | Rumbold, Rt Hon Dame Angela |
| Key, Robert | Ryder, Rt Hon Richard |
| Kilfedder, Sir James | Sackville, Tom |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Sainsbury, Rt Hon Tim |
| Kirkhope, Timothy | Scott, Rt Hon Nicholas |
| Kirkwood, Archy | Shaw, David (Dover) |
| Knapman, Roger | Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) |
| Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash) | Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) |
| Knight, Greg (Derby N) | Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge) |
| Knight, Dame Jill (Bir'm E'st'n) | Shersby, Michael |
| Knox, Sir David | Sims, Roger |
| Kynoch, George (Kincardine) | Skeet, Sir Trevor |
| Lait, Mrs Jacqui | Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) |
| Lang, Rt Hon Ian | Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) |
| Legg, Barry | Soames, Nicholas |
| Leigh, Edward | Speed, Sir Keith |
| Lennox-Boyd, Mark | Spencer, Sir Derek |
| Lester, Jim (Broxtowe) | Spicer, Sir James (W Dorset) |
| Lidington, David | Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) |
| Lightbown, David | Spink, Dr Robert |
| Lilley, Rt Hon Peter | Sproat, Iain |
| Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) | Squire, Robin (Hornchurch) |
| Lord, Michael | Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Luff, Peter | Steel, Rt Hon Sir David |
| Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas | Steen, Anthony |
| Lynne, Ms Liz | Stephen, Michael |
| MacGregor, Rt Hon John | Stern, Michael |
| MacKay, Andrew | Stewart, Allan |
| Maclean, David | Streeter, Gary |
| McLoughlin, Patrick | Sumberg, David |
| McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick | Sweeney, Walter |
| Madel, David | Sykes, John |
| Maitland, Lady Olga | Tapsell, Sir Peter |
| Malone, Gerald | Taylor, Ian (Esher) |
| Mans, Keith | Taylor, Rt Hon John D. (Strgfd) |
| Marland, Paul | Taylor, John M. (Solihull) |
| Marlow, Tony | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Marshall, John (Hendon S) | Thomason, Roy |
| Marshall, Sir Michael (Arundel) | Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V) |
| Martin, David (Portsmouth S) | Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) |
| Mawhinney, Dr Brian | Thornton, Sir Malcolm |
| Mellor, Rt Hon David | Thurnham, Peter |
| Merchant, Piers | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Milligan, Stephen | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexl'yh'th) |
| Mills, Iain | Tracey, Richard |
| Mitchell, Sir David (Hants NW) | Tredinnick, David |
| Moate, Sir Roger | Trend, Michael |
| Monro, Sir Hector | Trotter, Neville |
| Montgomery, Sir Fergus | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Moss, Malcolm | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Needham, Richard | Walden, George |
| Nelson, Anthony | Walker, Bill (N Tayside) |
| Neubert, Sir Michael | Wallace, James |
| Newton, Rt Hon Tony | Waller, Gary |
| Ward, John | Wilshire, David |
| Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) | Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton) |
| Waterson, Nigel | Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld) |
| Wells, Bowen | Wolfson, Mark |
| Whitney, Ray | Wood, Timothy |
| Whittingdale, John | Yeo, Tim |
| Widdecombe, Ann | Young, Rt Hon Sir George |
| Wiggin, Sir Jerry | |
| Wigley, Dafydd | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Wilkinson, John | Mr. Irvine Patnick and |
| Willetts, David | Mr. Andrew Mitchell. |
| NOES | |
| Barnes, Harry | |
| Cryer, Bob | Tellers For the Noes: |
| Loyden, Eddie | Mr. Jeremy Corbyn and |
| Wise, Audrey | Mr. Dennis Skinner. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.
§ Motion made, and Question put forthwith pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(5) (Standing Committees on Statutory Instruments, &c.).