§
Motion made, and Question put:—
That provision may be made reducing the rate of petroleum revenue tax to 50 per cent. and making other modifications of that tax.
§ The House divided: Ayes 304, Noes 40.
735| Division No. 197] | [10.28 pm |
| AYES | |
| Adley, Robert | Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes) |
| Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey) | Browning, Mrs. Angela |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Bruce, Ian (S Dorset) |
| Alexander, Richard | Burns, Simon |
| Allason, Rupert (Torbay) | Burt, Alistair |
| Amess, David | Butterfill, John |
| Ancram, Michael | Carlisle, John (Luton North) |
| Arbuthnot, James | Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln) |
| Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham) | Carrington, Matthew |
| Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv) | Carttiss, Michael |
| Ashby, David | Cash, William |
| Atkinson, Peter (Hexham) | Churchill, Mr |
| Baker, Rt Hon K. (Mole Valley) | Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford) |
| Baker, Nicholas (Dorset North) | Clarke, Rt Hon Kenneth (Ruclif) |
| Baldry, Tony | Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey |
| Banks, Matthew (Southport) | Coe, Sebastian |
| Banks, Robert (Harrogate) | Colvin, Michael |
| Bates, Michael | Congdon, David |
| Batiste, Spencer | Conway, Derek |
| Beggs, Roy | Coombs, Anthony (Wyre For'st) |
| Bellingham, Henry | Coombs, Simon (Swindon) |
| Bendall, Vivian | Cope, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Beresford, Sir Paul | Couchman, James |
| Biffen, Rt Hon John | Cran, James |
| Blackburn, Dr John G. | Currie, Mrs Edwina (S D'by'ire) |
| Bonsor, Sir Nicholas | Curry, David (Skipton & Ripon) |
| Booth, Hartley | Davis, David (Boothferry) |
| Boswell, Tim | Day, Stephen |
| Bottomley, Peter (Eltham) | Deva, Nirj Joseph |
| Bottomley, Rt Hon Virginia | Devlin, Tim |
| Bowden, Andrew | Dickens, Geoffrey |
| Bowis, John | Dorrell, Stephen |
| Boyson, Rt Hon Sir Rhodes | Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James |
| Brandreth, Gyles | Dover, Den |
| Brazier, Julian | Duncan, Alan |
| Bright, Graham | Duncan-Smith, Iain |
| Brooke, Rt Hon Peter | Dunn, Bob |
| Durant, Sir Anthony | Kirkhope, Timothy |
| Eggar, Tim | Knapman, Roger |
| Elletson, Harold | Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash) |
| Emery, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Knight, Greg (Derby N) |
| Evans, David (Welwyn Hatfield) | Knight, Dame Jill (Bir'm E'st'n) |
| Evans, Jonathan (Brecon) | Knox, David |
| Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley) | Kynoch, George (Kincardine) |
| Evans, Roger (Monmouth) | Lait, Mrs Jacqui |
| Evennett, David | Lamont, Rt Hon Norman |
| Faber, David | Lang, Rt Hon Ian |
| Fabricant, Michael | Lawrence, Sir Ivan |
| Fenner, Dame Peggy | Legg, Barry |
| Field, Barry (Isle of Wight) | Leigh, Edward |
| Fishburn, Dudley | Lennox-Boyd, Mark |
| Forman, Nigel | Lester, Jim (Broxtowe) |
| Forsyth, Michael (Stirling) | Lidington, David |
| Forsythe, Clifford (Antrim S) | Lightbown, David |
| Forth, Eric | Lilley, Rt Hon Peter |
| Fowler, Rt Hon Sir Norman | Lloyd, Peter (Fareham) |
| Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring) | Lord, Michael |
| Fox, Sir Marcus (Shipley) | Luff, Peter |
| Freeman, Roger | Lyell, Rt Hon Sir Nicholas |
| French, Douglas | MacGregor, Rt Hon John |
| Fry, Peter | MacKay, Andrew |
| Gale, Roger | McLoughlin, Patrick |
| Gallie, Phil | McNair-Wilson, Sir Patrick |
| Gardiner, Sir George | Maginnis, Ken |
| Garel-Jones, Rt Hon Tristan | Maitland, Lady Olga |
| Garnier, Edward | Major, Rt Hon John |
| Gill, Christopher | Malone, Gerald |
| Gillan, Cheryl | Mans, Keith |
| Goodlad, Rt Hon Alastair | Marland, Paul |
| Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles | Marshall, John (Hendon S) |
| Gorman, Mrs Teresa | Marshall, Sir Michael (Arundel) |
| Gorst, John | Martin, David (Portsmouth S) |
| Grant, Sir Anthony (Cambs SW) | Mates, Michael |
| Greenway, Harry (Ealing N) | Mawhinney, Dr Brian |
| Greenway, John (Ryedale) | Mellor, Rt Hon David |
| Griffiths, Peter (Portsmouth, N) | Merchant, Piers |
| Grylls, Sir Michael | Milligan, Stephen |
| Gummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn | Mills, Iain |
| Hague, William | Mitchell, Sir David (Hants NW) |
| Hamilton, Rt Hon Archie (Epsom) | Moate, Sir Roger |
| Hamilton, Neil (Tatton) | Molyneaux, Rt Hon James |
| Hampson, Dr Keith | Monro, Sir Hector |
| Hanley, Jeremy | Montgomery, Sir Fergus |
| Hannam, Sir John | Moss, Malcolm |
| Hargreaves, Andrew | Needham, Richard |
| Hawkins, Nick | Nelson, Anthony |
| Hawksley, Warren | Newton, Rt Hon Tony |
| Hayes, Jerry | Nicholls, Patrick |
| Heald, Oliver | Nicholson, David (Taunton) |
| Heath, Rt Hon Sir Edward | Nicholson, Emma (Devon West) |
| Heathcoat-Amory, David | Norris, Steve |
| Hendry, Charles | Onslow, Rt Hon Sir Cranley |
| Heseltine, Rt Hon Michael | Oppenheim, Phillip |
| Higgins, Rt Hon Sir Terence L. | Ottaway, Richard |
| Hill, James (Southampton Test) | Page, Richard |
| Hogg, Rt Hon Douglas (G'tham) | Paice, James |
| Horam, John | Patnick, Irvine |
| Hordern, Rt Hon Sir Peter | Patten, Rt Hon John |
| Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A) | Pattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey |
| Howell, Rt Hon David (G'dford) | Pawsey, James |
| Hughes Robert G. (Harrow W) | Peacock, Mrs Elizabeth |
| Hunt, Rt Hon David (Wirral W) | Pickles, Eric |
| Hunt, Sir John (Ravensbourne) | Porter, David (Waveney) |
| Hunter, Andrew | Portillo, Rt Hon Michael |
| Hurd, Rt Hon Douglas | Powell, William (Corby) |
| Jack, Michael | Rathbone, Tim |
| Jackson, Robert (Wantage) | Redwood, John |
| Jenkin, Bernard | Renton, Rt Hon Tim |
| Jessel, Toby | Richards, Rod |
| Johnson Smith, Sir Geoffrey | Riddick, Graham |
| Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N) | Robathan, Andrew |
| Jones, Robert B. (W Hertfdshr) | Roberts, Rt Hon Sir Wyn |
| Jopling, Rt Hon Michael | Robertson, Raymond (Ab'd'n S) |
| Kellett-Bowman, Dame Elaine | Robinson, Mark (Somerton) |
| Key, Robert | Ross, William (E Londonderry) |
| Kilfedder, Sir James | Rowe, Andrew (Mid Kent) |
| King, Rt Hon Tom | Rumbold, Rt Hon Dame Angela |
| Ryder, Rt Hon Richard | Thornton, Sir Malcolm |
| Sackville, Tom | Thurnham, Peter |
| Sainsbury, Rt Hon Tim | Townend, John (Bridlington) |
| Shaw, David (Dover) | Townsend, Cyril D. (Bexl'yh'th) |
| Shaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey) | Tracey, Richard |
| Shephard, Rt Hon Gillian | Tredinnick, David |
| Shepherd, Colin (Hereford) | Trimble, David |
| Shepherd, Richard (Aldridge) | Trotter, Neville |
| Skeet, Sir Trevor | Twinn, Dr Ian |
| Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick) | Vaughan, Sir Gerard |
| Smith, Tim (Beaconsfield) | Viggers, Peter |
| Soames, Nicholas | Waldegrave, Rt Hon William |
| Speed, Sir Keith | Walden, George |
| Spencer, Sir Derek | Walker, Bill (N Tayside) |
| Spicer, Sir James (W Dorset) | Waller, Gary |
| Spicer, Michael (S Worcs) | Ward, John |
| Spink, Dr Robert | Wardle, Charles (Bexhill) |
| Spring, Richard | Waterson, Nigel |
| Sproat, Iain | Watts, John |
| Squire, Robin (Hornchurch) | Wells, Bowen |
| Stanley, Rt Hon Sir John | Wheeler, Rt Hon Sir John |
| Steen, Anthony | Whitney, Ray |
| Stephen, Michael | Whittingdale, John |
| Stern, Michael | Widdecombe, Ann |
| Stewart, Allan | Wiggin, Sir Jerry |
| Streeter, Gary | Wilkinson, John |
| Sumberg, David | Willetts, David |
| Sweeney, Walter | Winterton, Mrs Ann (Congleton) |
| Sykes, John | Winterton, Nicholas (Macc'f'ld) |
| Tapsell, Sir Peter | Wolfson, Mark |
| Taylor, Ian (Esher) | Wood, Timothy |
| Taylor, John M. (Solihull) | Yeo, Tim |
| Taylor, Sir Teddy (Southend, E) | Young, Sir George (Acton) |
| Temple-Morris, Peter | |
| Thomason, Roy | Tellers for the Ayes: |
| Thompson, Sir Donald (C'er V) | Mr. Sydney Chapman and |
| Thompson, Patrick (Norwich N) | Mr. Andrew Mitchell. |
| NOES | |
| Abbott, Ms Diane | Llwyd, Elfyn |
| Alton, David | Loyden, Eddie |
| Ashdown, Rt Hon Paddy | Lynne, Ms Liz |
| Barnes, Harry | McCrea, Rev William |
| Betts, Clive | Maclennan, Robert |
| Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon) | Madden, Max |
| Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE) | Marshall, David (Shettleston) |
| Canavan, Dennis | Martin, Michael J. (Springburn) |
| Carlile, Alexander (Montgomry) | Michie, Mrs Ray (Argyll Bute) |
| Connarty, Michael | Parry, Robert |
| Corbyn, Jeremy | Raynsford, Nick |
| Cryer, Bob | Robinson, Peter (Belfast E) |
| Dafis, Cynog | Rooker, Jeff |
| Foster, Don (Bath) | Salmond, Alex |
| Godman, Dr Norman A. | Skinner, Dennis |
| Harvey, Nick | Taylor, Matthew (Truro) |
| Hogg, Norman (Cumbernauld) | Tyler, Paul |
| Hughes, Simon (Southwark) | Wallace, James |
| Johnston, Sir Russell | |
| Jones, Ieuan Wyn (Ynys Môn) | Tellers for the Noes: |
| Jones, Nigel (Cheltenham) | Mr. Archy Kirkwood and |
| Kennedy, Charles (Ross,C&S) | Mr. Andrew Welsh. |
§ Question accordingly agreed to.