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Queen's Recommendation having been signified—
Motion made, and Question put,
Division No. 216.]
| AYES
| [10.15 p.m.
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| Allaun, Frank | Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Davidson, Arthur |
| Anderson, Donald | Callaghan, Jim (Middleton & P.) | Davies, Bryan (Enfield N.) |
| Archer, Peter | Campbell, Ian | Davies, Denzil (Llanelli) |
| Armstrong, Ernest | Canavan, Dennis | Davies, Ifor (Gower) |
| Ashley, Jack | Cant, R. B. | Davis, Clinton (Hackney C.) |
| Ashton, Joe | Carmichael, Neil | Deakins, Eric |
| Atkinson, Norman | Carter, Ray | Dean, Joseph (Leeds West) |
| Bagier, Gordon A. T. | Carter-Jones, Lewis | Delargy, Hugh |
| Bain, Mrs. Margaret | Cartwright, John | Dempsey, James |
| Barnett, Rt. Hon. Joel (Heywood) | Castle, Rt Hon Barbara | Doig, Peter |
| Bates, Alf | Clemitson, Ivor | Dormand, J. D. |
| Bean, R. E. | Cocks, Michael (Bristol S.) | Douglas-Mann, Bruce |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Anthony Wedgwood | Cohen, Stanley | Dunnett, Jack |
| Bidwell, Sydney | Coleman, Donald | Dunwoody, Mrs. Gwyneth |
| Blenkinsop, Arthur | Concannon, J. D. | Edelman, Maurice |
| Boardman, H. | Conlan, Bernard | Edge, Geoff |
| Booth, Albert | Cook, Robin F. (Edin C.) | Edwards, Robert (Wolv SE) |
| Boothroyd, Miss Betty | Corbett, Robin | Ellis, John (Brigg & Scun) |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. Arthur | Cox, Thomas (Tooting) | Ellis, Tom (Wrexham) |
| Boyden, James (Bishop Auck) | Craigen, J. M. (Maryhill) | English, Michael |
| Bradley, Tom | Crawshaw, Richard | Evans, Fred (Caerphilly) |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Crosland, Rt. Hon. Anthony | Evans, Ioan (Aberdare) |
| Brown, Hugh D. (Provan) | Cryer, Bob | Evans, John (Newton) |
| Brown, Robert C. (Newcastle W.) | Cunningham, G. (Islington S.) | Ewing, Harry (Stirling) |
| Brown, Ronald (Hackney S.) | Cunningham, Dr. J. (Whiteh) | Faulds, Andrew |
| Buchanan, Richard | Dalyell, Tam | Fernyhough, Rt. Hon. E. |
That, for the purposes of any Act of the present Session to authorise the Secretary of State to acquire shares in British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited and in a company formed for the purpose of acquiring shares in British Leyland Motor Corporation Limited, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of moneys provided by Parliament of—(a) such sums, not exceeding £265 million, as may be paid by the Secretary of State for shares acquired under the Act; and (b) any other expenses incurred by him been in pursuance of the Act—[Mr. Meacher.]
The House divided: Ayes 279, Noes 250.
| Fitch, Alan (Wigan) | Lewis, Arthur (Newham N.) | Rowlands, Ted |
| Flannery, Martin | Lewis, Ron (Carlisle) | Ryman, John |
| Fletcher, Raymond (Ilkeston) | Lipton, Marcus | Sandelson, Neville |
| Fletcher, Ted (Darlington) | Litterick, Tom | Sedgemore, Brian |
| Foot, Rt. Hon. Michael | Lomas, Kenneth | Selby, Harry |
| Ford, Ben | Loyden, Eddie | Shaw, Arnold (Ilford South) |
| Forrester, John | Lyon, Alexander (York) | Sheldon, Robert (Ashton-u-Lyne) |
| Fowler, Gerald (The Wrekin) | Lyons, Edward (Bradford W.) | Short, Rt. Hon. E. (Newcastle C.) |
| Fraser, John (Lambeth, N'w'd) | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Short, Mrs. Renée (Wolv NE) |
| Freeson, Reginald | McCartney, Hugh | Silkin, Rt. Hon. John (Deptford) |
| Garrett, John (Norwich S.) | MacFarquhar, Roderick | Sillars, James |
| Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend) | Mackenzie, Gregor | Silverman, Julius |
| George, Bruce | Mackintosh, John P. | Small, William |
| Gilbert, Dr. John | McMillan, Tom (Glasgow C.) | Smith, John (N Lanarkshire) |
| Ginsburg, David | McNamara, Kevin | Snape, Peter |
| Golding, John | Madden, Max | Spearing, Nigel |
| Gould, Bryan | Magee, Bryan | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Gourlay, Harry | Mahon, Simon | Stallard, A. W. |
| Graham, Ted | Mallalieu, J. P. W. | Stewart, Donald (Western Isles) |
| Grant, George (Morpeth) | Marks, Kenneth | Stott, Roger |
| Grant, John (Islington C.) | Marquand, David | Strang, Gavin |
| Grocott, Bruce | Maynard, Miss Joan | Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. |
| Hamilton, James (Bothwell) | Meacher, Michael | Summerskill, Hon. Dr. Shirley |
| Hamilton, W. W. (Central Fife) | Mellish, Rt. Hon. Robert | Swain, Thomas |
| Hardy, Peter | Mendelson, John | Taylor, Mrs. Ann (Bolton W.) |
| Harper, Joseph | Mikardo, Ian | Thomas, Jeffrey (Abertillery) |
| Harrison, Walter (Wakefield) | Millan, Bruce | Thomas, Mike (Newcastle E.) |
| Hart, Rt. Hon. Judith | Miller, Dr. M. S. (E Kilbride) | Thomas, Ron (Bristol NW) |
| Hatton, Frank | Miller, Mrs. Millie (Ilford N.) | Thompson, George |
| Hayman, Mrs. Helene | Molloy, William | Thorne, Stan (Preston South) |
| Healey, Rt. Hon. Denis | Moonman, Eric | Tierney, Sydney |
| Heffer, Eric S. | Morris, Alfred (Wythenshawe) | Tinn, James |
| Henderson, Douglas | Morris, Charles R. (Openshaw) | Tomlinson, John |
| Hooley, Frank | Morris, Rt. Hon. J. (Aberavon) | Tomney, Frank |
| Horam, John | Mulley, Rt. Hon. Frederick | Torney, Tom |
| Howell, Denis (B'ham, Sm H.) | Newens, Stanley | Urwin, T. W. |
| Hoyle, Doug (Nelson) | Oakes, Gordon | Varley, Rt. Hon. Eric G. |
| Huckfield, Les | Ogden, Eric | Wainwright, Edwin (Dearne V.) |
| Hughes, Rt. Hon. C. (Anglesey) | O'Halloran, Michael | Walden, Brian (B'ham, L'dyw d.) |
| Hughes, Mark (Durham) | O'Malley, Rt. Hon. Brian | Walker, Harold (Doncaster) |
| Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen, N.) | Orbach, Maurice | Walker, Terry (Kingswood) |
| Hughes, Roy (Newport) | Orme, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Ward, Michael |
| Hunter, Adam | Ovenden, John | Watkins, David |
| Irvine, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (Edge Hill) | Owen, Dr. David | Watkinson, John |
| Irving, Rt. Hon. S. (Dartford) | Padley, Walter | Weetch, Ken |
| Jackson, Colin (Brighouse) | Palmer, Arthur | Weitzman, David |
| Jackson, Miss Margaret (Lincoln) | Park, George | Welsh, Andrew |
| Janner, Greville | Parker, John | White, Frank R. (Bury) |
| Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Parry, Robert | White, James (Pollok) |
| Jeger, Mrs. Lena | Peart, Rt. Hon. Fred | Whitehead, Phillip |
| Jenkins, Hugh (Putney) | Pendry, Tom | Whitlock, William |
| Jenkins, Rt. Hon. Roy (Stechford) | Perry, Ernest | Willey, Rt. Hon. Frederick |
| Johnson, James (Hull West) | Phipps, Dr. Colin | Williams, Alan (Swansea W.) |
| Johnson, Walter (Derby S.) | Prentice, Rt. Hon. Reg | Williams, Alan Lee (Hornch'ch) |
| Jones, Alec (Rhondda) | Prescott, John | Williams, Rt. Hon. Shirley (Hertford) |
| Jones, Barry (East Flint) | Price, C. (Lewisham W.) | Wilson, Alexander (Hamilton) |
| Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Price, William (Rugby) | Wilson, Gordon (Dundee E.) |
| Judd, Frank | Radice, Giles | Wilson, Rt. Hon. H. (Huyton) |
| Kaufman, Gerald | Reid, George | Wilson, William (Coventry SE) |
| Kelley, Richard | Richardson, Miss Jo | Wise, Mrs. Audrey |
| Kerr, Russell | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Woodall, Alec |
| Kilroy-Silk, Robert | Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock) | Wool, Robert |
| Kinnock, Neil | Robertson, John (Paisley) | Wrigglesworth, Ian |
| Lamborn, Harry | Roderick, Caerwyn | Young, David (Bolton E.) |
| Lamond, James | Rodgers, George (Chorley) | |
| Leadbitter, Ted | Rooker, J. W. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Lee, John | Roper, John | Mr. Laurie Pavitt and |
| Lestor, Miss Joan (Eton & Slough) | Rose, Paul B. | Mr. David Stoddart. |
| Lever, Rt. Hon. Harold | Ross, Rt. Hon. W. (Kilmarnock) |
NOES
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| Adley, Robert | Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Fareham) | Bryan, Sir Paul |
| Aitken, Jonathan | Biffen, John | Buchanan-Smith, Alick |
| Alison, Michael | Biggs-Davison, John | Buck, Antony |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Julian | Blaker, Peter | Budgen, Nick |
| Arnold, Tom | Body, Richard | Bulmer, Esmond |
| Atkins, Ronald (Preston N.) | Boscawen, Hon. Robert | Burden, F. A. |
| Awdry, Daniel | Bowden, A. (Brighton, Kemptown) | Butler, Adam (Bosworth) |
| Baker, Kenneth | Boyson, Dr. Rhodes (Brent) | Carlisle, Mark |
| Banks, Robert | Braine, Sir Bernard | Chalker, Mrs. Lynda |
| Beith, A. J. | Brittan, Leon | Churchill, W. S. |
| Bell, Ronald | Brotherton, Michael | Clark, Alan (Plymouth, Sutton) |
| Bennett, Sir Frederic (Torbay) | Brown, Sir Edward (Bath) | Clark, William (Croydon S.) |
| Clarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe) | Irving, Charles (Cheltenham) | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Clegg, Walter | James, David | Prior, Rt. Hon. James |
| Cockcroft, John | Jessel, Toby | Raison, Timothy |
| Cooke, Robert (Bristol W.) | Johnson Smith, G. (E Grinstead) | Rathbone, Tim |
| Cope, John | Jones, Arthur (Daventry) | Rawlinson, Rt. Hon. Sir Peter |
| Cordle, John H. | Jopling, Michael | Rees, Peter (Dover & Deal) |
| Cormack, Patrick | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith | Rees-Davies, W. R. |
| Corrie, John | Kershaw, Anthony | Renton, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (Hunts) |
| Critchley, Julian | Kilfedder, James | Renton, Tim (Mid-Sussex) |
| Crouch, David | Kimball, Marcus | Rhys Williams, Sir Brandon |
| Crowder, F. P. | King, Evelyn (South Dorset) | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Davies, Rt. Hon. J. (Knutsford) | King, Tom (Bridgwater) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Dean, Paul (N Somerset) | Kirk, Peter | Rifkind, Malcolm |
| Dodsworth, Geoffrey | Kitson, Sir Timothy | Rippon, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey |
| Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James | Knight, Mrs. Jill | Roberts, Michael (Cardiff NW) |
| Drayson, Burnaby | Knox, David | Roberts, Wyn (Conway) |
| du Cann, Rt. Hon. Edward | Lane, David | Rodgers, Sir John (Sevenoaks) |
| Durant, Tony | Langford-Holt, Sir John | Ross, Stephen (Isle of Wight) |
| Dykes, Hugh | Latham, Michael (Melton) | Rossi, Hugh (Hornsey) |
| Edwards, Nicholas (Pembroke) | Lawrence, Ivan | Rost, Peter (SE Derbyshire) |
| Elliott, Sir William | Lawson, Nigel | Sainsbury, Tim |
| Eyre, Reginald | Lester, Jim (Beeston) | St. John-Sieves, Norman |
| Fairbairn, Nicholas | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Scott, Nicholas |
| Fairgrieve, Russell | Lloyd, Ian | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| Farr, John | Loveridge, John | Shaw, Giles (Pudsey) |
| Finsberg, Geoffrey | Luce, Richard | Shelton, William (Streatham) |
| Fisher, Sir Nigel | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Shepherd, Colin |
| Fletcher, Alex (Edinburgh N.) | McCrindle, Robert | Shersby, Michael |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Macfarlane, Neil | Silvester, Fred |
| Fookes, Miss Janet | MacGregor, John | Sims, Roger |
| Fowler, Norman (Sutton C'f'd) | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. M. (Farnham) | Sinclair, Sir George |
| Fox, Marcus | McNair-Wilson, M. (Newbury) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Fraser, Rt. Hon. H. (Stafford & St) | McNair-Wilson, P. (New Forest) | Smith, Cyril (Rochdale) |
| Freud, Clement | Madel, David | Smith, Dudley (Warwick) |
| Fry, Peter | Marshall, Michael (Arundel) | Speed, Keith |
| Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Marten, Neil | Spence, John |
| Gardner, Edward (S Fylde) | Mates, Michael | Spicer, Jim (W Dorset) |
| Gilmour, Sir John (East Fife) | Mather, Carol | Spicer, Michael (S Worcester) |
| Glyn, Dr. Alan | Maude, Angus | Sproat, Iain |
| Godber, Rt. Hon. Joseph | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Stainton, Keith |
| Goodhart, Philip | Mawby, Ray | Stanbrook, Ivor |
| Goodlad, Alastair | Maxwell-Hyslop, Robin | Stanley, John |
| Gorst, John | Mayhew, Patrick | Steel, David (Roxburgh) |
| Gow, Ian (Eastbourne) | Meyer, Sir Anthony | Stewart, Ian (Hitchin) |
| Gower, Sir Raymond (Barry) | Mills, Peter | Stokes, John |
| Grant, Anthony (Harrow C.) | Miscampbell, Norman | Tapsell, Peter |
| Gray, Hamish | Mitchell, David (Basingstoke) | Taylor, R. (Croydon NW) |
| Grieve, Percy | Moate, Roger | Tebbit, Norman |
| Grist, Ian | Molyneaux, James | Temple-Morris, Peter |
| Grylls, Michael | Monro, Hector | Thatcher, Rt. Hon. Margaret |
| Hall, Sir John | Montgomery, Fergus | Thorpe, Rt. Hon. Jeremy (N Devon) |
| Hall-Davis, A. G. F. | Moore, John (Croydon C.) | Townsend, Cyril D. |
| Hamilton, Michael (Salisbury) | More, Jasper (Ludlow) | Trotter, Neville |
| Hampson, Dr. Keith | Morris, Michael (Northampton S.) | Tugendhat, Christopher |
| Hannam, John | Morrison, Hon. Peter (Chester) | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Mudd, David | Vaughan, Dr. Gerard |
| Harvie Anderson, Rt. Hon. Miss | Neave, Airey | Viggers, Peter |
| Hastings, Stephen | Nelson, Anthony | Wainwright, Richard (Colns V.) |
| Havers, Sir Michael | Neubert, Michael | Wakeham, John |
| Hawkins, Paul | Newton, Tony | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Derek |
| Hayhoe, Barney | Normanton, Tom | Warren, Kenneth |
| Heseltine, Michael | Nott, John | Weatherill, Bernard |
| Hicks, Robert | Onslow, Cranley | Wells, John |
| Higgins, Terence L. | Oppenheim, Mrs. Sally | Whitelaw, Rt. Hon. William |
| Holland, Philip | Osborn, John | Wiggin, Jerry |
| Hordern, Peter | Page, John (Harrow West) | Winterton, Nicholas |
| Howe, Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey | Page, Rt. Hon. R. Graham (Crosby) | Young, Sir G. (Ealing, Acton) |
| Howell, David (Guildford) | Pardoe, John | Younger, Hon. George |
| Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk) | Parkinson, Cecil | |
| Hunt, John | Pattie, Geoffrey | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hurd, Douglas | Percival, Ian | Mr. W. Benyon and |
| Hutchison, Michael Clerk | Peyton, Rt. Hon. John | Mr. Spence Le Marchant. |
| Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Pink, R. Bonner |
Question accordingly agreed to.