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New Clause 6

Volume 23: debated on Tuesday 4 May 1982

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Sale Of Council Houses In Rural Areas

'In section 4 of the Tenants' Rights Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 (regarding the conditions of sale), for subsections 7 to 8 there shall be substituted the following subsection—

"(7) In a rural area to which an order under subsection (6) above applies, there will be no further disposal of the dwelling-house unless (a) the tenant (or his successor in title) has offered to reconvey the dwelling-house to the landlord for a price to be determined by the district valuer as being the value of the dwelling-house at the time the offer is made; and
(b) the landlord has refused the offer or has failed to accept it within one month after it was made.".'.—[Mr. Milian.]

Brought up, and read the First time.

Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:—

The House divided: Ayes 201, Noes 285.

Division No. 136]

[10.44 pm

AYES

Abse, LeoEadie,Alex
Allaun,FrankEastham, Ken
Alton, DavidEllis, R.(NED'bysh're)
Anderson, DonaldEllis, Tom (Wrexham)
Archer, Rt Hon PeterEnglish,Michael
Ashley, Rt Hon JackEnnals, Rt Hon David
Ashton.JoeEvans, Ioan (Aberdare)
Atkinson,N.(H'gey,)Evans, John (Newton)
Bagier, Gordon A.T.Faulds,Andrew
Barnett,Guy(Greenwich)Field,Frank
Beith, A.J.Flannery.Martin
Bennett,Andrew(St'kp'tN)Fletcher.Ted (Darlington)
Bidwell,SydneyFoot, Rt Hon Michael
Booth, Rt Hon AlbertForrester,John
Boothroyd,MissBettyFoster, Derek
Bray, Dr JeremyFoulkes,George
Brocklebank-Fowler.C,Fraser, J. (Lamb'th, N'w'd)
Brown, R. C. (N'castle W)Garrett, John (Norwich S)
Brown, Ron (E'burgh, Leith)Garrett, W. E. (Wallsend)
Buchan,NormanGeorge, Bruce
Callaghan, Rt Hon J.Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr John
Callaghan,Jim(Midd't'n & P)Golding,John
Campbell-Savours,DaleGraham, Ted
Canavan,DennisGrimond, Rt Hon J.
Cant, R. B.Hamilton, W. W. (C'tral Fife)
Carmichael,NeilHardy, Peter
Clark, Dr David (S Shields)Harrison, Rt Hon Walter
Cocks, Rt Hon M. (B'stol S)Haynes, Frank
Coleman, DonaldHogg, N. (EDunb't'nshire)
Concannon, Rt Hon J. D.Holland,S.(L'b'th,Vauxh'll)
Conlan,BernardHomeRobertson,John
Cook, Robin F.Homewood,William
Cowans, HarryHooley, Frank
Craigen, J. M. (G'gow, M'hill)Howells,Geraint
Crowther,StanHoyle,Douglas
Cryer,BobHuckfield,Les
Cunliffe,LawrenceHughes,Mark(Durham)
Cunningham, Dr J. (W'h'n)Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N)
Dalyell,TamHughes, Roy (Newport)
Davidson,ArthurJohn,Brynmor
Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (L'lli)Johnson, Walter (Derby S)
Davies, Ifor (Gower)Johnston, Russell(Inverness)
Davis, Clinton (HackneyC)Jones, Rt Hon Alec (Rh'dda)
Davis, Terry (B'ham, Stechf'd)Jones, Barry (East Flint)
Deakins,EricKaufman, RtHon Gerald
Dean, Joseph (Leeds West)Kilfedder, JamesA.
Dewar,DonaldKilroy-Silk, Robert
Dixon, DonaldKinnock,Neil
Dobson, FrankLamborn, Harry
Dormand,JackLamond,James
Douglas,DickLeadbitter,Ted
Dubs,AlfredLeighton,Ronald
Duffy, A. E. P.Lestor, Miss Joan
Dunnett,JackLewis, Ron (Carlisle)
Dunwoody, Hon MrsG.Litherland,Robert

Lofthouse, GeoffreyRyman,John
Lyon,Alexander(York)Sever,John
Lyons, Edward (Bradf'dW)Sheerman, Barry
McCartney,HughSheldon, RtHon R.
McDonald,DrOonaghShore, Rt Hon Peter
McGuire, Michael (Ince)Short, Mrs Renée
McKay, Allen (Penistone)Silkin, RtHon S.C. (Dulwich)
McKelvey,WilliamSilverman,Julius
MacKenzie, Rt Hon GregorSkinner,Dennis
Maclennan, RobertSmith, Rt Hon J. (N Lanark)
McNamara,KevinSnape, Peter
McTaggart, RobertSoley,Clive
McWilliam,JohnSpearing,Nigel
Marks,KennethSpriggs,Leslie
Marshall,D(G'gowS'ton)Stallard.A.W.
Marshall, Jim (LeicesterS)Stewart, Rt Hon D. (W Isles)
Martin,M(G'gowS'burn)Stoddart, David
Maxton, JohnStott, Roger
Maynard, MissJoanStraw, Jack
Meacher,MichaelSummerskill,HonDrShirley
Mikardo,IanThomas,Jeffrey(Abertillery)
Millan,RtHonBruceThomas, DrR. (Carmarthen)
Miller, Dr M.S. (E Kilbride)Thorne, Stan (PrestonSouth)
Mitchell, Austin (Grimsby)Tilley,John
Morris, RtHonA. (W'shawe)Tinn,James
Morris, Rt Hon C. (O'shaw)Urwin, RtHon Tom
Morris, RtHon J. (Aberavon)Varley, RtHon Eric G.
Morton,GeorgeWainwright.E.(DearneV)
Moyle, RtHon RolandWalker, RtHonH.(D'caster)
Oakes, Rt Hon GordonWatkins,David
O'Neill,MartinWeetch,Ken
Palmer,ArthurWelsh,Michael
Park, GeorgeWhite, Frank R.
Powell, Raymond (Ogmore)White,J.(G'gowPollok)
Price, C. (Lewisham W)Whitlock,William
Race, RegWilliams, Rt Hon A.(S'sea W)
Radice, GilesWilson, Gordon (DundeeE)
Rees, Rt Hon M (Leeds S)Wilson, William (C'trySE)
Richardson,JoWinnick,David
Roberts, Albert (Normanton)Woodall,Alec
Roberts, Ernest (Hackney N)Woolmer,Kenneth
Roberts, Gwilym (Cannock)Wright,Sheila
Robertson,GeorgeYoung, David (BoltonE)
Robinson, G. (Coventry NW)
Rooker.J. W.Tellers for the Ayes:
Roper,JohnMr. James Hamilton and
Ross, Ernest (Dundee West)Dr. Edmund Marshall.
Rowlands,Ted

NOES

Aitken,JonathanBrittan,Rt. Hon. Leon
Alexander,RichardBrooke, Hon Peter
Alison, RtHonMichaelBrotherton,Michael
Ancram, MichaelBrown, Michael(Brigg&Sc'n)
Arnold,TomBruce-Gardyne,John
Aspinwall,JackBryan, Sir Paul
Atkins, Robert(PrestonN)Buchanan-Smith, Rt. Hon. A.
Atkinson, David (B'm'th,E)Buck,Antony
Baker, Kenneth (St.M'bone)Budgen,Nick
Baker, Nicholas (N Dorset)Bulmer,Esmond
Banks,RobertBurden,SirFrederick
Beaumont-Dark,AnthonyCadbury,Jocelyn
Bendall,VivianCarlisle, John (Luton West)
Bennett,SirFrederic (T'bay)Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)
Benyon.Thomas (A'don)Carlisle, Rt Hon M. (R'c'n)
Benyon.W .(Buckingham)Chalker, Mrs. Lynda
Berry, Hon AnthonyChapman,Sydney
Best, KeithChurchill,W.S.
Bevan,DavidGilroyClark, Sir W. (Croydon S)
Biffen, RtHon JohnClarke, Kenneth (Rushcliffe)
Biggs-Davison,SirJohnClegg,SirWalter
Blackburn,JohnCockeram,Eric
Blaker,PeterColvin, Michael
Bonsor,SirNicholasCope,John
Bottomley, Peter (W'wichW)Cormack, Patrick
Bowden,AndrewCorrie,John
Boyson,Dr RhodesCostain,SirAlbert
Braine,SirBernardCranborne,Viscount
Bright,GrahamCritchley,Julian
Brinton,TimCrouch,David

Dean, Paul (North Somerset)Lang, Ian
Dickens.GeoffreyLangford-Holt,SirJohn
Dorrell,StephenLatham,Michael
Douglas-Hamilton,LordJ.Lawrence, Ivan
Dover,DenshoreLawson, Rt Hon Nigel
du Cann, Rt Hon EdwardLee, John
Dunlop,JohnLeMarchant, Spencer
Dunn, Robert(Dartford)Lennox-Boyd,HonMark
Durant,TonyLester, Jim (Beeston)
Dykes, HughLewis, Kenneth (Rutland)
Eden, RtHon Sir JohnLloyd, Ian (Havant & W'loo)
Edwards, Rt Hon N. (P'broke)Lloyd, Peter (Fareham)
Eggar,TimLoveridge,john
Emery, Sir PeterLuce,Richard
Eyre,ReginaldLyell,Nicholas
Fairgrieve,SirRussellMcCrindle,Robert
Faith, MrsSheilaMacfarlane,Neil
Farr,JohnMacGregor,John
Fell,SirAnthonyMacKay, John (Argyll)
Fenner, Mrs PeggyMacmillan,RtHonM.
Finsberg,GeoffreyMcNair-Wilson.M. (N'bury)
Fisher, SirNigelMcNair-Wilson, P. (New F'st)
Fletcher, A. (Ed'nb'ghN)McQuarrie,Albert
Fletcher-Cooke,SirCharlesMadel, David
Fookes, Miss JanetMajor,John
Forman, NigelMarland,Paul
Fowler, RtHon NormanMarlow,Antony
Fry, PeterMarshall, Michael (Arundel)
Gardiner,George(Reigate)Mates,Michael
Gardner, Edward (S Fylde)Maude, Rt Hon Sir Angus
Garel-Jones,TristanMawhinney,DrBrian
Gilmour, RtHon Sir IanMaxwell-Hyslop, Robin
Glyn, DrAlanMayhew, Patrick
Goodhart,SirPhilipMellor,David
Goodhew,SirVictorMiller,Hal(B'grove)
Goodlad,AlastairMills, Iain(Meriden)
Gorst,JohnMills, Peter (West Devon)
Gow, IanMiscampbell, Norman
Grant, Anthony (HarrowC)Moate,Roger
Greenway, HarryMonro,SirHector
Grieve, PercyMontgomery, Fergus
Griffiths, E. (B'ySt. Edm'ds)Morgan,Geraint
Griffiths,Peter Portsm'thN)Morrison, HonC. (Devizes)
Grist, IanMorrison, Hon P. (Chester)
Grylls,MichaelMudd,David
Gummer,JohnSelwynNeale,Gerrard
Hamilton, Hon A.Needham,Richard
Hamilton,Michael (Salisbury)Nelson,Anthony
Hampson,DrKeithNeubert,Michael
Hannam,JohnNewton,Tony
Haselhurst,AlanNott, RtHon John
Hastings,StephenOppenheim, Rt Hon Mrs S.
Havers, Rt Hon Sir MichaelOsborn,John
Hawkins,PaulPage, John (Harrow, West)
Hawksley, WarrenPage, Richard (SW Herts)
Hayhoe, BarneyParkinson, RtHonCecil
Heddle,JohnParris, Matthew
Heseltine, RtHon MichaelPatten, Christopher(Bath)
Hicks,RobertPatten, John (Oxford)
Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L.Pattie,Geoffrey
Hill,JamesPawsey, James
Hogg,HonDouglas(Gr'th'm)Percival,Sirlan
Holland,Philip(Carlton)Peyton, RtHon John
Hordern, PeterPink, R.Bonner
Howe, RtHonSirGeoffreyPollock,Alexander
Howell, Rt Hon D. (G'ldf'd)Porter,Barry
Howell, Ralph (NNorfolk)Price, SirDavid (Eastleigh)
Hunt, David (Wirral)Proctor, K. Harvey
Hunt,John(Ravensbourne)Raison, RtHon Timothy
Irving,Charles(Cheltenham)Rathbone,Tim
Jenkin, RtHon PatrickRees, Peter (Dover and Deal)
Jessel,TobyRees-Davies, W. R.
JohnsonSmith,GeoffreyRenton,Tim
Jopling, RtHon MichaelRhodesJames, Robert
Joseph, RtHon Sir KeithRidley,HonNicholas
Kaberry,SirDonaldRidsdale,SirJulian
Kershaw, Sir AnthonyRifkind,Malcolm
King, RtHon TomRoberts, M. (Cardiff NW)
Knight,MrsJillRoberts, Wyn (Conway)
Knox, DavidRossi, Hugh

Rost, PeterTownend, John (Bridlington)
Sainsbury, Hon TimothyTownsend, Cyril D, (B'heath)
St. John-Stevas, Rt Hon N.Trippier, David
Shaw, Giles (Pudsey)Trotter, Neville
Shaw, Michael (Scarborough)van Straubenzee, Sir W.
Shelton, William (Streatham)Vaughan, Dr Gerard
Shepherd, Colin (Hereford)Viggers, Peter
Shepherd, RichardWaddington, David
Shersby, MichaelWakeham, John
Silvester, FredWaldegrave, Hon William
Sims, RogerWalker, Rt Hon P.(W'cester)
Skeet, T. H. H.Walker, B. (Perth)
Smith, DudleyWall, Sir Patrick
Speed, KeithWaller, Gary
Speller, TonyWalters, Dennis
Spicer, Jim (West Dorset)Ward, John
Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)Warren, Kenneth
Squire, RobinWatson, John
Stainton, KeithWells, Bowen
Stanbrook, IvorWells, John (Maidstone)
Stanley, JohnWheeler, John
Steen, AnthonyWhitney, Raymond
Stevens, MartinWickenden, Keith
Stewart, A.(E Renfrewshire)Wiggin, Jerry
Stewart, Ian (Hitchin)Wilkinson, John
Stokes, JohnWilliams, D.(Montgomery)
Stradling Thomas, J.Winterton, Nicholas
Tapsell, PeterWolfson, Mark
Tebbit, Rt Hon NormanYoung, Sir George (Acton)
Temple-Morris, PeterYounger, Rt Hon George
Thatcher, Rt Hon Mrs M.
Thomas, Rt Hon PeterTellers for the Noes:
Thompson, DonaldMr. Carol Mather and
Thorne, Neil (Ilford South)Mr. Robert Boscawen.
Thornton, Malcolm

Question accordingly negatived.