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Volume 131: debated on Thursday 21 April 1988

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Amendment proposed: No. 156, in Page 46, leave out lines 34 to 41 and insert—

'86(1) The Secretary of State shall—
  • (a) determine in relation to each charging and precepting authority notional expenditure assessments having regard to their functions and needs in accordance with principles to be applied to all authorities, and
  • (b) make a report containing the basis on which he proposes to distribute among receiving authorities those amounts of revenue support grant which fall to be paid to such authorities under this Part, being a basis which has regard to the notional expenditure assessment determined under subsection (1)(a) above.
  • (2) Before determining the notional expenditure assessment or making the report under subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State shall consult such associations of local authorities as appear to him to be concerned and with any local authority with whom consultation appears to him to be desirable.
    (3) This report shall be laid before the House of Commons and shall specify the principles on which the notional expenditure assessments and basis of distribution are determined'.—[Mr. Rooker.]

    Question put, That the amendment be made:—

    The House divided: Ayes 209, Noes 328.

    Division No. 272]

    [10.00 pm

    AYES

    Abbott, Ms DianeBoyes, Roland
    Adams, Allen (Paisley N)Bradley, Keith
    Anderson, DonaldBray, Dr Jeremy
    Archer, Rt Hon PeterBrown, Gordon (D'mline E)
    Armstrong, HilaryBrown, Nicholas (Newcastle E)
    Ashley, Rt Hon JackBuchan, Norman
    Ashton, JoeBuckley, George J.
    Banks, Tony (Newham NW)Callaghan, Jim
    Barnes, Harry (Derbyshire NE)Campbell, Menzies (Fife NE)
    Barron, KevinCampbell, Ron (Blyth Valley)
    Battle, JohnCampbell-Savours, D. N.
    Beckett, MargaretCanavan, Dennis
    Beith, A. J.Carlile, Alex (Mont'g)
    Bell, StuartCartwright, John
    Benn, Rt Hon TonyClark, Dr David (S Shields)
    Bennett, A. F. (D'nt'n & R'dish)Clarke, Tom (Monklands W)
    Bermingham, GeraldClay, Bob
    Bidwell, SydneyClelland, David
    Boateng, PaulClwyd, Mrs Ann

    Cohen, HarryLitherland, Robert
    Coleman, DonaldLivingstone, Ken
    Cook, Robin (Livingston)Livsey, Richard
    Corbett, RobinLofthouse, Geoffrey
    Corbyn, JeremyLoyden, Eddie
    Cousins, JimMcAllion, John
    Cox, TomMcAvoy, Thomas
    Crowther, StanMcCartney, Ian
    Cryer, BobMcFall, John
    Cummings, JohnMcKay, Allen (Barnsley West)
    Cunliffe, LawrenceMcKelvey, William
    Cunningham, Dr JohnMcLeish, Henry
    Dalyell, TamMcNamara, Kevin
    Darling, AlistairMcTaggart, Bob
    Davies, Rt Hon Denzil (Llanelli)McWilliam, John
    Davies, Ron (Caerphilly)Madden, Max
    Davis, Terry (B'ham Hodge H'l)Mahon, Mrs Alice
    Dixon, DonMarek, Dr John
    Dobson, FrankMartin, Michael J. (Springburn)
    Doran, FrankMartlew, Eric
    Douglas, DickMaxton, John
    Duffy, A. E. P.Michael, Alun
    Dunnachie, JimmyMichie, Bill (Sheffield Heeley)
    Dunwoody, Hon Mrs GwynethMichie, Mrs Ray (Arg'l & Bute)
    Eadie, AlexanderMillan, Rt Hon Bruce
    Eastham, KenMitchell, Austin (G't Grimsby)
    Evans, John (St Helens N)Moonie, Dr Lewis
    Ewing, Harry (Falkirk E)Morgan, Rhodri
    Ewing, Mrs Margaret (Moray)Morley, Elliott
    Fatchett, DerekMorris, Rt Hon J. (Aberavon)
    Field, Frank (Birkenhead)Mowlam, Marjorie
    Fields, Terry (L'pool B G'n)Mullin, Chris
    Fisher, MarkMurphy, Paul
    Flannery, MartinNellist, Dave
    Flynn, PaulOakes, Rt Hon Gordon
    Foot, Rt Hon MichaelO'Brien, William
    Foster, DerekO'Neill, Martin
    Fraser, JohnOrme, Rt Hon Stanley
    Fyfe, MariaParry, Robert
    Garrett, John (Norwich South)Patchett, Terry
    Garrett, Ted (Wallsend)Pendry, Tom
    George, BrucePike, Peter L.
    Gilbert, Rt Hon Dr JohnPowell, Ray (Ogmore)
    Godman, Dr Norman A.Prescott, John
    Golding, Mrs LlinPrimarolo, Dawn
    Gordon, MildredQuin, Ms Joyce
    Gould, BryanRandall, Stuart
    Graham, ThomasRedmond, Martin
    Grant, Bernie (Tottenham)Rees, Rt Hon Merlyn
    Griffiths, Nigel (Edinburgh S)Reid, Dr John
    Griffiths, Win (Bridgend)Richardson, Jo
    Grocott, BruceRoberts, Allan (Bootle)
    Hardy, PeterRobertson, George
    Harman, Ms HarrietRobinson, Geoffrey
    Hattersley, Rt Hon RoyRogers, Allan
    Heffer, Eric S.Rooker, Jeff
    Henderson, DougRowlands, Ted
    Hinchliffe, DavidRuddock, Joan
    Hogg, N. (C'nauld & Kilsyth)Salmond, Alex
    Holland, StuartSedgemore, Brian
    Hood, JimmySheerman, Barry
    Howarth, George (Knowsley N)Sheldon, Rt Hon Robert
    Howell, Rt Hon D. (S'heath)Shore, Rt Hon Peter
    Howells, GeraintShort, Clare
    Hoyle, DougSkinner, Dennis
    Hughes, John (Coventry NE)Smith, Andrew (Oxford E)
    Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N)Snape, Peter
    Hughes, Roy (Newport E)Soley, Clive
    Hughes, Sean (Knowsley S)Spearing, Nigel
    Hughes, Simon (Southwark)Steel, Rt Hon David
    Illsley, EricSteinberg, Gerry
    Janner, GrevilleStott, Roger
    John, BrynmorStrang, Gavin
    Jones, Martyn (Clwyd S W)Straw, Jack
    Kirkwood, ArchyTaylor, Matthew (Truro)
    Lambie, DavidThompson, Jack (Wansbeck)
    Lamond, JamesTurner, Dennis
    Leighton, RonVaz, Keith
    Lestor, Joan (Eccles)Wall, Pat
    Lewis, TerryWallace, James

    Walley, JoanWorthington, Tony
    Welsh, Andrew (Angus E)Young, David (Bolton SE)
    Welsh, Michael (Doncaster N)Young, Sir George (Acton)
    Wigley, Dafydd
    Williams, Rt Hon AlanTellers for the Ayes:
    Williams, Alan W. (Carm'then)Mr. Frank Haynes and
    Wilson, BrianMr. Frank Cook.
    Wise, Mrs Audrey

    NOES

    Aitken, JonathanCran, James
    Alexander, RichardCurrie, Mrs Edwina
    Alison, Rt Hon MichaelCurry, David
    Allason, RupertDavies, Q. (Stamf'd & Spald'g)
    Amery, Rt Hon JulianDavis, David (Boothferry)
    Amess, DavidDay, Stephen
    Amos, AlanDevlin, Tim
    Arbuthnot, JamesDickens, Geoffrey
    Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)Dicks, Terry
    Arnold, Tom (Hazel Grove)Dorrell, Stephen
    Ashby, DavidDouglas-Hamilton, Lord James
    Aspinwall, JackDover, Den
    Atkins, RobertDunn, Bob
    Atkinson, DavidDurant, Tony
    Baker, Rt Hon K (Mole Valley)Eggar, Tim
    Baker, Nicholas (Dorset N)Emery, Sir Peter
    Baldry, TonyEvans, David (Welwyn Hatf'd)
    Banks, Robert (Harrogate)Evennett, David
    Batiste, SpencerFallon, Michael
    Bellingham, HenryFarr, Sir John
    Bendall, VivianFavell, Tony
    Bennett, Nicholas (Pembroke)Fenner, Dame Peggy
    Bevan, David GilroyField, Barry (Isle of Wight)
    Bilfen, Rt Hon JohnFinsberg, Sir Geoffrey
    Biggs-Davison, Sir JohnFookes, Miss Janet
    Blackburn, Dr John G.Forman, Nigel
    Blaker, Rt Hon Sir PeterForsyth, Michael (Stirling)
    Body, Sir RichardForth, Eric
    Bonsor, Sir NicholasFowler, Rt Hon Norman
    Boswell, TimFox, Sir Marcus
    Bottomley, PeterFranks, Cecil
    Bottomley, Mrs VirginiaFreeman, Roger
    Bowden, Gerald (Dulwich)French, Douglas
    Bowis, JohnFry, Peter
    Boyson, Rt Hon Dr Sir RhodesGale, Roger
    Braine, Rt Hon Sir BernardGardiner, George
    Brandon-Bravo, MartinGill, Christopher
    Brazier, JulianGoodlad, Alastair
    Bright, GrahamGoodson-Wickes, Dr Charles
    Brooke, Rt Hon PeterGorman, Mrs Teresa
    Brown, Michael (Brigg & Cl't's)Gorst, John
    Browne, John (Winchester)Gow, Ian
    Bruce, Ian (Dorset South)Gower, Sir Raymond
    Buchanan-Smith, Rt Hon AlickGrant, Sir Anthony (CambsSW)
    Buck, Sir AntonyGreenway, Harry (Ealing N)
    Burns, SimonGreenway, John (Ryedale)
    Burt, AlistairGregory, Conal
    Butcher, JohnGriffiths, Sir Eldon (Bury St E')
    Butler, ChrisGriffiths, Peter (Portsmouth N)
    Butterfill, JohnGrist, Ian
    Carlisle, John, (Luton N)Ground, Patrick
    Carlisle, Kenneth (Lincoln)Grylls, Michael
    Carrington, MatthewGummer, Rt Hon John Selwyn
    Carttiss, MichaelHamilton, Hon Archie (Epsom)
    Cash, WilliamHamilton, Neil (Tatton)
    Chalker, Rt Hon Mrs LyndaHampson, Dr Keith
    Channon, Rt Hon PaulHanley, Jeremy
    Chapman, SydneyHannam, John
    Chope, ChristopherHargreaves, A. (B'ham H'll Gr')
    Churchill, MrHarris, David
    Clark, Hon Alan (Plym'th S'n)Hawkins, Christopher
    Clark, Dr Michael (Rochford)Hayes, Jerry
    Clark, Sir W. (Croydon S)Heathcoat-Amory, David
    Clarke, Rt Hon K. (Rushcliffe)Heddle, John
    Colvin, MichaelHicks, Mrs Maureen (Wolv' NE)
    Conway, DerekHiggins, Rt Hon Terence L.
    Coombs, Anthony (Wyre F'rest)Hill, James
    Coombs, Simon (Swindon)Hind, Kenneth
    Cope, JohnHogg, Hon Douglas (Gr'th'm)
    Couchman, JamesHolt, Richard
    Hordern, Sir PeterNicholson, David (Taunton)
    Howard, MichaelNicholson, Emma (Devon West)
    Howarth, Alan (Strat'd-on-A)Onslow, Rt Hon Cranley
    Howarth, G. (Cannock & B'wd)Oppenheim, Phillip
    Hughes, Robert G. (Harrow W)Page, Richard
    Hunt, David (Wirral W)Paice, James
    Hunt, John (Ravensbourne)Parkinson, Rt Hon Cecil
    Hunter, AndrewPatnick, Irvine
    Hurd, Rt Hon DouglasPatten, Chris (Bath)
    Irvine, MichaelPatten, John (Oxford W)
    Irving, CharlesPattie, Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey
    Jack, MichaelPawsey, James
    Jackson, RobertPeacock, Mrs Elizabeth
    Janman, TimPorter, Barry (Wirral S)
    Jessel, TobyPorter, David (Waveney)
    Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N)Portillo, Michael
    Jones, Robert B (Herts W)Powell, William (Corby)
    Jopling, Rt Hon MichaelPrice, Sir David
    Kellett-Bowman, Dame ElaineRaffan, Keith
    Key, RobertRaison, Rt Hon Timothy
    King, Roger (B'ham N'thfield)Rathbone, Tim
    King, Rt Hon Tom (Bridgwater)Redwood, John
    Kirkhope, TimothyRenton, Tim
    Knapman, RogerRhodes James, Robert
    Knight, Greg (Derby North)Riddick, Graham
    Knight, Dame Jill (Edgbaston)Ridley, Rt Hon Nicholas
    Knowles, MichaelRidsdale, Sir Julian
    Lamont, Rt Hon NormanRoberts, Wyn (Conwy)
    Lang, IanRoe, Mrs Marion
    Latham, MichaelRossi, Sir Hugh
    Lawrence, IvanRost, Peter
    Lawson, Rt Hon NigelRowe, Andrew
    Lee, John (Pendle)Rumbold, Mrs Angela
    Leigh, Edward (Gainsbor'gh)Ryder, Richard
    Lennox-Boyd, Hon MarkSackville, Hon Tom
    Lightbown, DavidSainsbury, Hon Tim
    Lilley, PeterSayeed, Jonathan
    Lloyd, Peter (Fareham)Scott, Nicholas
    Lord, MichaelShaw, David (Dover)
    Luce, Rt Hon RichardShaw, Sir Giles (Pudsey)
    Lyell, Sir NicholasShelton, William (Streatham)
    McCrindle, RobertShephard, Mrs G. (Norfolk SW)
    Macfarlane, Sir NeilShepherd, Colin (Hereford)
    MacGregor, Rt Hon JohnShepherd, Richard (Aldridge)
    MacKay, Andrew (E Berkshire)Shersby, Michael
    Maclean, DavidSims, Roger
    McLoughlin, PatrickSkeet, Sir Trevor
    McNair-Wilson, P. (New Forest)Smith, Sir Dudley (Warwick)
    Major, Rt Hon JohnSmith, Tim (Beaconsfield)
    Mans, KeithSoames, Hon Nicholas
    Maples, JohnSpeed, Keith
    Marland, PaulSpeller, Tony
    Marlow, TonySpicer, Sir Jim (Dorset W)
    Marshall, John (Hendon S)Spicer, Michael (S Worcs)
    Marshall, Michael (Arundel)Squire, Robin
    Martin, David (Portsmouth S)Stanbrook, Ivor
    Mates, MichaelStanley, Rt Hon John
    Maude, Hon FrancisSteen, Anthony
    Mawhinney, Dr BrianStern, Michael
    Maxwell-Hyslop, RobinStevens, Lewis
    Mayhew, Rt Hon Sir PatrickStewart, Allan (Eastwood)
    Mellor, DavidStewart, Andy (Sherwood)
    Miller, HalStewart, Ian (Hertfordshire N)
    Mills, lainStokes, John
    Mitchell, Andrew (Gedling)Stradling Thomas, Sir John
    Mitchell, David (Hants NW)Sumberg, David
    Moate, RogerSummerson, Hugo
    Monro, Sir HectorTapsell, Sir Peter
    Montgomery, Sir FergusTaylor, Ian (Esher)
    Moore, Rt Hon JohnTaylor, John M (Solihull)
    Morris, M (N'hampton S)Taylor, Teddy (S'end E)
    Morrison, Hon P (Chester)Tebbit, Rt Hon Norman
    Moss, MalcolmThompson, D. (Calder Valley)
    Moynihan, Hon ColinThompson, Patrick (Norwich N)
    Neale, GerrardThorne, Neil
    Needham, RichardThornton, Malcolm
    Nelson, AnthonyThurnham, Peter
    Neubert, MichaelTownend, John (Bridlington)
    Newton, Rt Hon TonyTownsend, Cyril D. (B'heath)
    Nicholls, PatrickTracey, Richard

    Tredinnck, DavidWells, Bowen
    Trippier, DavidWheeler, John
    Trotter, NevilleWhitney, Ray
    Twinn, Dr IanWiddecombe, Ann
    Vaughan, Sir GerardWilkinson, John
    Waddington, Rt Hon DavidWilshire, David
    Waldegrave, Hon WilliamWinterton, Mrs Ann
    Walden, GeorgeWolfson, Mark
    Walker, Bill (T'side North)Wood, Timothy
    Walker, Rt Hon P. (W'cester)Woodcock, Mike
    Waller, GaryYeo, Tim
    Walters, DennisYounger, Rt Hon George
    Ward, John
    Wardle, Charles (Bexhill)Tellers for the Noes:
    Warren, KennethMr. Robert Boscawen and
    Watts, JohnMr. Tristan Garel-Jones.

    Question accordingly negatived.
    It being after Ten o'clock, MR. SPEAKER proceeded, pursuant to the Orders [22 February and 13 April] and the Resolution [18 April] to put forthwith the Question on amendments moved by a member of the Government, of which notice had been given, to the end of clause 103.