Competition Bill [Lords] — Abuse of dominant position — 8 Jul 1998
Robert Marshall-Andrews MP, Medway voted in the minority (Aye).
I beg to move amendment No. 48, in page 10, line 38, at end insert--
'(2A) For the purposes of this section "market" means a market the whole or part of which is in the United Kingdom but in relation to the abuse of a dominant position in a market which extends beyond the United Kingdom the prohibition imposed by subsection (1) shall not be regarded as infringed unless that abuse occurs in the United Kingdom.'.
Clause 18 outlines the chapter II prohibition on an abuse of dominant position in a market, which is one of the two key prohibitions contained in the Bill. In Committee, we did not debate an amendment that had the same purpose as amendment No. 48, but we discussed some of the related issues--indeed, I tabled the amendment in the light of some of our discussions.
In the execution of the prohibition, it is obviously necessary to define a market, but that is done neither in clause 18 nor elsewhere in the Bill. The draft guidance issued by the Director General of Fair Trading makes it clear, in paragraph 2.12, that a market definition comprises two dimensions:
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn .
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 10, leave out lines 40 and 41 and insert
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The Sun did not run a banner headline, "It Was The Sun Wot Won It" because of mere vulgar braggadocio, but because it believed that it was true. The Prodi incident caused consternation not because it was an unedifying example of politicians operating at the behest of business men, but because the business man was Rupert Murdoch, who is, in effect, a strong and established politician.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Amendment proposed: No. 8, in page 10, leave out lines 40 and 41 and insert
Question put, That the amendment be made:--
The House divided: Ayes 68, Noes 301.
Party Summary
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Party | Majority (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
DUP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
Lab | 301 (+2 tell) | 23 (+2 tell) | 0 | 78.5% |
LDem | 0 | 38 | 0 | 82.6% |
PC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
SNP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33.3% |
UUP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.0% |
Total: | 301 | 68 | 0 | 57.6% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | aye |
John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | tellaye |
Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | aye |
Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | tellaye |
Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | aye |
Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |