Finance Bill — Hydrocarbon oil duties — 27 Apr 1999

Robert Smith MP, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine voted in the minority (No).

Considered in Committee.

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

I did not take that at face value. Being a diligent Member of the House, I wanted to examine that claim in greater detail, so I telephoned Mr. Healey to ask him some questions and to justify his assertion. He told me that his £800,000 turnover business was suffering an increase of £25,000 per annum as a result of the escalator. That is £25,000 in additional overheads for a small business. Those of us who have been in business appreciate just how significant that is in annual terms for such a business. It will undoubtedly push some businesses such as Mr. Healey's to the brink of disaster. It will certainly mean that they cannot expand.

The Committee divided: Ayes 305, Noes 177.

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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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 126 (+2 tell)079.0%
Independent0 20100.0%
Lab305 (+2 tell) 0074.0%
LDem0 31067.4%
PC0 40100.0%
SDLP0 2066.7%
SNP0 5083.3%
UUP0 7070.0%
Total:305 177075.0%

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