Broadcasting (Religious Programming) — 13 Jul 1999

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove restrictions on the ownership by religious bodies of broadcasting licences and to clarify the role of the Radio Authority and the Independent Television Commission in relation to the religious content of programmes.

Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business): --

The House divided: Ayes 138, Noes 9.

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Gerald HowarthAldershotCon (front bench)aye
Mr Barry JonesAlyn and DeesideLabaye
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South DownsCon (front bench)aye
David LidingtonAylesburyCon (front bench)aye
Sandra OsborneAyrLab (minister)aye
Tony BaldryBanburyCon (front bench)aye
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabno
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokeConaye
Mr Joe AshtonBassetlawLabno
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)aye
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldCon (front bench)aye
Peter RobinsonBelfast EastDUPaye
Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUPaye
Mr James CranBeverley and HoldernessConaye
Frank FieldBirkenheadLabaye
Steve McCabeBirmingham, Hall GreenLab (minister)aye
Andrew RobathanBlabyCon (front bench)aye
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)aye
Mr Richard BodyBoston and SkegnessConaye
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Marsha SinghBradford WestLabaye
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabaye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConaye
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)tellaye
Chris McCaffertyCalder ValleyLabaye
Dr Alan WilliamsCarmarthen East and DinefwrLabaye
Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Stephen DayCheadleConaye
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Sir Sydney ChapmanChipping BarnetConaye
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)aye
Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLabaye
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)aye
Betty WilliamsConwyLabaye
Geoffrey Clifton-BrownCotswoldCon (front bench)aye
Jim CunninghamCoventry SouthLab (minister)aye
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLab (minister)aye
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)aye
Tim BoswellDaventryCon (front bench)aye
Bob LaxtonDerby NorthLabaye
Russell BrownDumfriesLabaye
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPaye
Mr William RossEast LondonderryUUPaye
John Home RobertsonEast LothianLabaye
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)tellno
Mr John TownendEast YorkshireConaye
Nigel WatersonEastbourneConaye
Donald GorrieEdinburgh WestLDemaye
Eleanor LaingEpping ForestCon (front bench)aye
Michael HowardFolkestone and HytheConaye
Mrs Diana OrganForest of DeanLabaye
Mr John HumeFoyleSDLPaye
Edward LeighGainsboroughCon (front bench)aye
Alasdair MorganGalloway and Upper NithsdaleSNPaye
Mr John MaxtonGlasgow CathcartLabno
Mohammad SarwarGlasgow GovanLabaye
Mr Nick St AubynGuildfordConaye
Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)aye
Tony McNultyHarrow EastLabaye
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabaye
David WillettsHavantCon (front bench)aye
James ClappisonHertsmereCon (front bench)aye
Tom LevittHigh PeakLabno
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenConaye
Fraser KempHoughton and Washington EastLabaye
Edward DaveyKingston and SurbitonLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull NorthLabaye
Jeffrey M. DonaldsonLagan ValleyUUP (front bench)aye
Hilary BennLeeds CentralLabaye
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabaye
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLab (minister)no
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabaye
Peter TapsellLouth and HorncastleConaye
Mr Christopher GillLudlowConaye
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConaye
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConaye
Elfyn LlwydMeirionnydd Nant ConwyPC (front bench)aye
Mr Ted RowlandsMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)aye
Mr Jonathan SayeedMid BedfordshireConaye
Christopher FraserMid Dorset and North PooleConaye
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemaye
Julian LewisNew Forest EastCon (front bench)aye
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestCon (front bench)tellno
Fiona JonesNewarkLabaye
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabaye
Mr Seamus MallonNewry and ArmaghSDLPaye
Ian PaisleyNorth AntrimDUP (front bench)aye
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDem (front bench)aye
Nick HarveyNorth DevonLDem (front bench)aye
Robert McCartneyNorth DownUKUPaye
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem (front bench)aye
James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon (front bench)aye
Bernard JenkinNorth EssexCon (front bench)aye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabaye
Dr George TurnerNorth West NorfolkLabaye
James GrayNorth WiltshireCon (front bench)tellaye
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabaye
Steve WebbNorthavonLDem (front bench)aye
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabaye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabaye
Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemboth
David MacleanPenrith and The BorderConaye
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)aye
Mr Syd RapsonPortsmouth NorthLabaye
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye
Nigel EvansRibble ValleyConaye
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConaye
Mr Michael ColvinRomseyConaye
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabaye
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConaye
Philip HammondRunnymede and WeybridgeCon (front bench)aye
Mr John TaylorSolihullConaye
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Clifford ForsytheSouth AntrimUUPaye
Eddie McGradySouth DownSDLPaye
Colin BreedSouth East CornwallLDemaye
Dr David ClarkSouth ShieldsLabaye
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)aye
Mr David MadelSouth West BedfordshireConaye
Gary StreeterSouth West DevonCon (front bench)aye
Alan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestLab (minister)no
David WilshireSpelthorneConaye
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)aye
Charlotte AtkinsStaffordshire MoorlandsLabaye
Frank CookStockton NorthLabaye
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabaye
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Donald AndersonSwansea EastLab (minister)aye
Mr Martin BellTattonIndependentno
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)aye
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabaye
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)aye
Matthew TaylorTruro and St AustellLDem (front bench)aye
Alan CampbellTynemouthLab (minister)aye
Rt Hon David TrimbleUpper BannUUP (front bench)aye
James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabaye
Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithWealdenConaye
Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemaye
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)aye
Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUPaye
Mr David FaberWestburyConaye
Mr Tim CollinsWestmorland and LonsdaleConaye
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabaye
Mark OatenWinchesterLDemaye
Humfrey MalinsWokingConaye
Sir Ray WhitneyWycombeConaye

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