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

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