New Clause 1 — Amendment of Companies Act 1985: limit on auditor's liability (No.1) — Clause 23 — Power to enter and remain on premises — 19 Oct 2004 at 17:10

Mark Field MP, Cities of London and Westminster voted in the minority (Aye).

Amendment proposed: No. 24, in page 29, line 32, at end insert-

'(9) The Secretary of State may on the written request of the inspector or investigator-

(a) if satisfied that it is necessary for the purpose mentioned in subsection 1(b) extend for a period which he may specify beyond the initial 30 days the period of authorisation under subsection 1(a); or

(b) extend the number of consecutive days during which the inspector or investigator may remain on the relevant premises.

(10) There shall be no limit on the number of extensions which may be requested of or granted by the Secretary of State under subsection (9).'.-[Mr. Andrew Mitchell.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 159, Noes 264.

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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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 109 (+2 tell)068.1%
Lab264 (+2 tell) 0065.4%
LDem0 39070.9%
PC0 40100.0%
SNP0 3060.0%
UUP0 4080.0%
Total:264 159066.8%

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