Government of Wales Bill — Relations with local government — 3 Feb 1998

It being after Seven o'clock, The Chairman, pursuant to the Order [15 January] and the Resolution [2 February], put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour.

Clause 80 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 81 to 86 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Amendments made: No. 285, in page 41, line 33, leave out 'Minister of the Crown' and insert 'Secretary of State'.

No. 286, in page 41, line 39, leave out 'Minister of the Crown' and insert 'Secretary of State'.-- [Mr. Jon Owen Jones.]

Clause 87, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 88 and 89 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 331, in page 42, leave out lines 28 and 29.

The First Deputy Chairman:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 332, in page 42, line 42, leave out from first 'so' to end of line 43.

I beg to move amendment No. 343, in page 49, line 30, after 'Assembly', insert

'or the Welsh Development Agency'.

I beg to move amendment No. 344, in page 49, line 34, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

The Chairman:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 345, in page 49, leave out lines 37 and 38.

I beg to move amendment No. 373, in page 51, line 43, leave out

'or any of the Convention rights'.

I beg to move amendment No. 441, in page 52, line 6, after 'international', insert 'treaty'.

The Chairman:

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 442, in page 52, line 11, after 'international', insert 'treaty'.

I beg to move amendment No. 447, in page 79, line 13, leave out from first 'the' to end of line 14 and insert

'"Appellate Committee" means the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords.'.

I beg to move amendment No. 469, in page 53, line 14, at end insert--

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I beg to move amendment No. 355, in page 53, leave out lines 15 to 42.

The Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means (Mr. Michael Lord):

With this, it will be convenientto discuss the following amendments: Government amendment No. 376.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 118, Noes 331.

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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 118 (+2 tell)074.1%
Lab297 (+2 tell) 0071.7%
LDem25 0054.3%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP2 0033.3%
Total:328 118070.9%

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

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