Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 9 June 1964.
Subject to any order of the Treasury made after the passing of this Act under section 39 of the Purchase Tax Act 1963, all goods hitherto chargeable to purchase tax at the rate of 10 per cent. shall be chargeable at the rate of 5 per cent. and no more; and accordingly Part I of Schedule I to that Act shall be
| Division No. 101.] | AYES | [6.59 p.m. |
| Abse, Leo | Crossman, R. H. 8. | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Lianelly) |
| Ainsley, William | Cullen, Mrs. Alice | Gunter, Ray |
| Albu, Austen | Dalyell, Tam | Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Darling, George | Hamilton, William (West Fife) |
| Allen, Scholefleld (Crewe) | Davles, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | Hannan, William |
| Awbery, Stan (Bristol, Central) | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Harper, Joseph |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Hart, Mrs. Judith |
| Barnett, Guy | Deer, George | Hayman, F. H. |
| Baxter, William (Stirlingshire, W.) | Delargy, Hugh | Henderson, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Rwly Regis) |
| Beaney, Alan | Dempsey, James | Herbison, Miss Margaret |
| Bence, Cyril | Diamond, John | Hill, J. (Midlothian) |
| Bennett, J. (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Dodds, Norman | Hilton, A. V, |
| Benson, Sir George | Dois, Peter | Holman, Percy |
| Blackburn, F. | Donnelly, Desmond | Houghton, Douglas |
| Blyton, William | Duffy, A. E. P. (Colne Valley) | Howell, Charles A. (Perry Barr) |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. | Ede, Rt. Hon. c. | Howie, W. |
| Bowden, Rt. Hn. H. W.(Leics, S. W.) | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Hoy, James H. |
| Boyden, James | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Edwards, Walter (Stepney) | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) |
| Bradley, Tom | Evans, Albert | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Femyhough, E. | Hunter, A. E. |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Fitch, Alan | Hynd, H. (Acorington) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Fletcher, Eric | Hynd, John (Atteroliffe) |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Foley, Maurice | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Foot, Dingle (Ipswich) | Janner, Sir Barnett |
| Boston, T. | Foot, Michael (Ebbw vale) | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas |
| Callaghan, James | Forman, J. c. | Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) |
| Carmichael, Neil | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Jones, Rt. Hn. A. Creech (Wakefield) |
| Chapman, Donald | Galpern, Sir Myer | Jones, Dan (Burnley) |
| Collick, Percy | George, Lady Megan Lloyd (Crmrthn) | Jones, Elwyn (West Ham, 8.) |
| Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Ginsburg, David | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, s.) | Gourlay, Harry | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) |
| Cronin, John | Grey, Charles | Kelley, Richard |
| Crosland, Anthony | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Kenyon, Clifford |
| Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | smith, EIHS (Stoke, S.) |
| King, Dr. Horace | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hn. Philip (Derby, S.) | Snow, Julian |
| Lawson, George | Oliver, G. H. | 8orensen, R. W. |
| Lee, Frederick (Newton) | O'Malley, B. K. | spriggs, Leslie |
| Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) | Oram, A. E. | Steele, Thomas |
| Lipton, Marcus | Oswald, Thomas | Stewart, Michael (Futham) |
| Loughlin, Charles | Owen, Will | Stones, William |
| Mabon, Dr. J. Dlokson | Padley, w. c. | Swain, Thomas |
| McBride, N. | Pannen, Charles (Leeds, w.) | Swingler, Stephen |
| MacColl, James | Pargiter, G. A. | Symonds, J. B. |
| MacDermot, Niall | Paton, John | Taverne, D. |
| McInnes, James | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Thomas, Iorwerth (Rhondda, W.) |
| McKay, John (Wallsend) | Pentland, Norman | Thomson, G. M. (Dundee, E.) |
| MacKenzie, J. G. | Prentice, R. E. | Thornton, Ernest |
| Mackie, John (Enfield, East) | Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) | Tomney, Frank |
| McLeavy, Frank | Probert, Arthur | Wainwright, Edwin |
| MacPherson, Malcolm | Pursey, Cmdr. Harry | Watkins, Tudor |
| Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Randall, Harry | Weitzman, David |
| Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) | Rankin, John | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Manuel, Archie | Rees, Meriyn (Leeds, 8.) | Whitlook, William |
| Mapp, Charles | Rhode", H. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| March, Richard | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Willey, Frederick |
| Mason, Roy | Robertson, John (Paisley) | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Mellish, R. J. | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Mendelson, J. J. | Rogers, G. H. R. (Kensington, N.) | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| Millan, Bruce | Rose, William | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Milne, Edward | Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. | Woof, Robert |
| Mitchison, G. R. | Short, Edward | Wyatt, Woodrow |
| Monslow, Walter | Silkin, John | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Moody, A. S. | Silverman, Julius (Aston) | ZiHiacus, K. |
| Morris, John (Aberavon) | Skeffington, Arthur | |
| Moyle, Arthur | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Mulley, Frederick | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) | Mr. Redhead and Dr. Broughton |
| Neas, Harold | Small, WIlliam | |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Corfield, F. V. | Harrison, Brian (Maidon) |
| Allason, James | Costain, A. P. | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Julian | Coulson, Michael | Harvey, John (Walthamctow, E.) |
| Anderson, D. C. | Craddock, Sir Beresford (Spelthorne) | Henderson, John (Cathcart) |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Critchley, Julian | Hendry, Forbes |
| Awdry, Daniel (Chippenham) | Cunningham, Sir Knox | Hiley, Joseph |
| Barlow, Sir John | Curran, Charles | Hill, Mrs. Eveline (Wythemhawe) |
| Batsford, Brian | Currie, G. B. H. | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Dalkeith, Earl of | Hobson, Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Bell, Ronald | Dance, James | Hooking, Philip N. |
| Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) | d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Hogg, Rt. Hon. Quintin |
| Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Got & Fhm) | Deedes, Rt. Hon. W. F. | Holland, Philip |
| Berkeley, Humphry | Digby, Simon Wingfietd | Hollingworth, John |
| Bidgood, John C. | Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Holt, Arthur |
| Biffen, John | Doughty, Charles | Hooson, H. E. |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Duncan, Sir James | Hopkins, Alan |
| Bingham, R. M. | Eden, Sir John | Hornby, R. P. |
| Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel | Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | Homsby-Smltn, Rt. Hon. Dame P. |
| Bishop, Sir Patrick | Elliott, R. W.(Newc'tle-upon-Tym, N.) | Howard, Hon. G. R. (St. Ives) |
| Black, Sir Cyril | Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Howard, John (Southampton, Test) |
| Bossom, Hon. Clive | Errington, Sir Eric | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John |
| Bourne-Arton, A. | Erroll, Rt. Hon. F. J | Hughes-Young, Michael |
| Bowen, Roderic (Cardigan) | Farey-Jones, F. W | Hutbert, Sir Norman |
| Fen, Anthony | Hurd, Sir Anthony | |
| Box, Donald | Finlay, Graeme | Hutchison, Miohael Clark |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. John | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Iremonger, T. L. |
| Boyle, Rt. Hon. Sir Edward | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) |
| Braine, Bernard | Freeth, Denzll | James, David |
| Brewis, John | Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Jennings, J. C. |
| Bromley-Davenport. Lt.-Col. Sir Walter | Gammans, Lady | Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) |
| Brown, Alan (Tottenham) | Gardner, Edward | Jones, Rt. Hn. Aubrey (Hall Green) |
| Buck, Antony | Gibson-Watt, David | Joseph, Rt. Hon. Sir Keith |
| Bullard, Denys | Giles, Rear-Admiral Morgan | Kaberry, Sir Donald |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Cilmour, Ian (Norfolk, Central) | Kerby, Capt. Henry |
| Campbell, Gordon | Glover, Sir Douglas | Kerr, Sir Hamilton |
| Carr, Compton (Barons Court) | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) | Kershaw, Anthony |
| Carr, Rt. Hon. Robert (Mitcham) | Goodhart, Philip | Kimball, Marcus |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Goodhew, Victor | Kirk, Peter |
| Channon, H. P. G. | Gower, Raymond | Kitson, Timothy |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Langford-H oit, Sir John |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Green, Alan | Leavey, J. A. |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S-) | Gresham Cooke, R. | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Griffiths, Eldon (Bury St. Edmunds) | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) |
| Cleaver, Leonard | Grimond, Rt. Hon. J. | Lilley, F. J. P. |
| Cole, Norman | Grosvenor, Lord Robert | Linstead, Sir Hugh |
| Cooke, Robert | Gurden, Harold | Litchfield, Capt. John |
| Cooper, A. E. | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) | Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Geoffrey (Sut'nC'dfield) |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Harris, Reader (Heston) | Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) |
| Longden, Gilbert | Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) | Storey, Sir Samuel |
| Loveys, Walter H. | Page, John (Harrow, West) | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Lubbock, Erie | Page, Graham (Crosby) | Summers, Sir Spencer |
| Lucas, Sir Jocelyn | Partridge, E. | Tapsell, Peter |
| Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| McAdden, Sir Stephen | Percivat, Ian | Taylor, Edwin (Bolton, E.) |
| Maclay, Rt. Hon. John | Pickthom, Sir Kenneth | Taylor, Frank (M'ch'st'r, Moss Side) |
| Maclean, SirFitzroy (Bute&N. Ay rs) | Pitman, Sir James | Taylor, Sir William (Bradford, N.) |
| Macleod, Rt. Hn. lain (Enfield, W.) | Pitt, Dame Edith | Teeling, Sir William |
| McMaster, Stanley R. | Pounder, Rafton | Temple, John M. |
| Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch | Thomas, Sir Leslie (Canterbury) |
| Maddan, Martin | Proudfoot, Wilfred | Touohe, Rt. Hon. Sir Cordon |
| Maginnis, John E. | Pym, Francis | Turner, Colin |
| Maitland, Sir John | Quennell, Miss J. M. | Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H. |
| Markham, Major Sir Frank | Ramsden, Rt. Hon. James | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Marlowe, Anthony | Rawlinson, Rt. Hon. Sir Peter | van Straubenzee, W, R. |
| Marshall, Sir Douglas | Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Marten, Neil | Roes, Hugh (Swansea, w.) | Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) | Rees-Davies, W. R. (Isle of Thanet) | Vickers, Miss Joan |
| Maude, Angus (Stratford-on-Avon) | Ridsdale, Julian | Warder, David |
| Maudting, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Rippon, Rt. Hon. Geoffrey | Walker, Peter |
| Mawby, Ray | Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley) | Ward, Dame Irene |
| Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Robson Brown, Sir William | Webster, David |
| Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Roots, William | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Mills, Stratton | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard | Whitelaw, William |
| Miscampbell, Norman | Royie, Anthony (Richmond, Surrey) | Williams, Dudley (Exeter) |
| Montgomery, Fergus | Scott-Hopkins, James | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) |
| More, Jasper (Ludlow) | Shaw, M. | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Morrison, Charles (Devizes) | Skeet, T. H. H. | Wise, A. R. |
| Morrison, John (Salisbury) | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntl'tl & Chiswlok) | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Neave, Airey | Smyth, Rt. Hon. Brig. Sir John | Wood, Rt. Hon. Richard |
| Nicholson, Sir Godfrey | Spearman, Sir Alexander | Woodhouse, C. M. |
| Noble, Rt. Hon. Michael | Stainton, Keith | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Nugent, Rt. Hon. Sir Richard | Stanley, Hon. Richard | Wooilam, John |
| Oakshott, Sir Hendrie | Stevens, Geoffrey | Yates, William (The Wrekin) |
| Orr, Capt. L. P. S. | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) | |
| Osborn, John (Hallam) | Stoddart-Soott, Col. Sir Malcolm | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. McLaren and Mr. MacArthur. | ||
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