Orders of the Day — Finance Bill – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 30 June 1964.
(1) In section 15 of the Finance Act 1952 (small income relief), as amended by section 12 (6) of the Finance Act 1963, for the reference in subsection (1) to £450 (maximum income for full relief) and the corresponding references in subsection (2) there shall be substituted references to £500; and in the said subsection (2), as so amended, for the reference to £680 (the limit for marginal relief) there shall be substituted a reference to £750.—[Mr. Callaghan.]
| Division No. 122.] | AYES | [6.38 p.m. |
| Ainsley, William | Driberg, Tom | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) |
| Alldritt, W. H. | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Jones, Elwyn (West Ham, S.) |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | Kenyon, Clifford |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Edwards, Walter (Stepney) | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. |
| Awbery, Stan (Bristol, Central) | Evans, Albert | King, Dr. Horace |
| Beaney, Alan | Finch, Harold | Lawson, George |
| Bence, Cyril | Foot, Dingle (Ipswich) | Lee, Frederick (Newton) |
| Bonn, Anthony Wedgwood | Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Lever, L. M. (Ardwick) |
| Benson, Sir George | Forman, J. C. | Lewis, Arthur (West Ham, N.) |
| Blackburn, F. | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Loughlin, Charles |
| Blyton, William | Galpern, Sir Myer | Lubbock, Eric |
| Boardman, H. | George, Lady Megan Lloyd (Crmrthn) | Mahon, Dr. J. Dickson |
| Boston, T. G. | Glnsburg, David | McBride, N. |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. | Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | MacColl, James |
| Bowden, Rt. Hn. H. W. Leics, S. W.) | Gourlay, Harry | McInnes, James |
| Bowen, Roderic (Cardigan) | Greenwood, Anthony | McKay, John (Wallsend) |
| Bowles, Frank | Grey, Charles | Mackenzie, Gregor |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | McLeavy, Frank |
| Bradley, Tom | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | MacPherson, Malcolm |
| Bray, Dr. Jeremy | Grimond, Rt. Hon. J. | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Manuel, Archie |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Hannan, William | Mapp, Charles |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Harper, Joseph | Mason, Roy |
| Callaghan, James | Hart, Mrs. Judith | Mayhew, Christopher |
| Castle, Mrs. Barbara | Hayman, F. H. | Mendelson, J. J. |
| Chapman, Donald | Henderson, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Rwly Regis) | Millan, Bruce |
| Collick, Percy | Herbison, Miss Margaret | Mitchison, G. R. |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Hill, J. (Midlothian) | Monslow, Walter |
| Cronin, John | Hilton, A. V. | Moody, A. S. |
| Crosland, Anthony | Holman, Percy | Morris, Charles (Openshaw) |
| Dalyell, Tam | Holt, Arthur | Morris, John (Aberavon) |
| Darling, George | Houghton, Douglas | Moyle, Arthur |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) |
| Deer, George | Hoy, James H. | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hn. Philip (Derby, S.) |
| Delargy, Hugh | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) | O'Malley, B. K. |
| Dempsey, James | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Owen, Will |
| Diamond, John | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Padley, W. E. |
| Dodds, Norman | Hunter, A. E. | Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) |
| Doig, Peter | Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Paton, John |
| Donnelly, Desmond | Hynd, John (Attercliffe) | Pavitt, Laurence |
| Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) | Skeffington, Arthur | Watkins, Tudor |
| Pentland, Norman | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) | Weitzman, David |
| Prentice, R. E. | Small, William | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) | Whitlock, William |
| Probert, Arthur | Snow, Julian | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Rankin, John | Sorensen, R. W. | Willey, Frederick |
| Rees, Merlyn (Leeds, S.) | Steele, Thomas | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Rhodes, H. | Stones, William | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Strauss, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Vauxhall) | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Stross, Sir Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.) | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Robertson, John (Paisley) | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Rodgers, W. T. (Stockton) | Thornton, Ernest | Woof, Robert |
| Ross, William | Timmons, John | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. | Tomney, Frank | Zilliacus, K. |
| Short, Edward | Wade, Donald | |
| Silkin, John | Wainwright, Edwin | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Silverman, Julius (Aston) | Warbey, William | Mr. Charles A. Howell and |
| Mr. Redhead. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Fell, Anthony | Maitland, Sir John |
| Allan, Robert (Paddington, S.) | Fisher, Nigel | Markham, Major Sir Frank |
| Allason, James | Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Marples, Rt. Hon. Ernest |
| Anderson, D. C. | Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Marshall, Sir Douglas |
| Arbuthnot, Sir John | Freeth, Denzil | Marten, Neil |
| Ashton, Sir Hubert | Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) |
| Atkins, Humphrey | Gammans, Lady | Maude, Angus (Stratford-on-Avon) |
| Awdry, Daniel (Chippenham) | Gardner, Edward | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald |
| Barber, Rt. Hon. Anthony | Gibson-Watt, David | Mawby, Ray |
| Barter, John | Giles, Rear-Admiral Morgan | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. |
| Beamish, Col. Sir Tufton | Gilmour, Ian (Norfolk, Central) | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. |
| Bell, Ronald | Glyn, Dr. Alan (Clapham) | Miscampbell, Norman |
| Bevins, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Goodhart, Philip | Montgomery, Fergus |
| Bidgood, John C. | Goodhew, Victor | Morrison, Charles (Devizes) |
| Biffen, John | Green, Alan | Morrison, John (Salisbury) |
| Biggs-Davison, John | Grosvenor, Lord Robert | Mott-Radclyffe, Sir Charles |
| Bingham, R. M. | Hall, John (Wycombe) | Neave, Airey |
| Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel | Hamilton, Michael (Wellingborough) | Oakshott, Sir Hendrie |
| Bishop, Sir Patrick | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N. W.) | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. |
| Bourne-Arton, A. | Harris, Reader (Heston) | Osborn, John (Hallam) |
| Box, Donald | Harrison, Brian (Maldon) | Page, John (Harrow, West) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. John | Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Panned, Norman (Kirkdale) |
| Braine, Bernard | Harvie Anderson, Miss | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) |
| Bryan, Paul | Hendry, Forbes | Peel, John |
| Bullard, Denys | Hiley, Joseph | Percival, Ian |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Hill, Mrs. Evelyn (Wythenshawe) | Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth |
| Burden, F. A. | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) | Pitt, Dame Edith |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Hirst, Geoffrey | Pounder, Rafton |
| Campbell, Gordon | Hogg, Rt. Hon. Quintin | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Chataway, Christopher | Holland, Philip | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Hollingworth, John | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Clark, Henry (Antrim, N.) | Hopkins, Alan | Prior-Palmer, Brig, Sir Otho |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John | Proudfoot, Wilfred |
| Hughes-Young, Michael | Pym, Francis | |
| Cleaver, Leonard | Hulbert, Sir Norman | Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin |
| Cole, Norman | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Rees, Hugh (Swansea, W.) |
| Cooke, Robert | Iremonger, T. L. | Rees-Davies, W. R. (Isle of Thanet) |
| Cooper, A. E. | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | James, David | Roots, William |
| Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard |
| Cordle, John | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Russell, Sir Ronald |
| Corfield, F. V. | Jones, Rt. Hon. Aubrey (Hall Green) | Seymour, Leslie |
| Costain, A. P. | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Sharples, Richard |
| Courtney, Cdr. Anthony | Kerans, Cdr. J. S. | Shaw, M. |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford (Speithorne) | Kerby, Capt. Henry | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Crawley, Aidan | Kerr, Sir Hamilton | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntf'd & Chiswick) |
| Critchley, Julian | Kershaw, Anthony | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| Curran, Charles | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Stainton, Keith |
| Currie, G. B. H. | Leather, Sir Edward | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) |
| Dance, James | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Stoddart-Scott, Sir Malcolm |
| d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Storey, Sir Samuel |
| Digby, Simon Wingfield | Lilley, F. J. P. | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Litchfield, Capt. John | Tapsell, Peter |
| Doughty, Charles | Lloyd, Rt. Hn. Geoffrey (Sut' n' C'dfield) | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Drayson, G. B. | Longden, Gilbert | Taylor, Edwin (Bolton, E.) |
| Duncan, Sir James | Lucas, Sir Jocelyn | Taylor, Frank (M'ch'st'r, Moss Side) |
| Eden, Sir John | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Teeling, Sir William |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | McAdden, Sir Stephen | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Elliott, R. W. (Newc'tle-upon-Tyne, N.) | MacArthur, Ian | Thomas, Sir Leslie (Canterbury) |
| Emery, Peter | McLaren, Martin | Thompson, Sir Kenneth (Walton) |
| Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Maclean, Sir Fitzroy (Bute & N. Ayrs) | Thompson, Sir Richard (Croydon, S.) |
| Errington, Sir Eric | MacLeod, Sir John (Ross & Cromarty) | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin |
| Farey-Jones, F. W. | Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) | Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) |
| Farr, John | Maginnis, John E. | Tilney, John (Wavertree) |
| Touche, Rt. Hon. Sir Gordon | Walker-Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir Derek | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Turner, Colin | Wall, Patrick | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H. | Webster, David | Woodhouse, Hon. Christopher |
| Tweedsmuir, Lady | Wells, John (Maidstone) | Woodnutt, Mark |
| van Straubenzee, W. R. | Whitelaw, William | Woollam, John |
| Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Williams, Sir Rolf Dudley (Exeter) | Worsley, Marcus |
| Vickers, Miss Joan | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) | |
| Walker, Peter | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. Batsford and Mr. More. | ||
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
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During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
The House of Commons votes by dividing. Those voting Aye (yes) to any proposition walk through the division lobby to the right of the Speaker and those voting no through the lobby to the left. In each of the lobbies there are desks occupied by Clerks who tick Members' names off division lists as they pass through. Then at the exit doors the Members are counted by two Members acting as tellers. The Speaker calls for a vote by announcing "Clear the Lobbies". In the House of Lords "Clear the Bar" is called. Division Bells ring throughout the building and the police direct all Strangers to leave the vicinity of the Members’ Lobby. They also walk through the public rooms of the House shouting "division". MPs have eight minutes to get to the Division Lobby before the doors are closed. Members make their way to the Chamber, where Whips are on hand to remind the uncertain which way, if any, their party is voting. Meanwhile the Clerks who will take the names of those voting have taken their place at the high tables with the alphabetical lists of MPs' names on which ticks are made to record the vote. When the tellers are ready the counting process begins - the recording of names by the Clerk and the counting of heads by the tellers. When both lobbies have been counted and the figures entered on a card this is given to the Speaker who reads the figures and announces "So the Ayes [or Noes] have it". In the House of Lords the process is the same except that the Lobbies are called the Contents Lobby and the Not Contents Lobby. Unlike many other legislatures, the House of Commons and the House of Lords have not adopted a mechanical or electronic means of voting. This was considered in 1998 but rejected. Divisions rarely take less than ten minutes and those where most Members are voting usually take about fifteen. Further information can be obtained from factsheet P9 at the UK Parliament site.
