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Mr. Tony Banks (Newham, North-West) : I wish at the outset to pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr. Skinner). It is wondrous to watch him in action. I am surprised that he spotted this occasion and has brought the matter to the attention of the House. I commend new Members on both sides to study carefully the actions of my hon. Friend. They will learn a great deal at his knee. Like other hon. Members, I have great regard and esteem for Bernard Weatherill and everything that he did when he was in the House. I am loth to deprive him of anything that he would want having left this place, if he approves of it and sees it as a reward. Although I am reluctant to support my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover, I shall do so on the following ground alone : the unfortunate way in which the motion is termed.
We should have the right to confer a commendation or favour on one of our colleagues who has done a great service to the House. It seems most unfortunate that the only way in which we can do so is to go to the Queen and ask that a royal favour be conferred on Speaker Weatherill, who then has to go to the House of Lords, which is supposed to be this country's great bastion of privilege and class traditions. My hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover has now shown that it is time that the House started to look at how we could confer some form of favour or commendation on any one of our colleagues whom we feel is suitable for such an honour. That could be people who sit in the House or serve in the Refreshment Department or elsewhere. I suggest something like a Commons medal.
Whatever else my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover has done, he has shown us today that we must keep our eyes open, because we never know what will be slipped through on the Order Paper.
Question put :--
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Adley, Robert
Ainsworth, Peter (East Surrey)
Alexander, Richard
Alison, Rt Hon Michael (Selby)
Ancram, Michael
Arbuthnot, James
Armstrong, Hilary
Arnold, Jacques (Gravesham)
Arnold, Sir Thomas (Hazel Grv)
Ashton, Joe
Atkinson, Peter (Hexham)
Bates, Michael
Batiste, Spencer
Beith, A. J.
Bellingham, Henry
Bendall, Vivian
Beresford, Sir Paul
Bermingham, Gerald
Biffen, Rt Hon John
Blackburn, Dr John G.
Boateng, Paul
Booth, Hartley
Boswell, Tim
Bottomley, Peter
Bottomley, Rt Hon Virginia
Bowis, John
Boyes, Roland
Brandreth, Gyles
Brazier, Julian
Bright, Graham
Brooke, Rt Hon Peter
Brown, M. (Brigg & Cl'thorpes)
Browning, Mrs. Angela
Bruce, Ian (S Dorset)
Bruce, Malcolm (Gordon)
Butler, Peter
Cann, James
Carlisle, John (Luton North)
Carrington, Matthew
Channon, Rt Hon Paul
Chaplin, Mrs Judith
Clappison, James
Clark, Dr David (South Shields)
Clifton-Brown, Geoffrey
Coe, Sebastian
Colvin, Michael
Congdon, David
Conway, Derek
Coombs, Simon (Swindon)
Cormack, Patrick
Currie, Mrs Edwina (S D'by'ire)
Dafis, Cynog
Davies, Quentin (Stamford)
Davis, David (Boothferry)
Day, Stephen
Deva, Niranjan
Devlin, Tim
Dickens, Geoffrey
Dicks, Terry
Dixon, Don
Douglas-Hamilton, Lord James
Dover, Den
Duncan, Alan
Duncan-Smith, Iain
Dunn, Bob
Dunwoody, Mrs Gwyneth
Durant, Sir Anthony
Eggar, Tim
Elletson, Harold
Enright, Derek
Evans, Jonathan (Brecon)
Evans, Nigel (Ribble Valley)
Evennett, David
Ewing, Mrs Margaret
Faber, David
Fabricant, Michael
Fenner, Dame Peggy
Field, Frank (Birkenhead)
Forsyth, Michael (Stirling)
Foster, Derek (B'p Auckland)
Fox, Dr Liam (Woodspring)
Fox, Sir Marcus (Shipley)
French, Douglas
Gale, Roger
Gallie, Philip
Gardiner, Sir George
Garnier, Edward
Gillan, Ms Cheryl
Golding, Mrs Llin
Goodson-Wickes, Dr Charles
Gorman, Mrs Teresa
Graham, Thomas
Grant, Sir Anthony (Cambs SW)
Greenway, Harry (Ealing N)
Greenway, John (Ryedale)
Grylls, Sir Michael
Gunnell, John
Hague, William
Hampson, Dr Keith
Hannam, Sir John
Hanson, David
Hargreaves, Andrew
Harris, David
Haselhurst, Alan
Hawkins, Nicholas
Hawksley, Warren
Hayes, Jerry
Heald, Oliver
Heathcoat-Amory, David
Hendry, Charles
Hicks, Robert
Higgins, Rt Hon Terence L.
Hill, James (Southampton Test)
Horam, John
Hordern, Sir Peter
Howard, Rt Hon Michael
Howarth, Alan (Strat'rd-on-A)
Howell, Ralph (North Norfolk)
Hughes, Robert (Aberdeen N)
Hughes Robert G. (Harrow W)
Hunter, Andrew
Jack, Michael
Jenkin, Bernard
Jessel, Toby
Jones, Gwilym (Cardiff N)
Jones, Ieuan (Ynys Mo n)
Jones, Robert B. (W H'f'rdshire)
Kilfedder, James
Kinnock, Rt Hon Neil (Islwyn)
Kirkhope, Timothy
Kirkwood, Archy
Knapman, Roger
Knight, Mrs Angela (Erewash)
Knight, Greg (Derby N)
Knight, Dame Jill (Bir'm E'st'n)
Knox, David
Kynoch, George (Kincardine)
Lait, Ms Jacqui
Lang, Rt Hon Ian
Lawrence, Ivan
Legg, Barry
Lester, Jim (Broxtowe)
Lidington, David
Lightbown, David
Llwyd, Elfyn
Luff, Peter
Lynne, Ms Liz
MacGregor, Rt Hon John
MacKay, Andrew
Maclean, David
McLoughlin, Patrick
McNamara, Kevin
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