HC Deb 30 April 1925 vol 183 cc333-7
Mr. RAMSAY MacDONALD

May I ask the Foreign Secretary what business it is proposed to take next week?

Mr. A. CHAMBERLAIN

On Monday we propose to take the Gold Standard Bill, Second Reading and the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution; the China Indemnity (Applica

tion) Bill, Report and Third Reading, and the Forestry Bill, Adjourned Debate on Second Reading.

Tuesday: Gold Standard Bill, Report stage of the Money Resolution and Committee of the Bill; Rent and Mortgage Interest (Restrictions Continuation) Bill, Report and Third Reading; Merchant Shipping (International Labour Conventions) Bill [Lords], Second Reading; Therapeutic Substances Bill [Lords], Second Reading.

Wednesday: Gold Standard Bill, remaining stages; Administration of Justice Bill, remaining stages; Criminal Justice Bill [Lords], Second Reading. and at 8.15 Private Members' Motions.

Thursday: Report stage of the Budget Resolutions.

Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHY

Can the right hon. Gentleman state when it is proposed to proceed with the Wireless Bill?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

I cannot make any statement at present.

Captain BENN

How much time is the right hon. Gentleman able to allow for the Report stage of the Budget. Resolutions?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

One day, Sir.

Captain BENN

For all the Resolutions?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Yes, Sir.

Motion made, and Question put, That other Government Business have precedence this day of the Business of Supply, and that the Proceedings on the British Empire Exhibition (Guarantee) Bill be exempted from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. A. Chamberlain.]

The House divided: Ayes, 283; Noes, 132.

Division No. 77.] AYES. [3.47 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut-Colonel Balniel, Lord Bowyer, Captain G. E. W.
Albery, Irving James Barclay-Harvey, C. M. Boyd-Carpenter, Major A.
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) Barnett, Major Richard W. Brass, Captain W.
Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool.W. Derby) Barnston, Major Sir Harry Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive
Applln, Colonel R. V. K. Beamish, Captain T. P. H. Briggs, J. Harold
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) Briscoe, Richard George
Ashmead-Bartlett, E. Betterton, Henry B. Brittain, Sir Harry
Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) Brocklebank, C. E. R.
Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent.Dover) Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R.
Atholl, Duchess of Blades, Sir George Rowland Broun-Lindsay, Major H.
Atkinson, C. Blundell, F. N. Brown, Maj. D. C. (N'th'I'd, Hexham)
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Boothby, R. J. G. Brown, Brlg.-Gen.H.C.(Berks,Newb'y)
Buckingham Sir H. Harvey,G.(Lambeth,Kennington) Perkins, Colonel E. K.
Bullock, Captain M. Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) Peto,Basil E. (Devon,Barnstaple)
Burgoyne, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Alan Haslam Henry C. Peto, G.(Somerset,Frome)
Burton, Colonel H.W. Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. Philipson, Mabel
Butler, Sir Geoffrey Henderson, Capt. R.R. (Oxf'd, Henley) Plelou, D. P.
Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward Henderson, Lieut.-Col. V. L. (Bootle) Pliditch, Sir Philip
Campbell, E. T. Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton
Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) Henn, Sir Sydney H. Preston, William
Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Hennessy, Major J. R. G. Price, Major C. W.M.
Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton Henniker-Hughan, Vice-Adm. Sir A. Radford, E. A.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. J.A. (Birm.,W.) Herbert, S. (York, N.R.,Scar. & Wh'by) Ralne, W.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) Hilton, Cecil Ramsden, E.
Chapman, Sir S. Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) Rawson, Alfred Cooper
Charteris, Brigadier-General J. Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard Reid, Capt. A. S. C. (Warrington)
Christie, J.A. Holland, Sir Arthur Remnant, Sir James
Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Homan, C. W. J. Rhys, Hon. C. A. U.
Churchman, Sir Arthur C. Howard, Capt. Hon. D. (Cumb., N.) Rice, Sir Frederick
Clarry, Reginald George Hudson, Capt. A.U. M. (Hackney, N.) Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y. Ch'ts'y)
Clayton, G. C. Hudson, R.S. (Cumberl'and, Whiteh'n) Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint)
Cobb, Sir Cyril Huntingfield, Lord Roberts, Samuel (Hereford, Hereford)
Cochrane, Commander Hon. A.D. Hurd, Percy A. Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford)
Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K. Hutchison, G.A.Clark (Midl'n & P'bl's) Ropner, Major L.
Cohen, Major J. Brunei Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Cooper, A. Duff Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. F. S. Rye, F. G.
Cope, Major William Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen't) Salmon, Major I.
Couper, J. B. Jacob, A. E. Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham)
Craig, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. C. (Antrim) James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert Sandeman, A. Stewart
Craig, Ernest(Chester, Crewe) Jephcott, A. R. Sanders, Sir Robert A.
Cralk, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Kennedy, A. R. (Preston). Sanderson, Sir Frank
Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Kidd, J. (Linlithgow) Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D.
Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) King, Captain Henry Douglas Savery, S. S.
Crooksbank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement Scott, Sir Leslie (Liverp'l, Exchange)
Crookshank, Cpt.H.(Llndsey, Galnsbro) Knox, Sir Alfred Sheffield, Sir Berkeley
Curzon. Captain Viscount Lamb. J. Q. Slmms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down)
Dalkeith, Earl of Lane-Fox, Colonel George R. Skelton, A. N.
Davidson, J.(Hertf'd, Hemel Hempst'd) Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) Slaney, Major P.Kenyon
Davles, A. V. (Lancaster, Royton) Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) Smlth-Carington, Neville W.
Davies, Maj. Geo.F.(Somerset,Yeovil) Locker-Lampson, Com. O.(Handsw'th) Smithers, Waldron
Davies, Sir Thomas(Clrencester) Loder, J. de V. Somerville. A. A.(Windsor)
Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Looker, Herbert William Spender Clay, Colonel H.
Dean, Arthur Wellesley Lougher, L. Sprot, Sir Alexander
Doyle, Sir N. Grattan Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere Stanley, Col. Hon.G.F. (Wlll'sden, E.)
Drewe, C. Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman Stanley, Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland)
Eden, Captain Anthony Lumley, L. R. Steel, Major Samuel Strang
Edmondson, Major A. J Lynn, Sir R. J. Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W.H.
Edwards, John H.(Accrington) MacAndrew, Charles Glen Strickland, Sir Gerald
Elliot, Captain Walter E. Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) Styles, Captain H. Walter
Ellis, R. G. Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser
Elveden, Viscount McDonnell, Colonel Hon. Angus Tasker, Major R. Inigo
England, Colonel A. Maclntyre, Ian Thompson, Luke(Sunderland)
Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) McLean, Major A. Thomson, F. C.(Aberdeen, S.)
Ersklne, James Malcolm Montelth Macmillan, Captain H. Thomson, Sir W. Mitchell-(Croydor), S.)
Everard, W. Lindsay McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John Tinne, J. A.
Fairfax, Captain J.G. Macquisten, F. A. Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Falle, Sir Bertram G. MacRobert, Alexander M. Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Falls. Sir Charles F. Makins, Brigadier-General E. Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P.
Fanshawe. Commander G.D. Malone, Major P. B. Waddington, R.
Formey, Lord Manningham-Buller. sir Mervyn Ward,Lt.-Col. A.L.(Kingston-on-Hull)
Fleming, D.P. Margesson, Capt. D. Warrender, Sir Victor
Forestler-Walker, L. Marriott, Sir J. A. R. Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Forrest, W. Meller, R. J. Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle)
Foxcroft, Captain C. T. Meyer, Sir Frank Watts. Dr. T.
Fraser, Captain Ian Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- Wells, S. R.
Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) Wheler, Major Granville C. H.
Ganzonl, Sir John Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay)
Gates, Percy Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham)
Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton Moore, Sir Newton J. Williams, Herbert G. (Reading)
Gee, Captain R. Mocre-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Wilson, Sir Charles H. (Leeds,Central)
Cllmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John Moreing, Captain A. H. Windsor-Clive. Lieut.-Colonel George
Glyn, Major R. G. C. Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Goff, Sir Park Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Cilve Wise, Sir Fredrlc
Greene, W. P. Crawford Nall, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Joseph Womersley, W. J.
Greenwood. Rt.Hn.Sir H.(W'th's'w, E.) Nelson, Sir Frank Wood, B. C.(Somerset, Brldgwater)
Gretton, Colonel John Neville, R. J. Wood, Rt.Hon.E.(York,W.R.,Ripon)
Grotrian, H. Brent Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'ge & Hyde)
Guest, Capt. Rt.Hon.F.E. (Bristol, N.) Nicholson, William G. (Petersfield) Wood, Sir H.K. (Woolwich, West)
Guinness, Rt.Hon. Walter E. Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Woodcock, Colonel H. C.
Gunston, Captain D. W. Nuttall, Ellis Worthington-Evans, Rt.Hon. Sir L.
Hacking, Captain Douglas H. Oakley, T. Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T.
Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) O'Connor, T. J. (Bedford, Luton)
Hammersley, S. S. Oman, Sir Charles William C. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.
Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Ormsby-Gore, Hon. William Commander Eyres Monsell and
Harland, A. Penny, Frederick George Colonel Gibbs.
Harrison,G. J.C. Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastlngs)
NOES.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Hall, G.H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Ritson, J.
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hllisbro') Hardle, George D. Roberts, Rt. Hon. F.O. (W. Bromwich)
Ammon Charles George Harris, Percy A. Robinson. W. C. (Yorks, W. R., Elland)
Attlee, Clement Richard Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon Runciman, Rt. Hon. Waiter
Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) Hayes, John Henry Scurr, John
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) Sexton, James
Barnes, A Henderson, T. (Glasgow) Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston)
Batey Joseph Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Shlels, Dr. Drummond
Beckett, John (Gateshead) Hore-Bellsha, Leslie Short, Alfred (Wednesday)
Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith) Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John
Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) Sinclair, Major Sir A. (Caithness)
Briant, Frank John William (Rhondda, West) Smith, Rennle (Penistone)
Broad, F. A. Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) Snell, Harry
Bromfield, William Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip
Bromley, J. Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontyprldd) Spencer, George A. (Broxtowe)
Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) Kelly, W. T. Spoor, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Charles
Buchanan, G. Kennedy, T. Stephen, Campbell
Cape, Thomas Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. Sutton, J. E.
Charleton, H. C. Kenyon, Barnet Taylor,R. A.
Clowes, S. Kirkwood, D. Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby)
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Lawson, John James. Thomson, Trevelyan (Mlddlesbro. W.)
Compton, Joseph Lee, F. Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.)
Connolly, M. Lowth, T. Thurtle, E.
Cove, W. G. Lunn, William Tinker, John Joseph
Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) Mac Donald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
Crawfurd, H. E. Mackinder. W. Varley, Frank B.
Dalton, Hugh MacLaren, Andrew Vlant, S. P.
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Wallhead, Richard C.
Day, Colonel Harry Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. Walsh, Rt. Hon. Stephen
Dennison, R. March, S. Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda)
Dunnico, H. Maxton, James Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney
Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Unlver.) Mitchell, E. Rosslyn (Paisley) Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Joslah
Fenby, T. D. Montague, Frederick Weir, L. M.
Garro-Jones, Captain G.M. Morrison, R.C. (Tottenham, North) Welsh, J. C.
Glbblns, Joseph Murnln, H, Westwood, J.
Gillett, George M. Naylor, T.E. Whiteley, W.
Gosling, Harry Oliver, George Harold Wignall, James
Greenall, T. Owen, Major G. Williams, David (Swansea, E.)
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) Palln, John Henry Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) Paling, W. Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Pethick-Lawrence, F.W. Windsor, Walter
Groves, T. Ponsonby, Arthur Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton)
Grundy, T. W. Potts, John S.
Guest, J. (York, Hemsworth) Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) Rlley, Ben Mr. Warne and Mr. Charles
Edwards.

Question, "That the Clause be read a Second time," put, and agreed to.