HC Deb 03 August 1925 vol 187 cc1119-22

"That a sum, not exceeding £2,420,010, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1926, for Expenditure in respect of the Air Force Services, namely:

£
5. Medical Services 204,000
6. Educational Services 486,000
7. Auxiliary and Reserve Forces 348,000
8. Civil Aviation (including a Supplementary sum of £10) 357,010

£
9. Meteorological and Miscellaneous Effective Services 131,000
10. Air Ministry 751,000
11. Half-Pay, Pensions, and other Non-Effective Services 143,000
£2,420,010"

Question put.

The Committee divided: Ayes, 271; Noes, 112.

Division No. 344.] AYES. [11.10 p.m.
Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. Clarry, Reginald George Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Bristol, N.)
Ainsworth, Major Charles Clayton, G. C. Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E.
Albery, Irving James Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K. Gunston, Captain D. W.
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) Cope, Major William Hacking, Captain Douglas H.
Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool, W. Derby) Couper, J. B. Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich)
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. Cralk, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Hall, Vice-Adml. Sir R. (Eastbourne)
Applin, Colonel R. V. K. Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.)
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry
Ashmead-Bartlett, E. Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) Harney, E. A.
Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. Crookshank, Cpt. H.(Lindsey, Gainsbro) Harrison, G. J. C.
Atholl, Duchess of Cunliffe, Joseph Herbert Hartington, Marquess of
Atkinson, C. Curzon, Captain Viscount Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon. Totnes)
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley Davidson, J.(Hertf'd, Hemel Hempst'd) Haslam, Henry C.
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Davidson, Major-General Sir John H. Hawke, John Anthony
Balniel, Lord Davies, A. V. (Lancaster, Royton) Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M.
Barclay-Harvey, C. M. Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset. Yeovil) Henderson, Lieut.-Col. V. L. (Bootle)
Barnett, Major Richard W. Dawson, Sir Philip Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P.
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. Dean, Arthur Wellesley Henn Sir Sydney H.
Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) Doyle, Sir N. Grattan Hennessy, Major J. R. G.
Birchall, Major J. Dearman Drewe, C. Henniker-Hughan, Vice-Adm. Sir A.
Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) Edmondson, Major A. J. Hilton, Cecil
Blades, Sir George Rowland Edwards, John H. (Accrington) Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G.
Blundell, F. N. Elliot, Captain Walter E. Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone)
Boothby, R. J. G. Elveden, Viscount Hohler, Sir Gerald Fitzroy
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft England, Colonel A. Holland, Sir Arthur
Bowater, Sir T. Vansittart Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) Holt, Captain H. P.
Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. Everard, W. Lindsay Hope, Capt. A. O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.)
Boyd-Carpenter, Major A. Fairfax, Captain J. G. Hopkins, J. W. W.
Brass, Captain W, Fanshawe, Commander G. D. Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley)
Brassey, Sir Leonard Fenby, T. D. Hore-Belisha, Leslie
Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive Fermoy, Lord Horlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N.
Briscoe, Richard George Fielden, E. B. Howard, Capt. Hon. D. (Cumb., N.)
Brocklebank, C. E. R. Finburgh, S. Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.)
Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. Fleming, D. P. Hudson, R. S. (Cumberl'and, Whiteh'n)
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) Ford, P. J. Hume, Sir G. H.
Buckingham, Sir H. Forestier-Walker, L. Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer
Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James Forrest, W. Huntingfield, Lord
Bullock, Captain M. Foster, Sir Harry S. Hurd, Percy A.
Burgoyne, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Alan Foxcroft, Captain C. T. Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose)
Burman, J. B. Gadie, Lieut.-Colonel Anthony Hutchison. G. A. Clark (Midl'n & p'bl's)
Burton, Colonel H. W. Ganzoni, Sir John Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H.
Butler, Sir Geoffrey Gates, Percy Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. F. S.
Campbell, E. T. Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l)
Cassels, J. D. Gibbs, Col. Rt. Hon. George Abraham Jacob, A. E.
Cautley, Sir Henry S. Glyn, Major R. G. C. Jones, G. W. H. (Stoke Newington)
Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Goff, Sir Park Kenworthy, Lt. Com. Hon. Joseph M.
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) Grace, John King, Captain Henry Douglas
Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton Grant, J. A. Knox, Sir Alfred
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) Greene, W. P. Crawford Lamb, J. Q.
Charteris, Brigadier-General J. Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) Lister, Cunliffe-, Rt. Hon. Sir Phillip
Chilcott, Sir Warden Grotrian, H. Brent Little, Dr. E. Graham
Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) Nuttall, Ellis Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) O'Connor, T. J. (Bedford, Luton) Stanley, Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland)
Loder, J. de V. O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh Steel, Major Samuel Strang
Looker, Herbert William Pennefather, Sir John Storry Deans, R.
Lord, Walter Greaves- Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W. H.
Lougher, L. Perkins, Colonel E. K. Strickland, Sir Gerald
Lowe, Sir Francis William Perring, William George Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C.
Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere Peto, Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) Styles, Captain H. Walter
Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser
Lumley, L. R. Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton Sugden, Sir Wilfrid
MacAndrew, Charles Glen Price, Major C. W. M. Templeton, W. P.
Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) Radford, E. A. Thompson, Luke (Sunderland)
McLean, Major A. Raine, W. Thomson, Sir W. Mitchell-(Croydon, S.)
Macmillan, Captain H. Ramsden, E. Tinne, J. A.
McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John Rawilnson, Rt. Hon. John Fredk. Peel Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
MacRobert, Alexander M. Reid, Capt. A. S. C. (Warrington) Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Maitland, Sir Arthur D. Steel- Rentoul, G. S. Wallace, Captain D. E.
Malone, Major P. B. Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L.(Kingston-on-Hull)
Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn Rice, Sir Frederick Warner, Brigadier-General W. W.
Margesson, Capt. D. Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Marriott, Sir J. A. R. Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint) Wells, S. R.
Merriman, F. B. Rebinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) White, Lieut.-Colonel G. Dairymple
Meyer, Sir Frank Ruggles-Brise, Major E. A. Wiggins, William Martin
Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- Russell, Alexander West- (Tynemouth) Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay)
Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) Rye, F. G Williams, Herbert G. (Reading)
Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield)
Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Sandeman, A. Stewart Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. Sanders, Sir Robert A. Wise, Sir Fredric
Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D Womersley, W. J.
Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. Scott, Sir Leslie (Liverp'l, Exchange) Wood, Rt. Hon. E. (York, W.R., Ripon)
Morden, Colonel Walter Grant Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W.R., Sowerby) Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'dge & Hyde)
Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl. (Renfrew, W) Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich, W.)
Murchison, C. K. Sheffield, Sir Berkeley Wood, Sir S. Hill- (High Peak)
Nail, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Joseph Shepperson, E. W. Woodcock, Colonel H. C.
Nelson, Sir Frank Skelton, A. N. Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L,
Neville, R. J. Smith, H. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) Wragg, Herbert
Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Smith-Carington, Neville W.
Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Smithers, Waldron TELLERS FOR THE AYES.
Nicholson, O. (Westminster) Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) Major Sir Harry Barnston and
Nicholson, William G. (Petersfield) Sprot, Sir Alexander Mr. F. C. Thomson.
Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Stanley, Col. Hon. G. F. (Will'sden, E.)
NOES.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) Sexton, James
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Henderson, T. (Glasgow) Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston)
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') Hirst, G. H. Shiels, Dr. Drummond
Ammon Charles George Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Short, Alfred (Wednesbury)
Attlee, Clement Richard Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) Sitch, Charles H.
Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) Slesser, Sir Henry H.
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) John, William (Rhondda, West) Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley)
Barr, J. Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) Smith, Rennie (Penistone)
Batey Joseph Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Snell, Harry
Bromley, J. Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) Spencer, George A. (Broxtowe)
Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) Kelly, W. T. Stamford, T. W.
Duchanan, G. Kennedy, T. Stephen, Campbell
Charleton, H. C. Lansbury, George Sutton, J. E.
Clowes, S. Lawson, John James Taylor, R. A.
Cluse, W. S. Lee F. Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Connolly, M. Lindley, F. W. Thurtle, E.
Cove W. G. Lunn, William Tinker, John Joseph
Dalton, Hugh MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R.(Aberavon) Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
Davies, Evan (Ebbw Vale) Mackinder, W. Varley, Frank B.
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Viant, S. P.
Day, Colonel Harry March, S. Wallhead, Richard C.
Dennison, R. Maxton, James Walsh, Rt. Hon. Stephen
Duncan, C. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Watson, W. M. (Dunfermilne)
Gibbins, Joseph Murnin, H. Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda)
Gillett, George M. Naylor, T. E. Welsh, J. C.
Gosling, Harry Oliver, George Harold Westwood, J.
Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) Paling, W. Whiteley, W.
Greenall, T. Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) Williams, David (Swansea, E.)
Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Ponsonby, Arthur Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Groves, T. Potts, John S. Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Grundy, T. W. Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Guest, J. (York, Hemsworth) Riley, Ben Windsor, Walter
Guest, Dr. L. Haden (Southwark, N.) Ritson, J. Wright, W.
Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich)
Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W.R., Elland) TELLERS FOR THE NOES.
Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon Salter, Dr. Alfred Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. B.
Hayday, Arthur Scrymgeour, E. Smith.
Hayes, John Henry Scurr, John

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow.

Committee to sit again To-morrow.