§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister how far it is proposed to go in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)We shall first debate the Motion with regard to Privileges which stands on the Paper in the name of the right hon. Gentleman the Leader of the Opposition.
So far as Government Business is concerned, we desire, if possible, to obtain the Business up to and including the tenth Order and the Money Resolution relating thereto. We propose to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule for this purpose but I hope that it will not be necessary to sit unduly late.
A number of the Bills which we desire to take to-day have already been considered on their earlier stages and I do not think, therefore, that the programme is as formidable as it may look. The House will appreciate that there is still a fair amount of Business to be disposed of before the Adjournment for the Summer Recess.
§ Mr. H. G. WilliamsCan the Prime Minister give any indication whether the consideration of Lords Amendments to the Hire Purchase Bill is likely to be taken to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterThat is not on the list for to-night.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 277; Noes, 126.
1999| Division No. 308.] | AYES. | [8.52 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Elmley, Viscount | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Emery, J. F. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Peat, C. U. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Petherick, M. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Findlay, Sir E. | Porritt, R. W. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Fleming, E. L. | Radford, E. A. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Furness, S. N. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Gluckstoin, L. H. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Gower, sir R. V. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Hambro, A. V. | Remer, J. R. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Harbord, A. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Haslam, Henry (Hornoastle) | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Blair, Sir R. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Rowlands, G. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Hepworth, J. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Brass, Sir W. | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G, | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Salt, E. W. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Higgs, W. F. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Holmes, J. S. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Selley, H. R. |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Hopkinson, A. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Bull, B. B. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Haek., N.) | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Cary, R. A. | Hulbert, N. J. | Smith, Sir Louis (Hallam) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Hunloke, H. P. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Channon, H. | Hunter, T. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (S'k N'w'gt'n) | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Christie, J. A. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Spens, W. P. |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Storey, S. |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Kimball, L. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Leech, Sir J. W. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Lees-Jones, J. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Liddall, W. S. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | M'Connell, Sir J. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Davies, C. (Montgomery) | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Maitland, A. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Denville, Alfred | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Dodd, J. S. | Markham, S. F. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Doland, G. F. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Dorman-Smith, Major Sir R. H. | Mayhow, Lt.-Col. J. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Drewe, C. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Morgan, R. H. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Eastwood, J. F. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Eckersley P. T. | Munro, P. | |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Nall, Sir J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Mr. Grimston and Major |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Harvie Watt. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, R. T. D, (Barnstaple) | Beechman, N. A. | Chater, D. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Bellenger, F. J. | Cluse, W. S. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Cooks, F. S. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Bromfield, W. | Cove, W. G. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Buchanan, G. | Daggar, G. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Burke, W. A. | Dalton, H. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Butcher, H. W. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Cartland, J. R. H. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) |
| Barr, J. | Cassells, T. | Day, H. |
| Batey, J. | Charleton, H. C. | Dobbie, W. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Kirkwood, D. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Ede, J. C. | Lathan, G. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens,) |
| Edwards, Sir C (Bedwellty) | Lawson, J. J. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Leach, W. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Leonard, W. | Scott, Lord William |
| Foot, D. M. | Leslie, J. R. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Gallacher, W. | Lipson, D. L. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Logan, D. G. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Lunn, W. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Granville, E. L. | Macdonald, G. (lnce) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | McEnte, V. La T. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | MoGhee, H. G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | MacLaren, A. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Mander, G. le M. | Stephen, C. |
| Groves, T. E. | Marshall, F. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Mathers, G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Maxton, J. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Hardie, Agnes | Messer, F. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Montague, F. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Thurtle, E. |
| Hayday, A. | Muff, G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Oliver, G. H. | Viant, S. P. |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Owen, Major G. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Paling, W. | Walker, J. |
| Holdsworth, H. | Parkinson, J. A. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Hopkin, D. | Pearson, A. | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Jagger, J. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| John, W. | Poole, C. C. | Westwood, J. |
| Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Price, M. P. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Pritt, D. N. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Quibell, D. J. K. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Jones, J. J. (Silvertown) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Jones, Morgan (Caorphilly) | Ridley, G. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Kelly, W. T. | Riley, B. | |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Ritson, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES— |
| Kirby, B. V. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Adamson, |
Question put, and agreed to.