§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister whether he can make a statement with regard to the resumption after the Recess.
§ The Prime MinisterThe Government propose that the House shall reassemble after the Summer Recess on Tuesday, 1st November. It is expected that Parliament will be prorogued during that week and that His Majesty will open the new Session on Tuesday, 8th November.
The Motion for the Summer Adjournment which, as I have already announced, will be moved on Friday, will contain the usual provisions to empower Mr. Speaker, on representations being made by the Government, to call the House together at an earlier date, if such a course should appear necessary in the public interest.
§
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, 224; Noes, 118.
3109| Division No. 329.] | AYES. | [3.47 p.m. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Beechman, N. A. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Bennett, Sir E. N. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Balfour, Capt. H. H. (lsle of Thanet) | Bernays, R. H. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Birchall, Sir J. D. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Barrie, Sir C. C. | Bossom, A. C. |
| Assheton, R. | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Brass, Sir W. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Hambro, A. V. | Owen, Major G. |
| Bull, B. B. | Hannah, I. C. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Patrick, C. M. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Harbord, A. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Butler, R. A. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Petherick, M. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Pilkington, R. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Cary, R. A. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Purbrick, R. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Channon, H. | Holdsworth, H. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Holmes, J. S. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hopkinson, A. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Christie, J. A. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Cobb. Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Rowlands, G. |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Hulbert, N. J. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Hunter, T. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Hurd. Sir P. A. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hutchinson, G. C. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S.G'gs) | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Salt, E. W. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Cox, Trevor | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Sandys, E. D. |
| Cross, R. H. | Keeling, E. H. | Scott, Lord William |
| Crossley, A. C. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Seely, sir H. M. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | shaw, captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | shepperson, Sir E. W |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| De Chair, S. S. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Simmond, O. E. |
| De la Bére, R. | Latham, Sir P. | simon, Rt. Hon. sir J. A. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) | Smith Sir Louis (Hallam) |
| Denville, Alfred | Leech, Sir J. W. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Dorman-Smith, Major Sir R. H. | Lees-Jones, J. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Drewe, C. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Liddall, W. S. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Duggan, H. J. | Lindsay, K. M. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Lipson, D. L. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Eckersley P. T. | Llewellin, Colone1 J. J. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Lloyd, G. W. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Emery, J. F. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C | Loftus, P. C. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Touche, G. C. |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Turton, R. H. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Macquisten, F. A. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Fleming, E. L. | Mander, G. le M. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Foot, D. M. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Markham, S. F. | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Fyfe, D. P. M. | Marsden, Commander A. | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col, Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Wise, A. R. |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Morgan, R. H. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Granville, E. L. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Nall, Sir J. | Mr. Munro and Captain Dugdale. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Bevan, A. | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Buchanan, G. | Day, H. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Burke, W. A. | Dobbie, W. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Charleton. H. C. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Chater, D. | Ede, J. C. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Cluse, W. S. | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) |
| Barr, J. | Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) |
| Batey, J. | Collindridge, F. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Cove, W. G. | Gallacher, W. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Daggar, G. | Gardner, B. W. |
| Benson, G. | Dalton, H. | Garro Jones, G. M. |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Leslie, J. R. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Simpson, F. B. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | McEntee, V. La T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | McGhee, H. G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | MacLaren, A. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Groves, T. E. | Maclean, N. | Smith, T. (Nor nanton) |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Marshall, F. | Serensen, R. W. |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Mathers, G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Messer, F. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Hardie, Agnes | Mentague, F. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Hayday, A. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Haekney, S.) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Thorne, W. |
| Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Nathan, Colonal H. L. | Thurtle, E. |
| Henderson, T.(Tradeston) | Naylor, T. E. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Hopkin, D. | Paling, W. | Viant, S. P. |
| Jagger, J. | Parkinson, J. A. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Pearson, A. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Pethick-Lawrenee, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| John, W. | Poole, C. C. | White, H. Graham |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | priee, M. P. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | pritt, D. N. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Kelly, W. T. | Quibell, D. J. K. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Kirby, B. V. | Ridley, G. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Kirkwood, D. | Riley, B. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Lathan, G. | Ritson, J. | |
| Lawson, J. J. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Adamson. |
Question put, and agreed to.