§ Mr. Attlee(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister whether he has any statement to make on Government policy with respect to the international situation?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. I must ask the right hon. Gentleman to be good enough to await the statement which I hope to make at an early date.
§ Mr. AttleeCan the Prime Minister indicate when that date will be, in view of the widespread anxiety in this country and other countries and the wide divergence in the statement of policy made by his colleague?
§ The Prime MinisterI am not aware of any wide divergence such as the right hon. Gentleman suggests, and, in reply to the question of the right hon. Gentleman, the business has not yet been announced for Thursday, and it seems to me that that might be a suitable opportunity.
§ Mr. AttleeWould the Prime Minister prefer to make it on Wednesday if the subject down for that day were altered, seeing that it is desirable to make that statement as soon as possible?
§ The Prime MinisterI think we had better keep to Thursday.
§ Mr. A. HendersonMay I ask the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that the speech of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour has caused such misunderstandings in Europe, he will take steps to have the matter cleared up one way or the other?
§ The Prime MinisterIt does not seem to me to arise out of this matter.
§ Mr. AttleeCan the Prime Minister say how far it is intended to go in the event of the Motion to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime MinisterThe Motion on the Paper relates to the business of the House, and is to enable us to obtain the Report stage of the Air Estimates. The suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule is a precaution, and I do not anticipate that the House will be asked to sit late. If there 847 is time before 11 o'clock, we propose to take the remaining stages of the Rating and Valuation (Postponement of Valuations) Bill, which is the second Order on the Paper to-day.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, the Report of the Air Supplementary Estimate, 1937, may be
§ considered, and Business other than the Business of Supply, may be taken before Eleven of the Clock, and that the Proceedings on the Report of Supply of 15th March may be taken after Eleven of the Clock, and 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, 267; Noes, 96.
849| Division No. 145.] | AYES. | [3.45 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | De Chair, S. S. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | De la Bère, R. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Denville, Alfred | Leech, Sir J. W. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Doland, G. F. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Donner, P. W. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Dower, Major A. V. G. | Lewis, O. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Duggan, H. J. | Liddall, W. S. |
| Anstruther-Gray, [...]W. J. | Duncan, J. A. L. | Lipson, D. L. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Dunglass, Lord | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Assheton, R. | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Ellis, Sir G. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Elmley, Viscount | Loftus, P. C. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Lyons, A. M. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Balniel, Lord | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | M'Connell, Sir J. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Errington, E. | McCorquodale, M. S. |
| Barter, A. Beverley | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | McKie, J. H. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Everard, W. L. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Fleming, E. L. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Magnay, T. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Maitland, A. |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Furness, S. N. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Boulton, W. W. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Marsden, Commander A. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Grant-Ferris, R. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Granville, E. L. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworlh) |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. |
| Bull, B. B. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Moreing, A. C. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Grimston, R. V. | Munro, P. |
| Butler, R. A. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Cary, R. A. | Hambre, A. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Hannah, I. C. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Harris, Sir P. A. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hartington, Marquess of | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Harvey, Sir G. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Channon, H. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Patrick, C. M. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Christie, J. A. | Hepworth, J. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Petherick, M. |
| Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Pilkington, R. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Holmes, J. S. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Hopkinson, A. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hulbert, N. J. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Hunter, T. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (S'k N'w'gt'n) | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Keeling, E. H. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Cross, R. H. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Rothschild, J. A. de | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Rowlands, G. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Russell, Sir Alexander | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Salmon, Sir I. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| Salt, E. W. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Samuel, M. R. A. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) | Wells, S. R. |
| Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Sandys, E. D. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Savery, Sir Servington | Sutcliffe, H. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Scott, Lord William | Tasker, Sir R. I. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Seely, Sir H. M. | Tate, Mavis C. | Wise, A. R. |
| Selley, H. R. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Shakespeare, G. H. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Touche, G. C. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Simmonds, O. E. | Tree, A. R. L. F. | |
| Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. | Captain Hope and Captain |
| Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Wakefield, W. W. | Dugdale. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Paling, W. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Parker, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Pearson, A. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Hayday, A. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Ritson, J. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Shinwell, E. |
| Barr, J. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Silverman, S. S. |
| Batey, J. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Jones, J. J. (Silvertown) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Benson G. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Bevan, A. | Kelly, W. T. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Broad, F. A. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Burke, W. A. | Kirkwood, D. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Chater, D. | Lathan, G. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leach, W. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Leonard, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Cove, W. G. | Logan, D. G. | Thurtle, E. |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Daggar, G. | McEntee, V. La T. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | McGhee, H. G. | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | MacLaren, A. | Walkdon, A. G. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Walker, J. |
| Day, H. | Mathers, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Ede, J. C. | Maxton, J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Messer, F. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Milner, Major J. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Gallacher, W. | Montague, F. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Muff, G. | |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Oliver, G. H. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
Question, "That this House do now adjourn." put, and agreed to.