§ Mr. GreenwoodMay I, for the convenience of the House, ask the Prime Minister how far it is proposed to proceed to-night in the event of the suspension of the 11 o'Clock Rule?
§ The Prime MinisterWe desire to obtain the Second Reading of the Prevention of Violence (Temporary Provisions) Bill, and the Committee stage of the War Risks Insurance Bill. We hope, also, that there will be time for the consideration of the Building Societies (No. 2) Bill.
§
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, 255; Noes, 112.
1031| Division No. 268.] | AYES. | [3.55 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Ellis, Sir G. | Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Morris, J. P. (Salford, N.) |
| Albert, Sir Irvine | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Alexander, Brig.-Gen. Sir W. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Fildes, Sir H. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Fleming, E. L. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Anderson, Rt. Hon. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Apsley, Lord | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Furness, S. N. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Orr-Ewing, I. L |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Goldie, N. B. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Granville, E. L. | Peake, O. |
| Balniel, Lord | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Petherick, M. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Grimston, R. V. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Pilkington, R. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Hambro, A. V. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Hannah, I. C. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Purbrick, R. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Ramsbotham, Rt. Hon. H. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Brabner, R. A. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Bracken, B. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. (Buckrose) | Hopkinson, A. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Braithwaite, J. Gurney (Holderness) | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Remer, J. R |
| Brass, Sir W. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Ropner, Colonel L |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack, N.) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Hulbert, Squadron-Leader N. J. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Hunloke, H. P. | Salt, E. W. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Hutchinson, G. C. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Jarvis, Sir J. J | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Caine, G. R. Hall- | Keeling, E. H. | Scott, Lord William |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Kellett, Major E, O. | Selley, H. R. |
| Cary, R. A. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Kerr, Sir John Graham (Sco'sh Univ's.) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Smithers, Sir W |
| Channon, H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Somerset, T. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Lennox-Boyd. A. T. L. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Levy, T. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Lipson, D. L. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Little, J. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Lloyd, G. W. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Locker-Lampion, Comdr. 0. S. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Lucas, Major Sir J. M. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton (N'thw'h) |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | M'Connell, Sir J. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | McCorquodale, M. S. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Cross, R. H. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J | Touche, G. C. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Macquisten, F. A. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| De Chair, S. S. | Magnay, T | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| De la Bère, R. | Maitland, Sir Adam | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Turton, R. H. |
| Denville, Alfred | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Doland, G. F. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Donner, P. W. | Markham, S. F. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Dorman-Smith, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. | Marsden, Commander A. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Dower, Lieut.-Col. A. V. G. | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Dower, C. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Dunean, J, A. L. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Dunglass, Lord | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Mitcheson, Sir G. G. | Williams, Sir H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. C. R. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Moreing, A. C. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES:— |
| Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl | York, C. | Captain Waterhouse and Mr. |
| Wood, Hon. C. I. C. | Young, A. S. L, (Partick) | Munro, |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, Sir R. T. D. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Ridley, G. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Ritson, J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Hardie, Agnes | Shinwell, E. |
| Batty, J. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Hayday, A. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Benson, G. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Bevan, A. | Hills, A, (Pontefract) | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K ly) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Hopkin, D. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Buchanan, G. | Horabin, T. L. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Chater, D. | Jagger, J. | Stephen, C. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cocks, F. S | Kirby, B. V. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Lathan, G. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Lawson, J, J. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Leonard, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Dalton, H. | Leslie, J. R. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Logan, D. G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McEntee, V. La T. | Viant, S. P. |
| Day, H. | McGhee, H. G. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Dobbie, W. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Walker, J. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Mainwaring, W. H. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Ede, J. C. | Mathers, G. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Maxton, J. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Masser, F. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Milner, Major J. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Montague, F. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Wilmot, John |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Foot, D. M. | Naylor, T. E. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Gallagher, W. | Oliver, G. H. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Paling, W. | |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Parker, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton. |