§ Mr. SpeakerI wish to inform the House that I have received an invitation from Lord Justice Lawrence to visit him at Nuremberg in order to attend a session of the trial now being held there. I trust the House will wish me to accept this, as their representative, and will agree to my absence from two Sittings in the near future.
§ BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the proceedings 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, 257; Noes, 97.
839| Division No. 112. | AYES | 3.36 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Edelman, M. | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Adamson, Mrs. J. L. | Edwards, John (Blackburn) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Allon, A. C. (Bosworth) | Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Moyle, A. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Naylor, T. E. |
| Anderson, A (Motherwell) | Evans, S. N. (Wednelbury) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Attewell, H. C. | Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Atflee, Rt. Hon. C. R | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Nichols, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Austin L. | Gaitskell, H. T. N | Noel-Baker, Capt. F E. (Brentford) |
| Awbery, S. S. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S | Noel-Buxton. Lady |
| Ayles, W. H. | Gilztan, A. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Ayrlon Gould, Mrs. B | Goodrich, H. E. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Orbach, M. |
| Baird, Capt. J. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Paling, Will T (Dewsbury) |
| Balfour, A. | Griffiths, D. (Rolher Valley) | Pargitor, G. A. |
| Barstow, P. G | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Parkin, Fit.-Lieut. B. T. |
| Bartlett, V. | Gunter, Capt. R. J. | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Barton, C. | Guy, W. H. | Palon, J. (Norwich) |
| Battley, J R. | Haire, Fit.-Lieut. J. (Wyoombe) | Pearson, A- |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Peart, Capt. T. F |
| Belcher, J. W. | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Perrins, W. |
| Benson, G | Hardy, E. A. | Popplewell, E. |
| Berry, H. | Harris, H. Wilson | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Bing, Capt. G. H. C | Harrison, J. | Proctor, W. T. |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Pursey, Cmdr. H |
| Blenkinsop, Capt. A | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Ranger, J. |
| Boardman, H. | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Rankin, J. |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Hicks, G. | Ress-Willlams, D. R |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Holman, P. | Reeves, J. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneston) | Holmes, H. E. (Harmsworth) | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'p'l, Exoh'ge) | Harabin, T. L. | Rhodes, H. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hoy, J. | Ridealgh, Mrs. M. |
| Brown, T. J. (Inee) | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Roberts, Sqn.-Ldr Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Brown, W. J. (Rugby) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T | Hughes, Lt. H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Rogers, G. H. R. |
| Burden, T. W | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Saiter, Rt. Hon. Sir J A |
| Burke, W A. | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Scollan, T. |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A | Soolt-Elliot, W. |
| Byers, Lt.-Col. F. | Janner, B. | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Callaghan, James | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Shackleton, Wing-Cdr. E. A. A |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Jeger, Dr. S. W (St. Paneras, S.E.) | Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M. |
| Chamberlain, R. A | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Shawoross, C. N. (Widnes) |
| Champion, A. J. | Keenan, W. | Shawoross, Sir H. (St. Helens) |
| Chater, D. | Kenyon, C. | Silverman, J (Erdington) |
| Chetwynd, Capl. G R | King, E. M. | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Clitherow, Dr. R | Kinley, J | Skaffington, A. M. |
| Cluse, W. S | Lang, G. | Skeffington-Lodge, T C |
| Cocks, F. S | Layers, S. | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Coldrick, W | Lee, Miss J. (Cannook) | Smith, Capt. C. (Colshester) |
| Collick, P. | Leslie, J. R. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Collindridge, F. | Levy, B. W | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Collins, V. J. | Lewis, A W. J. (Upton) | Smith, T (Normanton) |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Lindgren, G. S. | Snow, Capt. J. W. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M | Solley, L J. |
| Corbet, Mrs. F. K (Camb'well, N.W.) | Longden, F. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | McAdam, W. | Soskice, Maj. Sir F. |
| Cove, W. G. | McAllister, G | Sparks, J. A. |
| Crawley, Fit -Lieut. A | McEntee, V. La T | Stamford, W. |
| Daggar, G. | Mochas, H. G. | Steels, T. |
| Daines, P. | Mack, J. D. | Stephen, C. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Strauss, G. R. |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.) | Stross, Dr. B. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Maclean, N. (Govan) | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | McLeavy, F. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Macpherson, T. (Romford) | Swingter, Capt. S. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. | Symonds, Maj. A. L. |
| Deer, G | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) |
| Diamond, J. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Dodds, N. N | Marquand, H. A. | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Donovan, T. | Mathers, G. | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) |
| Douglas, F. C. R. | Mayhew, C. P. | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Middlaton, Mrs. L. | Thomson, Rt. Hn. G- R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Mikardo, Ian | Thorneycroft, H. |
| Dumpleton C. W. | Mitchison, Maj. G. R | Thurtle, E. |
| Dye, S. | Montague, F. | Tiffany, S. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C | Morgan, Dr. H. B. | Timmans, J. |
| Titterington, M. F. | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) | Willis, E. |
| Tolley, L. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon W. | Wilmot, Rt. Hon. J |
| Turner-Samuels, M. | Wigg, Col. G E. | Wilson, J. H. |
| Vernon, Maj. W. F. | Wilkes, Maj. L. | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Viant, S. P. | Wilkins, W. A. | Woods, G S. |
| Walkden, E. | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) | Yates, V. F. |
| Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) | |
| Warbey, W. N. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Walls, P. L. (Faversham) | Williams, W. R. (Heston) | Captain Michael Stewart |
| Walls, W T. (Walsall) | Williamson, T. | and Mr. Simmons. |
| NOES. | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P, G. | Harvey, Air-Camdre A. V. | Osborne, C. |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Hogg, Hon. Q. | Pools, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Beechman, N. A. | Hollis, M. C. | Price-White, Lt.-Col. D. |
| Birch, Lt.-Col. Nigel | Howard, Hon. A. | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Boothby, R. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Soutbport) | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Hurd, A | Robertson, Sir D. (Strealham) |
| Bower, N. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | Ropner, Col. L |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J A. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Ross, Sir R. |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Savory, Prof. D. L. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Keeling, E. H. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Buchan-Hepbura, P. G. T. | Langford-Holt, J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Bullook, Capt. M. | Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Carson, E. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Strauss, H. G. (Com. Eng. Univ'sities) |
| Challen, C. | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J |
| Channon, H. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Clarke, Col. R. S | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd'ton, 8.) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (1. of Wight) | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E | McKesson, Lt.-Col. H. R. | Taucho, C. C. |
| Cooper-Key, E. M | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Turton, R. H. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Wakefield, Sir W. W |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold | Walker-Smith, D. |
| De la Bère, R. | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Watt, Sir G. S Harvie |
| Drayson, Capt. G. B. | Marples, A. E. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Marsden, Capt. A. | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Eccles, D. M. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Mellor, Sir J | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Fox, Sqn.-Ldr. Sir G. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Morrison, Rt Hon. W. S. (Cireneesler) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Grimston, R. V. | Nevan-Spenee, Sir B. | Mr. Studholme and |
| Hannon, Sir P. (Mostley) | Nicholson, G. | Mr. Drewe. |
| Hare, Lieut.-Col. Hn. J. H. (W'db'ge) | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. |