§
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).''—[Mr. Whiteley]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 254; Noes, 131
1117| Division No. 98.] | AYES. | [3.20 p.m. |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | Longden, F. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Ewart, R. | Lyne, A. W. |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Fairhurst, F. | McAdam, W. |
| Austin, H. L. | Farthing, W. J. | McAllister, G. |
| Ayles, W. H. | Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | McEntee, V. La T. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Foot, M. M. | McGhee, H. G. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | McGovern, J. |
| Baird, Capt. J. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Mack, J. D. |
| Balfour, A. | Gallacher, W. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Barstow, P. G. | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Barton, C. | Gibbins, J. | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Beattie, J. (Belfast, W.) | Gilzean, A. | McLeavy, F. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | MacMillan, M. K. |
| Belcher, J. W. | Gooch, E. G. | McNeil, H. |
| Benson, G. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Mainwaring, W. H. |
| Beswick, FIt.-Lieut. F. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. |
| Bevin, Rt. Hon. E. (Wandsworth, C.) | Grierson, E. | Marquand, H. A. |
| Bing, Capt. G. H. C. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Binns, J. | Griffiths, Capt. W. D. (Moss Side) | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Gruffydd, Prof. W. J. | Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R |
| Blyton, W. R. | Gunter, Capt. R. J. | Mitchison, Maj. G. R. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Guy, W. H. | Monslow, W. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Haire, Flt.-Lieut. J. (Wycombe) | Montague, F. |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'p'l, Exch'ge) | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Moody, A. S. |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Morley, R. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Hardy, E. A | Moyle, A. |
| Burden, T. W. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Nally, W. |
| Burke, W. A. | Haworth, J. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Callaghan, James | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Chamberlain, R. A. | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Noel-Baker, Capt F. E. (Brentford) |
| Champion, A. J. | Hobson, C. R. | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Chetwynd, Capt. G. R | House, G. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hoy, J. | Oliver, G. H |
| Cobb, F. A. | Hubbard, T. | Orbach, M. |
| Cocks, F S. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Coldrick, W | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Parker, J. |
| Collick, P. | Hughes, Hector (Abardeen, N.) | Parkin, Flt.-Lieut. B. T. |
| Collins, V. J. | Hughes, Lt. H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Pearson, A. |
| Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Peart, Capt. T. F. |
| Corvedale Viscount | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Perrins, W. |
| Crawley, Flt.-Lieut. A | Janner, B. | Piratin, P. |
| Daggar, G. | Jeger, Capt. G. (Winchester) | Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Popplewell, E. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | John, W. | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Price, M. P |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Keenan, W. | Pursey, Cmdr. H. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Kenyon, C. | Ranger, J. |
| Deer, G. | King, E. M. | Rankin, J. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Kinghorn, Squ.-Ldr. E. | Ridealgh Mrs. M. |
| Diamond, J. | Kinley, J. | Roberts, Sqn.-Ldr. Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Dobbie, W. | Kirby, B. V. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Dodds, N. N | Kirkwood, D. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Douglas, F. C. R. | Lang, G. | Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lavers, S. | Rogers, G. H. R. |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Sargood, R. |
| Dye, S. | Levy, B. W. | Scott-Elliot, W. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) | Segal, Sq.-Ldr. S. |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwelliy) | Lindgren, G. S. | Shackleton, Wing-Cdr. E. A A. |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Logan, D. G. | Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M. |
| Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes) | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Watson, W. M. |
| Shawcross, Sir H. (St. Helens) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Shurmer, P. | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Simmons, C. J. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) | Westwood, Rt. Hon J |
| Skeffington. A. M. | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) | Whiteley, Rt. Hon W. |
| Skeffington-Lodge, T C. | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Skinnard, F. W. | Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Wilkinson, Rt. Hon. Ellen |
| Smith, Ellis (Stoke) | Thorneycroft, H. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) | Thurtle, E. | Williams, D. J (Neath) |
| Smith, T. (Normanton) | Tiftary S. | Williams, J L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Snow, Capt. J. W. | Titterington, M F. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Sparks, J. A. | Tolley, L. | Williams, W. R (Heston) |
| Stamford, W | Tomlinson Rt. Hon. G. | Willis, E. |
| Steele, T. | Turner-Samuels, M. | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Stephen, C. | Usborne, Henry | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E.) | Viant, S. P. | Wyatt, Maj. W. |
| Stokes, R. R | Wadsworth, G. | Yates, V. F. |
| Strachey, J. | Walkden, E. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Strauss, G. R | Walker, G H. | Zilliacus, K. |
| Stross, Dr. B | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | |
| Stubbs, A E. | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Summerskill, Dr. Edith | Warbey, W. N. | Mr. Mathers and |
| Symonds, Maj. A. L. | Watkins, T. E. | Captain Blenkinsop |
| NOES. | ||
| Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Astor, Hon. M. | Hare, Lieut.-Col. Hn. J. H. (W'db'ge) | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Bennett, Sir P. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Birch, Lt.-Col. Nigel | Hollis, Sqn.-Ldr. M. C. | Roberts, H. (Handsworth) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Howard, Hon. A. | Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall) |
| Bower, N. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Jarvis, Sir J. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Jennings, R. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Scott, Lord W. |
| Carson, E | Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Shephard, S. (Newark) |
| Challen Fit.-Lieut. C. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Shepherd, Lieut. W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Channon, H. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Smith, E. P (Ashford) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Langford-Holt, J. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Conant, Maj. R. J E. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Snadden, W. M |
| Cooper-Key. E. M | Lindsay, Lt.-Col. M. (Solihull) | Spearman, A. C. M. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Linstead, H. N. | Spence, Maj. H. R. |
| Crowder, Capt J. F. E. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Cuthbert, W. N | Low, Brig. A. R. W. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| De la Bère, R. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. | Mackeson, Lt.-Col. H. R. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Dower, Lt.-Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Taylor, C S. (Eastbourne) |
| Drayson, Capt. G. B. | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd'ton, S.) |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T (Richmond) | Maclean, Brig. F. H. R (Lancaster) | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F. |
| Duthie, W. S. | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G. C. |
| Eccles, D. M. | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Turton, R. H. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Erroll, Col. F. J. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Mellor, Sir J. | White, Sir D. (Fareham) |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | White, J. B. (Canterbury) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T D | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Gammans, Capt. L D. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Gates, Maj. E . E | Neven-Spence, Major Sir B. | York, C. |
| George, Maj. Rt. Hn. G. Lloyd (P'ke) | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Glossop, C. W. H. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. G. | Osborne, C. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. | Mr. Drewe and |
| Grimston, R. V. | Pickthorn, K. | Commander Agnew. |
Resolution agreed to