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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. H. Morrison.]

The House divided: Ayes, 281; Noes, 124.

Division No. 44.] AYES. [3.37 p.m.
Adams, Richard (Balham) Ewart, R. McGovern, J.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. Farthing, W. J. Mack, J. D.
Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) Fernyhough, E. McKinlay, A. S.
Alpass, J. H. Field, Capt. W. J. Maclean, N. (Govan)
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) McLeavy, F.
Attewell, H. C. Foot, M. M. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Forman, J. C. McNeil, Rt. Hon. H.
Austin, H. Lewis Freeman, Peter (Newport) Macpherson, T. (Romford)
Awbery, S. S. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Mallalieu, J. P. W.
Ayles, W. H. Gallacher, W. Mann, Mrs. J.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)
Bacon, Miss A. George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) Marquand, H. A.
Baird, J. Gibbins, J. Marshall, F. (Brightside)
Balfour, A. Gilzean, A. Mathers, Rt. Hon. George
Barton, C Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Mayhew, C. P.
Battley, J. R. Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Medland, H. M.
Bechervaise, A. E. Grenfell, D. R. Mellish, R. J.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon F. J Grey, C. F. Middleton, Mrs. L.
Benson, G. Grierson, E. Mikardo, Ian.
Berry, H. Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R.
Beswick, F. Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) Mitchison, G. R.
Bing, G. H. C. Gruffydd, Prof. W. J. Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Binns, J. Gunter, R. J Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)
Blenkinsop, A. Guy, W. H. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.)
Blyton, W. R. Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Mort, D. L.
Boardman, H. Hale, Leslie Moyle, A.
Bottomley, A. G. Hall, Rt, Hon. Glenvil Murray, J. D.
Bowen, R. Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Nally, W.
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Hardy, E. A. Naylor, T. E.
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) Harrison, J. Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Hastings, Dr. Somerville Nicholis, H. R. (Stratford)
Bramall, E. A. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford)
Brook, D. (Halifax) Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) O'Brien, T.
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Herbison, Miss M. Oldfield, W. H.
Brown, George (Belper) Hicks, G. Oliver, G. H.
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Holman, P. Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth)
Buchanan, G. Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Carmichael, James Hoy, J. Parker, J.
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Hubbard, T. Parkin, B. T.
Champion, A. J. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)
Chater, D. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) Peart, T. F.
Cluse, W. S. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Perrins, W.
Cobb, F. A. Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Piratin, P.
Cocks, F. S. Hutchinson, H. L, (Rutholme) Poole, Cecil (Lichfield)
Coldrick, W. Hynd, J. B. (Altercliffe) Popplewell, E.
Collick, P. Irvine, A. J. (Liverpool, Edge Hill) Porter, G. (Leeds)
Collins, V. J. Irving, W J. (Tottenham, N.) Price, M. Philips
Colman, Miss G. M. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Proctor, W. T.
Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. Janner, B. Pryde, D. J.
Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) Jay, D. P. T. Pursey, Cmdr. H.
Corlett, Dr. J. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Randall, H. E.
Corvedale, Viscount John, W. Ranger, J.
Crawley, A. Jones, D. T (Hartlepool) Rankin, J.
Daines, P. Jones, P. Asterlay (Hitchin) Rees-Williams, D. R.
Davies, Clement (Montgomery) Keenan, W. Reeves, J.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Kendall, W. D. Reid, T. (Swindon)
Davies, Hadyn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Kenyon, C. Richards, R.
Deer, G. Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
de Freitas, Geoffrey Kinley, J. Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Delargy, H. J. Lang, G. Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Dodds, N. N. Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Driberg, T. E. N. Leonard, W. Rogers, G. H. R.
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Lever, N. H. Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Dumpleton, C. W. Levy, B. W. Royle, C.
Durbin, E. F. M. Lewis, T. (Southampton) Scollan, T.
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Lindgren, G. S. Scott-Elliot, W.
Edelman, M. Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Segal, Dr. S.
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) Lipson, D. L. Sharp, Granville
Edwards, John (Blackburn) Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) Longden, F. Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Lyne, A. W. Skeffington, A. M.
Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) McAdam, W. Skeffington-Lodge, T. C.
Evans, E. (Lowestoft) McAllister, G. Skinnard, F. W.
Evans, John (Ogmore) McEntee, V. La T. Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) McGhee, H. G. Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Snow, J. W. Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Solley, L. J. Tiffany, S. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W
Sorensen, R. W. Timmons, J. Wigg, George
Soskice, Maj. Sir F. Titterington, M. F. Wilkes, L
Sparks, J. A. Tolley, L. Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Stamford, W. Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Stokes, R. R. Turner-Samuels, M. Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Stubbs, A. E. Ungoed-Thomas, L. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Summerskill, Dr. Edith Usborne, Henry Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley)
Swingler, S. Vernon, Maj. W. F. Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Sylvester, G. O. Viant, S. P. Willis, E.
Symonds, A. L. Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) Warbey, W. N Wise, Major F J
Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) Watkins, T. E. Wyatt, W.
Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) Watson, W. M. Yates, V. F.
Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) Wells, W. T. (Walsall) TELLERS FOR THE AYES
Thomas, John R. (Dover) Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. Mr. Simmons and
Thomas, George (Cardiff) Wheatley, J. T. (Edinburgh, E.) Mr. Wilkins.
NOES.
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G Grimston, R. V. Neven-Spence, Sir B
Amory, D. Heathcoat Hannon, Sir P (Moseley) Nicholson, G.
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) Odey, G. W.
Baldwin, A. E. Head, Brig. A. H. Osborne, C.
Barlow, Sir J. Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
Baxter, A. B. Hogg, Hon. Q. Peto Brig. C. H. M.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. Pickthorn, K.
Beechman, N. A. Hurd, A. Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Birch, Nigel Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) Price-White, Lt.-Col. D.
Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O.
Bossom, A. C. Jarvis, Sir J. Raikes, H. V.
Bower, N. Jeffreys, General Sir G. Rayner, Brig. R.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Jennings, R. Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. Keeling, E. H. Ropner, Col. L.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Bullock, Capt. M Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H Scott, Lord W.
Butcher, H. W. Lambert, Hon. G. Shephard, S. (Newark)
Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) Lancaster, Col. C. G. Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W.
Carson, E. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Smithers, Sir W.
Challen, C. Lloyd, Major Guy (Renfrew, E.) Snadden, W. M.
Channon, H. Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Spenoe, H. R.
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. Low, A. R. W. Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.)
Cooper-Key, E. M. McCallum, Maj. D. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Strauss, H. G. (English Universities)
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Teeling, William
Crowder, Capt. John E. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Touche, G. C.
Cuthbert, W. N. Maclay, Hon. J. S. Turton, R. H.
Davidson, Viscountess MacLeod, J. Vane, W. M. F.
Digby, S. W. Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Wakefield, Sir W. W.
Dodds-Parker, A. D Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Drewe, C. Manningham-Buller, R. E. Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) Marples, A. E. Wheatley, Col. M. J. (Dorset, E.)
Eccles, D. M. Marsden, Capt. A. White, J. B. (Canterbury)
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Williams, C. (Torquay)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter Medlicott, F. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Erroll, F. J. Mellor, Sir J. York, C.
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L Molson, A. H. E.
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
George, Maj. Rt. Hn. G. Lloyd (P'ke) Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) Lieut.-Colonel Thorp and
Glyn, Sir R. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Mr. Studholme.
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Mott-Radclyffe, Maj. C. E.