§
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. Arthur Greenwood.]
§ The House proceeded to a Division.
Mr. De la Bère (Evesham) (seated and covered)On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. Owing to the intervention of senior Members on the Front Bench, my Questions 50 and 51, which were almost on the very brink of being taken, were not able to be taken. May I have your permission to postpone them to an appro-
§ priate date next week in view of their great importance? I could not get round to the Table because I thought that at any moment you would call me; in fact, I think once you did but, in the noise, no one could hear.
§ Mr. SpeakerI quite agree. I think there were some rather exceptional circumstances. I was going to call the hon. Member, and therefore I will allow those Questions to be postponed.
§ The House divided: Ayes, 283; Noes, 129.
245| Division No. 101.] | AYES | [3.31 p.m |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Daggar, G. | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Daines, P. | Herbison, Miss M. |
| Allighan, Garry | Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Hicks, G. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Holman, P |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Davies, Hadyn (St. Pancras, S. W.) | House, G. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Hoy, J |
| Attewell, H. C. | Deer, G. | Hubbard, T. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Delargy, H. J. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Diamond, J. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Awbery, S. S. | Dobbie, W. | Hughes, H. D. (W'Iverh'pton, W.) |
| Ayles, W. H. | Dodds, N. N. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Driberg, T. E. N. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Janner, B |
| Balfour, A. | Dumpleton, C. W. | Jay, D. P. T. |
| Barstow, P. G | Dye, S | Jeger, G (Winchester) |
| Barton, C. | Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) |
| Battley, J. R. | Edelman, M. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Jones, J. H. (Bolton) |
| Belcher, J. W. | Edwarcs, N. (Caerphilly) | Keenan, W. |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J | Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Kendall, W. D. |
| Benson, G. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Kenyon, C |
| Berry, H. | Evans, John (Ogmore) | King, E. M. |
| Beswick, F. | Ewart, R. | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Fairhurst, F. | Kinley, J. |
| Binns, J. | Farthing, W. J | Kirby, B. V. |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | Kirkwood, D |
| Blyton, W. R. | Follick, M. | Lang, G. |
| Boardman, H. | Forman, J. C. | Lee, F. (Hulme) |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | Leslie, J. R. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Lever, N. H. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Gallacher, W. | Levy, B. W. |
| Braddook, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Gibbins, J. | Logan, D. G. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Gibson, C. W | Longden, F. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Gilzean, A. | Lyne, A. W. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | McAdam, W |
| Buchanan, G. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | McGhee, H. G. |
| Burden, T. W | Granville, E. (Eye) | Mack, J. D |
| Byers, Frank | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Callaghan, James | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Carmichael, James | Grenfell, D. R. | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Grey, C. F. | McLeavy, F. |
| Champion, A. J. | Grierson, E. | MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Cobb, F. A. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Gunter, R. J. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) |
| Collick, P. | Guy, W H. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Collindridge, F. | Haire, John E. (Wyeombe) | Marquand, H. A |
| Collins, V. J. | Hale, Leslie | Mathers, G. |
| Colman, Miss G. M | Hall, W. G. | Medland, H. M. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R | Mikardo, Ian. |
| Cook, T. F. | Hardman, D. R. | Montague, F. |
| Cooper, Wing-Cmdr. G. | Hardy, E. A. | Moody, A. S. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Harrison, J. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Corvedale, Viscount | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Haworth, J. | Moyle, A. |
| Crawley, A. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Mulvey, A. |
| Murray, J. D. | Ross, William (Kilmarnoek) | Usborne,-Henry |
| Nally, W. | Royle, C. | Vernon, Maj. W. F |
| Naylor, T. E. | Segal, Dr. S. | Viant, S. P. |
| Neal, H. (Claycross) | Sharp, Granville | Wadsworth, G. |
| Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) | Walkden, E. |
| Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) | Shurmer, P. | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) | Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| Noel-Buxton, Lady | Silverman, S. S (Nelson) | Warbey, W. N. |
| O'Brien, T. | Skeffington, A. M. | Watkins, T. E. |
| Oldfield, W. H. | Skeffington-Lodge, T C. | Watson, W. M. |
| Paget, R. T. | Skinnard, F. W | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Smith, H N. (Nottingham, S.) | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Parker, J. | Smith, S. H, (Hull, S.W.) | Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Parkin, B. T | Snow, Capt. J. W. | White, C. F. (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) | Solley, L. J. | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Pearson, A. | Sorensen, R. W | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Peart, Capt. T. F. | Sparks, J. A. | Wilkes, L. |
| Piratin, P. | Stamford, W. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Popplewell, E. | Stokes, R. R. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Porter, E. (Warrington) | Stubbs, A. E. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Porter, G. (Leeds) | Swingler, S. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Price, M. Philips | Symonds, A. L. | Willis, E. |
| Pritt, D. N. | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Wills, Mrs. E. A |
| Proctor, W. T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wilson, J. H. |
| Pursey, Cmdr. H | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Wise, Major F. |
| Randall, H. E. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Woodburn, A |
| Ranger, J. | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) | Woods, G. S |
| Rankin, J. | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Wyatt, W. |
| Reid, T. (Swindon) | Thomson, Rt Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Yates, V. F. |
| Rhodes, H | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Richards, R | Thurtle, E. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Ridealgh, Mrs. M. | Tiffany, S. | |
| Robens, A | Timmons, J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvenshire) | Titterington, M. F. | Mr. Simmonds and |
| Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) | Tolley, L. | Mr. Hannan |
| Rogers, G. H. R | Turner-Samuels, M. | |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Neven-Spence, Sir B |
| Aitken, Hon. Max | Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) | Nicholson, G. |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Harris, H. Wilson | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Nutting, Anthony |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H |
| Baxter, A. B. | Herbert, Sir A. P. | Osborne, C |
| Beechman N. A | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Peto, Brig. C. H. M |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) | Hollis, M. C. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Boothby, R. | Howard, Hon. A. | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Bossom, A. C | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Prescott, Stanley |
| Bower, N. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Raikes, H. V. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Jarvis, Sir J. | Rayner, Brig. R |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Renton, D. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Jennings, R. | Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Keeling, E. H. | Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Butcher, H. W | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Carson, E. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Challen, C. | Lancaster, Col. C. G | Scott, Lord W. |
| Channon, H. | Langtord-Holt, J. | Shephard, S. (Newark) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W |
| Cole, T. L. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Smithers, Sir W |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Snadden, W. M. |
| Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | Low, Brig. A. R. W | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F C | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Crothwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Strauss, H. G. (English Universities) |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | McCallum, Maj. D. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| De la Bère, R. | Macdonals, Sir P (I of Wight) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Teeling, William | ||
| Dodds-Parker, A. D | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N |
| Drayson, G. B. | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F |
| Duthie, W. S. | MacLeod, J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Walker-Smith, D |
| Erroll, F. J. | Manningham-Buller, R. E | Wheatley, Colonel M. J |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L | Marlowe, A. A. H | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Marples, A. E. | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Fox, Sir G. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | York, C. |
| Gage, C. | Mellor, Sir J. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. | Molson, A. H. E. | |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. G | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Grant, Lady | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | Mr. Studholme and |
| Grimston, R. V. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cireneester) | Major Ramsay. |
Question put, and agreed to.