§ Motion made, and Question put,
"That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 192; Noes, 87.
849| Division No. 87.] | AYES | [3.29 p.m |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Lipson, D. L. |
| Alter, A. C (Bosworth) | Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McAdam, W. |
| Alpass, J. H | Evans, John (Ogmore) | McGhee, H G |
| Attewell, H. C. | Farthing, W. J | Mack, J. D. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R | Fletcher, E. G. M (Islington, E.) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Ayles, W. H. | Follick, M. | McLeavy, F. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Foot, M M | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Forman, J. C. | Mainwaring, W. H |
| Barstow, P. G | Freeman, J (Watford) | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) |
| Barton, C. | Gaitskell, Rt Hon H T N | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Benson, G. | Gibson, C. W | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H A |
| Berry, H | Glanville, J E. (Console) | Mathers, Rt. Hon. George |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Goodrich, H E. | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Granville, E. (Eye) | Mellish, R. J. |
| Bramall, E A. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Griffiths, D. (Rather Valley) | Monslow, W. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Gunter, R. J. | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Guy. W H. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham. E.) |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Hale, Leslie | Moyle, A. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W T. | Hamilton, Lieut-Col R | Murray, J. D. |
| Burden, T W. | Hardman, D. R. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Harris, H. Wilson (Cambridge Univ.) | Noel-Baker, RI. Hon. P. J. (Derby) |
| Byers, Frank | Harrison, J. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Callaghan, James | Herbison, Miss M. | Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hewitson, Capt. M | Parker, J |
| Chamberlain, R. A. | Hicks, G. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Clause, W. S. | Holman, P | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Collins, V. J. | Houghton, A L N. D. | Pearson, A. |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Peart, T. F. |
| Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N W) | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Piratin, P. |
| Crawley, A. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Dagger, G. | Hynd, J B. (Attecliffe) | Popplewell, E. |
| Daines, P. | Irving, W J (Tottenham, N.) | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Janner, B. | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Jay, D. P. T. | Pryde, D. J. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Jager, G. (Winchester) | Pursey, Comdr. H. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Jenkins, R. H. | Randall, H. E. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Reeves, J. |
| Deer, G. | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| da Freitas, Geoffrey | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Rhodes, H. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Kinley, J. | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lang, G. | Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Lavers, S. | Robinson, K. (St. Pancras) |
| Dumpleton, C. W. | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) | Royle, C. |
| Edelman, M. | Lever, N. H. | Scollan, T. |
| Segal, Dr. S | Swingler, S. | Wheatley, Rt. Hn. John (Edinb'gh, E) |
| Shackleton, E. A. A. | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Sharp, Granville | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Shurmer, P. | Thurtle, Ernest | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Timmons, J. | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Simmons, C. J. | Tolley, L. | Williams, Ronald (Wigan) |
| Skeffington, A. M. | Tomlinson, Rt. Hen. G. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Smith, C. (Colchester) | Vernon, Maj. W. F. | Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) | Viant, S. P. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Solley, L. J. | Wadsworth, G. | Willis, E. |
| Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Sparks, J. A. | Watkins, T. E. | Yates, V. F. |
| Stamford, W. | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | |
| Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. (Lambeth) | Weitzman, D. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Summerskill, Rt. Hon. Edith | Walls, P. L. (Faversham) | Mr. Hannan and Mr. Bowden. |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Harvey, Air-Comdre, A. V. | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Head, Brig. A. H. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Birch, Nigel | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Hulbert, Whig-Cdr. N. J. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Bower, N. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Savory, Prof. D. L. |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Keeling, E. H. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Langford-Holt, J. | Spearman, A. C. M. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Clarke, Col. R. S. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Teeling, William |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth) |
| De Ia Bère, R. | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Touche, G. C. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | McKie, J. H. (Gaffbway) | Turton, R. H. |
| Dower, Cor A. V. G. (Penrith) | MacLeod, J. | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Drewe, C. | Maitland, Comdr, J. W. | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Marlowe, A. A H. | Watt, Sir G. S. Harvie |
| Eccles, D. M. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Erroll, F. J. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Medlicott, Brigadier F. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale.) | Mellor, Sir J. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Gammans, L. D. | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | |
| George, Maj. Rt. Hn. C. Lloyd (P'ke) | Nicholson, G. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Niel, B. (Chester) | Major Conant and Colonel Wheatley. |