HC Deb 30 July 1923 vol 167 cc1044-7
Mr. MacDONALD

Before coming to the Division on the Motion on the Paper, may I ask whether the Government intend to confine themselves to the first four Orders on the Paper, as announced last week?

The PRIME MINISTER

Yes.

Mr. MacDONALD

Only the four?

The PRIME MINISTER

Yes.

Mr. PRINGLE

How long does the right hon. Gentleman expect us to sit?

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)."—[The Prime Minister.]

The House divided: Ayes, 214; Noes, 127.

Division No. 339.] AYES. [4.0 p.m.
Agg-Gardner, Sir James Tynte Flanagan, W. H. Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C.
Ainsworth, Captain Charles Ford, Patrick Johnston Morrison, Hugh (Wilts, Salisbury)
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton, East) Foreman, Sir Henry Morrison-Bell, Major Sir A. C. (Honiton)
Alexander, Col. M. (Southwark) Fraser, Major Sir Keith Murchison, C. K.
Amery. Rt. Hon. Leipold C. M. S. Furness, G. J. Newman, Colonel J. R. P. (Finchley)
Apsley, Lord Galbraith, J. F. W. Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter)
Archer-Shee, Lieut.-Col. Sir Martin Ganzoni, Sir John Nicholson, Brig.-Gen. J. (Westminster)
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Wilfrid W. Garland, C. S. Norton-Griffiths, Lieut.-Col. Sir John
Baird, Rt. Hon. Sir John Lawrence Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Hugh
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley Goff, Sir R. Park Ormsby-Gore, Hon. William
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Gray, Harold (Cambridge) Parker, Owen (Kettering)
Banbury, Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick G. Greaves-Lord, Walter Pease, William Edwin
Banks, Mitchell Gretton, Colonel John Pennefather, De Fonblanque
Barlow, Rt. Hon. Sir Montague Guinness, Lieut. Col. Hon. W. E. Penny, Frederick George
Barnett, Major Richard W. Gwynne, Rupert S. Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings)
Barnston, Major Harry Hacking, Captain Douglas H. Perkins, Colonel E. K.
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. Hall, Rr-Adml Sir W. (Liv'p'l, W. D'by) Perring, William George
Bennett, Sir T. J. (Sevenoaks) Halstead, Major D. Peto, Basil E.
Berry, Sir George Hamilton, Sir George C. (Altrincham) Philipson, Mabel
Betterton, Henry B. Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Pielou, D. P.
Birchall, Major J. Dearman Harrison, F. C. Pilditch, Sir Philip
Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. Harvey, Major S. E. Pownall, Lieut.-Color Assheton
Boyd-Carpenter, Major A. Hawke, John Anthony Preston, Sir W. R.
Brass, Captain W. Henn, Sir Sydney H. Pretyman, Rt. Hon. Ernest G.
Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive Hennessy, Major J. R. G. Privett, F. J.
Briggs, Harold Herbert, S. (Scarborough) Raeburn, Sir William H.
Brittain, Sir Harry Hewett, Sir J. P. Rawlinson, Rt. Hon. John Fredk. Peel
Brown, Brig.-Gen. Clifton (Newbury) Hiley, Sir Ernest Rawson, Lieut.-Com. A. C.
Bruford, R. Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. Reid, Capt. A. S. C. (Warrington)
Bruton, Sir James Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) Remer, J. R.
Buckley, Lieut.-Colonel A. Hood, Sir Joseph Remnant, Sir James
Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James Hopkins, John W. W. Rentoul, G. S.
Burn, Colonel Sir Charles Rosdew Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Moseley) Reynolds, W. G. W.
Burney, Com. (Middx., Uxbridge) Houfton, John Plowright Rhodes, Lieut.-Col. J. P.
Butler, H. M. (Leeds, North) Howard, Capt. D. (Cumberland, N.) Richardson, Lt.-Col. Sir P. (Chertsey)
Butt, Sir Alfred Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Col. C. K Robertson-Despencer, Major (Islgtn, W)
Button, H. S. Hudson, Capt. A. Rogerson, Capt. J. E.
Cadogan, Major Edward Hughes, Collingwood Roundell, Colonel R. F.
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) Hurd, Percy A. Ruggles-Brise, Major E.
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Lord R. (Hitchin) Hurst, Gerald B. Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. Russell, William (Bolton)
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. F. S. Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham)
Churchman, Sir Arthur James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert Sanders, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert A.
Clarry, Reginald George Jenkins, W. A. (Brecon and Radnor) Sanderson, Sir Frank B.
Clayton, G. C. Joynson-Hicks, Sir William Sandon, Lord
Cobb, Sir Cyril Kelley, Major Sir Frederick A. Sheffield, Sir Berkeley
Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K. Kennedy, Captain M. S. Nigel Simpson-Hinchliffe, W. A.
Cohen, Major J. Brunel King, Capt. Henry Douglas Singleton, J. E.
Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement Skelton, A. N.
Conway, Sir W. Martin Lamb, J. Q. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Cope, Major William Lane-Fox, Lieut.-Colonel G. R. Somerville, Daniel (Barrow-in-Furness)
Craig, Captain C. C. (Antrim, South) Lever, Sir Arthur L. Spears, Brig.-Gen. E. L.
Craik, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) Spender-Clay, Lieut.-Colonel H. H.
Crook, C. W. (East Ham, North) Lloyd-Greame, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Stanley, Lord
Curzon, Captain Viscount Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) Stewart, Gershom (Wirral)
Davidson, J. C. C. (Hemel Hempstead) Lorden, John William Stott, Lt.-Col. W. H.
Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Lorimer, H. D. Stuart, Lord C. Crichton
Dawson, Sir Philip Lumley, L. R. Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser
Dixon, C. H. (Rutland) Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm Sykes, Major-Gen. Sir Frederick H.
Doyle, N. Grattan McNeill, Ronald (Kent, Canterbury) Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South)
Du Pre, Colonel William Baring Malone, Major P. B. (Tottenham, S.) Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Edmondson, Major A. J. Mason, Lieut.-Col. C. K. Tubbs, S. W.
Elliot, Capt. Walter E. (Lanark) Mercer, Colonel H. Ward, Col. J. (Stoke-upon-Trent)
Erskine, Lord (Weston-super-Mare) Milne, J. S. Wardlaw Warner, Sir T. Courtenay T.
Erskine-Bolst, Captain C. Mitchell, W. F. (Saffron Walden) Watson, Capt. J. (Stockton-on-Tees)
Falle, Major Sir Bertram Godfray Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) White, Lt. Col. G. D. (Southport)
Fawkes, Major F. H. Molloy, Major L. G. S. Wilson, Sir C. H. (Leeds, Central)
Wilson, Col. M. J. (Richmond) Wood, Rt. Hon. Edward F. L. (Ripon) Yerburgh, R. D. T.
Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George Wood, Sir H. K. (Woolwich, West)
Winfrey, Sir Richard Wood, Major Sir S. Hill (High Peak) TELLERS FOR THE AYES:—Commander the Rt. Hon. B. M. Eyres-Monsell and Colonel the Rt. Hon. G. A. Gibbs.
Winterton, Earl Woodcock, Colonel H. C.
Wise, Frederick Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L.
Wolmer, Viscount Yate, Colonel Sir Charles Edward
NOES.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Hillary, A. E. Roberts, C. H. (Derby)
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') Hinds, John Robertson, J. (Lanark, Bothwell)
Attlee, C. R. Hirst, G. H. Rose, Frank H.
Barnes, A. Hodge, Rt. Hon. John Royce, William Stapleton
Barrie, Sir Charles Coupar (Banff) Hogge, James Myles Saklatvala, S.
Batey, Joseph Hutchison, Sir R. (Kirkcaldy) Salter, Dr. A.
Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith) Irving, Dan Scrymgeour, E.
Bennett, A. J. (Mansfield) Johnstone, Harcourt (Willesden, East) Shakespeare, G. H.
Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) Shaw, Hon. Alex. (Kilmarnock)
Berkeley, Captain Reginald Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) Shinwell, Emanuel
Bonwick, A. Jowett, F. W. (Bradford, East) Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John
Broad, F. A. Jowett, W. A. (The Hartlepools) Simpson, J. Hope
Buckle, J. Kenworthy, Lieut.-Commander J. M. Sitch, Charles H.
Burnie, Major J. (Bootle) Lambert, Rt. Hon. George Smith, T. (Pontefract)
Buxton, Charles (Accrington) Lansbury, George Snell, Harry
Buxton, Noel (Norfolk, North) Lawson, John James Spencer, H. H. (Bradford. S.)
Chapple, W. A. Leach, W. Spoor, B. G.
Clarke, Sir E. C. Lee, F. Strauss, Edward Anthony
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Lees-Smith, H. B. (Keighley) Sturrock, J. Long
Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) Linfield, F. C. Thomson, T. (Middlesbrough, West)
Davies, J. C. (Denbigh, Denbigh) MacDonald, J. R. (Aberavon) Thorne. G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.)
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Macdonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Duncan, C. M'Entee, V. L. Thornton, M.
Dunnico, H. McLaren, Andrew Turner, Ben
Ede, James Chuter Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) Wallhead, Richard C.
Edmonds, G. Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda)
Entwistle, Major C. F. Marshall, Sir Arthur H. Webb, Sidney
Evans, Ernest (Cardigan) Martin, F. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, E.) Wedgwood, Colonel Josiah C.
Falconer, J. Middleton, G. Weir, L. M.
Foot, Isaac Morel, E. D. White, Charles F. (Derby. Western)
George, Major G. L. (Pembroke) Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) White, H. G. (Birkenhead. E.)
Gosling, Harry Mosley, Oswald Whiteley, W.
Gray, Frank (Oxford) Murray, Hon. A. C. (Aberdeen) Williams, David (Swansea, E.)
Greenall, T. Murray, R. (Renfrew, Western) Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) O'Grady, Captain James Williams. T. (York, Don Valley)
Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Oliver, George Harold Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) Paling, W. Wintringham, Margaret
Hardie, George D. Parker, H. (Hanley) Wood, Major M. M. (Aberdeen, C.)
Harney, E. A. Phillipps, Vivian Wright, W.
Hay, Captain J. P. (Cathcart) Ponsonby, Arthur Young, Rt. Hon. E. H. (Norwich)
Hayes, John Henry (Edge Hill) Pringle, W. M. R. Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton)
Henderson, Rt. Hon. A.(N'castle, E.) Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—Mr. Lunn and Mr. Morgan Jones.
Henderson, Sir T. (Roxburgh) Riley, Ben

Question, "That the Lords Amendments be now considered," put, and agreed to.