Mr. J. RAMSAY MacDONALDMay I ask the Prime Minister what will be the Business of the House for next week, and how far he intends to go to-night if he gets the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Eleven o'Clock Rule will only be suspended as a precaution. We wish to get the Speaker out of the Chair, and to get Army Vote A and the Vote on Account.
The, business for next week will be—
Monday: Unemployment Insurance Bill, Report and Third Reading.
Tuesday: Report stage of Middle Eastern Services Supplementary Esti- 1789 mates, and, if time permits, the Industrial Assurance Bill (House of Lords), Second Reading.
Wednesday: Report stage of Air Estimates.
Thursday: Report stages of Navy and Army Estimates.
Lieut.-Colonel A. MURRAYCan the right hon. Gentleman say when the Easter Adjournment will be, and for how long?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI would rather not say now, but it will not be for very long.
§ Mr. LANSBURYWhen will the London Equalisation of Rates Bill be introduced?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt cannot be until after we return from the Easter Recess.
§ Mr. LANSBURYDoes the right hon. Gentleman understand that the borough councils in London are unable to arrange their budgets?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, I am aware of that.
Mr. MacDONALDIs there any hope of getting the Housing Bill before Easter?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am afraid not. It will be introduced immediately on our resumption.
§ Mr. PRINGLEWill it be printed before Easter?
§ Mr. MACLEANIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Rent Restrictions Act falls out in June of this year, and that it will leave little time for debate on the new Bill between the reassembly of the House after Easter and June?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt would have been impossible in any case to take it before Easter.
Mr. T. THOMSONIf we cannot take the Second Reading of the Bill before Easter, cannot the right hon. Gentleman announce the terms to the House, so that local authorities need not be held up for another month before getting their schemes under way?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe hon. Member knows that there has been a change in the head of that Department, and the Minister must have reasonable time to consider the matter.
§ 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, 284; Noes, 165.
1793| Division No. 43.] | AYES. | [4.19 p.m. |
| Ainsworth, Captain Charles | Brown, Major D. c. (Hexham) | Croft, Lieut.-Colonel Henry Page |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton, East) | Brown, Brig. Gen. Clifton (Newbury) | Crook, C. W. (East Ham, North) |
| Allen, Lieut.-Col. Sir William James | Brown, J. W. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Crooke, J. S. (Deritend) |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Bruton, Sir James | Curzon, Captain Viscount |
| Apsley, Lord | Buckingham, Sir H. | Davidson, J.C.C.(Hemel Hempstead) |
| Archer-Shee, Lieut.-Colonel Martin | Buckley, Lieut.-Colonel A. | Davies, Alfred Thomas (Lincoln) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Wilfrid W. | Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Davies, J. C. (Denbigh, Denbigh) |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Com. Frederick W. | Burn, Colonel Sir Charles Rosdew | Davies, Thomas (Cirencester) |
| Baird, Rt. Hon. Sir John Lawrence | Butcher, Sir John George | Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Butler, H. M. (Leeds, North) | Dawson, Sir Philip |
| Balfour. George (Hampstead) | Butt, Sir Alfred | Dixon, C. H. (Rutland) |
| Banbury, Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick, G | Button, H. S. | Doyle, N. Grattan |
| Banner, Sir John S. Harmoud- | Cadogan, Major Edward | Du Pre, Colonel William Baring |
| Barlow, Rt. Hon. Sir Montague | Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Edge, Captain Sir William |
| Barnett, Major Richard W, | Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Edmondson, Major A. J. |
| Sarnston, Major Harry | Chapman, Sir S. | Ednam, viscount |
| Becker, Harry | Churchman, sir Arthur | Elliot, Capt. Walter E. (Lanark) |
| Bell, Lieut.-Col. w. c. H. (Devizes) | Clarry, Reginald George | Ellis, R. G. |
| Bellalrs, Commander Carlyon W. | Clayton, G. C. | England, Lieut.-Colonel A. |
| Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- | Coates, Lt.-Col. Norman | Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith |
| Berry, Sir George | Cobb, Sir Cyril | Erskine, Lord (Weston-super-Mare) |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K. | Erskine Bolsl, Captain C. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Evans, Ernest (Cardigan) |
| Blades, Sir George Rowland | Collox, Major Wm. Phillips | Evans, Capt. H. Arthur (Leicester, E.) |
| Blundell, F. N. | Colvin, Brig.-General Richard Beale | Falle, Major Sir Bertram Godfray |
| Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. | Conway, Sir W. Martin | Fawkes, Major F. H. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major A. | Cope, Major William | Fermor-Hesketh, Major T. |
| Brass, Captain W. | Cory, Sir J. H. (Cardiff, South) | Fisher, Rt. Hon. Herbert A. L. |
| Brassey. Sir Leonard | Courthope, Lieut.-Col. George L. | Flanagan, W. H. |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Cllve | Craig, Capt. C. C. (Antrim, South) | Ford, Patrick Johnston |
| Brittain. Sir Harry | Cralk. Rt. Hon. Sir Henry | Forestier-Walker, L. |
| Foxcroft, Captain Charles Talbot | Lewis, Thomas A. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. Sir S. (Ecclesall) |
| Fraser, Major Sir Keith | Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) | Robertson, J. O. (Islington, W.) |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Lloyd-Greame, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Robinson, Sir T. (Lanes. Stratford) |
| Furness, G. J. | Locker-Lampson. G. (Wood Green) | Rogerson, Capt. I. E. |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | Locker-Lampson, Com, O. (Handsw'th) | Rothschild, Lionel de |
| Gates, Percy | Lorimer, H. D, | Roundell, Colonel R. F. |
| Gaunt, Rear-Admiral Sir Guy R. | Lowe, Sir Francis William | Ruggles-Brise, Major E. |
| Gilbert, James Dariel | Loyd, Arthur Thomas (Abingdon) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Goff, Sir R. Park | Lumley, L. R. | Russell, William (Bolton) |
| Gould, James C. | Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm | Russell-Wells, sir Sydney |
| Gray, Harold (Cambridge) | Macnamara, Rt. Hon. Dr. T. J. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Greene, Lt.Col Sir W. (Hack'y, N.) | McNeill, Ronald (Kent, Canterbury) | Sanders, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert A. |
| Greenwood, William (Stockport) | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James 1. | Sanderson, Sir Frank B. |
| Gretton, Colonel John | Malone. Major P. B. (Tottenham, S.) | Sandon, Lord |
| Guest. Hon. C. H. (Bristol, N.) | Margesson, H. D. R. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Guinness, Lieut-Col. Hon. W. E | Martin, A. E. (Essex, Romford) | Sheffield, Cir Berkeley |
| Guthrie, Thomas Maule | Mason, Lieut-Col. C. K. | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Gwynne, Rupert S. | Mercer, Colonel H. | Shipwright. Captain O. |
| Hacking, Captain Douglas H. | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Hall, Rr-Adml Sir W.(Liv'p'l.W.D'by) | Mitchell, W. F. (Saffron Walden) | Sinclair, Sir A. |
| Halstead, Major O. | Mitchell, Sir VV. Lane (Streatham) | Singleton, J. E. |
| Hamilton, Sir George C. (Altrincham) | Molloy, Major L. G. S. | Skelton, AN. |
| Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Molson, Major John Elsdale | Somerville. A A. (Windsor) |
| Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent) | Moore, Major-General Sir Newton J. | Sparkes, H. W. |
| Harrison, F. C. | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | Spears, Brig-Gen. E. L. |
| Harvey, Major S. E. | Morden, Col. W. Grant | Spender-Clay, Lieut.-Colonel H. H. |
| Hawke, John Anthony | Moreing, Captain Algernon H. | Stanley, Lord |
| Hay, Major T. W. (Norfolk, South) | Morrison, Hugh (Wilts, Salisbury) | Steel, Major S. Strang |
| Henderson, Sir T. (Roxburgh) | Morrison-Bell, Major A. C. (Honiton) | Stewart, Gershom (Wirral) |
| Hennessy, Major J. R. G. | Murchlson, C. K, | Stockton, Sir Edwin Forsyth |
| Herbert, Dennis (Hertford, Watford) | Murray, John {Leeds, West) | Stott, Lt.-Col. W. H. |
| Herbert, S. (Scarborough) | Nail, Major Joseph | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- |
| Hilder, Lieut. Colonel Frank | Newman, Colonel J. R. P. (Finchley) | Siteler, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Hiley, Sir Ernest | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Sykes, Major-Gen. Sir Frederick H. |
| Hogg. Rt. Hon.Sir D.(St. Marylebone) | Newson, Sir Percy Wilson | Terrell, Captain R. (Oxford. Henley) |
| Hohier, Gerald Fitzroy | Nicholson, Brig.-Gen. J. (Westminster) | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Nicholson, William G. (Petersfield) | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, S.) |
| Hood, Sir Joseph | Nield, Sir Herbert | Titchfieid, Marquess of |
| Hopkins, John W. W. | Norton-Griffiths, Lieut.-Col. Sir John | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley) | Oman, Sir Charles William C. | Tubbs, S. W. |
| Houfton, John Plowright | Ormsby-Gore, Hon. William | Turton, Edmund Russborough |
| Howard, Capt. D. (Cumberland, N.) | Paget, T. G. | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Col. C. K. | Parry. Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Henry | Wallace, Captain E. |
| Hudson, Capt. A. | Pease, William Edwin | Ward, Col. L. (Kingston-Upon Hull) |
| Hughes, Collingwood | Penny, Frederick George | Waring, Major Walter |
| Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer | Percy, Lord Eustace [Hastings) | Warner, Sir T. Courtenay T. |
| Hurd, Percy A. | Perkins, Colonel E. K. | Watson, Capt. J. (Stockton-on-Tee.) |
| Hurst, Lt.-Col. Gerald Berkeley | Peto. Basil E. | Watts, Dr. T. (Man., Withinton) |
| Hutchison, G. A. C. (Midlothian, N.) | Philipson, H. H. | Wells, S. R. |
| Hutchison, W. (Kelvingrove) | Pielou, D. P. | Wheler, Col. Granville C. H. |
| Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. | Piiditch, Sir Philip | Whitla, Sir William |
| Jackson, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. F. S. | Pownali, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton | Wise, Frederick |
| James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Preston, Sir W. R. | Wolmer, Viscount |
| Jarrett, G. W. S. | Pretyman, Rt. Hon. Ernest G. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Edward F. L. (Ripon) |
| Jenkins, W. A. (Brecon and Radnor) | Privett, F. J. | Wood, Sir H. K. (Woolwich, West) |
| Jephcott, A. R. | Raeburn. Sir William H. | Woodcock, Colonel H. C, |
| Jodrell, Sir Neville Paul | Raine, W. | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Jones, G. W. H. (Stoke Newington) | Rawilnson, Rt. Hon. John Fredk. Peel | Yate, Colonel Sir Charles Edward |
| Kelley, Major Fred (Rotherham) | Rawson, Lieut.-Com. A. C. | Yerburgh, R. D. T. |
| Kennedy, Captain M. S. Nigel | Reid, Capt. A. S. C. (Warrington) | Young, Rt. Hon. E. H. (Norwich) |
| King, Captain Henry Douglas | Reynolds, W. G. W. | |
| Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Richardson, Sir Alex. (Gravesend) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Lamb, J. Q. | Richardson, Lt.-Col. Sir P. (Chertsey) | Colonel Leslie Wilson and Colonel Gibbs. |
| Lane-Fox, Lieut.-Colonel G. R. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. G. H. (Norwich) | |
| Law, Rt. Hon. A. B. (Glasgow, C.) | Roberts, Samuel (Hereford, Hereford) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. | Brotherton, J. | Davison, J. E. (Smethwick) |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. William | Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Dudgeon, Major C. R. |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Buchanan, G. | Duffy, T. Gavan |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Buckle, J. | Duncan, C. |
| Asquith, Rt. Hon. Herbert Henry | Burnie, Major J. (Bootle) | Dunnico, H. |
| Attlee C. R. | Buxton, Charles (Accrington) | Ede. James Chuter |
| Barker, G.(Monmouth, Abertillery) | Buxton, Noel (Norfolk, North) | Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedweilty) |
| Barns, A. | Cairns, John | Emlyn-Jones, J. E. (Dorset, N.) |
| Batey Joseph | Chappie, W. A. | Falconer, J. |
| Benn Captain Wedgwood (Leith) | Clarke, Sir E. C. | Foot, Isaac |
| Bennett, A.J.(Mansfield) | Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Gosling, Harry |
| Berkeley, caption Reginald | Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) |
| Bonwick, A. | Collins, Pat (Walsall) | Graham, W. (Edinburgh, Central) |
| Bowdler, W. A. | Collison, Levl | Gray, Frank (Oxford) |
| Boverman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Darbishire, C. W. | Greenall, T. |
| Briant, Frank | Davies, Evan (Ebbw vale) | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) |
| Bromfield, William | Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughten) | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | M'Entee, V. L. | Shinweli, Emanuel |
| Groves, T. | McLaren, Andrew | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Hall, G. H. (Merthyr TydviI) | March, S. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Martin, F. (Aberd'n A Kinc'dine, E.) | Simpson, J. Hope |
| Harbord, Arthur | Maxton, James | Smith, T. (Pontetract) |
| Hardie, George D. | Middleton, G. | Snell, Harry |
| Harris, Percy A. | Millar, J. D. | Snowden, Philip |
| Hay, Captain J. P. (Cathcart) | Morel, E. D. | Spencer, George A. (Broxtowe) |
| Hayday, Arthur | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Spencer, H. H. (Bradford, S.) |
| Hayes, John Henry (Edge Hill) | Mosley, Oswald | Stephen, Campbell |
| Henderson, Rt. Hon, A. (N'castle, E.) | Mulr, John W. | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Murnin, H. | Sullivan, J. |
| Herrlotts, J. | Murray, Hon. A. C. (Aberdeen) | Thomson, T. (Middlesbrough, West) |
| Hinds, John | Newbold, J. T. W. | Thorne, w. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Hodge, Rt. Hon. John | Nichol, Robert | Thornton, M. |
| Hodge, Lieut.-Col. J. P. (Preston) | O'Grady, Captain James | Trevelyan, C. P. |
| Hogge, James Myles | Oliver, George Harold | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Hutchison, Sir R. (Kirkcaldy) | Paling, W. | Warne, G. H. |
| Irving, Dan | Parker, H. (Hanley) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| John, William (Rhondda, West) | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. O. (Rhondda) |
| Johnston, Thomas (Stirling) | Pattinson, S. (Horncastlel) | Webb, Sidney |
| Johnstone, Harcourt (Willesden, East) | Phillipps, Vivian | Wedgwood, Colonel Joslah C. |
| Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) | Ponsonby, Arthur | Weir, L. M. |
| Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Potts, John S. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Jones, R. T. (Carnarvon) | Pringle, W. M. R. | Westwood, J. |
| Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Richards, R. | Wheatley, J. |
| Jowett, F. W. (Bradford, East) | Richardson, R. (Houghtonfe-Spring) | White, H. G. (Birkenhead, E.) |
| Jowitt, W. A. (The Hartlepools) | Ritson, J. | Whlteley, W. |
| Kenworthy, Lieut. Commander J. M. | Roberts, C. H. (Derby) | Wignall, James |
| Kirkwnod, D. | Roberts, Frederick O. (W. Bromwich) | Williams. David (Swansea. E.) |
| Lambert, Rt. Hon. George | Robertson, J. (Lanark, Bothwell) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Lansbury, George | Robinson, W. C. (York, Elland) | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Lawson, John James | Rose, Frank H. | Wlntringham, Margaret |
| Leach, W | Saklatvala, S. | Wood, Major M. M. (Aberdeen, C.) |
| Lee, F. | Salter, Dr. A. | Wright, W. |
| Lees-Smith, H. B. (Kelghley) | Scrymgeour, E. | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Linfield, F. C. | Sexton, James | |
| Lowth, T. | Shaw, Hon. Alex. (Kilmarnock) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| MacDonald, J. R. (Aberavon) | Shaw, Thomas (Preston) | Mr Neil Maclean and Mr Lunn. |
Question put, and agreed to.