§ Mr. RAMSAY MacDONALDMay I ask the Prime Minister how far he proposes to go with business to-day?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI hope it will not be necessary to sit very late to-night, as we had quite a late night last night. I propose to ask the House to take the first three Votes of the first Order, that is to say, those for the Ministry of Health, Police, and Office of Works, together with the second and third Orders on the Paper—the Report stages of the two Financial Resolutions; and, as I understand there is a general desire among all parties that the alterations to Standing Orders set out on the Order Paper should be made, I hope it will be possible to take these also.
§
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, 261; Noes, 134.
311| Division No. 41.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton | Fielden, E. B. |
| Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. | Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Forrest, W. |
| Albery, Irving James | Christie, J. A. | Fraser, Captain Ian |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) | Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. |
| Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool, W. Derby) | Cobb, Sir Cyril | Gadie, Lieut.-Col. Anthony |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Ganzoni, Sir John |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K. | Gates, Percy |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Cohen, Major J. Brunei | Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. | Conway, Sir W. Martin | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent, Dover) | Cope, Major William | Glyn, Major R. G. C. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Couper, J. B. | Goff, Sir Park |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Cowan, Sir Wm. Henry (Islington, N.) | Gower, Sir Robert |
| Balniel, Lord | Craig, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. C. (Antrim) | Grace, John |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Craig, Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Grant, J. A. |
| Benn, Sir A. s. (Plymouth, Drake) | Craik, Rt. Hon. Sir Henry | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Greene, W. P. Crawford |
| Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) | Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) | Gretton, Colonel John |
| Blades, Sir George Rowland | Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Grotrian, H. Brent |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Cunliffe, Sir Herbert | Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Bristol, N.) |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Curzon, Captain Viscount | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Dalkeith, Earl of | Gunston, Captain D. W. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major A. | Dalziel, Sir Davison | Hacking, Captain Douglas H. |
| Brass. Captain W. | Davidson, J. (Hertf'd, Hemel Hempst'd) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Davies, Dr. Vernon | Hammersley, S. S. |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Harland, A. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent) |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Dean, Arthur Wellesley | Harrison, G. J. C. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Eden, Captain Anthony | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) | Edwards, John H. (Accrington) | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Elveden, Viscount | Haslam, Henry C. |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Hawke, John Anthony |
| Bullock, Captain M. | Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. |
| Burgoyne, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Alan | Everard, W. Lindsay | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) |
| Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward | Fairfax, Captain J. G. | Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. |
| Campbell, E. T. | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Hennessy, Major J. R. G |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Fanshawe, Commander G. D. | Herbert, Dennis (Hertford, Watford) |
| Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) | Fermoy, Lord | Herbert, S. (York, N.R., Scar. & Wh'by) |
| Hills, Major John Waller | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Hilton, Cecil | Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) | Skelton, A. N. |
| Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Slaney, Major P. Kenyon |
| Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Hohler, Sir Gerald Fitzroy | Moore, Sir Newton J | Smithers, Waldron |
| Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Holt, Capt. H. P. | Moreing, Captain A. H. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Hope, Capt. A. O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.) | Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) | Sprot, Sir Alexander |
| Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Stanley, Col. Hon. G. F. (Wlll'sden, E.) |
| Hopkins, J. W. W. | Murchison, C. K. | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley) | Nall, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Joseph | Steel, Major Samuel Strang |
| Howard, Captain Hon. Donald | Nelson, Sir Frank | Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W. H. |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M.(Hackney, N.) | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Huntingfield, Lord | Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) | Tasker, Major R. Inigo |
| Hurd, Percy A. | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) | Thorn, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) |
| Hurst, Gerald B. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld.) | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) | Nuttall, Ellis | Thomson, F. c (Aberdeen, South) |
| Jacob, A. E. | Oakley, T. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. sir W. Mitchell- |
| James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh | Tinne, J. A. |
| Jephcott, A. R. | Penny, Frederick George | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William | Perkins, Colonel E. K. | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) | Peto. Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) | Waddington, R. |
| Kidd, J. (Linlithgow) | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Kindersley, Major G. M. | Philipson, Mabel | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| King, Captain Henry Douglas | Pilcher, G. | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Knox, Sir Alfred | Preston, William | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Lamb, J. Q. | Raine, W. | Watts, Dr. T. |
| Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Ramsden, E. | Wells, S. R. |
| Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) | Rawson, Sir Alfred Cooper | Wheler, Major Sir Granville C. H. |
| Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) | Rees, Sir Beddoe | White, Lieut.-Colonel G. Dalrymple |
| Locker-Lampson, Com. O.(Handsw'th) | Reid, Capt. A. S. C. (Warrington) | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern) |
| Loder, J. de V. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Looker, Herbert William | Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Lougher, L. | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) | Wilson, Sir C. H. (Leeds, Central) |
| Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere | Ropner, Major L. | Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield) |
| Lumley, L. R. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| MacAndrew, Charles Glen | Rye, F. G. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Salmon, Major I. | Wise, Sir Fredric |
| McLean, Major A. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) | Wolmer, Viscount |
| McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John | Sandeman, A. Stewart | Womersley, W. J. |
| Macquisten, F. A | Sandon, Lord | Wood, B. C. (Somerset, Bridgwater) |
| MacRobert, Alexander M. | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. | Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich, W. |
| Malone, Major P. B. | Savery, S. S. | Wood, Sir S. Hill- (High Peak) |
| Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn | Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W.R., Sowerby) | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Margesson, Captain D. | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mel. (Renfrew. W) | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. McI. (Renfrew, W) | |
| Merriman, F. B. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Meyer, Sir Frank | Shepperson, E. W. | Major Sir Harry Barnston and Colonel Gibbs. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Fenby, T. D. | Kenyon, Barnet |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | George, Rt. Hon. David Lloyd | Kirkwood, D. |
| Baker, Walter | Gillett, George M. | Lawson, John James |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Gosling, Harry | Lee, F. |
| Barnes, A. | Greenall, T. | Livingstone, A. M. |
| Barr, J. | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Lowth, T. |
| Batey, Joseph | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Lunn, William |
| Beckett, John (Gateshead) | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Mac Donald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Groves, T. | Mackinder, W. |
| Briant, Frank | Grundy, T. W. | MacLaren, Andrew |
| Broad, F. A. | Guest, J. (York, Hemsworth) | MacNeill-Weir, L. |
| Bromfield. William | Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | March, S. |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Maxton, James |
| Buchanan, G. | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Montague, Frederick |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Hardie, George D. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon | Naylor, T. E. |
| Clowes, S. | Hayes, John Henry | Oliver, George Harold |
| Cluse, W. S. | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Burnley) | Owen, Major G. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Palin, John Henry |
| Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) | Hirst, G. H. | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. |
| Compton, Joseph | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Ponsonby, Arthur |
| Connolly, M. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Potts, John S. |
| Cove, W. G. | Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Riley, Ben |
| Crawfurd, H. E. | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Rose, Frank H. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter |
| Davies, Ellis (Denbigh, Denbigh) | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Saklatvala, Shapurji |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Day, Colonel Harry | Kelly, W, T. | Scrymgeour, E. |
| Dennison. R. | Kennedy, T. | Sexton, James |
| Dunnico, H. | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) |
| Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby) | Welsh, J. C. |
| Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Thomson, Trevelyan (Middlesbro. W.) | Westwood, J. |
| Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) | Whiteley, W. |
| Sinclair, Major Sir A. (Caithness) | Thurtle, E. | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Slesser, Sir Henry H. | Tinker, John Joseph | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley) | Townend, A, E. | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Snell, Harry | Varley, Frank B. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Viant, S. P. | Windsor, Walter |
| Spencer, G. A. (Broxtowe) | Walsh, Rt. Hon. Stephen | Wright, W. |
| Spoor, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Charles | Warne, G. H. | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Stamford, T. W. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) | |
| Stephen, Campbell | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Sutton, J. E. | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney | Mr. Allen Parkinson and Mr. Charles Edwards. |
| Taylor, R. A. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |