§ Mr. RAMSAY MacDONALDMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take on Friday?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe business will be the Second Readings of the following Bills:
and, if time permit, other Orders on the Paper.
- Indian Church [Lords],
- Statute Law Revision [Lords],
- Medical and Dentists Acts Amendment [Lords],
- Report and Third Reading of the Nursing Homes (Registration) Bill,
§ Commander BELLAIRSMay I ask whether, in order to enable Members to make holiday arrangements, the Prime Minister will announce when the House will meet next year?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is Thursday's question.
§
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, 195; Noes, 130.
2317| Division No. 478.] | AYES. | [3.35 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Birchall, Major J. Dearman |
| Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. | Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) | Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Sklpton) |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. | Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Berry, Sir George | Boothby, R. J. G. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Bethel, A. | Bourne, Captain Robert Croft |
| Balniel, Lord | Betterton, Henry B. | Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major Sir A. B. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) | Oakley, T. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Hammersley, S. S. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Harrison, G. J. C. | Penny, Frederick George |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hartington, Marquess of | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) | Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) | Perring, Sir William George |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C.(Berks, Newb'y) | Haslam, Henry C. | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) |
| Buchan, John | Hawke, John Anthony | Philipson, Mabel |
| Burman, J. B. | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Henderson, Lt.-Col. Sir V. L. (Bootle) | Preston, William |
| Campbell, E. T. | Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. | Radford, E. A. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth. S.) | Hilton, Cecil | Ramsden, E. |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Remnant, Sir James |
| Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton | Holt, Capt. H. P. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Christie, J. A. | Horlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N. | Salmon, Major I. |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Clayton, G. C. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Huntingfield, Lord | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Colfox, Major William Phillips | Hurd, Percy A. | Sandon, Lord |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Iliffe, Sir Edward M. | Savery, S. S. |
| Cope, Major William | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl.(Renfrew, W.) |
| Couper, J. B. | Jephcott, A. R. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) | Smith, R. W.(Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) |
| Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) | Kidd, J. (Linlithgow) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H.(Lindsey, Gainsbro) | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Cunliffe, Sir Herbert | Lamb, J. Q. | Sprot, Sir Alexander |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) | Steel, Major Samuel Strang |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Lister, Cunliffe, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Storry-Deans, R. |
| Drewe, C. | Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) | Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W. H. |
| Duckworth, John | Loder, J. de V. | Streatfeild, Captain S. R. |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Looker, Herbert William | Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C. |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Lowe, Sir Francis William | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Ellis, R. G. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere | Templeton, W. P. |
| England, Colonel A. | Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South) |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Lumley, L. R. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- |
| Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South) | McDonnell, Colonel Hon. Angus | Tinne, J. A. |
| Fairfax, Captain J. G. | MacIntyre, I. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | McLean, Major A. | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm | Waddington, R. |
| Fielden, E. B. | Macquisten, F. A. | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Finburgh, S. | Maitland, Sir Arthur D. Steel- | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L.(Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Malone, Major P. B. | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Gates, Percy | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton | Margesson, Captain D | Watts, Dr. T. |
| Gibbs, Col. Rt. Hon. George Abraham | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | White, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dalrymple- |
| Gilmour. Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- | Womersley, W. J. |
| Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) | Wood, B. C. (Somerset, Bridgwater) |
| Goff, Sir Park | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich W.) |
| Grace, John | Moore, Sir Newton J. | Woodcock, Colonel H. C. |
| Grant, Sir J. A. | Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) | |
| Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Murchison, Sir Kenneth | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Grotrian, H. Brent | Nelson, Sir Frank | Major Sir George Hennessy and |
| Captain Viscount Curzon. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Compton, Joseph | Groves, T. |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Connolly, M. | Grundy, T. W. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Cove, W. G. | Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Crawfurd, H. E. | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) |
| Baker, Walter | Dalton, Hugh | Hardie, George D. |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Davies, Ellis (Denbigh, Denbigh) | Harney, E. A. |
| Barnes, A. | Day, Colonel Harry | Harris, Percy A. |
| Barr, J. | Dennison, R. | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon |
| Batey, Joseph | Duncan, C. | Hayday, Arthur |
| Bondfield, Margaret | Dunnico, H. | Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) |
| Bromfield, William | Edge, Sir William | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Hirst, G. H. |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Fenby, T. D. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) |
| Buchanan, G. | Gillett, George M. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) |
| Cape, Thomas | Gosling, Harry | Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Jenkins. W. (Glamorgan, Neath) |
| Clowes, S. | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | John, William (Rhondda, West) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) |
| Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) | Potts, John S. | Townend, A. E. |
| Kennedy, T. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P. |
| Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Ritson, J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Lansbury, George | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Lawrence, Susan | Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W. R., Elland) | Walsh, Rt. Hon. Stephen |
| Lee, F. | Rose, Frank H. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Livingstone, A. M. | Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Lowth, T. | Salter, Dr. Alfred | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney |
| Lunn, William | Scrymgeour, E. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Mackinder, W. | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Welsh, J. C. |
| MacLaren, Andrew | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Wiggins, William Martin |
| Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| March, S. | Snell, Harry | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Montague, Frederick | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Morris, R. H. | Stamford, T. W. | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Stephen, Campbell | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Murnin. H. | Strauss, E. A. | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Owen, Major G. | Sullivan, J. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Palin, John Henry | Sutton, J. E. | Windsor, Walter |
| Paling, W. | Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby) | Wright, W. |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Thurtle, Ernest | |
| Ponsonby, Arthur | Tinker, John Joseph | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Hayes and Mr. Whiteley. |