HC Deb 26 July 1927 vol 209 cc1181-3

"That a sum, not exceeding £37, 340, 354, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in coarse of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1928,

Division No. 291.] AYES. [10.51 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut. -Colonel Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtimth, S.) Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South)
Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. Cazalet, Captain victor A. Everard, W. Lindsay
Ainsworth, Major Charles Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) Fairfax, Captain J. G.
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton Falle, Sir Bertram G.
Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool, W. Derby) Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) Fanshawe, Captain G. D.
Allan, Lieut.-Col. Sir William James Chapman, Sir S. Fenby, T. D,
Applin, Colonel R. V. K. charteris, Brigadier-General J. Fermoy, Lord
Apsley, Lord Chilcott, Sir Warden Fielden, E. B.
Ashley, Lt. -Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Christie, J. A. Finburgh, S.
Astbury, Lieut-Commander F. W. Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Forestier-Walker, Sir L.
Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent, Dover) Churchman, Sir Arthur C. Forrest, W.
Astor, Viscountess Clarry, Reginald George Foster, Sir Harry S.
Atholl, Duchess of Clayton, G. C. Foxcroft, Captain C. T.
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Cobb, Sir Cyril Fraser, Captain Ian
Balniel, Lord Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. Fremantle, Lieut. -Colonel Francis E.
Banks, Reginald Mitchell Cockerill, Brig. -General Sir George Gadie, Lieut. -Col. Anthony
Barclay-Harvey, C. M. Cohen, Major J. Brunel Galbraith, J. F. W.
Barnett, Major Sir Richard Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) Ganzoni, Sir John
Barnston, Major Sir Harry Colman, N. C. D. Gates, Percy
Beckett, sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) Conway, sir W. Martin Gauit, Lieut. -Col. Andrew Hamilton
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. Cooper, A. Duff Gilmour, Lt. -Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John
Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) Cope, Major William Glyn, Major R. G. C.
Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish- Couper, J. B. Goff, Sir Park
Berry, Sir George Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. Gower, Sir Robert
Bethel, A. Cowan, Sir Wm Henry (Islington, N.) Grace, John
Betterton, Henry B. Craig, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. C. (Antrim) Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.)
Birchall, Major J. Dearman Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) Grattan-Doyle, Sir N.
Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) Crawfurd, H. E. Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter
Blades, Sir George Rowland Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Greene, W. P. Crawford
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (W'th's'w, E)
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London)
Braithwaite, Major A. N. Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John
Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive Curzon, Captain Viscount Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Bristol, N.)
Briscoe, Richard George Daikeith, Earl of Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E.
Brittain, Sir Harry Davidson, Major-General Sir J. H. Gunston, Captain D. W.
Brocklebank, C. E. R. Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) Hacking, Captain Douglas H.
Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'I'd., Hexham) Davies, Dr. Vernon Hall, Lieut. -Col. Sir F. (Dulwich)
Brown. Brig. -Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.)
Buckingham, Sir H. Dewson, Sir Philip Hammersley, S. S.
Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James Dean, Arthur Wellesley Hanbury, C.
Bullock, Captain M. Dixey, A. C. Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry
Burman, J. B. Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. Herbert Harland, A.
Burton, Colonel H. W. Drewe, C. Harmsworth, Hon. E. C. (Kent)
Butler, Sir Geoffrey Duckworth, John Harrison, G. J. C.
Butt, Sir Alfred Edge, Sir William Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington)
Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward Edmondson, Major A. J. Haslam, Henry C.
Calne, Gordon Hall Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington) Headlam, Lieut. -Colonel C. M.
Campbell, E. T. Ellis, R. G. Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley)
Carver, Major W. H. Elveden, Viscount Henderson, Lt. -Col. Sir V. L. (Bootle)
Cassels, J. D. England, Colonel A. Heneage, Lieut. -Colonel Arthur P.
Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s-M.) Henn, Sir Sydney H.

for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class V of the Estimates for Civil Services, namely:

£
1. Board of Control 358, 532
3. Ministry of Health 12, 943, 593
4. National Insurance, Audit Department 111, 090
5. Registrar-General's Office 58, 033
9. Friendly Societies Registry 29, 855
10. Old Age Pensions 20, 780, 000
11. Widows', Orphans', and Old Age Contributory Pensions 3, 000, 000
Scotland.
12. General Board of Control 48, 852
13. Registrar-General's Office 10, 399
£37, 340, 354. "

Question put.

The Committee divided: Ayes, 343; Noes, 138.

Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. Merriman, F. B. Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Univ., Belfst)
Herbert, Dennis (Hertford, Watford) Meyer, Sir Frank Skelton, A. N.
Hills, Major John Waller Mitchell W. Foot (Saffron Walden) Slaney, Major P. Kenyon
Hilton, Cecil Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.)
Hoare, Lt. -Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S J. G. Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. Smith-Carington, Neville W.
Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) Moore, Lieut. -Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Smithers, Waldron
Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard Moore, Sir Newton J. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) Moore-Brabazon, Lieut. -Col. J. T. C. Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Hopkins, J. W. W. Morden, Col. W. Grant Stanley, Lieut. -Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F.
Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) Moreing, Captain A. H. Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Hore-Belisha, Leslie Morris, R. H. Stanley, Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland)
Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) Steel, Major Samuel Strang
Howard-Bury, Lieut. -Colonel C. K. Murchison, Sir Kenneth Storry-Deans, R.
Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) Nall, Colonel Sir Joseph Strauss, E. A.
Hudson, R. S. (Cumberland, Whiteh'n) Nelson, Sir Frank Streatfeild, Captain S. R.
Hume, Sir G. H. Neville, Sir Reginald J. Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C.
Hume-Williams, Sir W. Ellis Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Huntingfield, Lord Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser
Hurd, Percy A. Nicholson, O. (Westminster) Sugden, Sir Wilfrid
Hurst, Gerald B. Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Sykes, Major-Gen. Sir Frederick H.
Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) Nuttall, Ellis Tasker, R. Inigo.
Illffe, Sir Edward M. Oakley, T. Templeton, W. P.
Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. O'Neill. Major Rt. Hon. H, Thom, Lt. -Col. J. G. (Dumbarton)
Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'f) Oman, Sir Charles William C. Thompson. Luke (Sunderland)
Jephcott, A. R. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell-
Jones, G. W. H. (Stoke Newington) Pennefather, Sir John Tinne, J. A.
Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) Penny, Frederick George Tltchfield, Major the Marquess of
Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Kidd, J. (Linlithgow) Perkins, Colonel E. K. Turton, Sir Edmund Russborough
Kindersley, Major Guy M. Perring, Sir William George Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P.
Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) Waddington, R.
Knox, Sir Alfred Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) Wallace, Captain D. E.
Lamb, J. Q. Philipson, Mabel Ward, Lt. -Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull)
Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. Pilcher, G. Warner, Brigadier-General W. W.
Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) Pilditch, Sir Philip Watson, Sir F. (Pudsey and Otley)
Lister, Cunliffe, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Pownall, Sir Assheton Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle)
Little, Dr. E. Graham Preston, William Watts, Dr. T.
Livingstone, A. M. Price, Major C. W. M. Wells, S. R.
Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) Radford, E. A. Wheler, Major Sir Granville C. H.
Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) Raine, Sir Walter White, Lieut. -Col. Sir G. Dairymple
Loder, J. de V. Ramsden, E. Wiggins, William Martin
Long, Major Eric Rawson, Sir Cooper Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern)
Looker, Herbert William Rees, Sir Beddoe Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay)
Lougher, Lewis Reid, D. D. (County Down) Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham)
Lowe, Sir Francis William Remer, J. R. Williams. Herbert G. (Reading)
Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere Remnant, Sir James Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield)
Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman Rentoul, G. S. Winby, Colonel L. P.
Lumley, L. R. Rice, Sir Frederick Windsor-Clive. Lieut, -Colonel George
MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Macdonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint) Wise, Sir Fredric
Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) Withers, John James
Macintyre, Ian Ropner, Major L. Wolmer, Viscount
McLean, Major A. Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) Womersley, W. J.
Macmillan, Captain H. Rye, F. G. Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'dge & Hyde)
Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm Salmon, Major I. Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich W.)
McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) Wood, Sir S. Hill-(High Peak)
Macquisten, F. A. Sandeman, N. Stewart Woodcock. Colonel H. C.
MacRobert Alexander M. Sanders, Sir Robert A. Wragg, Herbert
Maitland, Sir Arthur D. steel- Sanderson, Sir Frank Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T.
Makins, Brigadier-General E. Sandon, Lord Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton (Norwich)
Malone, Major P. B. Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D.
Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W. R., Sowerby) TELLERS FOR THE AYES. —
Margesson, Captain D. Sheffield, Sir Berkeley Mr. F. C. Thomson and Captain
Marriott, Sir J. A. R. Shepperson, E. W. Bowyer.
Mason, Lieut-Col. Glyn K. Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down)
NOES.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) Buchanan, G. Dunnico, H.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty)
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') Charleton, H. C. Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.)
Ammon, Charles George Clowes, S. Gardner, J. p.
Attlee, Clement Richard Cluse, W. S. Garro-Jones. Captain G. M.
Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bliston) Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Gibbins, Joseph
Baker, Walter Compton, Joseph Gillett, George M.
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) Connolly, M. Gosling, Harry
Barnes A. Cove, W. G. Graham, Ht. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.)
Batey, Joseph Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) Greenall. T.
Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. Daiton, Hugh Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne)
Broad, F. A. Davies, Evan (Ebbw Vale) Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan)
Bromfield, William Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool)
Bromley, J. Day Colonel Harry Groves, T.
Brown, Ernest (Leith) Dennison, R. Grundy. T. W.
Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) Duncan, C. Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton)
Hardle, George D. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Stewart, J. (St. Rollox)
Harney, E. A. Mosley, Oswald Sutton, J. E.
Harris, Percy A. Murnin, H. Taylor, R. A.
Hayday, Arthur Naylor, T. E. Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby)
Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Burnley) Oliver, George Harold Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.)
Henderson, T. (Glasgow) Palin, John Henry Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Hirst, G. H. Paling, W. Thurtle, Ernest
Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) Tinker, John Joseph
Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. Townend, A. E.
Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) Ponsonby, Arthur Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
John, William (Rhondda, West) Potts, John S. Viant, S. P
Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) Wallhead, Richard C.
Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) Riley, Ben Walsh, Rt. Hon. Stephen
Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Ritson, J. Watson, W. M. (Dunfermilne)
Kelly, W. T. Rose, Frank H. Watts-Morgan, Lt. -Col. D. (Rhondda)
Kennedy, T. Salter, Dr. Alfred Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney
Kenworthy, Lt. -Com. Hon. Joseph M. Scrymgeour, E. Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah
Kirkwood, D. Scurr, John Wellock, Wilfred
Lansbury, George Sexton, James Westwood, J.
Lawrence, Susan Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) Whiteley, W.
Lawson, John James Shepherd, Arthur Lewis Wilkinson, Ellen C.
Lee, F. Shiels, Dr. Drummond Williams, David (Swansea, East)
Lindley, F. W. Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) Williams, Dr. J. H. (Lianelly)
Lowth, T. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Lunn, William Sltch, Charles H. Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Mackinder, W. Smillie, Robert Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley) Windsor, Walter
March, S. Smith, Rennie (Penistone) Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton)
Maxton, James Snell, Harry
Mitchell, E. Rosslyn (Paisley) Stamford, T. W. TELLERS FOR THE NOES. —
Montague, Frederick Stephen, Campbell Mr. Hayes and Mr. B. Smith.
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