§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
§ Miss WILKINSONCan we have some explanation from the Financial Secretary as to what is meant by sweets in this case. I know it does not mean sweets of the feminine sort such as chocolates or eatables, but I would like to know if the term includes as sweets such things as unfermented fruit juice and wines.
§ Mr. McNEILLThe word "sweets" has been defined under the Finance Act of 1910, as follows:
| Division No. 222]. | AYES. | [9.12 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Cope, Major William | Harland, A. |
| Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. | Couper, J. B. | Harrison, G. J. C. |
| Albery, Irving James | Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) | Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Harvey. Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) |
| Alexander, Sir Wm. (Glasgow, Cent'l) | Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Haslam, Henry C |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Hawke, John Anthony |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Cunliffe, Sir Herbert | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. |
| Apsley, Lord | Dalkeith, Earl of | Henderson, Lt.-Col. Sir V. L. (Bootle) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Davidson, Major-General Sir J. H. | Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. | Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Henn, Sir Sydney H. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Davies, Dr. Vernon | Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. |
| Atkinson, C. | Dawson, Sir Philip | Hills, Major John Waller |
| Balfour, George (Hampstead) | Dean, Arthur Wellesley | Hilton, Cecil |
| Balniel, Lord | Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. Herbert | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. |
| Burnett, Major Sir Richard | Drewe, C. | Holt, Captain H. P. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Eden, Captain Anthony | Hope, Capt. A O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.) |
| Bennett. A. J. | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) |
| Berry, Sir George | Ellis, R. G. | Hopkins, J. W. W. |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Elveden, Viscount | Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Colonel C. K. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | England, Colonel A. | Hudson, Capt. A. U, M. (Hackney, N.) |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South) | Hume, Sir G. H. |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Everard, W. Lindsay | Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer |
| Bowyer, Capt. G. E. W. | Fairfax, Captain J. G. | Huntingfield, Lord |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) |
| Brass, Captain W. | Fielden, E. B. | Jacob, A. E. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Finburgh, S. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Ford, Sir P. J. | Jephcott, A. R. |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Jones, G W. H. (Stoke Newington) |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Forrest, W. | Kidd, J. (Linlithgow) |
| Buchan, John | Foxcroft, Captain C. T. | Kindersley, Major Guy M. |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Fraser, Captain Ian | King, Commodore Henry Douglas |
| Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Gadie, Lieut.-Col. Anthony | Knox, Sir Alfred |
| Bullock, Captain M. | Ganzonl, Sir John | Lamb, J. Q |
| Burman, J. B. | Gates, Percy | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Gauit, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton | Long, Major Eric |
| Butler, Sir Geoffrey | Gibbs, Col. Rt. Hon. George Abraham | Looker, Herbert William |
| Butt, Sir Alfred | Glimour, Colonel Rt. Hon. Sir John | Lougher, Lewis |
| Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward | Gower, Sir Robert | Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman |
| Campbell, E. T. | Grace, John | Lumley, L. R. |
| Cassels, J. D. | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Lynn, Sir. R. J. |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth.S. ) | Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter | Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) |
| Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton | Greene, W. P. Crawford | McDonnell, Colonel Hon. Angus |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (W'th's'w, E.) | McLean, Major A. |
| Christie, J. A. | Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) | Macmillan, Captain H. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Grotrian, H. Brent | McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Bristol, N.) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. |
| Clayton, G. C. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Malone, Major P. B. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn |
| Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips | Hammersley, S. S. | Margesson, Captain D. |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Hanbury, C. | Mason, Lieut-Col. Glyn K. |
§ "The expression 'sweets' means any liquor which is made from fruit and sugar, or from fruit or sugar mixed with any other material and which has undergone a process of fermentation in the manufacture thereof, and includes British wines, made wines, mead, and metheglin."
§ In case the hon. Member does not understand the last two terms, I may explain that they are ancient drinks made of honey which at one time were very popular in this country.
§ Question put, "That the Clause stand part of the Bill."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 230; Noes, 113.
| Meyer, Sir Frank | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. | Templeton, W. P. |
| Milne, J. S. War Slaw- | Rice, Sir Frederick | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) | Robinson, Sir T. (Lanes., Stratford) | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South) |
| Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) | Hopner, Major L. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- |
| Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) | Tinne, J. A. |
| Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Rye, F. G. | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of) |
| Moreing, Captain A. H. | Salmon, Major I. | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Murchison, Sir Kenneth | Sandeman, N. Stewart | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Nelson, Sir Frank | Sanders, Sir Robert A. | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Neville, Sir Reginald J. | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Newman, Sir R. H, S. D. L. (Exeter) | Savery, S. S. | Wells, S. R. |
| O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh | Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W. R., Sowerby) | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern, |
| Oman, Sir Charles William C. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Pennefather, Sir John | Shepperson, E. W. | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Perkins, Colonel E. K. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Univ., Belfast) | Winterton. Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Perring, Sir William George | Slaney, Major P. Kenyon | Wise, Sir Fredric |
| Plicher, G. | Smith. R. W. (Aberd'n & Klnc'dine, C.) | Withers, John James |
| Pownali, Sir Assheton | Smith-Carington, Neville W. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Price, Major C. W. M. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Wood, B. C. (Somerset, Bridgwater) |
| Radford, E. A. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. | Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich, W.) |
| Raine, Sir Walter | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Rawson, Sir Cooper | Steel, Major Samuel Strang | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Rees, Sir Beddoe | Streatfelid, Captain S. R. | |
| Reid, D. D. (County Down) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Remer, J. R. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser | Major Sir Harry Barnston and Mr. |
| Rentoul, G. S. | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid | Penny. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Riley, Ben |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Ritson, J. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Hayday, Arthur | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Hayes, John Henry | Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W. R., Elland) |
| Baker, Walter | Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) | Rose, Frank H. |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Barnes, A. | Hirst, G. H. | Scurr, John |
| Batey, Joseph | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis |
| Bondfield, Margaret | Hore-Beilsha, Leslie | Shiels, Dr. Drummond |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Briant, Frank | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Smillie, Robert |
| Broad, F. A. | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley) |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Snell, Harry |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Buchanan, G. | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Slivertown) | Stamford, T. W. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Stephen, Campbell |
| Charleton. H. C. | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Stewart, I. (St. Rollox) |
| Clowes, S. | Kelly, W. T. | Sullivan, J. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kennedy, T. | Thorne, W. (West Ham, plaistow) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Kirkwood, D. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Connolly, M. | Lansbury, George | Townend, A. E. |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Lawrence, Susan | Variey, Frank B. |
| Day, Colonel Harry | Lee, F. | Viant, S. P. |
| Dennison, R. | Lindley, F. W. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Dunnico, H. | Lowth, T. | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Lunn, William | Welsh, J. C. |
| Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington) | Mackinder, W. | Wiggins, William Martin |
| Gardner, J. P. | MacLaren, Andrew | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Gibbins, Joseph | March, S. | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Gillett, George M. | Morris, R. H. | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Lianelly) |
| Gosling, Harry | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Mosley, Oswald | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Murnin, H. | Windsor, Walter |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Naylor, T. E. | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Palin, John Henry | |
| Groves, T. | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Grundy, T. W. | Ponsonby, Arthur | Mr. Whileley and Mr. B. Smith. |
| Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Potts, John S. |