HC Deb 21 March 1927 vol 204 cc42-4

Motion made, and Question put, That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, the Reports of Civil Services and Revenue Departments Excesses, 1925–26, and Ways and Means [14th March], may be considered this day, and that the Proceedings on Report of Supply of the 14th March may be taken after Eleven of the Clock, and shall 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, 224; Noes, 96.

Division No. 50.] AYES. [3.45 p.m.
Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James Eden, Captain Anthony
Ainsworth, Major Charles Bullock, Captain M. Edmondson, Major A. J.
Albery, Irving James Burgoyne, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Alan Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington)
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) Burman, J. B. Elliot, Major Walter E.
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. Burney, Lieut.-Com. Charles D. Ellis, R. G.
Applin, Colonel R. V. K. Burton, Colonel H. W. Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.)
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Butler, Sir Geoffrey Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith
Astor, Viscountess Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward Fairfax, Captain J. G.
Atholl, Duchess of Campbell, E. T. Falle, Sir Bertram G.
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley Cautley, Sir Henry S. Fanshawe, Commander G. D.
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Fermoy, Lord
Balniel, Lord Chadwick, Sir Robert Burton Fielden, E. B.
Barclay-Harvey, C. M. Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) Foster, Sir Harry S.
Barnett, Major Sir Richard Charteris, Brigadier-General J. Fraser, Captain Ian
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W. Churchman, Sir Arthur C. Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E.
Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. Gadie, Lieut.-Col. Anthony
Bennett, A. J. Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir G. K. Ganzoni, Sir John
Berry, Sir George Cope, Major William Gates, Percy
Betterton, Henry B. Couper, J. B. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John
Blundell, F. N. Craig, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. C. (Antrim) Glyn, Major R. G. C.
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Goff, Sir Park
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vanslttart Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) Gower, Sir Robert
Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. Crookshank,Cpt.H.(Lindsey,Gainsbro) Grace, John
Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive Curzon, Captain Viscount Grant, Sir J. A.
Briscoe, Richard George Dalziel, Sir Davison Grattan-Doyle, Sir N.
Brittain, Sir Harry Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) Greene, W. P. Crawford
Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. Davies, Dr. Vernon Grotrian, H. Brent
Broun-Lindsay, Major H. Dawson, Sir Philip Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E.
Brown, Brig.-Gen.H.C. (Berks,Newb'y) Dean, Arthur Wellesley Hacking, Captain Douglas H.
Buckingham, Sir H. Dixey, A. C. Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich)
Hall, Vice-Admiral Sir R.(Eastbourne) Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm Skelton, A. N.
Hall, Capt. W. D. A. (Brecon & Rad.) McNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald John Smithers, Waldron
Hammersley, S. S. MacRobert, Alexander M. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Maitland, Sir Arthur D. Steel- Stanley, Col. Hon. G. F. (Will'sden, E.)
Harrison, G. J. C. Makins, Brigadier-General E. Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Hawke, John Anthony Malone, Major P. B. Starry-Deans, R.
Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. Margesson, Captain D. Streatfeild, Captain S. R.
Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. Marriott, Sir J. A. R. Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C.
Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. Meyer, Sir Frank Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Herbert, S. (York, N.R.,Scar. & Wh'by) Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser
Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) Sugden, Sir Wilfred
Hogg, Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone) Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Tasker, R. Inigo.
Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. Templeton, W. P.
Holt, Captain H. P. Moore, Sir Newton J. Thom, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton)
Hopkins, J. W. W. Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) Thompson, Luke (Sunderland)
Howard-Bury, Lieut.-Colonel C. K. Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South)
Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney,N.) Nall, Colonel Sir Joseph Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell-
Huntingfield, Lord Nelson, Sir Frank Tinne, J. A.
Hurd, Percy A. Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Hurst, Gerald B. Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Hutchison, G. A. Clark (Midi'n & P'bl's) Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert Turton, Sir Edmund Russborough
Iliffe, Sir Edward M. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William Ward, Lt.-Col. A.L.(Kingston-on-Hull)
Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. Penny, Frederick George Warner, Brigadier-General W. W.
Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) Perkins, Colonel E. K. Warrender, Sir Victor
Jacob, A. F. Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) Waterhouse, Captain Charles
James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert Pownall, Sir Assheton Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle)
Jephcott, A. R. Price, Major C. W. M. Wells, S. R.
Jones, G. W. H. (Stoke Newington) Ramsden, E. Wheler, Major Sir Granville C. H.
Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William Remer, J. R. White, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dalrymple-
Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) Remnant, Sir James Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern)
King, Captain Henry Douglas Rentoul, G. S. Williams, Herbert G. (Reading)
Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. Wilson, M. J. (York, N. R., Richm'd)
Knox, Sir Alfred Rice, Sir Frederick Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield)
Lamb, J. Q. Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y,Ch'ts'y) Winby, Colonel L. P.
Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) Ropner, Major L. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Lister, Cunliffe-, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Ruggles-Brise, Major E. A. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) Wise, Sir Fredric
Loder, J. de V. Salmon, Major I. Wolmer, Viscount
Looker, Herbert William Sandeman, A. Stewart Wood, B. C. (Somerset, Bridgwater)
Lougher, L. Sandon, Lord Wood, Sir Kingsley (Woolwich, W.).
Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vera Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. Woodcock, Colonel H. C.
Lumley, L. R. Savery, S. S. Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L.
Lynn, Sir R. J. Shaw, R. G. (Yorks, W.R., Sowerby)
MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D.Mcl.(Renfrew, W.) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
McLean, Major A. Sheffield, Sir Berkeley Colonel Gibbs and Major Sir Harry
Macmillan, Captain H. Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) Barnston
NOES.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) Grundy, T. W. Paling, W.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) Pethick-Lawrence, F. W.
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Ponsonby, Arthur
Ammon, Charles George Hardie, George D. Potts, John S.
Baker, J, (Wolverhampton, Bilston) Harney, E. A. Rose, Frank H.
Baker, Walter Harris, Percy A. Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) Hayday, Arthur Salter, Dr. Alfred
Barr, J. Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) Scrymgeour, E.
Batey, Joseph Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Scurr, John
Beckett, John (Gateshead) Hore-Belisha, Leslie Slesser, Sir Henry H.
Bondfield, Margaret Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) Smith, H. B. Lees- (Keighley)
Briant, Frank Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) Smith, Rennie (Penistone)
Broad, F. A. John, William (Rhondda, West) Snell, Harry
Bromley, J. Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip
Charleton, H. C. Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) Spoor, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Charles
Cluse, W. S. Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Stamford, T. W.
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Kennedy, T. Stephen, Campbell
Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) Lansbury, George Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby)
Cove, W. G. Lawrence, Susan Thurtle, Ernest
Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) Lee, F. Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
Crawfurd, H. E. Livingstone, A. M. Viant, S. P.
Davies, Evan (Ebbw Vale) Mac Donald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney
Day, Colonel Harry Mackinder, W. Wedgwood. Rt. Hon. Josiah
Dennison, R. Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. Welsh, J. C.
Dunnico, H. March, S. Williams, David (Swansea, East)
Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) Maxton, James Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. Montague, Frederick Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Gardner, J. P. Morris. R. H. Windsor, Walter
Gillett, George M. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Wright, W.
Gosling, Harry Mosley, Oswald Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton)
Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) Naylor, T. E.
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) Owen, Major G. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Groves, T. Palin, John Henry Mr. A. Barnes and Mr. Whiteley.

First Resolution read a Second time.