§ Mr. CLYNESMay I ask the Prime Minister if he can state the business for next week, and whether he is able to give any indication of the remainder of the business for the later part of the Session?
§ The PRIME MINISTEROn Monday and Tuesday: Rating and Valuation (Apportionment) Bill, Report and Third Reading.
§ Wednesday and Thursday: Racecourse Betting Bill, Report and Third Reading.
§ Friday: Supply, Committee.
§ On any day, if time permits, other Orders will be taken.
§ As to the date of the rising of the House, it is not easy to forecast at the moment. It must depend necessarily on the progress of business. In the speech that I made in connection with the allocation of time, I gave details of the business which we hoped to get. I did not mention in that list the Racecourse Betting Bill, because that Bill, being a private Bill, I had every expectation that it would be passed in Private Members' Time, which was completed last Friday. That expectation was not realised. Apart from that, I do not think there is any change in the list of business to be taken which I gave to the House on the 28th 2467 June. I think there is a possibility that we may get up before the Bank Holiday, in normal circumstances.
§ Mr. CLYNESMay I ask whether the place given in that statement to the Race-course Betting Bill indicates that the Government have accepted responsibility for its future progress; and in that case can the House be enlightened as to the reason?
§ The PRIME MINISTERCertainly. The Government are prepared to take over the Racecourse Betting Bill, and the reasons I think might well be given in the course of the Debate. They have, however, been stated in the discussions on the Bill, and one is that the revenue to be derived will be of very considerable assistance to the Exchequer and might possibly lead to a remodelling of the Betting Duty. In the second place, many on this side of the House, and indeed hon. Members in all parts of the House, consider that it will have a very appreciable effect in helping to cleanse our racecourses.
§ Mr. STEPHENMay I ask the Prime Minister if it means that the Government Whips will be put on hereafter?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI cannot imagine that that would be of any interest to the hon. Member; but they will.
§ Mr. SHINWELLWith regard to the business for the latter part of the Session, may I ask whether it is the right hon. Gentleman's intention to allow an opportunity for a discussion of the Report of the Industrial Transference Board?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIt is a little difficult to deal with individual members of a party, but, without being in any way discourteous to the leaders of the party, I will answer the question. My intention certainly is to have such a discussion.
§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
That the Proceedings on any Private Business set down for consideration at half-past Seven of the Clock this evening, by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, be exempted from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House) and, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 8, may be taken after half-past Nine of the Clock."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 134; Noes, 96.
2469| Division No. 280.] | AYES. | [3.54 p.m. |
| Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T. | Dean, Arthur Wellesley | Jephcott, A. R. |
| Albery, Irving James | Drewe, C. | Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William |
| Allen, Sir J. Sandeman | Edge, Sir William | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Lister, Cunlifie-, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Ellis, R. G. | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston S. M.) | Long, Major Eric |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vere |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South) | MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) |
| Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) | Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | MacIntyre, Ian |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Fermoy, Lord | McLean, Major A. |
| Bennett, A. J. | Fielden, E. B. | Macmillan Captain H. |
| Bethel, A. | Finburgh, S. | Macquisten, F. A. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | Fraser, Captain Ian | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn |
| Bird, E. R. (Yorks, W. R., Skipton) | Frece, Sir Walter de | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. |
| Blundell, F. N. | Fremantle, Lt.-Col. Francis E. | Mason, Colonel Glyn K. |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Ganzoni, Sir John | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Grace, John | Meyer, Sir Frank |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Grant, Sir J. A. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Grotrian, H. Brent | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. R. C. (Ayr) |
| Buchan, John | Hacking, Douglas H. | Morden, Colonel Walter Grant |
| Burman, J. B. | Hanbury, C. | Nelson, Sir Frank |
| Burney, Lieut.-Com. Charles D. | Harland, A. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrst'ld.) |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) | Oman, Sir Charles William C. |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Penny, Frederick George |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxford, Henley) | Radford, E. A. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hills, Major John Waller | Reid, Capt. Cunningham (Warrington) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Hilton, Cecil | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Rice, Sir Frederick |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Hurd, Percy A. | Savery, S. S. |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Hutchison, Sir G. A. Clark | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Iliffe, Sir Edward M. | Skelton, A. N. |
| Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) | Townend, A. E. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Smithers, Waldron | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement | Wolmer, Viscount |
| Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Spender-Clay, Colonel H. | Warrender, Sir victor | Woodcock, Colonel H. C. |
| Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. | Wells, S. R. | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Stanley, Lord (Fylde) | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern) | |
| Sugden, Sir Wilfrid | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Thom, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) | Captain Margesson and Captain Wallace. |
| Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell. | Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield) | |
| Titchfield, Major the Marquees of | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Ritson, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff. Cannock) | Hirst, G. H. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Runciman, Hilda (Cornwall, St. Ives) |
| Ammon, Charles George | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Scurr, John |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Sexton, James |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) |
| Barr, J. | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) | Shiels, Dr. Drummond |
| Batey, Joseph | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Shinwell, E. |
| Briant, Frank | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Keily, W. T. | Smith, Ronnie (Penistone) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kennedy, T. | Snell, Harry |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Kirkwood, D. | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Cape, Thomas | Lawrence, Susan | Stephen, Campbell |
| Cluse, W. S. | Livingstone, A. M. | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Lowth, T. | Sullivan, Joseph |
| Compton, Joseph | Lunn, William | Sutton, J. E. |
| Connolly, M. | Mackinder, W. | Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey) |
| Cove, W. G. | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Dennison, R. | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thamoton) | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Dunnico, H. | March, S. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) | Maxton, James | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Fenby, T. D. | Montague, Frederick | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Gillett, George M. | Morris, R. H. | Whiteley, W. |
| Gosling, Harry | Murnin, H. | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Win. (Edin., Cent.) | Owen, Major G. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Greenall, T. | Palin, John Henry | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Greenwood. A. (Nelson and Colne) | Paling, W. | Windsor, Walter |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Wright, W. |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley | Ponsonby, Arthur | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Groves, T. | Potts, John S. | |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Purcell, A. A. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Harris, Percy A. | Riley, Ben | Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. Hayes |