§ Motion made, and Question proposed, "That this House do now adjourn."—[Commander Eyres Monsell.]
§ 4.0 p.m.
§ Mr. STEPHENI gave notice at Question time that I would raise the question of the way in which seamen are being treated, but I want to protest now that there is no member of the Government present who can answer me. The way in which the House is being treated by the Government is disgraceful. When we were in Committee a few minutes ago, the Government had not reports available for us regarding Scottish affairs, and now there is no Minister in his place to deal with the question of which I gave notice. It is, therefore, no use for me 192 to continue my speech when I cannot get an adequate reply. I protest most strongly against the discourtesy of the Minister concerned and the Members of the Government.
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe episode which has led to the wasting of hon. Members' time is one for which the Government are directly responsible. It has arisen because of the absence of material upon which Members representing Scottish constituencies can base their case against the Scottish Office. I am placed at a particular disadvantage inasmuch as, after prolonged absence from the House, I come here without the necessary material for Debate, and I find that the Secretary of State for Scotland is not in a position to furnish that material either to myself or to my hon. Friends. In these circumstances, we on this side were entitled to raise a protest in the manner that we did. We complain not alone of the absence of material, but of the procedure for which the Secretary of State for Scotland is responsible. The Government appear to have shirked their responsibility this afternoon by evading the issue in the Division Lobby.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI thought the hon. Member rose to raise some question on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House. It would be out of order for him to proceed with the speech he is now making.
§ Mr. SHINWELLI naturally desire to respond to your ruling, but it did appear to me that the circumstances which gave rise to the extraordinary episode of a few minutes ago were a subject that might properly be raised now.
§ Mr. SPEAKERI understand that the Committee was unanimous in passing the Motion to report Progress.
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe episode is one to which the attention of the House should be directed. We are entitled to complain of the attitude of the Government in the matter. I respond to your ruling, however, and shall say nothing further.
§ Question put, "That this House do now adjourn."
§ The House divided: Ayes, 170; Noes, 102.
195| Division No. 113.] | AYES. | [4.13 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M |
| Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles | Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) |
| Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool, W. Derby) | Grace, John | Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) |
| Allan, Lieut.-Col. Sir William James | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Nelson, Sir Frank |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W | Grotrian, H. Brent | Penny, Frederick George |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Perkins, Colonel E. K. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Hacking, Douglas H. | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. p. H. | Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) | Price, Major C. W. M. |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Hamilton, Sir George | Ralne, Sir Walter |
| Bentinck, Lord Henry Cavendish. | Hammersley, S. S. | Ramsden, E. |
| Bethel, A. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Reid, D. D. (County Down) |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Harrison, G. J. C. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Blades, Sir George Rowland | Hartington, Marquess of | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Ropner, Major L. |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Salmon, Major I. |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. | Sandon, Lord |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Hills, Major John Waller | Savery, S. S. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C.(Berks, Newb'y) | Hilton, Cecil | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl. (Renfrew. W) |
| Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Burman, J. B. | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Skelton, A. N. |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dlne, C.) |
| Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) | Hurd, Percy A. | Sprot, sir Alexander |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Clarry, Reginald George | Jephcott, A. R. | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips | Kindersley, Major Guy M. | Steel, Major Samuel Strang |
| Cooper, A. Duff | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Streatfeild, Captain S. R. |
| Cope, Major William | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Sugden, sir Wilfrid |
| Couper, J. B. | Knox, Sir Alfred | Templeton, W. P. |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Lamb, J. O. | Thorn, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H.(Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Curzon, Captain viscount | Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- |
| Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) | Locker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green) | Tinne, J. A. |
| Davits, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Loder, J. de V. | Turton, Sir Edmund Russborough |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Long, Major Eric | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Dean, Arthur Wellesley | Looker, Herbert William | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Dixey, A. C. | Lougher, Lewis | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Ellis, R. G. | Luce, Maj.-Gen. Sir Richard Harman | Watts, Dr. T. |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Lumley, L. R. | Wayland, Sir William A. |
| Everard, W. Lindsay | Lynn, Sir R. J. | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern) |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Fermoy, Lord | Macintyre, Ian | Wilson, Sir Murrough (Yorks, Richm'd) |
| Fielden, E. B. | Macnaghten, Hon. Sir Malcolm | Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield) |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Macqulsten, F. A. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Fraser, Captain Ian | MacRobert, Alexander M. | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Frece, Sir Walter de | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn | |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Gates, Percy. | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- | Mr. F. C. Thomson and Captain |
| Gauit, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) | Margesson. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Day, Harry | John, William (Rhondda, West) |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwelity) | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Gibbins, Joseph | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Gillett, George M. | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Gosling, Harry | Kelly, W. T. |
| Barr, J. | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Kennedy, T. |
| Briant, Frank | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Coins) | Lansbury, George |
| Broad, F. A. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Lawrence, Susan |
| Bromfieid, William | Griffith, F. Kingsley | Lawson, John James |
| Bromley, J. | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Lee, F. |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Groves, T. | Lindley, F. W. |
| Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Hall, F. (York., W.R., Normanton) | Lowth, T. |
| Cape, Thomas | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Lunn, William |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | MacLarsn, Andrew |
| Compton, Joseph | Hardle, George D. | Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) |
| Connolly, M. | Hayday, Arthur | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. Jamas I. |
| Cove, W. G. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Hollins, A. | Maxton, James |
| Dalton, Hugh | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) | Murnin, H. |
| Palin, John Henry | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Parkinson, John Allan (Wigan) | Stamford, T. W. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Ponsonby, Arthur | Stephen, Campbell | Westwood, J. |
| Potts, John S. | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Ritson, J. | Sutton, I. E. | Whiteley, W |
| Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) | Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey) | Wiggins, William Martin |
| Rote, Frank H. | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) | Williams, C. P. (Denbigh, Wrexham) |
| Batter, Dr. Alfred | Thurtle, Ernest | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Tinker, John Joseph | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Townend, A. E. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Shinwell, E. | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P. | Windsor, Walter |
| Sinclair, Major Sir A. (Caithness) | Varley, Frank B. | Wright, W. |
| Smillie, Robert | Walihead, Richard C. | |
| Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Snail. Harry | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney | Mr. A. Barnes and Mr. T. Henderson. |
§ Adjourned accordingly at Twenty Minutes after Four o'Clock.