§ Mr. RAMSAY MacDONALDCan the Prime Minister state what business the Government propose to take next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe business will be:
Monday: Unemployment Insurance sill, Third Reading; Overseas Trade (Guarantees), Committee; Supplementary Estimates in Committee for the Department of Overseas Trade, Colonial 1092 Office and Middle Eastern Services and other Votes. These Votes will be available to-morrow.
Tuesday: Committee stage of the Money Resolutions for Superannuation (Diplomatic Service), and Appellate Jurisdiction (Salaries and Pensions); Second Reading of the West Highlands and Islands (Transport Services) Bill. These will be available to-morrow.
Wednesday: Imperial Telegraphs Bill; Second Reading. This will be available this week-end.
Thursday: Committee stage of Supplementary Estimate for Railway Freight Rebates and other Votes.
The Business for Friday will be announced later. On any day, if there is time, other Orders will be taken.
§ Mr. MacDONALDNot having seen the Imperial Telegraphs Bill and not knowing whether it is a long Bill or a short Bill, may I ask the Prime Minister if he really intends to take it on Wednesday? As the Bill is only going to be circulated to-morrow, or during this weekend, that is giving very little time.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI think the right hon. Gentleman when he sees the Bill will be satisfied that there will be plenty of time to allow of the Second Reading discussion. It is only the Second Reading that we are taking on Wednesday.
§ Mr. MacDONALDWill there be no Money Resolution?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI very much hope not. I am going on the assumption that there will not be, but I may be mistaken there.
The following Notice of Motion stood upon the Order Paper:
That other Government Business have precedence this day of the Business of Supply and that the Proceedings on the Second Reading of the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ Mr. MACLEANIn this Motion there are two questions, and I understand that, if this House desires, it can divide upon the two questions separately. I must, therefore, ask your ruling, Mr. Speaker, 1093 whether a Division can be taken upon each part of the Motion or only upon the Motion as a whole?
§ Mr. SPEAKERVery well, I will put the Question in two parts.
§
Question,
That other Government Business have precedence this day of the Business of Supply,
§ put, and agreed to.
§
Question put,
That the Proceedings on the Second Reading of the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House).
§ The House divided: Ayes, 213; Noes, 131.
1095| Division No. 5.] | AYES. | [4.2 p.m. |
| Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles | Drewe, C. | Malone, Major P. B. |
| Albery, Irving James | Eden, Captain Anthony | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn |
| Alexander, E. E. (Leyton) | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Margesson, Captain D. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Ellis, R. G. | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | England, Colonel A. | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw |
| Astor, Viscountess | Evans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South) | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Everard, W. Lindsay | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Fairfax, Captain J. G. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. |
| Barnett, Major Sir Richard | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Moore, Sir Newton J. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Morden, Colonel Walter Grant |
| Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) | Fermoy, Lord | Moreing, Captain A. H. |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Fielden, E. B. | Murchison, Sir Kenneth |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Foster, Sir Harry S. | Nail, Colonel Sir Joseph |
| Berry, Sir George | Fraser, Captain Ian | Nelson, Sir Frank |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Frece, Sir Walter de | Neville, Sir Reginald J. |
| Birchall, Major J. Dearman | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrst'ld.) |
| Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) | Ganzoni, Sir John | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Gates, Percy | Oakley, [...]. |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Gault, Lieut.-Col. Andrew Hamilton | Oman, Sir Charles William C. |
| Bowyer, Capt. G. E. w. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Brass, Captain W. | Goff, Sir Park | Penny, Frederick George |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Grotrian, H. Brent | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Perring, Sir William George |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Hacking, Douglas H. | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Pilcher, G. |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Hammersley, S. S. | Power, Sir John Gecil |
| Brown, Col. D C. (N'th'l'd, Hexham) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Harrison, G. J. C. | Preston, Sir Walter (Cheltenham) |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Bull, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Burman, J. B. | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Butler, Sir Geoffrey | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stratford) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Salmon, Major I. |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth, S.) | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustave D. |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Hurd, Percy A. | Savery, S. S. |
| Christie, J. A. | Hurst, Gerald B. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | Iveagh, Countess of | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Clayton, G. C. | Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) | Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam) |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. O. | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Smithers, Waldron |
| Cockerill, Brig.-General sir George | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Knox, Sir Alfred | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Lamb, J. Q. | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Couper, J. B. | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Stott, Lieut.-Colonel W. H. |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Loder, J. de V. | Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C. |
| Cowan, Sir Wm. Henry (Islingtn, N.) | Long, Major Eric | Tasker, R. Inigo. |
| Craig, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. C. (Antrim) | Looker, Herbert William | Thom, Lt.-Col. J. G. (Dumbarton) |
| Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Lougher, Lewis | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Vers | Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, South) |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Lumley, L. R. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell- |
| Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick) | MacAndrew Major Charles Glen | Tinne, J. A. |
| Crookshank, Col. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) | MacIntyre, Ian | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Curzon, Captain Viscount | McLean, Major A. | Turton, Sir Edmund Russborough |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Macmillan, Captain H. | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Maitland, Sir Arthur D. Steel- | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kinoston-on-Hull) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Warrender, Sir Victor | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Waterhouse, Captain Charles | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) | Woodcock, Colonel H. C. |
| Watson, Rt. Hon. H. (Carlisle) | Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield) | Wright, Brig.-General W. D. |
| Watts, Sir Thomas | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George | |
| Wayland, Sir William A. | Wolmer, viscount | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| While, Lieut.-Col. Sir G. Dalrymple | Womersley, W. J. | Major Sir George Hennessy and Major Sir William Cope. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Hayday, Arthur | Riley, Ben |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) | Ritson, J. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Hirst, G. H. | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Scurr, John |
| Baker, Walter | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Sexton, James |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) |
| Barnes, A. | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Shinwell, E. |
| Batey, Joseph | John, William (Rhondda, West) | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Beckett, John (Gateshead) | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Sinclair, Major Sir A. (Caithness) |
| Bellamy, A. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smillie, Robert |
| Benn, Wedgwood | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Snell, Harry |
| Bondfield, Margaret | Kelly, W. T. | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Briant, Frank | Kennedy, T. | Stephen, Campbell |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Sullivan, J. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Lansbury, George | Sutton, J. E. |
| Cape, Thomas | Lawrence, Susan | Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Lawson, John James | Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lee, F. | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| Connolly, M. | Lindley, F. W. | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Cowan, D. M. (Scottish Universities) | Livingstone, A. M. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Crawfurd, H. E. | Longbottom, A. W. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Dalton, Hugh | Lowth, T. | Tomlinson, R. p. |
| Davies, Ellis (Denbigh, Denbigh) | Lunn, William | Townend, A. E. |
| Davies, Evan (Ebbw Vale) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Mackinder, W. | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Day, Harry | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Dennison, R. | MacNeill-Weir, L. | Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Fenby, T. D. | March, S. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Gardner, J. P. | Maxton, James | Wiggins. William Martin |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Montague, Frederick | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Gillett, George M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Mosley, Sir Oswald | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Greenall, T. | Murnin, H. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Oliver, George Harold | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Owen, Major G. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Palin, John Henry | Windsor, Walter |
| Grundy, T. W. | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Wright, W. |
| Hall, F. (York., W.R., Normanton) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton) |
| Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Ponsonby, Arthur | |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Potts, John S. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hardie, George D. | Purcell, A. A. | Mr. Hayes and Mr. Whiteley. |
| Harris, Percy A. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) |