§ Mr. SNOWDENCan the Chancellor of the Exchequer state the programme of business for next week?
§ Mr. CHURCHILLYes, Sir.
Monday: Finance Bill; Committee.
Tuesday: Supply Committee, 8th Allotted Day, Colonial Office Vote.
Wednesday: Supply, Committee. The Ministry of Health Vote will be taken, constituting the 9th Allotted Day.
Thursday: Supply, Committee, 10th Allotted Day. The subject for discussion has not yet been settled between the different parties.
Friday: The Third Reading of the Finance Bill will be taken.
§ On any day progress will be made, as far as possible, with outstanding Orders.
§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
That the Proceedings on the Finance Bill have precedence this day of the Business of Supply, and 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."—[Mr. Churchill.]
§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe first part of this Motion gives the Finance Bill precedence to-day over business of Supply, which is the ordinary practice. The second part is proposed at the request of the Chairman of Ways and Means, and has reference to Private Business and not to Government business. As far as Private Business is concerned, this Motion, in the first place suspends the Eleven o'Clock Rule for the Private Bills which are set down for consideration at half-past seven o'clock to-night, these being the London County Council (General Powers) Bill; the Galloway Water Power Bill, and the County of Cornwall Bill, Second Readings. In the second place, it allows opposed Private Business, other than that under consideration at half-past nine o'clock, to be taken after that hour. Similar Motions have been moved on many previous occasions in recent Sessions at the request of the Chairman of Ways and Means, and this forms an integral part of the measures taken for the general convenience in connection with the winding-up of the business of the Session.
§ Mr. HARDIEI wish to ask a question which relates particularly to the Galloway Bill. Should the first Private Bill take all the time up to eleven o'clock, what will happen in regard to the second Bill?
§ Mr. SPEAKERAccording to the Motion on the Paper the Eleven o'Clock Rule will be suspended and the other Orders; can be taken afterwards.
§ Mr. HARDIEIs not this something quite new? When we vote upon the suspension of any Rule it generally applies to one definite item, but now we are proposing to deal with three different Bills. Is not that something new?
§ Mr. SPEAKERIt is not a question for a Ruling by the Chair; it is a question of the House approving of the Motion on the Paper. If the second part of the Motion is carried, the second Bill, which under the Standing Orders cannot be taken after half-past nine, may be considered in spite of the Standing Orders.
§ Question put.
§ The House divided: Ayes, 189; Noes, 86.
1063| Division No. 281.] | AYES. | [3.52 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Greene, W. P. Crawford | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) | Penny, Frederick George |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Perkins, Colonel E. K. |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Grotrian, H. Brent | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W. | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Pilcher, G. |
| Balniel, Lord | Hacking, Douglas H. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Price, Major C. W. M. |
| Bennett, Albert (Nottingham, C.) | Hamilton, Sir George | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Berry, Sir George | Hammersley, S. S. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Hanbury, C. | Reid, Capt. Cunningham (Warrington) |
| Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Blundell, F. N. | Hartington, Marquess of | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Harvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington) | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stratford) |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Ross, R. D. |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Heneage. Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Salmon, Major I. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Herbert, S. (York, N. R., Scar. & Wh'by) | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Holbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Hope, Capt. A. O. J. (Warw'k, Nun.) | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Bullock, Captain M. | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Sandon, Lord |
| Burman, J. B. | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Savery, S. S. |
| Campbell, E. T. | Home, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Hurd, Percy A. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Univ., Belfast) |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth, S.) | Hurst, Sir Gerald | Skelton, A. N. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Iliffe, Sir Edward M. | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Iveagh, Countess of | Smithers, Waldron |
| Christie, J. A. | Jackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Clarry, Reginald George | Lister, Cunliffe-, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Long, Major Eric | Steel, Major Samuel Strang |
| Colfox, Major Win, Phillips | Looker, Herbert William | Streatfeild, Captain S. R. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Lougher, Sir Lewis | Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C. |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Lowe, Sir Francis William | Styles, Captain H. W. |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Luce, Maj.-Gen. Sir Richard Harman | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Crookshank. Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Galnsbro) | Lumley, L. R. | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | MacIntyre, Ian | Templeton, W. P. |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | McLean, Major A. | Thorn, Lt.-Cot. J. G. (Dumbarton) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | MacRobert, Alexander M. | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Maitland, A. (Kant, Faversham) | Thomson, Sir Frederick |
| Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell |
| Ellis, R. G. | Malone, Major P. B. | Tinne, J. A. |
| Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Margesson, Captain D. | Titchfield, Major the Marquees of |
| Everard, W. Lindsay | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Fairfax, Captain J. G. | Meyer, Sir Frank | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Milne, J. S. Wardlaw- | Ward, Lt.-Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Mitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Waldan) | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Fermoy, Lord | Monsall, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Watts, Sir Thomas |
| Fleiden, E. B. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Ford, Sir P. J. | Morden, Colonel Walter Grant | Winby, Colonel L. P. |
| Fraser, Captain Ian | Moreing, Captain A. H. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Frece, Sir Walter de | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fremantle, Lt.-Col. Francis E. | Nall, Colonel Sir Joseph | Wolmer, Viscount |
| Ganzonl, Sir John | Nelson, Sir Frank | Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'ge & Hyde) |
| Gates, Percy | Newman. Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) | Wragg, Herbert |
| Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptraf'ld.) | Yerburgh, Major Robert D. T. |
| Goff, Sir Park | Nuttall, Ellis | |
| Grace, John | O'Connor, T. J. (Bedford, Luton) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Grant, Sir J. A. | Oman, Sir Charles William C. | Major Sir George Hennessy and |
| Major Sir William Cope. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Connolly, M. | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Dalton, Hugh | Hardie, George D. |
| Amman, Charles George | Dalton, Ruth (Bishop Auckland) | Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Day, Harry | Henderson, T. (Glasgow) |
| Barnes, A. | Dennison, R. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) |
| Batey, Joseph | Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) | Hore-Belisha, Leslie |
| Bellamy, A. | Fenby, T. D. | Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Gardner, J. P. | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. |
| Broad, F. A. | Gillett, George M. | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Gosling, Harry | Kelly, W. T. |
| Cape, Thomas | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Kennedy, T. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Kirkwood, D. |
| Compton, Joseph | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Lansbury, George |
| Lee, Jennie (Lanark N.) | Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W. R., Elland) | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Lowth, T. | Russell, Richard (Eddlsbury) | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Mackinder, W. | Saklatvala, Shapurji | Townend, A. E. |
| MacLaren Andrew | Scurr, John | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Shield, G. W. | Viant, S. P. |
| March, S. | Shinwell, E. | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Montague, Frederick | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Welsh, J. C. |
| Morris, R. H. | Slesser, Sir Henry H. | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Smith, H. B. Lees- (Keighley) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Palin, John Henry | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Paling, W. | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Windsor, Walter |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Strauss, E. A. | Wright, W. |
| Potts, John S. | Sullivan, J. | |
| Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Sutton, J. E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Riley, Ben | Taylor, R. A. | Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. Hayes. |
| Ritson, J. | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
Bill read a Second time, and committed.