Mr. MacDONALDMay I ask the Prime Minister when he proposes that the House shall resume after Easter and what business he proposes to take?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe House of Commons will reassemble after the Easter Recess on Monday, 15th April, and on that day the Chancellor of the Exchequer will open his Budget.
The general discussion on the Budget Resolutions will take place on the following Tuesday and Wednesday.
Thursday will be the fifth Allotted Supply day.
The business for Friday will be announced later; and, if there is time on any day, other Orders will be taken.
§
Resolved,
That this House do meet To-morrow, at Eleven of the clock; that no Questions shall be taken after Twelve of the clock; and that at Five of the clock Mr. Speaker shall adjourn the House without Question put."—[The Prime Minister.]
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the Proceedings on Government Business 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, 185; Noes, 121.
2267| Division No. 274.] | AYES. | [3.55 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles | Galbraith, J. F. W. | Penny, Frederick George |
| Applin, Colonel R. V. K. | Ganzont, Sir John | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Gates, Percy | Peto, G. (Somerset, Frome) |
| Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kant, Dover) | Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Pilcher, G. |
| Astor, Viscountess | Grant, Sir J. A. | Preston, William |
| Baillie-Hamilton, Hon. C. W. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Price, Major C. W. M. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Ralne, Sir Walter |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Ramsden, E. |
| Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Hamilton, Sir George | Rentoul, Sir Gervals |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. |
| Betterton, Henry B. | Harrison, G. J. C. | Rice, Sir Frederick |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Hartington, Marquess of | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Haslam, Henry C. | Robinson, Sir T. (Lancs., Stretford) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M. | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Henderson, Lieut.-Col. Sir Vivian | Salmon, Major I. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Heneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Sanderson, Sir Frank |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Helbrook, Sir Arthur Richard | Sandon, Lord |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Sassoon, Sir Philip Albert Gustavo D. |
| Bill, Rt. Hon. Sir William James | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D. Mcl. (Renfrew, W.) |
| Bullock, Captain M. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Sheffield, Sir Berkeley |
| Campbell, E. T. | Hudson, R. S. (Cumberl'nd, Whiteh'n) | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Hurst, Sir Gerald | Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Iliffe, Sir Edward M. | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) |
| Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston) | Inskip, Sir Thomas Walker H. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J.A. (Birm., W.) | Iveagh, Countess of | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir William | Storry-Deans, R. |
| Christie, J. A. | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Streatfeild, Captain S. R. |
| Churchill, Rt. hon Winston Spencer | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Murray Fraser |
| Churchman, Sir Arthur C. | Lamb, J. Q. | Tasker, R. Inlgo. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Lister, Cunliffe, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Thompson, Luke (Sunderland) |
| Colfox, Major Wm. Phillips | Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (Handsw'th) | Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell |
| Colman, N. C. D. | MacAndrew, Major Charles Glen | Tinne, J. A. |
| Conway, Sir W. Martin | Maclntyre, Ian | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Cooper, A. Duff | McLean, Major A. | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Cope, Major Sir William | Macquisten, F. A. | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | MacRobert, Alexander M. | Wallace, Captain D. E. |
| Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Ward, Lt. Col. A. L. (Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Malone, Major P. B. | Warner, Brigadier-General W. W. |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Derttond) | Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Margeszon, Captain D. | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | Meller, R. J. | Watts, Sir Thomas |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Merrlman, Sir F. Boyd | Wells, S. R. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Meyer, Sir Frank | Williams, A. M. (Cornwall, Northern) |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Williams, Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Edwards, J. Hugh (Accrington) | Moore-Brabazon, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Ellis, R. G. | Morrison, H. (Wilts, Salisbury) | Womersley, W. J. |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s-M.) | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Wood, E. (Chestr, Stalyb'ge & Hyde) |
| Erskine, James Malcolm Monteith | Neville, Sir Reginald J. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Woodcock, Colonel H. C. |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Fermoy, Lord | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) | Wragg, Herbert |
| Flelden, E. B. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hon. W. G. (Ptrsf'fd.) | Wright, Brig.-General W. D. |
| Forestler-Walker, Sir L. | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert | |
| Forrest, W. | Nuttall, Ellis | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Foster, Sir Harry S. | Oakley, T. | Major Sir George Hennessy and Sir |
| Frasar, Captain Ian | Oman, Sir Charles William C. | Frederick Thomson. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Batey, Joseph | Blinded, James |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Beckett, John (Gateshead) | Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. |
| Ammon, Charles George | Benn, Wedgwood | Briant, Frank |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Bennett, William (Battersea, South) | Broad, F. A. |
| Bromfield, William | Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Shiels, Dr. Druremcnd |
| Bromley, J. | Johnston, Thomas (Dundee) | Shinwell, E. |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) | Sitch, Charles H. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel | Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Smillie, Robert |
| Charleton, H. C. | Kelly, W. T. | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) |
| Clarke, A. B. | Kennedy, T. | Snell, Harry |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lansbury, George | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip |
| Compton, Joseph | Lawrence, Susan | Stamford, T. W. |
| Connolly, M. | Lawson, John James | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Crawfurd, H. E. | Lee, F. | Strauss, E. A. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Lee, Jennie (Lanark, N.) | Sutton, J. E. |
| Dalton, Ruth (Bishop Auckland) | Lowth, T. | Taylor R. A. |
| Day, Harry | Lunn, William | Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby) |
| Dennison, R. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Aberavon) | Thomas, Sir Robert John (Anglesey) |
| Dunnico, H. | MacLaren, Andrew | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| Edge, Sir William | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Fenby, T. D. | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Gardner, J. P. | March, S. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Garro-Jones, Captain G. M. | Maxton, James | Tomlinson, R. P. |
| George, Rt. Hon. David Lloyd | Montague, Frederick | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Gibbins, Joseph | Morris, R. H. | Viant, S. P. |
| Gillett, George M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermilne) |
| Gosling, Harry | Mosley, Sir Oswald | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Naylor, T. E. | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Oliver, George Harold | Welsh, J. C |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Owen, Major G. | Westwood, J. |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley | Palin, John Henry | Whiteley, W. |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Paling, W. | Wilkinson, Ellen c. |
| Groves, T. | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Grundy, T. W. | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Ponsonby, Arthur | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Potts, John S. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Windsor, Walter |
| Hardie, George D. | Riley, Ben | |
| Harris, Percy A. | Russell, Richard (Eddisbury) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hirst, G. H. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | |
| Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Mr. Hayes and Mr. B. Smith. |
| Hudson, J. H. (Huddersfield) | Shield, G. W. |