HC Deb 29 July 1930 vol 242 cc412-5

"That a sum, not exceeding £1,309,171, be granted to His Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1931, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class I of the Estimates for Civil Services, namely:

£
1. House of Lords Offices 24,841
2. House of Commons 237,162
3. Expenses under the Representation of the People Act 170,000
4. Treasury and Subordinate Departments 199,609
5. Privy Council Office 6,209
6. Privy Seal Office 14,784
7. Charity Commission 27,700
8. Civil Service Commission 20,630
9. Exchequer and Audit Department 97,550
10. Friendly Societies' Deficiency 5,645
11. Government Actuary 21,110
12. Government Chemist 46,508
13. Government Hospitality 18,000
14. Mint, including Coinage 100,000
15. National Debt Office 128
16. National Savings Committee 56,950
17. Public Record Office 26,322
18. Public Works Loan Commission 5
19. Repayments to the Local Loans Fund 46,000
20. Royal Commissions, etc. 31,610
21. Miscellaneous Expenses (including a Supplementary sum of £410 845
22. Secret Service 100,000
23. Scottish Office 50,743
24. Repayments to the Civil Contingencies Fund 6,823
£1,309.171"

Question put.

The Committee divided: Ayes, 300; Noes, 160.

Division No. 475.] AYES. [10.0 p.m.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife. West) Barr, James. Broad, Francis Alfred
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Batey, Joseph Brockway, A. Fenner
Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher Bellamy, Albert Bromfield, William
Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigie M. Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood Bromley, J.
Alpass, J. H. Bennett, Capt. Sir E. N. (Cardiff C.) Brooke, W.
Ammon, Charles George Benson, G. Brothers, M.
Arnott, John Bentham, Dr. Ethel Brown, C.W.E. (Notts. Mansfield)
Aske, Sir Robert Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) Brown, Ernest (Leith)
Attlee, Clement Richard Birkett, W. Norman Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire)
Ayles, Walter Blindell, James Brown, W. J. (Wolverhampton, West)
Baker, John(Wolverhampton, Bliston) Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret Buchanan, G.
Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) Bowen, J. W. Burgess, F. G.
Barnes, Alfred John Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. Burgin, Dr. E. L.
Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) Pethick-Lawrence, F. W.
Caine, Derwent Hall- Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Phillips, Dr. Marlon
Cameron, A. G. Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) Picton-Turbervill, Edith
Cape, Thomas Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. Pole, Major D. G.
Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) Jowitt, Sir W. A. (Preston) Potts, John S.
Charleton, H. C. Kelly, W. T. Price, M. P.
Chater, Daniel Kennedy, Thomas Pybus, Percy John
Church, Major A. G. Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. Quibell, D. J. K.
Clarke, J. S. Kinley, J. Ramsay, T. B. Wilson
Cluse, W. S. Knight, Holford Raynes, W. R.
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring)
Cocks, Frederick Seymour Lang, Gordon Riley, Ben (Dewsbury)
Collins, Sir Godfrey (Greenock) Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees)
Compton, Joseph Lathan, G. Ritson, J.
Cove, William G. Law, Albert (Bolton) Roberts, Rt. Hon. F.O.(W. Bromwich)
Cowan, D. M. Law, A. (Rosendale) Romeril, H. G.
Daggar, George Lawrence, Susan Rosbotham, D. S. T.
Dalton, Hugh Lawrie, Hugh Hartley (Stalybridge) Rowson, Guy
Davies, E. C. (Montgomery) Lawson, John James Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) Salter, Dr. Alfred
Day, Harry Leach, W. Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen)
Denman, Hon. R. D. Lee, Frank (Derby, N.E.) Samuel, H. Walter (Swansea, West)
Dudgeon, Major C. R. Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern) Sanders, W. S.
Dukes, C. Lees, J. Sawyer, G. F.
Duncan, Charles Lewis, T. (Southampton) Scott, James
Ede, James Chuter Lindley, Fred W. Scrymgeour, E.
Edge, Sir William Lloyd, C. Ellis Scurr, John
Edmunds, J. E. Logan, David Gilbert Sexton, James
Edwards, E. (Morpeth) Longbottom, A. W. Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston)
Egan, W. H. Longden, F. Shepherd, Arthur Lewis
Elmley, Viscount Lovat-Fraser, J. A. Sherwood, G. H.
England, Colonel A. Lowth, Thomas Shield, George William
Foot, Isaac Lunn, William Shiels, Dr. Drummond
Forgan, Dr. Robert Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) Shillaker, J. F.
Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) Shinwell, E.
Gardner, J. P. (Hammersmith, N.) MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) Short, Alfred (Wednesbury)
George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) McElwee, A. Simmons, C. J.
George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesea) McEntee, V. L. Sinclair, Sir A. (Caithness)
Gibson, H. M. (Lancs, Mossley) McGovern, J. (Glasgow, Shettleston) Sinkinson, George
Gill, T. H. McKinlay, A. Sitch, Charles H.
Gillett, George M. MacLaren, Andrew Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe)
Glassey, A. E Maclean, Sir Donald (Cornwall, N.) Smith, Frank (Nuneaton)
Gossling, A. G. Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley)
Gould, F. McShane, John James Smith, Rennie (Penistone)
Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) Smith, Tom (Pontefract)
Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) Mander, Geoffrey le M. Smith, W. R. (Norwich)
Granville, E. March, S. Snell, Harry
Gray, Milner Marcus, M. Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip
Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne) Marley, J. Snowden, Thomas (Accrington)
Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) Marshall, Fred Sorensen, R.
Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro' W.) Mathers, George Stamford, Thomas W.
Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Matters, L. W. Stephen, Campbell
Groves, Thomas E. Maxton, James Stewart, J. (St. Rollox)
Grundy, Thomas W. Melville, Sir James Strauss, G. R.
Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Messer, Fred Sullivan, J.
Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) Middleton, G. Sutton, J. E.
Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) Millar, J. D. Taylor, R. A. (Lincoin)
Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) Mills, J. E. Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S. W.)
Hardie, George D. Milner, Major J. Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby)
Harris, Percy A. Montague, Frederick Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon Morley, Ralph Thurtle, Ernest
Hastings, Dr. Somerville Morris, Rhys Hopkins Tillott, Ben
Haycock, A. W. Morrison, Herbert (Hackney, South) Tinker, John Joseph
Hayday, Arthur Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) Toole, Joseph
Hayes, John Henry Mort, D. L. Tout, W. J.
Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) Moses, J. J. H. Townend, A. E.
Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) Mosley, Lady C. (Stoke-on-Trent) Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles
Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) Mosley, Sir Oswald (Smethwick) Turner, B.
Herriotts, J. Muff, G. Vaughan, D. J.
Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) Muggeridge, H. T. Viant, S. P.
Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Murnin, Hugh Walkden, A. G.
Hoffman, P. C. Nathan, Major H. L. Walker, J.
Hopkin, Daniel Naylor, T. E. Wallace, H. W.
Hore-Belisha, Leslie. Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Wallhead, Richard C.
Horrabin, J. F. Noel Baker, P. J. Walters, Rt. Hon. Sir. J. Tudor
Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) Noel-Buxton, Baroness (Norfolk, N.) Watkins, F. C.
Hunter, Dr. Joseph Oldfield, J. R. Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline)
Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston) Watts-Morgan, Lt,-Col. D. (Rhondda)
Isaacs, George Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah
Jenkins, W. (Glamorgan, Neath) Palin, John Henry Wellock, Wilfred
John, William (Rhondda, West) Paling, Wilfrid welsh, James (Paisley)
Johnston, Thomas Palmer, E. T. Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge)
Jones, F. Llewellyn- (Flint) Perry, S. F. West, F. R.
Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) Peters, Dr. Sidney John Westwood, Joseph
White, H. G. Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) Wise, E. F.
Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Whiteley, William (Blaydon) Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Wilkinson, Ellen C. Winterton, G. E.(Leicester, Loughb'gh) Mr. Allen Parkinson and Mr.
Charles Edwards.
NOES.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert
Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Liverp'l., W.) Galbraith, J. F. W. O'Connor, T. J.
Atholl, Duchess of Ganzoni, Sir John Oman, Sir Charles William C.
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) Gibson, C. G. (Pudsey & Otley) O'Neill, Sir H.
Betterton, Sir Henry B. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John Peake, Captain Osbert
Bevan, S. J. (Holborn) Glyn, Major R. G. C. Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple)
Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman Gower, Sir Robert Pilditch, Sir Philip
Bird, Ernest Roy Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) Power, Sir John Cecil
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Ramsbotham, H.
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Greene, W. P. Crawford Rawson, Sir Cooper
Boyce, H. L. Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) Reid, David D. (County Down)
Bracken, B. Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John Rentoul, Sir Gervals S.
Braithwaite, Major A. N. Gritten, W. G. Howard Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y)
Briscoe, Richard George Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C.(Berks, Newb'y) Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. Ross, Major Ronald D.
Buchan, John Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A.
Burton, Colonel H. W. Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Butler, R. A. Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Salmon, Major I.
Butt, Sir Alfred Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham)
Carver, Major W. H. Haslam, Henry C. Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart
Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) Henderson, Capt. R. R.(Oxf'd, Henley) Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D.
Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth, S.) Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. Savery, S. S.
Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Herbert, Sir Dennis (Hertford) Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whittome
Chadwick, Capt. Sir Robert Burton Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam)
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J.A.(Birm.,W.) Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.)
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Edgbaston) Hurd, Percy A. Smith-Carington, Neville W.
Chapman, Sir S. Hurst, Sir Gerald B. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Christie, J. A. Kindersley, Major G. M. Southby, Commander A. R. J.
Cobb, Sir Cyril King, Commodore Rt. Hon. Henry D. Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George Knox, Sir Alfred Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur
Colfox, Major William Philip Lamb, Sir J. Q. Stewart, W. J. (Belfast, South)
Colman, N. C. D. Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F.
Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L, Leighton, Major B. E. P. Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton)
Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. Little, Dr. E. Graham Tinne, J. A.
Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Llewellin, Major J. J. Todd, Capt. A. J.
Crookshank, Capt. H. C. Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey Train, J.
Croom-Johnson, R. P. Long, Major Hon. Eric Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement.
Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) Macdonald, Capt. P.D. (I. of W.) Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey)
Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. sir Philip Mac Robert, Rt. Hon. Alexander M. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert
Dalkeith, Earl of Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) Wardlaw-Milne, J. S.
Dalrymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey Makins, Brigadier-General E. Warrender, Sir Victor
Davies, Dr. Vernon Margesson, Captain H. D. Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) Mason, Colonel Glyn K. Wayland, Sir William A.
Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Merriman, Sir F. Boyd Wells, Sydney R.
Dawson, Sir Philip Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay)
Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. Herbert Mitchell-Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Duckworth, G. A. V. Mond, Hon. Henry Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Dugdale, Capt. T. L. Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. Withers, Sir John James
Eden, Captain Anthony Moore, Sir Newton J. (Richmond) Womersley, W. J.
Edmondson, Major A. J. Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s-M.) Morden, Col. W. Grant
Everard, W. Lindsay Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Falle, Sir Bertram G. Muirhead, A. J. Captain Sir George Bowyer and
Fielden, E. B. Newton. Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Sir George Penny.
Forestier-Walker, Sir L. Nicholson, O. (Westminster)

Question put, and agreed to.

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