§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINMay I ask the Prime Minister how long he intends to keep the House sitting to-night if the Motion standing in his name is carried?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs the House is aware, at this period of the Session the Government are faced with the necessity, for administrative reasons, of disposing of certain financial business up to the end of March, including Supplementary Estimates, and the provision of Supply for the first few months of the succeeding financial year. We must, for these reasons, ask the House to sit to-night until the Report stage of the Supplementary Estimates, which were taken on Monday last, is completed, but, as the subjects in these Estimates have been very fully discussed in Committee, I do not think that they will involve a prolonged sitting.
§
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, 216; Noes, 130.
41| Division No. 197.] | AYES. | [3.47 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Egan, W. H. | Kinley, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Elmley, Viscount | Knight, Holford |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Forgan, Dr. Robert | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') | Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George |
| Alpass, J. H. | Gardner, J. P. (Hammersmith, N.) | Lathan, G. |
| Ammon, Charles George | George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Car'vn) | Law, Albert (Bolton) |
| Arnott, John | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Law, A. (Rosendale) |
| Aske, Sir Robert | Gibson, H. M. (Lancs, Mossley) | Lawrence, Susan |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Gill, T. H. | Lawson, John James |
| Ayles, Walter | Gillett, George M. | Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) |
| Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Glassey, A. E. | Leach, W. |
| Barnes, Alfred John | Gossling, A. G. | Lee, Frank (Derby, N. E.) |
| Batey, Joseph | Gould, F. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Bellamy, Albert | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Lloyd, C. Ellis |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood | Granville, E. | Logan, David Gilbert |
| Bennett, Captain E. N. (Cardiff, Central) | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne) | Longbottom, A. W. |
| Benson, G. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Lowth, Thomas |
| Broad, Francis Alfred | Grundy, Thomas W. | Lunn, William |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) | Hall, G. H Merthyr Tydvil) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Hall, Capt. W. P. (Portsmouth, C.) | MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) | Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) | McElwee, A. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel (Norfolk, N.) | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) | McEntee, V. L. |
| Cameron, A. G. | Harbord, A. | Maclean, Sir Donald (Cornwall, N.) |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S. W.) | Hardie, George D. | Mac Neill-Weir, L. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. Vernon | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. |
| Chater, Daniel | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Malone, C. L' Estrange (N'thampton) |
| Church, Major A. G. | Haycock, A. W. | March, S. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hayday, Arthur | Marley, J. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) | Marshall, Fred |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) | Mathers, George |
| Cove, William G. | Herrlotts, J. | Matters, L. W. |
| Daggar, George | Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) | Messer, Fred |
| Dallas, George | Hoffman, P. C. | Middleton, G. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Horrabin, J. F. | Millar, J. D. |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Hunter, Dr. Joseph | Mills, J. E. |
| Day, Harry | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. | Montague, Frederick |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Isaacs, George | Morgan, Dr. H. B. |
| Dudgeon, Major C. R. | Johnston, Thomas | Morley, Ralph |
| Dukes, C. | Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) | Morris, Rhys Hopkins |
| Duncan, Charles | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) |
| Ede, James Chuter | Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Morrison, Herbert (Hackney, South) |
| Edmunds, J. E. | Kelly, W. T. | Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Kennedy, Thomas | Mort, D. L. |
| Edwards, E. (Morpeth) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Mosley, Lady C. (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| Mosley, Sir Oswald (Smethwick) | Salter, Dr. Alfred | Taylor, R. A. (Lincoln) |
| Muff, G. | Samuel Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S. W.) |
| Muggeridge, H. T. | Samuel, H. W. (Swansea, West) | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Nathan, Major H. L. | Sanders, W. S. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Naylor, T. E. | Sandham, E. | Tillett, Ben |
| Noel Baker, P. J. | Sawyer, G. F. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Oldfield, J. R. | Sexton, James | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston) | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. | Turner, B. |
| Owen, H. F. (Hereford) | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Vaughan, D. J. |
| Paling, Wilfrid | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Viant, S. P. |
| Palmer, E. T. | Sherwood, G. H. | Walker, J. |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Shield, George William | Wallace, H. W. |
| Perry, S. F. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Shinwell, E. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Picton-Turbervill, Edith | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Pole, Major D. G. | Smith, Alfred (Sunderland) | West, F. R. |
| Potts, John S. | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) | White, H. G. |
| Pybus, Percy John | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Ramsay, T. B. Wilson | Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Rathbone, Eleanor | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Raynes, W. R. | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) | Winterton, G. E. (Leicester, Loughb'gh) |
| Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) | Wise, E. F. |
| Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Snell, Harry | Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff) |
| Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Wright, W. (Rutherglen) |
| Romeril, H. G. | Sorensen, R. | |
| Rosbotham, D. S. T. | Strachey, E. J. St. Loe | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter | Strauss, G. R. | Mr. Hayes and Mr. William Whiteley. |
| NOES. | ||
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Ferguson, Sir John | Nicholson, O. (Westminster) |
| Astor, Maj. Hon. John J. (Kent, Dover) | Fielden, E. B. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld) |
| Atkinson, C. | Fison, F. G. Clavering | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) | Ford, Sir P. J. | O'Neill, Sir H. |
| Balfour, Captain H. H. (I. of Thanet) | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Balniel, Lord | Ganzonl, Sir John | Power, Sir John Cecil |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Gower, Sir Robert | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Berry, Sir George | Grace, John | Remer, John R. |
| Betterton, Sir Henry B. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Rentoul, Sir Gervals S. |
| Bird, Ernest Roy | Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter | Reynolds, Col. Sir James |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Ross, Major Ronald D. |
| Bracken, B. | Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Brass, Captain Sir William | Hammersley, S. S. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Salmon, Major I. |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Hartington, Marquess of | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Bullock, Captain Malcolm | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Haslam, Henry C. | Simms, Major-General J. |
| Butler, R. A. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Smithers, Waldron |
| Castle Stewart, Earl of | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Hurd, Percy A. | Stewart, W. J. (Belfast, South) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A.(Birm., W.) | Iveagh, Countess of | Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. |
| Christie, J. A. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Todd, Capt. A. J. |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert |
| Colville, Major D. J. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Wardlaw-Milne, J. S. |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Crichton-Stuart. Lord C. | Locker- Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Lymington, Viscount | Wayland, Sir William A. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. C. | Macquisten, F. A. | Wells, Sydney R. |
| Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | MacRobert, Rt. Hon. Alexander M. | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey | Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Margesson, Captain H. D. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Marjoribanks, E. C. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Moore, Sir Newton J. (Richmond) | Wright, Brig.-Gen. W. D. (Tavlst'k) |
| Elliot, Major Walter E. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s. M.) | Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Falie, Sir Bertram G. | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Major Sir George Hennessy and |
| Sir Frederick Thomson. |
Question put, and agreed to.