§ Sir AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take next week, and what business he proposes to take after 11 o'clock to-night?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe business for next week will be:
Monday: Supply (6th Allotted Day). The Votes will be for the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, for the Department of Agriculture (Scotland), and for the Beet Sugar Subsidy (Great Britain).
1139 Tuesday: Air Transport (Subsidy Agreements) Bill, Second Reading; Sea Fisheries Regulation (Expenses) Bill, Second Reading; the further stages of the Mental Treatment Bill; and the Overseas Trade Bill, Committee stage.
Wednesday: Supply (7th Allotted Day). The Vote will be announced later.
Thursday: An opportunity will be given for a Debate on the London Naval Conference.
On any day, should time permit, other Orders will be taken.
We are asking the House to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule to-night so that the Motion for the Second Reading of the Consumers' Council Bill may be completed and the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution as well. There is also a departmental Bill which I am informed is not controversial, namely, the Board of Education Scheme (Devon, Crediton Exhibition Foundation) Confirmation Bill. We ask that that Bill may also be taken.
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI do not raise any objection to finishing the Second Reading stage of the Consumers' Council Bill or to the taking of the Motion to which the right hon. Gentleman has just referred, but I suggest to him that he might really postpone the Committee stage of the Money Resolution until another day. I think it is very unusual to take a Money Resolution of this kind—which, on Report, is normally taken after 11 o'clock—on the day on which the Second Reading of the Bill is taken.
§ Mr. LAMBERTMay I ask the Prime Minister whether, in the event of the Consumers' Council Bill passing its Second Reading, it is to be taken upstairs or on the Floor of the House?
§ The PRIME MINISTERQuite obviously, upstairs. Once the principle of the Bill is agreed to, it is a matter of detail, and there will be a very full opportunity of considering the details. I am informed that the Money Resolution for this Bill can be debated on the Second Reading, and is in itself a matter of pure formality. The amount of money involved is very small, and the effect of the Resolution is contained in the Bill itself.
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI hope that the right hon. Gentleman will reconsider the decision which he has just announced that he is going to send the Bill upstairs. I think that the House might have a little more time for its consideration before it goes upstairs, and I appeal to the right hon. Gentleman to postpone the consideration of the Committee stage of the Resolution to another day, and to take it before 11 o'clock.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am very anxious to meet all reasonable requests, but we really would like to get this Resolution to-day. I am quite willing to keep my mind open until a later period, when we see how things progress.
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI am afraid that that is rather embarrassing for all of us. We raise no objection to finishing the discussion on the Consumers' Council Bill itself. All that we ask is that the Money Resolution should not be taken after 11 o'clock on the day on which the Bill is read a Second time, but before 11 o'clock on another day. If the Prime Minister is prepared to agree to that, I should not propose to divide against the suspension of the Eleven o'clock Rule, because then my only reason for doing so would be gone. If, however, the right hon. Gentleman reserves his judgment until later in the evening I must make my protest now, while reserving my liberty to accept what, I hope, will be the right hon. Gentleman's concession when it comes.
§ The PRIME MINISTERIf the right hon. Gentleman does not mind, I think we will leave the matter where it is.
§ Colonel GRETTONHave the Government yet decided when they propose to take the Second Reading of the Finance Bill, and when will copies of that Bill be available for the use of Members?
§ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (Mr. Philip Snowden)It is intended to take the Finance Bill in the week after next on Monday or Tuesday, and the Bill will be circulated in good time.
§ Colonel GRETTONMay we expect the Bill during this week, or will it not be issued until next week?
§ Mr. SNOWDENNot this week.
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINI hope that the Chancellor of the Exchequer will see that the Bill is circulated early next week. The circulation of this Bill at the end of next week, if it is proposed to take it on Monday or Tuesday, will not, as the right hon. Gentleman himself will recognise, give the House sufficient time.
§ Mr. SMITHERSWhen will the Prime Minister be able to announce the Vote for next Wednesday?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs my hon. Friend is aware, I am in the hands of the Opposition in regard to this matter, and I am not able to announce the Vote until the Opposition inform me of the subject.
§ Sir ROBERT HORNEMay I take it that two days will be allowed for the Second Reading of the Finance Bill, according to custom?
§ Mr. SNOWDENNo. We propose that one day should be given, and we are basing that on a precedent made in 1928 on a most important Budget.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That other Government Business have precedence this day of the Business of Supply, and 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, 270; Noes, 117.
1143| Division No. 277.] | AYES. | [3.53 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Duncan, Charles | Lang, Gordon |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Ede, James Chuter | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Edge, Sir William | Lathan, G. |
| Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. | Edmunds, J. E. | Law, Albert (Bolton) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') | Edwards, E. (Morpeth) | Law, A. (Rossendale) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) | Lawrence, Susan |
| Ammon, Charles George | Foot, Isaac | Lawson, John James |
| Arnott, John | Forgan, Dr. Robert | Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) |
| Ayles, Walter | Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) | Leach, W. |
| Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Car'vn) | Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern) |
| Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Lees, J. |
| Barnes, Alfred John | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesea) | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Barr, James | Gibbins, Joseph | Lloyd, C. Ellis |
| Batey, Joseph | Gibson, H. M. (Lancs. Mossley) | Logan, David Gilbert |
| Bellamy, Albert | Gill, T. H. | Longbottom, A. W. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood | Gillett, George M. | Longden, F. |
| Bennett, Capt. E. N. (Cardiff, Central) | Glassey, A. E. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. |
| Benson, G. | Gossling, A. G. | Lowth, Thomas |
| Bentham, Dr. Ethel | Gould, F. | Lunn, William |
| Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) |
| Blindell, James | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) |
| Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) |
| Broad, Francis Alfred | Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro' W.) | McElwee, A. |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Groves, Thomas E. | McEntee, V. L. |
| Bromfield, William | Grundy, Thomas W. | McKinlay, A. |
| Bromley, J. | Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) |
| Brooke, W. | Hall, Capt. W. P. (Portsmouth, C.) | MacNeill-Weir, L. |
| Brothers, M. | Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) | McShane, John James |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Hardie, George D. | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) | Harris, Percy A. | Mander, Geoffrey le M. |
| Buchanan, G. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Mansfield, W. |
| Burgess, F. G. | Haycock, A. W. | March, S. |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Eliand) | Hayday, Arthur | Markham, S. F. |
| Buxton, Rt. Hon. Noel (Norfolk, N.) | Hayes, John Henry | Marley, J. |
| Caine, Derwent Hall- | Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) | Marshall, Fred |
| Cape, Thomas | Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) | Mathers, George |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S. W.) | Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) | Matters, L. W. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Herriotts, J. | Maxton, James |
| Chater, Daniel | Hirst, G. H. (York, W. R., Wentworth) | Melville, Sir James |
| Church, Major A. G. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Messer, Fred |
| Clarke, J. S. | Hoffman, P. C. | Millar, J. D. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hollins, A. | Milner, Major J. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Hopkin, Daniel | Montague, Frederick |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Horrabin, J. F. | Morley, Ralph |
| Compton, Joseph | Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) | Morris, Rhys Hopkins |
| Cove, William G. | Hunter, Dr. Joseph | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) |
| Cowan, D. M. | Johnston, Thomas | Morrison, Herbert (Hackney, South) |
| Daggar, George | Jones, F. Llewellyn- (Flint) | Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Dallas, George | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) | Mort, D. L. |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhonghton) | Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Moses, J. J. H. |
| Day, Harry | Kelly, W. T. | Mosley, Lady C. (Stoke-on-Trent) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Kennedy, Thomas | Mosley, Sir Oswald (Smethwick) |
| Dickson, T. | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Muff, G. |
| Dudgeon, Major C. R. | Kinley, J. | Muggeridge, H. T. |
| Dukes, C. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) | Murnin, Hugh |
| Nathan, Major H. L. | Sandham, E. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) | Sawyer, G. F. | Toole, Joseph |
| Oldfield, J. R. | Scurr, John | Tout, W. J. |
| Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston) | Sexton, James | Townend, A. E. |
| Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Owen, H. F. (Hereford) | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Vaughan, D. J. |
| Palin, John Henry | Sherwood, G. H. | Viant, S. P. |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Shield, George William | Walkden, A. G. |
| Perry, S. F. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Walker, J. |
| Peters, Dr. Sidney John | Shillaker, J. F. | Wallhead, Richard C. |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Shinwell, E. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Phillips, Dr. Marion | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Picton-Turbervill, Edith | Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Pole, Major D. G. | Sinkinson, George | Welsh, James (Paisley) |
| Potts, John S. | Smith, Alfred (Sunderland) | Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge) |
| Price, M. P. | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) | West, F. R. |
| Quibell, D. J. K. | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) | Westwood, Joseph |
| Ramsay, T. B. Wilson | Smith, H. B. Lees- (Keighley) | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Rathbone, Eleanor | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | White, H. G. |
| Raynes, W. R. | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Richards, R. | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) | Whiteley, William (Blaydon) |
| Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Snell, Harry | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Riley, Ben (Dewsbury) | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Ritson, J. | Sorensen, R. | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) | Stamford, Thomas W. | Wilson, J. (Oldham) |
| Romeril, H. G. | Stephen, Campbell | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Rosbotham, D. S. T. | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) | Winterton, G. E. (Leicester, Loughb'gh) |
| Rothschild, J. de | Strachey, E. J. St. Loe | Wise, E. F. |
| Rowson, Guy | Strauss, G. R. | Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff) |
| Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury) | Sutton, J. E. | Wright, W. (Rutherglen) |
| Salter, Dr. Alfred | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S. W.) | Young, R. S. (Islington, North) |
| Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) | |
| Samuel, H. W. (Swansea, West) | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Sanders, W. S. | Thurtle, Ernest | Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. |
| Paling. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Albery, Irving James | Grace, John | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Allen, W. E. D. (Belfast, W.) | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Purbrick, R. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Baillie-Hamilton, Hon. Charles W. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Remer, John R. |
| Balniel, Lord | Hammersley, S. S. | Reynolds, Col. Sir James |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Hanbury, C. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Ross, Major Ronald D. |
| Betterton, Sir Henry B. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Bird, Ernest Roy | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller | Salmon, Major I. |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft. | Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Bracken, B, | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Simms, Major-General J. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Hurd, Percy A. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U., Belfast) |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Hurst, Sir Gerald B. | Skelton, A. N. |
| Butler, R. A. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Castle Stewart, Earl of | King, Commodore Rt. Hon. Henry D. | Smithers, Waldron |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Knox, Sir Alfred | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Christie, J. A. | Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Colfox, Major William Philip | Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. |
| Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. | Long, Major Eric | Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton) |
| Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) | Lymington, Viscount | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Train, J. |
| Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Macquisten, F. A. | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) | MacRobert, Rt. Hon. Alexander M. | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Marjoribanks, E. C. | Wardlaw-Milne, J. S. |
| Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Meller, R. J. | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Wells, Sydney R. |
| Elliot, Major Walter E. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive | Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.) |
| Everard, W. Lindsay | Muirhead, A. J. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Ferguson, Sir John | Oman, Sir Charles William C. | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon. Sir L. |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | O'Neill, Sir H. | |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | Peake, Capt. Osbert | Major Sir George Hennessy and Sir |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Penny, Sir George | Frederick Thomson. |