§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINMay I ask the Prime Minister what is the business for next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIn the event of the Motion on the Finance Bill (Procedure) on the Order Paper to-day being carried, the business for next week will be as follows:
Monday: The Chancellor of the Exchequer will move his Land Tax Resolution in Committee of Ways and Means.
Tuesday: Report stage of Budget Resolutions.
Wednesday: The Debate in Committee of Ways and Means on the Land Tax Resolution will be concluded.
Thursday: Land Tax Resolution, Report stage.
Friday: Private Members' Bills.
On any day, should time permit, other Orders may be taken.
§ Mr. BALDWINMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-day in the event of the Motion on the Finance Bill (Procedure) being carried, and whether the Government contemplates giving to the House any detailed information, by means of a White Paper, of the subject to be discussed on Monday. All we know at present is that there is to be a Land Tax Resolution, and it would make it much easier for hon. Members to take part in the Debate if we could have some further information before that day?
The PRIME. MINISTERAs regards the business for to-day, we propose to take the Orders down to and including the Ancient Monuments Bill, and the Electricity Supply Resolution, which is exempted business in any event. As regards the White Paper, it is not intended to publish a White Paper. A statement will be made on Monday.
§ Mr. SMITHERSMay I ask whether the details of the Land Tax Resolution have been communicated to the Liberal party?
§ Mr. SMITHERSMay I press for a reply? It is hardly fair to the party on these benches if the details of the Land Tax Resolution have been communicated to the Liberal party. If we have not the advantage of knowing anything about them we are unable to take part, adequately, in the Debate.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That other Government Business leave 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, 249; Noes, 146.
1823| Division No. 227.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Day, Harry | Isaacs, George |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Can nock) | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Jenkins, Sir William |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Ede, James Chuter | John, William (Rhondda, West) |
| Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. | Edmunds, J. E. | Jones, Llewellyn-, F. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') | Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) | Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Egan, W. H. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Ammon, Charles George | Elmley, Viscount | Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Arnott, John | Foot, Isaac | Jowitt, Sir W. A. (Preston) |
| Aske, Sir Robert | Freeman, Peter | Kedward, R. M. (Kent, Ashford) |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) | Kelly, W. T. |
| Ayles, Walter | George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Car'vn) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas |
| Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. |
| Barnes, Alfred John | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesea) | Kinley, J. |
| Barr, James | Gibbins, Joseph | Kirkwood, D. |
| Batey, Joseph | Gibson, H. M. (Lanes, Mossley) | Knight, Holford |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood | Gill, T. H. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) |
| Bennett, William (Battersea, South) | Glassey, A. E. | Lang, Gordon |
| Benson, G. | Gossling, A. G. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George |
| Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) | Gould, F. | Lathan, G. |
| Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret | Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Law, Albert (Bolton) |
| Bowen, J. W. | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Law, A. (Rossendale) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Greenwood. Rt. Hon. A. (Colne). | Lawrence, Susan |
| Broad, Francis Alfred | Grentell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Lawrie, Hugh Hartley (Stalybridge) |
| Brockway, A. Fenner | Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro' W.) | Lawson, John James |
| Bromfield, William | Groves, Thomas E. | Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) |
| Bromley, J. | Grundy, Thomas W. | Leach, W. |
| Brooke, W. | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Lee, Frank (Derby, N.E.) |
| Brothers, M. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Lees, J. |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) | Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) | Lindley, Fred W. |
| Buchanan, G. | Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) | Lloyd, C. Ellis |
| Burgess, F. G. | Hardie, George D. | Longbottom, A. W. |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) | Harris, Percy A. | Longden, F. |
| Cameron, A. G. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville- | Lunn, William |
| Cape, Thomas | Haycock, A. W. | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Hayday, Arthur | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) |
| Chater, Daniel | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Burnley) | MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) |
| Church, Major A. G. | Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) | McElwee, A. |
| Clarke, J. S. | Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) | McEntee, V. L. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) | MacNeill-Weir, L. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Harriotts, J. | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. |
| Compton, Joseph | Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) |
| Cove, William G | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Manning, E. L. |
| Cripps, Sir Stafford | Hollins, A. | Mansfield, W. |
| Daggar, George | Hopkin, Daniel | March, S. |
| Dallas, George | Horrabin, J. F. | Marcus, M. |
| Davies, D. L. (Pontypridd) | Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) | Markham, S. F. |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. | Marley, J. |
| Marshall, Fred | Romeril, H. G. | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S.W.) |
| Mathers, George | Rosbotham, D, S. T. | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Matters, L. W. | Rowson, Guy | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| Maxton, James | Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury) | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Millar, J. D. | Salter, Dr. Alfred | Tillett, Ben |
| Montague, Frederick | Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Morley, Ralph | Sanders, W. S. | Tout, W. J. |
| Morris, Rhys Hopkins | Sandham, E. | Townend, A. E. |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Sawyer, G. F. | Vaughan, David |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Scrymgeour, E. | Viant, S. P. |
| Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Mort, D. L. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Walker, J. |
| Muff, G. | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Wallace, H. W. |
| Muggeridge, H. T. | Shield, George William | Watkins, F. C. |
| Naylor, T. E. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Noel Baker, P. J. | Shillaker, J. F. | Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col. D. (Rhondda) |
| Noel-Buxton, Baronets (Norfolk, N.) | Shinwell, E. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah |
| Oldfield, J. R. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Palin, John Henry | Simmons, C. J. | Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge) |
| Paling, Wilfrid | Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) | West, F. R. |
| Palmer, E. T. | Sinclair, Sir A. (Caithness) | Westwood, Joseph |
| Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Sinkinson, George | White, H. G. |
| Perry, S. F. | Sitch, Charles H. | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe | Whiteley, William (Blaydon) |
| Picton-Turbervill, Edith | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Pole, Major D. G. | Smith, Lees-, H. B. | Williams Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Potts, John S. | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Price, M. P. | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Pybus, Percy John | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) | Wilson, J. (Oldham) |
| Ramsay, T. B. Wilson | Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Raynes, W. R. | Sorensen, R. | Winterton, G. E. (Leicester, Loughb'gh) |
| Richards, R. | Stamford, Thomas W. | Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff) |
| Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Stephen, Campbell | Young, R. S. (Islington, North) |
| Riley, Ben (Dewsbury) | Strauss, G. R. | |
| Ritson, J. | Sullivan, J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich) | Sutton, J. E. | Mr. Hayes and Mr. Charleton. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) | McConnell, Sir Joseph |
| Albery, Irving James | Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) |
| Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Liverp'l., W.) | Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) |
| Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent, Dover) | Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Makins, Brigadler-General E. |
| Atkinson, C. | Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Margesson, Captain H. D. |
| Baillie-Hamilton, Hon. Charles W. | Eden, Captain Anthony | Marjoribanks, Edward |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Mason, Colonel Glyn K. |
| Balfour, Captain H. H. (I. of Thanet) | Elliot, Major Walter E. | Milne, Wardlaw-. J. S. |
| Balniel, Lord | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s. M.) | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Fade, Sir Bertram G. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) |
| Beaumont, M. W. | Ferguson, Sir John | Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Fielden, E. B. | Morrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive |
| Berry, Sir George | Ford, Sir P. J. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld) |
| Betterton, Sir Henry B. | Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | O'Neill, Sir H. |
| Birchall, Major sir John Dearman | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Peake, Capt. Osbert |
| Bird, Ernest Roy | Ganzoni, Sir John | Penny, Sir George |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Gault, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Peto, sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Glyn, Major R. G. C. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Rawton, Sir Cooper |
| Bracken, B. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Reid, David D. (County Down) |
| Brass, Captain Sir William | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Remer, John R. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch't'sy) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Roberts, Sir Samuel (Ecclesall) |
| Buchan, John | Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennall |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Hanbury, C. | Ross, Ronald D. |
| Buckingham, Sir H. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Rugg[...]es-Brise, Colonel E. |
| Builock, Captain Malcolm | Hartington, Marquess of | Russell, Alexander Watt (Tynemouth) |
| Butler, R. A. | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Samuel, A. M, (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Campbell, E. T. | Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whittome |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth, S.) | Herbert, Sir Dennis (Hertford) | Skelton, A. N. |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm-, W.) | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Edgbaston) | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Smithers, Waldron |
| Christie, J. A. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cobb. Sir Cyril | Hurst, Sir Gerald B. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George | Inskip, Sir Thomas | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Iveagh, Countess of | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Colville, Major D. J. | Knox, Sir Alfred | Stewart, W. J. (Belfast, South) |
| Conway, Sir W. Martin | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. |
| Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) | Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. C. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Thompson, Luke |
| Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Llewellin, Major J. J. | Thomson, Mitchell-, Rt. Hon. Sir W. |
| Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement | Warrender, Sir Victor | Wood, Rt. Hon. sir Kingsley |
| Turton, Robert Hugh | Waterhouse, Captain Charles | |
| Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George | Major Sir George Hennessy and |
| Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert | Womersley, W. J. | Sir Frederick Thomson. |
Question put, and agreed to.