HC Deb 07 July 1931 vol 254 cc1919-21
Mr. STANLEY BALDWIN

May I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-night?

The PRIME MINISTER

The object of the Motion on the Paper is to ensure that the Coal Mines Bill will be passed through all its further stages to-night, and that the Housing (Rural Authorities)

[Expenses] Money Resolution will be passed through the Committee stage.

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, 257; Noes, 127.

Division No. 379.] AYES. [3.45 p.m.
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Glassey, A. E. Longden, F.
Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher Gossling, A. G. Lunn, William
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') Gould, F. Macdonald, Gordon (Ince)
Alpass, J. H. Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham)
Ammon, Charles George Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw)
Arnott, John Gray, Milner McElwee, A.
Attlee, Clement Richard Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne). McEntee, V. L.
Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) McKinlay, A.
Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan)
Barnes, Alfred John Groves, Thomas E. MacNeill-Weir, L.
Barr, James Grundy, Thomas W. Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I.
Batey, Joseph Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) McShane, John James
Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Malone, C. L Estrange (N'thampton)
Bennett, Sir E. N. (Cardiff, Central) Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Mander, Geoffrey le M.
Bennett, William (Battersea, South) Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) Manning, E. L.
Benson, G. Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) Mansfield, W.
Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland) March, S.
Blindell, James Hardie, David (Rutherglen) Marcus, M.
Bowen, J. W. Hardie, G. D. (Springburn) Marley, J.
Broad, Francis Alfred Hastings, Dr. Somerville Marshall, Fred
Brockway, A. Fenner Haycock, A. W. Mathers, George
Bromfield, William Hayes, John Henry Matters, L. W.
Brothers, M. Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) Maxton, James
Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) Messer, Fred
Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Middleton, G.
Brown, W. J. (Wolverhampton, West) Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) Millar, J. D.
Buchanan, G. Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) Milner, Major J.
Burgess, F. G. Herriotts, J. Montague, Frederick
Buxton, C. R. (Yorks. W. R. Elland) Hicks, Ernest George Morgan, Dr. H. B.
Cape, Thomas Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) Morley, Ralph
Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S. W.) Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Morris, Rhys Hopkins
Charleton, H. C. Hoffman, P. C. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.)
Chater, Daniel Hollins, A. Mort, D. L.
Clarke, J. S. Hopkin, Daniel Muff, G.
Cluse, W. S. Hore-Belisha, Leslie Muggeridge, H. T.
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Horrabin, J. F. Murnin, Hugh
Cocks, Frederick Seymour Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) Naylor, T. E.
Compton, Joseph Isaacs, George Noel Baker, P. J.
Cove, William G. John, William (Rhondda, West) Noel-Buxton, Baroness (Norfolk, N.)
Cowan, D. M. Johnston, Rt. Hon. Thomas Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley)
Cripps, Sir Stafford Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) Owen, Major G. (Carnarvon)
Daggar, George Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) Palin, John Henry.
Dallas, George Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Paling, Wilfrid
Dalton, Hugh Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. Palmer, E. T.
Davies, D. L. (Pontypridd) Jowitt, Rt. Hon. Sir W. A. (Preston) Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan)
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Kedward, R. M. (Kent, Ashford) Perry, S. F.
Day, Harry Kelly, W. T. Pethick-Lawrence, F. W.
Denman, Hon. R. D. Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas Phillips, Dr. Marlon
Dukes, C. Kinley, J. Picton-Turbervill, Edith
Duncan, Charles Kirkwood, D. Pole, Major D. G.
Ede, James Chuter Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) Potts, John S.
Edmunds, J. E. Lang, Gordon Price, M. P.
Edwards, E. (Morpeth) Lathan, G. (Sheffield, Park) Ramsay, T. B. Wilson
Egan, W. H. Law, Albert (Bolton) Raynes, W. R.
Elmley, Viscount Law, A. (Rossendale) Richards, R.
England, Colonel A. Lawrence, Susan Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring)
Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) Lawson, John James Riley, Ben (Dewsbury)
Evans, Major Herbert (Gateshead) Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees)
Foot, Isaac Leach, W. Ritson, J.
Freeman, Peter Lee, Frank (Derby. N. E.) Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Bromwich)
Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern) Romeril, H. G.
Gardner, J. P. (Hammersmith, N.) Lees, J. Rosbotham, D. S. T.
Gibbins, Joseph Leonald, W. Rowson, Guy
Gibson, H. M. (Lancs. Mossley) Lewis, T. (Southampton) Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury)
Gill, T. H. Logan, David Gilbert Salter, Dr. Alfred
Gillett, George M. Longbottom, A. W. Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen)
Sanders, W. S. Smith, W. R. (Norwich) Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah
Sandham, E. Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip Wellock, Wilfred
Sawyer, G. F. Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge)
Seurr, John Stamford, Thomas W. West, F. R.
Sexton, Sir James Stephen, Campbell Westwood, Joseph
Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) Sullivan, J. White, H. G.
Shepherd, Arthur Lewis Sutton, J. E. Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood)
Sherwood, G. H. Taylor, R. A. (Lincoln) Whiteley, William (Blaydon)
Shield, George William Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Shiels, Dr. Drummond Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Shillaker, J. F. Tillett, Ben Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Shinwell, E. Tinker, John Joseph Wilson, J. (Oldham)
Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) Toole, Joseph Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) Tout, W. J. Winterton, G. E. (Leicester. Loughb'gh)
Sinclair, Sir A. (Caithness) Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Wise, E. F.
Sinkinson, George Vaughan, David Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff)
Sitch, Charles H. Viant, S. P. Young, R. S. (Islington, North)
Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) Wallace, H. W.
Smith, Lees-, Rt. Hon. H. B. (Keighley) Walters, Rt. Hon. Sir J. Tudor TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Smith, Rennie (Penistone) Watkins, F. C. Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr.
Smith, Tom (Pontefract) Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) Thurtie.
NOES.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s. M.) Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B.
Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Liverp'l., W.) Falle, Sir Bertram G. Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr)
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Ferguson, Sir John Muirhead, A. J.
Astor, Maj. Hon. John J. (Kent, Dover) Fermoy, Lord Nail-Cain, A. R. N.
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) Flson, F. G. Clavering Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld)
Balniel, Lord Forestier-Walker, Sir L. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William
Beaumont, M. W. Ganzoni, Sir John Peake, Capt. Osbert
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon Gault, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton Penny, Sir George
Bourne, Captain Robert Croft Gibson, C. G. (Pudsey & Otley) Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings)
Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple)
Boyce, Leslie Glyn, Major R. G. C. Rathbone, Eleanor
Briscoe, Richard George Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell
Broadbent, Colonel J. Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John Ruggles-Brise, Colonel E.
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Buchan, John Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) Salmon, Major I
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) Samuel, A. M. (Surrey. Farnham)
Bullock, Captain Malcolm Hammersley, S. S. Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart
Burton, Colonel H. W. Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry Skelton, A. N.
Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward Hartington, Marquess of Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam)
Campbell, E. T. Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Carver, Major W. H. Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley) Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Castle Stewart, Earl of Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Cautley, Sir Henry S. Herbert, Sir Dennis (Hertford) Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur
Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth. S.) Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F.
Chadwick, Capt. Sir Robert Burton Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) Hurd, Percy A. Thomas, Major L. B (King's Norton)
Colvllie, Major D. J. Hurst, Sir Gerald B. Thomson, Mitchell-, Rt. Hon. Sir W.
Conway, Sir W. Martin Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Cooper, A. Duff Iveagh, Countess of Todd, Capt. A. J.
Courtauld, Major J. S. Knox, Sir Alfred Train, J.
Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. Lamb, Sir J. O. Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Cranborne, Viscount Leighton, Major B. E. P. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert
Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) Warrender, Sir Victor
Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro) Llewellin, Major J. J. Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey Wells, Sydney R.
Cunliffe-Lister. Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (Handsw'th) Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay)
Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey Lockwood, Captain J. H. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) Womersley, W. J.
Dawson, Sir Philip Macquisten, F. A. Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. Makins, Brigadier-General E.
Dugdale, Capt. T. L. Marjoribanks, Edward TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Eden, Captain Anthony Mason, Colonel Glyn K. Captain Margesson and Captain
Edmondson, Major A. J. Milne, Wardlaw-, J. S. Wallace.
Elliot, Major Walter E. Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham)

Bill read the Third time, and passed.