§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-night, in the event of the Motion which stands in his name on the Order Paper being carried?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)The Government propose to ask the House to take the first four Orders of the Day, down to and including Supply [26th February] Report. I believe that at least two are non-contentious.
§ Sir WILLIAM MITCHELL -THOMSONDoes the right hon. Gentleman, in proposing that the House should take Orders 2, 3 and 4, relating to Supply, realise that one of the Votes included, namely, Vote 9 of Class 7 (Public Buildings, Overseas), was put off from discussion in Committee in order to meet the, convenience of the First Commissioner of Works; and that, with regard to Vote 6 of Class 6 (Mines Department), the Secretary for Mines has just told the House that he proposes on that Vote to make a 207 long and complicated statement; and may I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether, in these circumstances, he really desires to take Supply at Eleven o'Clock?
§ The PRIME MINISTERAs it happens, the two Votes which the right hon. Baronet has mentioned are those that I have in mind, but I do not think it would be impossible to get those through. We have no intention of having what is called an all-night sitting, and I am sure that, with helpfulness on both sides, the greater part of this programme can be got through.
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONDoes the right hon. Gentleman consider that suggestion to be reasonable in the circumstances? With regard to the first of these Votes—that for the Washington Embassy—it was to meet the convenience of the First Commissioner of Works that the discussion was postponed. It is quite true that the right hon. Gentleman said that he could not give an absolute pledge, but he said he would make representations to the Patronage Secretary so that the matter could be discussed at the proper time. The other Vote, when it
§ came before the Committee, excited a good deal of criticism in every quarter, and was challenged, and the Secretary for Mines now tells the House that he proposes himself to introduce the Supplementary Estimate on Report and to make what he called a long and complicated statement on the matter.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI am very sorry that I did not hear the statement of my hon. Friend, but I am assured by the Patronage Secretary that it is reasonable to ask that these two Votes should be taken to-night.
§ Commander BELLAIRSIs the former Minister for Education going to make a personal explanation of the grounds for his resignation?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is not my affair.
§
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, 247; Noes, 126.
211| Division No. 175.] | AYES. | [3.36 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Cripps, Sir Stafford | Haycock, A. W. |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Daggar, George | Hayday, Arthur |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Dallas, George | Hayes, John Henry |
| Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. | Dalton, Hugh | Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') | Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Day, Harry | Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) |
| Ammon, Charles George | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Herriotts, J. |
| Arnott, John | Dudgeon, Major C. R. | Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) |
| Aske, Sir Robert | Dukes, C. | Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) |
| Ayles, Walter | Duncan, Charles | Hoffman, P. C. |
| Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bliston) | Ede, James Chuter | Hollins, A. |
| Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) | Edmunds, J. E. | Hopkin, Daniel |
| Barnes, Alfred John | Egan, W. H. | Hore-Belisha, Leslie |
| Batey, Joseph | Elmley, Viscount | Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) |
| Beckett, John (Camberwell, Peckham) | Foot, Isaac | Hunter, Dr. Joseph |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. (Cardiff, Central) | Freeman, Peter | Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. |
| Bennett, William (Battersea, South) | Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) | Isaacs, George |
| Benson, G. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesea) | Johnston, Thomas |
| Blindell, James | Gibbins, Joseph | Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth) |
| Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret | Gill, T. H. | Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) |
| Bowen, J. W. | Gillett, George M. | Jones, Rt. Hon. Lelf (Camborne) |
| Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. | Glassey, A. E. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Broad, Francis Alfred | Gossling, A. G. | Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Brooke, W. | Gould, F. | Jowitt, Sir W. A. (Preston) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) | Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Kedward, R. M. (Kent, Ashford) |
| Buchanan, G. | Granville, E. | Kelly, W. T. |
| Burgess, F. G. | Gray, Milner | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro'W.) | Kinley, J. |
| Cameron, A. G. | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Kirkwood, D. |
| Cape, Thomas | Groves, Thomas E. | Knight, Holford |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Grundy, Thomas W. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) | Lang, Gordon |
| Chater, Daniel | Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Lathan, G. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) | Law, Albert (Bolton) |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) | Law, A. (Rossendale) |
| Compton, Joseph | Hardle, George D. | Lawrence, Susan |
| Cove, William G. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Lawson, John James |
| Leach, W. | Muggeridge, H. T. | Simmons, C. J. |
| Lee, Frank (Derby, N.E.) | Murnin, Hugh | Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) |
| Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern) | Naylor, T. E. | Sinclair, Sir A. (Caithness) |
| Lees, J. | Noel-Buxton, Baroness (Norfolk, N.) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Lewis, T. (Southampton) | Oldfield, J. R. | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) |
| Lloyd, C. Ellis | Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) | Smith, Rennie (Penistone) |
| Logan, David Gilbert | Owen, Major G. (Carnarvon) | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) |
| Longbottom, A. W. | Owen, H. F. (Hereford) | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) |
| Longden, F. | Palin, John Henry | Snell, Harry |
| Lovat-Fraser, J. A. | Paling, Wilfrid | Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) |
| Lowth, Thomas | Perry, S. F. | Sorensen, R. |
| Lunn, William | Peters, Dr. Sidney John | Stamford, Thomas W. |
| Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Stephen, Campbell |
| MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) | Picton-Turbervill, Edith | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| McElwee, A. | Pole, Major D. G. | Strauss, G. R. |
| McEntee, V. L. | Potts, John S. | Sutton, J. E. |
| McKinlay, A. | Price, M. P. | Taylor, R. A. (Lincoln) |
| Maclean, Sir Donald (Cornwall, N.) | Pybus, Percy John | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S.W.) |
| Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) | Quibell, D. J. K. | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| MacNeill-Weir, L. | Ramsay, T. B. Wilton | Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow) |
| McShane, John James | Rathbone, Eleanor | Tillett, Ben |
| Malone, C. L' Estrange (N'thampton) | Raynes, W. R. | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Mander, Geoffrey le M. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) | Toole, Joseph |
| Manning, E. L. | Rlley, Ben (Dewsbury) | Townend, A. E. |
| March, S. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O.(W. Bromwich) | Viant, S. P. |
| Marcus, M. | Romeril, H. G. | Walker, J. |
| Markham, S. F. | Rosbotham, D. S. T. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Marley, J. | Rothschild, J. de | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Marshall, Fred | Rowson, Guy | Welsh, James (Paisley) |
| Mathers, George | Salter, Dr. Alfred | West, F. R. |
| Matters, L. W. | Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) | Westwood, Joseph |
| Maxton, James | Samuel, H. Waiter (Swansea, West) | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Melville, Sir James | Sanders, W. S. | Wilkinson, Ellen C. |
| Messer, Fred | Sandham, E. | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Middleton, G. | Sawyer, G. F. | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Millar, J. D. | Scrymgeour, E. | Wilson, J. (Oldham) |
| Mills, J. E. | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Milner, Major J. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Winterton, G. E.(Leicester,Loughb'gh) |
| Montague, Frederick | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis | Wise, E. F. |
| Morris, Rhys Hopkins | Sherwood, G. H. | Young, R. S. (Islington, North) |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Shield, George William | |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Shiels, Dr. Drummond | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) | Shillaker, J. F. | Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. |
| Mort, D. L. | Shinwell, E. | Thurtle. |
| Muff, G. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) | |
| NOES | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) | Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) |
| Albery, Irving James | Dalkeith, Earl of | Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. sir William (Armagh) | Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) |
| Atkinson, C. | Duckworth, G. A. V. | Llewellin, Major J. J. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) | Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Locker-Lampson, Com. O.(Handsw'th) |
| Balniel, Lord | Eden, Captain Anthony | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) |
| Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Edmondson, Major A. J. | Macquisten, F. A. |
| Berry, Sir George | Elliot, Major Walter E. | Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) |
| Betterton, Sir Henry B. | Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) | Makins, Brigadier-General E. |
| Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman | Everard, W. Lindsay | Marjorlbanks, Edward |
| Bourne, Captain Robert Croft | Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Mitchell-Thomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. |
| Boyce, Leslie | Fielden, E. B. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. | Ford, Sir P. J. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) |
| Brass, Captain Sir William | Forestler-Walker, Sir L. | Muirhead, A. J. |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G.(Ptrsf'ld) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen.H.C.(Berks, Newb'y) | Ganzoni, Sir John | Oman, Sir Charles William C. |
| Bullock, Captain Malcolm | Glyn, Major R. G. C. | O'Neill, Sir H. |
| Burton, Colonel H. W. | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Penny, Sir George |
| Butler, R. A. | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Campbell, E. T. | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Purbrick, R. |
| Castle Stewart, Earl of | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Remer, John R. |
| Cayzer, Maj.Sir Herbt, R. (Prtsmth.,S.) | Hall, Lieut.-Col. sir F. (Dulwich) | Reynolds, Col. Sir James |
| Cazalet, Captain Victor A. | Hammersley, S. S. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Chamberlain,Rt.Hn.Sir J.A.(Birm,W.) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Salmon, Major I. |
| Christle, J. A. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whittome |
| Colfox, Major William Philip | Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar) | Simms, Major-General J. |
| Colville, Major D. J. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam) |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Hurd, Percy A. | Smithers, Waldron |
| Cowan, D. M. | Hurst, Sir Gerald B. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Inskip, Sir Thomas | Spender-Clay, Colonel H |
| Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. | Lamb, Sir J. O. | Stanley, Lord (Fylde) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. C. | Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Stewart, W. J. (Belfast South) | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon | Withers, Sir John James |
| Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert | Womersley, W. J. |
| Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton) | Wardlaw-Milne, J. S. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Thomson, Sir F. | Warrender, Sir Victor | Wright, Brig.-Gen. W. D. (Tavist'k) |
| Tinne, J. A. | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) | |
| Todd, Capt. A. J. | Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Train, J. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl | Captain Sir George Bowyer and |
| Major the Marquess of Titchfield. |