§ Mr. STANLEY BALDWINI have two questions to ask of the Prime Minister. First of all, if I put a question to him to-morrow, will he be in a position to announce the decision of the Government with regard to the Representation of the People (No. 2) Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTER (Mr. Ramsay MacDonald)I am sorry I cannot find time for the Representation of the People Bill on this side of Easter on account of the pressure of financial business, but it will be on the Paper, I hope, in the first week after we resume. The usual announcement of the business after Easter will be made next week.
§ Mr. BALDWINWe take it that that is a declaration of the intention of the Government to proceed with the Bill?
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes. I am following precedent in that respect.
§ Mr. BALDWINThe second question is of a pleasanter nature. I desire to ask the Prime Minister if he can give the House any information as to the date of the Adjournment for the Easter Recess and whether he is yet, or will be in a position this week, to tell the House what the length of the Adjournment will be?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI hope to be able to make that announcement perhaps to-morrow, but certainly without delay.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 15, the Proceedings on Report of Supply of the 11th March may be taken after Eleven of the clock, and shall 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, 245; Noes, 135.
2041| Division No. 198.] | AYES. | [3.49 p.m. |
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Aske, Sir Robert | Bennett, Sir E. N. (Cardiff, Central) |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Attlee, Clement Richard | Bennett, William (Battersea, South) |
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Ayles, Walter | Benson, G. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') | Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Barnes, Alfred John | Blindell, James |
| Ammon, Charles George | Barr, James | Bondfield, Rt. Hon. Margaret |
| Angell, Sir Norman | Batey, Joseph | Broad, Francis Alfred |
| Arnott, John | Benn, Rt. Hon. Wedgwood | Bromfield, William |
| Brothers, M. | Kelly, W. T. | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas | Ramsay, T. B. Wilson |
| Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. | Richards, R. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) | Kinley, J. | Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Rlley, Ben (Dewsbury) |
| Burgess, F. G. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) | Ritson, J. |
| Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) | Lang, Gordon | Roberts, Rt.Hon. F. O.(W. Bromwich) |
| Caine, Hall-, Derwent | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George | Romeril, H. G. |
| Cape, Thomas | Lathan, G. | Rosbotham, D. S. T. |
| Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Law, Albert (Bolton) | Rowson, Guy |
| Charleton, H. C. | Law, A, (Rossendale) | Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury) |
| Chater, Daniel | Lawrence, Susan | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Clarke, J. S. | Lawson, John James | Samuel Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle) | Samuel, H. Walter (Swansea, West) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Leach, W. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Lee, Frank (Derby, N.E.) | Sandham, E |
| Compton, Joseph | Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern) | Sawyer, G. F. |
| Cove, William G. | Lees, J. | Scrymgeour, E. |
| Cripps, Sir Stafford | Lloyd, C. Ellis | Scurr, John |
| Daggar, George | Logan, David Gilbert | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. |
| Dalton, Hugh | Longden, F. | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Lowth, Thomas | Shepherd, Arthur Lewis |
| Day, Harry | Lunn, William | Sherwood, G. H. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) | Shield, George William |
| Dudgeon, Major C. R. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) | Shiels, Dr. Drummond |
| Duncan, Charles | MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) | Shinwell, E. |
| Ede, James Chuter | McElwee, A. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Edge, Sir William | McEntee, V. L. | Simmons, C. J. |
| Edmunds, J. E. | McGovern, J. (Glasgow, Shettleston) | Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) |
| Edwards, E. (Morpeth) | McKinlay, A. | Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) |
| Egan, W. H. | Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) | Smith, Lees-, H. B. |
| Eimley, Viscount | MacNeill-Weir, L. | Smith, Rennle (Penistone) |
| England, Colonel A. | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. | Smith, Tom (Pontefract) |
| Foot, Isaac | McShane, John James | Smith, W. R. (Norwich) |
| Freeman, Peter | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) |
| Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) | Mander, Geoffrey le M. | Stamford, Thomas W. |
| George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Car'vn) | Mansfield, W. | Stephen, Campbell |
| Gill, T. H. | March, S. | Strauss, G. R. |
| Gillett, George M. | Marcus, M. | Sullivan, J. |
| Glassey, A. E. | Marley, J. | Sutton, J. E. |
| Gossling, A. G. | Marshall, Fred | Taylor, R. A. (Lincoin) |
| Gould, F. | Mathers, George | Taylor, W. B. (Norfolk, S.W.) |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Matters, L. W. | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Maxton, James | Tillett, Ben |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne) | Messer, Fred | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Middleton, G. | Toole, Joseph |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Millar, J. D. | Tout, W. J. |
| Groves, Thomas E. | Milner, Major J. | Townend, A. E. |
| Grundy, Thomas W. | Montague, Frederick | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) | Morley, Ralph | Vaughan, David |
| Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Morris, Rhys Hopkins | Vi[...]ant, S. P. |
| Hall, J. H (Whitechapel) | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Walker, J. |
| Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Watkins, F. C. |
| Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) | Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Handle, George D. | Mort, D. L. | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Muff, G. | Welsh, James (Paisley) |
| Haycock, A. W. | Muggeridge, H. T. | Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge) |
| Hayes, John Henry | Murnin, Hugh | West, F. R. |
| Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) | Nathan, Major H. L. | Westwood, Joseph |
| Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) | Noel Baker, P. J. | White, H. G. |
| Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) | Noel-Buxton, Baroness (Norfolk, N.) | Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood) |
| Herriotts, J. | Oldfield, J. R. | Williams, David (Swansea, East) |
| Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) | Oliver, George Harold (likeston) | Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly) |
| Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Hoffman, P. C. | Palin, John Henry | Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe) |
| Hopkin, Daniel | Paling, Wilfrid | Wilson, J. (Oldham) |
| Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Palmer, E. T. | Winterton, G. E.(Leicester,Loughb'gh) |
| Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Wise, E. F. |
| Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R. | Perry, S. F. | Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff) |
| Isaacs, George | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W | Young, R. S. (Islington, North) |
| Jenkins, Sir William | Picton-Turbervill, Edith | |
| Johnston, Thomas | Pole, Major D. G. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Jones, Llewellyn-, F. | Potts, John S. | Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. Thurtle. |
| Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne) | Price, M. P. | |
| Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Pybus, Percy John | |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) | Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman |
| Albery, Irving James | Balniel, Lord | Bird, Ernest Roy |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Bourne, Captain Robert Croft |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Beaumont, M. W. | Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. |
| Astor, Viscountess | Bellairs, Commander Carlyon | Bracken, B. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Berry, Sir George | Briscoe, Richard George |
| Baillie-Hamilton, Hon. Charles W. | Betterton, Sir Henry B. | Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'I'd., Hexham) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen.H.C.(Berks, Newb'y) | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich) | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Bullock, Captain Malcolm | Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Reid, David D. (County Down) |
| Butler, R. A. | Hammersley, S. S. | Reynolds, Col. Sir James |
| Campbell, E. T. | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur y, Ch'te'y) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Hartington, Marquess of | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Castle Stewart, Earl of | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Henderson, Capt. R. R.(Oxf'd, Henley) | Salmon, Major I. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P. | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Cayzer, Maj.Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth,S.) | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart |
| Chamberlain,Rt.Hn.Sir J.A.(Birm.,W.) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. |
| Chapman, Sir S. | Hurd, Percy A. | Savery, S. S. |
| Christle, J. A. | Hurst, Sir Gerald B. | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine,C.) |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Inskip, Sir Thomas | Smith-Carington, Neville W. |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Iveagh, Countess of | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Colfox, Major William Philip | Knox, Sir Alfred | Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East) |
| Colville, Major D. J. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Conway, Sir W. Martin | Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) | Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. | Llewellin, Major J. J. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F. |
| Crookshank,Cpt. H.(Lindsey,Gainsbro) | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A. |
| Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey | Long, Major Hon. Eric | Thomson, Mitchell-, Rt. Hon. Sir W. |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F.(Somerset, Yeovil) | McConnell, Sir Joseph | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Todd, Capt. A. J. |
| Duckworth, G. A. V. | Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) | Train, J. |
| Dugdale, Capt. T. L. | Makins, Brigadier-General E. | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Margesson, Captain H. D. | Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Marjoribanks, Edward | Ward, Lieut. Col. Sir A. Lambert |
| Elliot, Major Walter E. | Meller, R. J. | Warrender, Sir Victor |
| Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s-M.) | Milne, Wardlaw-, J. S. | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. | Wayland, Sir William A. |
| Ferguson, Sir John | Moore, Sir Newton J. (Richmond) | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Fermoy, Lord | Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) | Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.) |
| Gault, Lieut. Col. A. Hamilton | Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn.W. G.(Ptrsf'ld) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Gower, Sir Robert | Nield, Rt. Hon. Sir Herbert | Withers, Sir John James |
| Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | O'Neill. Sir H. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William | |
| Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | Peake, Capt. Osbert | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Gunston, Captain D. W. | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) | Sir Frederick Thomson and Captain |
| Wallace. |
Third and Fourth Resolutions agreed to.