HC Deb 16 September 1931 vol 256 cc844-7

Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings in Committee on National Debt and on Road Fund [Advances] be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Stanley Baldwin.]

The House divided: Ayes, 286; Noes, 195.

Division No. 470.] AYES. [3.58 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel Chadwick, Capt. Sir Robert Burton Fielden, E. B.
Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) Flson, F. G. Cravering
Aitchlson, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Edgbaston) Foot, Isaac
Albery, Irving James Chapman, Sir S. Ford, Sir P. J.
Alexander, Sir Wm. (Glasgow, Cent'l) Christie, J. A. Forestier-Walker, Sir L.
Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir William (Armagh) Church, Major A. G. Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E.
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Galbraith, J. F. W.
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Clydesdale, Marquess of Ganzoni, Sir John
Aske, Sir Robert Cobb, Sir Cyril Gault, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton
Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent, Dover) Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke)
Atholl, Duchess of Cohen, Major J. Brunel George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesea)
Atkinson, C. Colfox, Major William Philip Gillett, George M.
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) Colman, N. C. D. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Colville, Major D. J. Glyn, Major R. G. C.
Balfour, Captain H. H. (I. of Thanet) Conway, Sir W. Martin Gower, Sir Robert
Balniel, Lord Cooper, A. Duff Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.)
Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. Courtauld, Major J. S. Granville, E.
Beaumont, M. W. Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. Grattan-Doyle, Sir N.
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon Cowan, D. M. Gray, Milner
Bennett, Sir E. N. (Cardiff, Central) Cranborne, Viscount Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter
Berry, Sir George Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. Greene, W. P. Crawford
Betterton, Sir Henry B. Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John
Bevan, S. J. (Holborn) Crookshank, Capt. H. C. Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro' W.)
Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) Gritten, W. G. Howard
Birkett, W. Norman Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Gunston, Captain D. W.
Blindell, James Dalkeith, Earl of Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H.
Boothby, R. J. G. Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey Hall, Lieut.-Col. Sir F. (Dulwich)
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Davidson, Rt. Hon. J, (Hertford) Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford)
Bowyer, Captain Sir George E. W. Davies, Dr. Vernon Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland)
Boyce, Leslie Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) Hammersley, S. S.
Bracken, B. Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Hanbury, C.
Briscoe, Richard George Dawson, Sir Philip Harbord, A.
Broadbent, Colonel J. Denman, Hon. R. D. Hartington, Marquess of
Brown, Ernest (Leith) Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes)
Brown, Brig.-Gen.H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) Dixey, A. C. Haslam, Henry C.
Buchan, John Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. Herbert Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley)
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Duckworth, G. A. V. Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur P.
Bullock, Captain Malcolm Dudgeon, Major C. R. Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller
Burton, Colonel H, W. Dugdale, Capt. T. L. Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar)
Butler, R. A. Eden, Captain Anthony Hore-Belisha, Leslie
Butt, Sir Alfred Edge, Sir William Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S.
Cadogan, Major Hon. Edward Edmondson, Major A. J. Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K.
Campbell, E. T. Elliot, Major Walter E. Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.)
Carver, Major W. H. Elmley, Viscount Hurd, Percy A.
Castle Stewart, Earl of England, Colonel A. Hurst, Sir Gerald B.
Cautley, Sir Henry S. Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston-s.-M.) Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R.
Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City) Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) Inskip, Sir Thomas
Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R.(Prtsmth, S.) Everard, W. Lindsay Iveagh, Countess of
Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Falle, Sir Bertram G. Jones, Llewellyn-, F.
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Lord H. (Ox. Univ.) Ferguson, Sir John Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth)
Jones, Rt. Hon. Lell (Camborne) Nicholson, O. (Westminster) Smith-Carington, Neville W.
Jowitt, Rt. Hon. Sir W. A. (Preston) Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptst'ld) Smithers, Waldron
Kindersley, Major G. M. O'Connor, T. J. Snowden, Rt. Hon. Philip
Knight, Holford Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) Somerset, Thomas
Lamb, Sir J. Q. Oman, Sir Charles William C. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Lambert, Rt. Hon. George (S. Molton) Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East)
Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R. Owen, Major G. (Carnarvon) Southby, Commander A. R. J.
Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak) Owen, H. F. (Hereford) Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) Peaks, Captain Osbert Stanley, Lord (Fylde)
Leighton, Major B. E. P. Penny, Sir George Stanley, Hon. O. (Westmorland)
Lewis, Oswald (Colchester) Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) Steel-Maitland, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur
Llewellin, Major J. J. Perkins, W. R. D. Stewart, W. J. (Belfast South)
Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey Peters, Dr. Sidney John Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (Handsw'th) Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F.
Lockwood, Captain J. H. Power, Sir John Cecil Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A.
Long, Major Hon. Eric Pownall, Sir Assheton Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby)
Lovat-Fraser, J. A. Purbrick, R. Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton)
Lymington, Viscount Pybus, Percy John Thompson, Luke
McConnell, Sir Joseph Ramsay, T. B. Wilson Thomson, Sir F.
MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaha[...]) Ramsbotham, H. Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw) Rathbone, Eleanor Todd, Capt. A. J.
Macdonald, Sir M. (Inverness) Reid, David D. (County Down) Train, J.
Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) Rentoul, Sir Gervals S. Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Maclean, Sir Donald (Cornwall, N.) Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. Turton, Robert Hugh
Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I. Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch't'sy) Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon
Macquisten, F. A. Roberts, Sir Samuel (Ecclesall) Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey)
Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) Robinson, Sir T. (Lanes, Stretford) Walters, Rt. Hon. Sir J. Tudor
Makins, Brigadier-General E. Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert
Mander, Geoffrey le M. Rosbotham, D. S. T. Warrender, Sir Victor
Margesson, Captain H. D. Ross, Ronald D. Wayland, Sir William A.
Marjoribanks, Edward Rothschild, J. de Wells, Sydney R.
Markham, S. F. Ruggles-Brise, Colonel E. White, H. G.
Mason, Colonel Glyn K. Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay)
Meller, R. J. Russell, Richard John (Eddlsbury) Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.)
Merriman, Sir F. Boyd Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Millar, J. D. Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Milne, Wardlaw-, J. S. Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart Withers, Sir John James
Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount
Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. Savery, S. S. Womersley, W. J.
Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Scott, James Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Morris, Rhys Hopkins Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. Wood, Major McKenzie (Banh)
Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whittome Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton
Muirhead, A. J. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John
Nail-Cain, A. R. N. Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (Caithness) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Nathan, Major H. L. Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U., Belfst) Major Sir George Hennessy and
Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam) Mr. Glassey.
Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Smith, R. W.(Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.)
NOES.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) Daggar, George Hayes, John Henry
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Dalton, Hugh Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow)
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (Hillsbro') Davies, D. L. (Pontypridd) Herriotts, J.
Alpass, J. H. Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) Hicks, Ernest George
Ammon, Charles George Day, Harry Hirst, W. (Bradford, South)
Arnott, John Devlin, Joseph Hoffman, P. C.
Attlee, Clement Richard Dukes, C. Hopkin, Daniel
Ayles, Walter Duncan, Charles Horrabin, J. F.
Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilsten) Dunnico, H. Hudson, James H. (Huddersfleld)
Barr, James Ede, James Chuter Isaacs, George
Batey, Joseph Edmunds, J. E. Jenkins, Sir William
Bennett, William (Battersea, South) Edwards, E. (Morpeth) John, William (Rhondda, West)
Benson, G. Egan, W. H. Johnston, Rt. Hon. Thomas
Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) Evans, Major Herbert (Gateshead) Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly)
Bowen, J. W. Freeman, Peter Kelly, W. T.
Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas
Broad, Francis Alfred Gibbins, Joseph Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M.
Brooke, W. Gibson, H. M. (Lan[...]s, Mossley) Kinley, J.
Brothers, M. Gossling, A. G. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George
Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) Gould, F. Lathan, G. (Sheffield, Park)
Buchanan, G. Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) Law, Albert (Bolton)
Burgess, F. G. Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edln., Cent.) Law, A. (Rossendale)
Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Colne) Lawrence, Susan
Cape, Thomas Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) Lawrie, Hugh Hartley (Stalybridge)
Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S.W.) Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Lawson, John James
Charleton, H. C. Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle)
Chater, Daniel Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) Leach, W.
Clarke, J. S. Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Lee, Frank (Derby, N. E.)
Cluse, W. S. Hall, Capt. W. G. (Portsmouth, C.) Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern)
Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. Hamilton, Mary Agnes (Blackburn) Leonard, W.
Cocks, Frederick Seymour Hard[...]e, David (Rutherglen) Logan, David Gilbert
Compton, Joseph Hardie, G. D. (Springburn) Longden, F.
Cove, William G. Haycock, A. W. Lunn, William
Cripps, Sir Stafford Hayday, Arthur McElwee, A.
McEntee, V. L. Potts, John S. Strauss, G. R.
McKinlay, A. Quibell, D. J. K. Sullivan, J.
MacLaren, Andrew Raynes, W. R. Sutton, J. E.
Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan) Richards, R. Taylor, R. A. (Lincoln)
MacNeill-Weir, L. Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) Thurtle, Ernest
McShane, John James Riley, Ben (Dewsbury) Tillett, Ben
Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees) Toole, Joseph
Manning, E. L. Ritson, J. Townend, A. E.
Mansfield, W. R[...]meril, H. G. Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles
March, S. Rowson, Guy Vaughan, David
Marcus, M. Salter, Dr. Alfred Viant, S. P.
Marley, J. Samuel, H. Walter (Swansea, West) Walker, J.
Marshall, Fred Sanders, W. S. Wallace, H. W.
Mathers, George Sandham, E. Watson, W. M. (Duntermline)
Maxton, James Sawyer, G. F. Watts-Morgan, Lt.-Col, D. (Rhondda)
Milner, Major J. Scrymgeour, E. Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Josiah
Montague, Frederick Sexton, Sir James Wellock, Wilfred
Morley, Ralph Shepherd, Arthur Lewis Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge)
Morrison, Robert C. (Tottenham, N.) Shield, George William West, F. R.
Mort, D. L. Shiels, Dr. Drummond Westwood, Joseph
Muggeridge, H. T, Shillaker, J. F. Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood)
Murnin, Hugh Shinwell, E. Williams, David (Swansea, East)
Noel Baker, P. J. Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston) Simmons, C. J. Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Palin, John Henry Sinkinson, George Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Paling, Wilfrid Sitch, Charles H. Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Palmer, E. T. Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) Smith, Tom (Pontefract) Winterton, G. E.(Leicester, Loughb'gh)
Perry, S. F. Smith, W. R. (Norwich) Wise, E. F.
Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. Snowden, Thomas (Accrington)
Phillips, Dr. Marton Stamford, Thomas W. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Pole, Major D. G. Stephen, Campbell Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr. William Whiteley.

First Resolution read a Second time.