HC Deb 29 September 1931 vol 257 cc324-7

Motion made, and Question put, That a sum, not exceeding £7,000,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1932, for Advances to the Road Fund.

The Committee divided: Ayes, 269; Noes, 208.

Division No. 502.] AYES. [10.45 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lieut. Colonel Cooper, A. Duff Gunston, Captain D. W.
Ainsworth, Lieut.-Col. Charles Courthope, Colonel Sir G. L. Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H.
Aitchison, Rt. Hon. Craigle M. Cowan, D. M. Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Zetland)
Albery, Irving James Cranborne, Viscount Hammersley, S. S.
Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Llverp'I., W.) Crichton-Stuart, Lord C. Hanbury, C.
Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M. S. Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. Crookshank, Capt. H. C. Harbord, A.
Aske, Sir Robert Croom-Johnson, R. P. Harris, Percy A.
Astor, Maj. Hn. John J. (Kent, Dover) Culverwell, C. T. (Bristol, West) Hartington, Marquess of
Atholl, Duchess of Cunliffe-Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes)
Atkinson, C. Dalkeith, Earl of Henderson, Capt. R. R. (Oxf'd, Henley)
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley (Bewdley) Dairymple-White, Lt.-Col. Sir Godfrey Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J.
Balfour, George (Hampstead) Davidson, Rt. Hon. J. (Hertford) Hills, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller
Balniel, Lord Davies, Dr. Vernon Hope, Sir Harry (Forfar)
Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. Davies, E. C. (Montgomery) Hore-Belisha, Leslie
Beaumont, M. W. Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S.
Bellairs, Commander Cartyon Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K.
Bennett, Sir E. N. (Cardiff, Central) Dawson, Sir Philip Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.)
Betterton, Sir Henry B. Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. Hurd, Percy A.
Bevan, S. J. (Holborn) Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. Herbert Hurst, Sir Gerald B.
Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman Duckworth, G. A. V. Hutchison, Maj.-Gen. Sir R.
Birkett, W. Norman Dudgeon, Major C. R. Inskip, Sir Thomas
Blindell, James Dugdale, Capt. T. L. Jones, Llewellyn-, F.
Boothby, R. J. G. Eden, Captain Anthony Jones, Sir G. W. H. (Stoke New'gton)
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Edge, Sir William Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth)
Bowyer, Captain sir George E. W. Edmondson, Major A. J. Jones, Rt. Hon. Leif (Camborne)
Braithwaite, Major A. N. Elliot, Major Walter E. Jowitt, Rt. Hon. Sir W. A. (Preston)
Briscoe, Richard George Elmley, Viscount Kedward, R. M. (Kent, Ashford)
Broadbent, Colonel J. Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston.-s. M.) Kindersley, Major G. M.
Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) Evans, Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) Knight, Holford
Brown, Ernest (Leith) Everard, W. Lindsay Knox, Sir Alfred
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks, Newb'y) Falle, Sir Bertram G. Lamb, Sir J. Q.
Buchan, John Ferguson, Sir John Lane Fox, Col. Rt. Hon. George R.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Fielden, E. B. Latham, H. P. (Scarboro & Whitby)
Bullock, Captain Malcolm Fison, F. G. Clavering Law, Sir Alfred (Derby, High Peak)
Burgin, Dr. E. L. Foot, Isaac Leighton, Major B. E. P.
Burton. Colonel H. W Ford, Sir p. J. Lewis, Oswald (Colchester)
Butler, R. A. Forestler-Walker, Sir L. Llewellin, Major J. J.
Cadogan, Major Hen. Edward Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey
Caine, Hall-, Derwent Galbraith, J. F. W. Locker-Lampson, Com. O. (Handsw'th)
Campbell, E. T. Gauit, Lieut.-Col. A. Hamilton Lockwood, Captain J. H.
Carver, Major W. H. George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) Long, Major Hon. Eric
Castle Stewart, Earl of George, Megan Lloyd (Angiesea) Lovat-Fraser, J. A.
Cautley, Sir Henry S. Gillett, George M. Lymington, Viscount
Cayzar, Sir C. (Chester, City) Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John McConnell, Sir Joseph
Cayzer, Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth, S.) Glyn, Major R. G. C. MacDonald, Malcolm (Bassetlaw)
Cazalet, Captain Victor A. Gower, Sir Robert Macdonald, Sir M. (Inverness)
Chadwick, Capt. Sir Robert Burton Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) Maclean, Sir Donald (Cornwall, N.)
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) Granville, E. Macpherson, Rt. Hon. James I.
Christie, J. A. Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Macquisten, F. A.
Clydesdale, Marquess of Gray, Milner Maltland, A. (Kent, Faversham)
Cobb, Sir Cyril Greaves-Lord, Sir Walter Makins, Brigadier-General E.
Cohen, Major J. Brunei Greene, W. P. Crawford Margesson, Captain H. D.
Colfox, Major William Philip Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) Marjoribanks, Edward
Colman, N. C. D. Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John Mason, Colonel Glyn K.
Colville, Major D. J. Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro'W.) Merriman, Sir F. Boyd
Conway, Sir W. Martin Gritten, W. G. Howard Millar, J. D.
Milne, Wardlaw-, J. S. Roberts, Sir Samuel (Ecclesall) Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Robinson, Sir T. (Lanes, Stretford) Sueter, Rear-Admiral M. F.
Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. Sir B. Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell Taylor, Vice-Admiral E. A.
Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) Rosbotham, D. S. T. Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby)
Morris, Rhys Hopkins Ross, Ronald D. Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton)
Morrison, W. S. (Glos., Cirencester) Rothschild, J. de Thompson, Luke
Muirhead, A. J. Ruggies-Brise, Colonel E. Thomson, Sir F.
Nail-Cain, A. R. N. Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter Thomson, Mitchell-, Rt. Hon. Sir W.
Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter) Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Newton, Sir D. G. C. (Cambridge) Russell, Richard John (Eddisbury) Todd, Capt. A. J.
Nicholson, O. (Westminster) Salmon, Major I. Train, J.
Nicholson, Col. Rt. Hn. W. G. (Ptrsf'ld) Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
O'Connor, T. J. Samuel Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) Turton, Robert Hugh
Oliver, P. M. (Man., Blackley) Samuel, Samuel (W'dsworth, Putney) Vaughan-Morgan, Sir Kenyon
Oman, Sir Charles William C. Sandeman, Sir N. Stewart Wallace, Capt. D. E. (Hornsey)
Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William Savery, S. S. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. Lambert
Owen, Major G. (Carnarvon) Scott, James Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Penny, Sir George Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. Wayland, Sir William A
Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) Shepperson, Sir Ernest Whlttome Wells, Sydney R.
Perkins, W. R. D. Simon, E. D. (Manch'ter, Withington) White, H. G.
Peters, Dr. Sidney John Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay)
Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) Sinclair, Rt. Hon. sir A. (Caithness) Wilson, G. H. A. (Cambridge U.)
Power, Sir John Cecil Skelton, A. N. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Preston, Sir Walter Rueben Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) Withers, Sir John James
Pybus, Percy John Smith-Carington, Neville W. Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount
Ramsay, T. B. Wilson Smithers, Waldron Womersley, W. J.
Ramsbotham, H. Somerset, Thomas Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Rawson, Sir Cooper Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) Wood, Major McKenzie (Banff)
Reid, David D. (County Down) Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East) Wright, Brig.-Gen. W. D. (Tavist'k)
Renter, John R. Southby, Commander A. R. J Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton
Reynolds, Sir Gervals S. Spender-Clay, Colonel H.
Reynolds, Col. Sir James Stanley, Lord (Fylde) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.
Rhys, Hon. C. A. U. Stanley, Hon. O. (Westmorland) Mr. Glassey and Sir Victor
Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'te'y) Stewart, W. J. (Belfast, South) Warrender.
NOES.
Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) Forgan, Dr. Robert Lawson, John James
Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) Gardner, B. W. (West Ham, Upton) Lawther, W. (Barnard Castle)
Alpass, J. H. Gibbins, Joseph Leach, W.
Amnion, Charles George Gibson, H. M. (Lanes, M[...]ssley) Lee, Frank (Derby, N. E.)
Arnott, John Gill, T. H. Lee, Jennie (Lanark, Northern)
Attlee, Clement Richard Gossling, A. G. Leonard, W.
Ayles, Walter Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) Lewis, T. (Southampton)
Baker, John (Wolverhampton, Bilston) Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) Logan, David Gilbert
Baldwin, Oliver (Dudley) Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Coine) Longbottom, A. W.
Barr, James Grenfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) Longden, F.
Batey, Joseph Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) Lunn, William
Bennett, William (Battersea, South) Groves, Thomas E. Macdonald, Gordon (Ince)
Bowen, J. W. Grundy, Thomas W. McElwee, A.
Bowerman, Rt. Hon. Charles W. Hall, F. (York, W.R., Normanton) McEntee, V. L.
Broad, Francis Alfred Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil) McKinlay, A.
Brockway, A. Fenner Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) MacLaren, Andrew
Bromley, J. Hardle, David (Rutherglen) Maclean, Nell (Glasgow, Govan)
Brooke, W. Hardle, G. D. (Springburn) MacNeill-Weir, L.
Brothers, M. Haycock, A. W. McShane, John James
Brown, C. W. E. (Notts, Mansfield) Hayes, John Henry Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton)
Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (South Ayrshire) Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley) Manning, E. L.
Brown, W. J. (Wolverhampton, West) Henderson, Arthur, Junr. (Cardiff, S.) Mansfield, W.
Buchanan, G. Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Marcus, M.
Burgess, F. G. Henderson, Thomas (Glasgow) Marley, J.
Buxton, C. R. (Yorks, W. R. Elland) Henderson, W. W. (Middx., Enfield) Marshall, Fred
Cameron, A. G. Harriotts, J. Mathers, George
Cape, Thomas Hirst, G. H. (York W. R. Wentworth) Maxton, James
Carter, W. (St. Pancras, S. W.) Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) Messer, Fred
Charleton, H. C. Hudson, James H. (Huddersfield) Middleton, G.
Chater, Daniel Isaacs, George Mills, J. E.
Clarke, J. S. Jenkins, Sir William Milner, Major J.
Cluse, W. S. John, William (Rhondda, West) Morgan, Dr. H. B.
Cocks, Frederick Seymour Johnston, Rt. Hon. Thomas Morley, Ralph
Compton, Joseph Jones, J. J. (West Ham, Silvertown) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.)
Cripps, Sir Stafford Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Mort, D. L.
Daggar, George Jowett, Rt. Hon. F. W. Muff, G.
Dallas, George Kelly, W. T. Muggeridge, H. T.
Dalton, Hugh Kennedy, Rt. Hon. Thomas Murnin, Hugh
Davies, D. L. (Pontypridd) Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M. Naylor, T. E.
Day, Harry Kinley, J. Noel-Buxton, Baroness (Norfolk, M.)
Dukes, C. Kirkwood, D. Oldfield, J. R.
Dunnico, H. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George Oliver, George Harold (Ilkeston)
Ede, James Chuter Lathan, G. (Sheffield, Park) Owen, H. F. (Hereford)
Edmunds, J. E. Law, Albert (Bolton) Palin, John Henry
Edwards, C. (Monmouth, Bedwellty) Law, A. (Rossendale) Palmer, E. T.
Edwards, E. (Morpeth) Lawrence, Susan Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan)
Egan, W. H. Lawrie, Hugh Hartley (Stalybridge) Pethick-Lawrence, F. W.
Phillips, Dr. Marion Shinwell, E. Walker, J.
Pole, Major D. G. Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) Wallace, H. w.
Potts, John S. Simmons, C. J. Watkins, F. C.
Qulbell, D. J. K. Sinkinson, George Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline)
Raynes, W. R. Sitck, Charles H. Wellock, Wilfred
Richards, R. Smith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe) Welsh, James (Paisley)
Richardson, R. (Houghton-le-Spring) Smith, Frank (Nuneaton) Welsh, James C. (Coatbridge)
Riley, Ben (Dewsbury) Smith, Tom (Pontefract) Westwood, Joseph
Riley, F. F. (Stockton-on-Tees) Snowden, Thomas (Accrington) Whiteley, Wilfrid (Birm., Ladywood)
Ritson, J. Stamford, Thomas W. Williams, David (Swansea, East)
Romeril, H. G. Stephen, Campbell Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Rowson, Guy Strachey, E. J. St. Loe Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Salter, Dr. Alfred Strauss, G. R. Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Samuel, H. Walter (Swansea, West) Sullivan, J. Wilson, C. H. (Sheffield, Attercliffe)
Sanders, W. S. Sutton, J. E. Wilson, J. (Oldham)
Sawyer, G. F. Taylor, R. A. (Lincoln) Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Scrymgeour, E. Thurtie, Ernest Wise, E. F.
Scurr, John Tillett, Ben Young, R. S. (Islington, North)
Sexton, Sir James Tinker, John Joseph Young, Sir R. (Lancaster, Newton)
Shepherd, Arthur Lewis Tout, W. J.
Sherwood, G. H. Townend, A. E. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.
Shield, George William Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Mr. William Whiteley and Mr.
Shiels, Dr. Drummond Turner, Sir Ben Paling.
Shillaker, J. F. Vaughan, David

Question put, and agreed to.

Whereupon the CHAIRMAN left the Chair to report the Resolutions to the House pursuant to the Order of the House of the 22nd September.

Resolutions to be reported To-morrow; Committee to sit again To-morrow.