§ Mr. LANSBURYWould the Prime Minister state what is the business for to-morrow, and the business for next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTERIn addition to the Second Reading of the Cattle Industry Bill which has already been announced for to-morrow, we propose to take the remaining stages of the House of Commons Disqualification Bill, the British Sugar Bill, the Isle of Man (Customs) Bill, Teachers (Superannuation) Bill, the Report of the Navy, Army and Air Expenditure, the remaining stages of the Criminal Lunatics (Scotland) Bill, and the Motion to approve Greenwich Hospital accounts.
§ The business for next week will be:
§ Monday: Supply, Committee, 17th Allotted Day, the Navy Estimates, Vote 12 (Admiralty Office); Air Supplementary Estimate; Committee Stage of the Cattle Industry Bill.
§ Tuesday: Supply, Committee, 18th Allotted Day, Debate on Reports of Commissioners for the Special Areas; Third Reading of the Cattle Industry Bill.
§ Wednesday: Supply, Committee, 19th Allotted Day, Mines Department Vote.
§ Thursday: Supply, Report, 20th Allotted Day, Colonial Office Vote.
§ At 10 o'clock on Wednesday and Thursday the Committee and Report stages, respectively, of all outstanding Supply Votes will be put from the Chair.
§ The business for Friday will be announced later.
1233§ During the week progress will be made with other orders, including Money Payments (Justices Procedure) Bill, and the Assurance Companies (Winding-up) Bill, which have come down from another place.
§ Mr. LANSBURYA pretty hefty programme! With regard to Friday, some of the items are quite non-controversial, but there are two or three that will need to be discussed, I am sure. I would express the hope that through the usual channels the Prime Minister will make some arrangement as to time for each of them, so that those which require discussion may be discussed. With regard to the business next week, on Tuesday we propose to put down a Motion similar to Motions that we have moved before, in order that the Debate on the Reports of the Commissioners for the depressed areas may be discussed in the broadest manner possible.
§ Mr. TINKERWith regard to Wednesday, I understood the Prime Minister to say that at 10 o'clock the outstanding Votes will be taken.
§ The PRIME MINISTERYes, at 10 o'clock.
§ Mr. TINKERIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that on the Mines Department Vote many important questions arise, and that the whole of the time should be allotted to it?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe hon. Member must be aware that this arrangement has nothing to do with me. I cannot interfere with Standing Orders. I have not selected the Vote, and under the Standing Orders we have to take the outstanding Votes.
§ Mr. COCKSWith regard to the business on Friday, I note that the Greenwich Hospital accounts come last of all. There is very strong criticism about Greenwich Hospital. Can the right hon. Gentleman give an assurance that time will be given for the discussion of that subject?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe Leader of the Opposition has just said that through the usual channels it was hoped to allocate time so that everyone has a fair chance to discuss the subject in which he is interested.
Captain GUESTAs to Tuesday's business, is the House to understand that only a very short space of time will be given to discussion of the Supplementary Estimates for Air expansion?
§ Mr. H. STEWARTWill the House have an opportunity to discuss the Forestry Commission Report before the Adjournment?
Captain GUESTIn my question I mentioned Tuesday instead of Monday, but my remark applies equally to Monday, in view of the importance of the Supplementary Estimate for Air expansion. The Estimate seems to me to be sandwiched in between the Navy and Army Supplementary Estimates, and therefore no adequate time can be given to discussion of this enormous expenditure of public money.
§ The PRIME MINISTERThese two Votes have been put down at the request of the Opposition, but the allocation of time as between them will depend on the desire of hon. Members to take part in the Debate.
Captain GUESTAs the pressure on the Government to increase the Air Force has not come from the Opposition but from supporters of the Government, does it not seem ordinary justice and commonsense that time should be allotted to those who have pressed for it and not to those who have opposed it?
§ Mr. LANSBURYIf my memory serves me right, we did our best to get a day for the discussion of this matter, and we certainly are not desirous of preventing the fullest discussion. This is a matter which is out of my hands, but I understand that the House wishes to adjourn on a certain day. If hon. and right hon. Gentlemen are prepared to sit for another day we are quite willing that one day should be allocated to the Air Service and another to the Navy.
§ Colonel GRETTONIn view of the importance of these two subjects, the Navy and Air Force, would the Government consider the advisability of suspending the Eleven o'clock Rule on Monday so as to give adequate time for discussion?
§ Mr. MAXTONWith reference to the discussion on the Ministry of Mines Vote, may I ask the Prime Minister whether 1235 we could not have a later report from the Ministry than that which is now available and which only covers down to December, 1933? Further, may I ask whether the report of the Ministry of Mines could not be made a Parliamentary Paper so that Members could get it on application at the Vote Office instead of being, as it is, a non-Parliamentary paper?
§ The PRIME MINISTERPerhaps the hon. Member will be good enough to put that question on the Paper, and he shall have a reply.
§ Mr. MAXTONI wish to ask the Prime Minister whether, accepting my word that these are the facts, he will
§ make representations in the proper quarter to see that the appropriate information is available to the House for the proper discussion of this Vote.
§ The PRIME MINISTERI will look into that, certainly, but, at the moment, I can say nothing more, as I am not familiar with the subject.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the Clock and 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, 269; Noes, 48.
1237| Division No. 276.] | AYES. | [4.1 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Cooke, Douglas | Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) |
| Adams, Samuel Vyvyan T. (Leeds, W.) | Cooper, A. Duff | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Com. P. G. | Cooper, T. M. (Edinburgh, W.) | Hartland, George A. |
| Albery, Irving James | Courthope, Colonel Sir George L. | Harvey, George (Lambeth, Kenningt'n) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'k'nh'd) | Craddock, Sir Reginald Henry | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) |
| Allen, William (Stoke-on-Trent) | Croft, Brigadier-General Sir H. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Sir Cuthbert |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir William (Armagh) | Crookshank, Col. C. de Windt (Bootle) | Heligers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Anderson, Sir Alan Garrett | Crookshank, Capt. H. C. (Gainsb'ro) | Henderson, Sir Vivian L. (Chelmsford) |
| Assheton, Ralph | Cross, R. H. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel Arthur F. |
| Astbury, Lieut.-Com. Frederick Wolfe | Crossley, A. C. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Cruddas, Lieut.-Colonel Bernard | Herbert, Capt. S. (Abbey Division) |
| Bailey, Eric Alfred George | Cuiverwell, Cyril Tom | Hope, Capt. Hon. A. O. J. (Aston) |
| Baillie, Sir Adrian W. M. | Dalkeith, Earl of | Hornby, Frank |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Davidson, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Horobin, Ian M. |
| Balniel, Lord | Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Davison, Sir William Henry | Howitt, Dr. Alfred B. |
| Beauchamp, Sir Brograve Campbell | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) |
| Beaumont, M. W. (Bucks., Aylesbury) | Doran, Edward | Hudson, Robert Spear (Southport) |
| Benn, Sir Arthur Shirley | Dower, Captain A. V. G. | Hume, Sir George Hopwood |
| Bennett, Capt. Sir Ernest Nathaniel | Duckworth, George A. V. | Hunter, Dr. Joseph (Dumfries) |
| Bernays, Robert | Dugdale, Captain Thomas Lionel | Jackson, Sir Henry (Wandsworth, C.) |
| Birchall, Major Sir John Dearman | Duggan, Hubert John | James, Wing.-Com. A. W. H. |
| Blaker, Sir Reginald | Duncan, James A. L. (Kensington, N.) | Jamieson, Rt. Hon. Douglas |
| Blindell, James | Eales, John Frederick | Jesson, Major Thomas E. |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vanslttart | Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Ker, J. Campbell |
| Bowyer, Capt. Sir George E. W. | Ellis, Sir R. Geoffrey | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univ.) |
| Brass, Captain Sir William | Elmley, Viscount | Kerr, Hamilton W. |
| Briscoe, Capt. Richard George | Emmott, Charles E. G. C. | Kirkpatrick, William M. |
| Broadbent, Colonel John | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Knox, Sir Alfred |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Entwistle, Cyril Fullard | Lamb, Sir Joseph Quinton |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Berks., Newb'y) | Erskine-Bolst, Capt. C. C. (Blackpool) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George |
| Browns, Captain A. C. | Everard, W. Lindsay | Law, Richard K. (Hull, S. W.) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Fermoy, Lord | Levy, Thomas |
| Bullock, Captain Malcolm | Fleming, Edward Lascelles | Lindsay, Kenneth (Kilmarnock) |
| Burgin, Dr. Edward Leslie | Fraser, Captain Sir Ian | Lister, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe- |
| Burnett, John George | Galbraith, James Francis Wallace | Llewellin, Major John J. |
| Butler, Richard Austen | Ganzoni, Sir John | Lloyd, Geoffrey |
| Cadogan, Hon. Edward | Gibson, Charles Granville | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hn. G. (Wd. G'n) |
| Campbell, Sir Edward Taswell (Brmly) | Gledhill, Gilbert | Lovat-Fraser, James Alexander |
| Campbell-Johnston, Malcolm | Glossop, C. W. H. | Lyons, Abraham Montagu |
| Caporn, Arthur Cull | Gluckstein, Louis Halle | Mabane, William |
| Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Goldie, Noel B. | MacAndrew, Lieut.-Col. Sir Charles |
| Cayzer, Maj. Sir H. R. (Prtsmth., S.) | Goodman, Colonel Albert W. | MacAndrew, Major J. O. (Ayr) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Gower, Sir Robert | McConnell, Sir Joseph |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) | Graham, Sir F. Fergus (C'mb'rl'd. N.) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Edgbaston) | Granville, Edgar | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) |
| Chapman, Sir Samuel (Edinburgh, S.) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir Nicholas | McEwen, Captain J. H. F. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer | Graves, Marjorie | McKie, John Hamilton |
| Clarry, Reginald George | Greene, William P. C. | Maclay, Hon. Joseph Paton |
| Clayton, Sir Christopher | Gretton, Colonel Rt. Hon. John | McLean, Major Sir Alan |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Grimston, R. V. | McLean, Dr. W. H. (Tradeston) |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. | Macpherson, Rt. Hon. Sir Ian |
| Collins, Rt. Hon. Sir Godfrey | Gunston, Captain D. W. | Maitland, Adam |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Guy, J. C. Morrison | Makins, Brigadier-General Ernest |
| Colville, Lieut.-Colonel J. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Douglas H. | Manningham-Buller, Lt.-Col. Sir M. |
| Conant, R. J. E. | Hales, Harold K. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Marsden, Commander Arthur | Ramsay, Capt. A. H. M. (Midlothian) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'morland) |
| Martin, Thomas B. | Ramsay, T. B. W. (Western Isles) | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Mayhew, Lieut.-Colonel John | Ramsbotham, Herwald | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Meller, Sir Richard James (Mitcham) | Ramsden, Sir Eugene | Stones, James |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Rankin, Robert | Storey, Samuel |
| Milne, Charles | Rathbone, Eleanor | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Mitchell, Harold P. (Br'tf'd amp; Chlsw'k) | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Reed, Arthur C. (Exeter) | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid Hart |
| Molson, A. Hugh Elsdale | Reid, Capt. A. Cunningham. | Templeton, William P. |
| Moore, Lt.-Col. Thomas C. R. (Ayr) | Reid, David D. (County Down) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Morris, Owen Temple (Cardiff, E.) | Reid, William Allan (Derby) | Thomas, James P. L. (Hereford) |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. (Denbigh) | Rhys, Hon. Charles Arthur U. | Thomas, Major L. B. (King's Norton) |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univer'ties) | Rickards, George William | Thomson, Sir Douglas |
| Morrison, William Shepherd | Ropner, Colonel L. | Thorp, Linton Theodora |
| Moss, Captain H. J. | Ross, Ronald D. | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Munro, Patrick | Runciman, Rt. Hon. Walter | Ward, Irene Mary Bewick (Wellsend) |
| Nation, Brigadier-General J. J. H. | Russell, Albert (Kirkcaldy) | Ward, Sarah Adelaide (Cannock) |
| Nicholson, Godfrey (Morpeth) | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir John S. |
| Nicholson, Rt. Hn. W. G. (Petersf'ld) | Russell, R. J. (Eddlsbury) | Warrender, Sir Victor A. G. |
| North, Edward T. | Rutherford, John (Edmonton) | Waterhouse, Captain Charles |
| O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Samuel, Sir Arthur Michael (F'nham) | Wedderburn, Henry James Scrymgeour |
| Orr Ewing, I. L. | Samuel, M. R. A. (W'ds'wth, Putney) | Wells, Sidney Richard |
| Palmer, Francis Noel | Sanderson, Sir Frank Barnard | Whiteside, Borras Noel H. |
| Peake, Osbert | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Percy, Lord Eustace | Savery, Servington | Williams, Herbert G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Perkins, Walter R. D. | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Peters, Dr. Sidney John | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir John | Wise, Alfred R. |
| Petherick, M. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Unv., Belfast) | Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount |
| Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) | Skelton, Archibald Noel | Womersley, Sir Walter |
| Peto, Geoffrey K. (W'verh'pt'n, Bilst'n) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir H. Kingsley |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Somervell, Sir Donald | Worthington, Sir John |
| Pike, Cecil F. | Somerville, Annesley A. (Windsor) | |
| Potter, John | Somerville, D. G. (Willesden, East) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Powell, Lieut.-Col. Evelyn G. H. | Southby, Commander Archibald R. J. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.-Colonel |
| Power, Sir John Cecil | Spencer, Captain Richard A. | Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Grenfell, David Rees (Glamorgan) | Parkinson, John Allen |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. Clement R. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (Middlesbro', W.) | Rea, Sir Walter |
| Banfield, John William | Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Rothschild, James A. de |
| Batey, Joseph | Hall, George H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) |
| Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) | Hamilton, Sir R. W. (Orkney & Zetl'nd) | Smith, Tom (Normanton) |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts., Mansfield) | Kirkwood, David | Thorne, William James |
| Buchanan, George | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Cleary, J. J. | Logan, David Gilbert | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. Joslah |
| Cocks, Frederick Seymour | Lunn, William | West, F. R. |
| Daggar, George | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) | White, Henry Graham |
| Davies, David L. (Pontypridd) | McEntee, Valentine L. | Williams, Dr. John H. (Llanelly) |
| Dobbie, William | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Williams, Thomas (York, Don Valley) |
| Edwards, Sir Charles | Mainwaring, William Henry | Wilmot, John |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mallalieu, Edward Lancelot | Wood, Sir Murdoch McKenzie (Banff) |
| George, Megan A. Lloyd (Anglesea) | Mander, Geoffrey le M. | |
| Gibbins, J. | Mason, David M. (Edinburgh, E.) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur | Maxton, James. | Mr. John and Mr. Paling. |