§ Mr. LANSBURYMay I ask the Prime Minister the business for next week?
The PRIMEMINISTERMonday, Tuesday and Wednesday: Government of India Bill. It is hoped that that will bring the Committee stage to a conclusion.
§ Thursday: Housing Bill, Report stage.
§ The business for Friday will be announced later.
§ On any day, if there is time, other Orders may be taken.
§ I think it may be convenient to the House if I anticipated one item in the business for the following week, that is, the Defence Debate. The Debate on Defence will take place during the week after next, namely, on Wednesday, 22nd May.
§ Mr. LANSBURYOn what Vote, if any, is it proposed to take the Debate on Defence? May I also ask whether the Government contemplate finishing the Report stage of the Housing Bill on Thursday I ask that because we have a considerable number of questions which we hope to discuss on the Report stage.
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe most convenient Vote for the Defence Debate will be the Treasury Vote, because that includes the Vote for the expenses of the Committee of Imperial Defence. We do not propose to conclude the Report stage of the Housing Bill on Thursday.
§ Captain P. MACDONALDMay I ask when the right hon. Gentleman expects the Bill dealing with ribbon development to reach this House?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThat is in another place, and we must see what progress is made.
§
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, 215; Noes, 46.
1137| Division No. 175.] | AYES. | [3.17 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Boyd-Carpenter, Sir Archibald | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir J. A. (Birm., W.) |
| Adam, Samuel Vyvyan T. (Leeds, W.) | Brass, Captain Sir William | Chapman, Col. R. (Houghton-le-Spring) |
| Albery, Irving James | Briscoe, Capt. Richard George | Chorlton, Alan Ernest Leofric |
| Allen, Sir J. Sandeman (Liverp'l, W.) | Broadbent, Colonel John | Clarke, Frank |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'k'nh'd) | Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Cobb, Sir Cyril |
| Allen, William (Stoke-on-Trent) | Brown, Col. D. C. (N'th'l'd., Hexham) | Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Brawn, Ernest (Leith) | Colfox, Major William Philip |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Browne, Captain A. C. | Colville, Lieut.-Colonel J. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Conant, R. J. E. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Burgin, Dr. Edward Leslie | Cooke, Douglas |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Burnett, John George | Cooper, A. Duff |
| Beauchamp, Sir Brograve Campbell | Campbell, Sir Edward Taswell (Brmly) | Cooper, T. M. (Edinburgh, W.) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portim'th, C.) | Caporn, Arthur Cecil | Copeland, Ida |
| Bernays, Robert | Carver, Major William H. | Cranborne, Viscount |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vinsittart | Cautley, Sir Henry S. | Crooke, J. Smedley |
| Bowyer, Capt Sir George E. W. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Crookshank, Col. C. de Windt (Bootle) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. C. (Galnsb'ro) | Joel, Dudley J. Barnato | Ramsden, Sir Eugene |
| Culverwell, Cyril Tom | Ker, J. Campbell | Reid, David D. (County Down) |
| Davies, Maj. Geo. F. (Somerset, Yeovil) | Kerr, Hamilton W. | Reid, William Allan (Derby) |
| Dawson, Sir Philip | Lamb, Sir Joseph Quinton | Remer, John R. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. George | Rhys, Hon. Charles Arthur U. |
| Dickle, John P. | Leckle, J. A. | Rickards, George William |
| Dower, Captain A. V. G. | Levy, Thomas | Rolbotham, Sir Thomas |
| Drewe, Cedric | Lewis, Oswald | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir Edward |
| Duckworth, George A. V. | Lindsay, Noel Ker | Runge, Norah Cecil |
| Dugdale, Captain Thomas Lionel | Litter, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip Cunliffe- | Russell, Albert (Kirkcaldy) |
| Duggan, Hubert John | Llewellin, Major John J. | Russell, Alexander West (Tynemouth) |
| Duncan, James A. L. (Kensington, N.) | Lloyd, Geoffrey | Sandys, Duncan |
| Dunglass, Lord | Loder, Captain J. de Vere | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip A. G. D. |
| Eady, George H. | Loftus, Pierce C. | Savery, Samuel Servington |
| Edge, Sir William | Lovat-Fraser, James Alexander | Shakespeare, Geoffrey H. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Lumley, Captain Lawrence R. | Shaw, Helen B. (Lanark, Bothwell) |
| Elliston, Captain George Sampson | Mabane William | Shepperson, Sir Ernest W. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | MacAndrew, Lieut.-Col. C. G. (Partick) | Shute, Colonel Sir John |
| Erskine-Bolst, Capt. C. C. (Bik'pool) | MacAndrew, Capt. J. O. (Ayr) | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's Unv., Belfast) |
| Evans, Capt, Arthur (Cardiff, S.) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Seaham) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Fielden, Edward Brocklehurst | Macdonald, Capt. P. D. (I. of W.) | Smith, R. W. (Aber'n & Kinc'dine, C.) |
| Fleming, Edward Lascelles | McKeag, William | Somerset, Thomas |
| Fox, Sir Gifford | McKie, John Hamilton | Spears, Brigadier-General Edward L. |
| Fremantle, Sir Francis | McLean, Major Sir Alan | Spencer, Captain Richard A. |
| Galbraith, James Francis Wallace | McLean, Dr. W. H. (Tradeston) | Spender-Clay, Rt. Hon. Herbert H. |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | Macquisten, Frederick Alexander | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Gibson, Charles Granville | Magnay, Thomas | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'morland) |
| Gillett, Sir George Masterman | Maitland, Adam | Stevenson, James |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir John | Makins, Brigadier-General Ernest | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Glossop, C. W. H. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Stones, James |
| Gluckstein, Louis Halle | Maynew, Lieut.-Colonel John | Strauss, Edward A. |
| Glyn, Major Sir Ralph G. C. | Mills, Sir Frederick (Leyton, E.) | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Goff, Sir Park | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir Murray F. |
| Goodman, Colonel Albert W. | Mitchell, Harold P. (Br'tf'd & Chisw'k) | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid Hart |
| Graham, Sir F. Fergus (C'mb'rl'd, N.) | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Sutcliffe, Harold |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir Nicholas | Monsell, Rt. Hon. Sir B. Eyres | Tate, Mavis Constance |
| Graves, Marjorie | Morgan, Robert H. | Thomas, James P. L. (Hereford) |
| Grigg, Sir Edward | Morris, Owen Temple (Cardiff, E.) | Thompson, Sir Luke |
| Grimston, R. V. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univer'ties) | Touche, Gordon Cosmo |
| Guy, J. C. Morrison | Muirhead, Lieut.-Colonel A. J. | Train, John |
| Hales, Harold K. | Munro, Patrick | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Hamilton, Sir George (Ilford) | Nicholson, Godfrey (Morpeth) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Norie-Miller, Francis | Wallace, Captain D. E. (Hornsey) |
| Harvey, George (Lambeth, Kenningt'n) | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William G. A. | Ward, Irene Mary Bewick (Wallsend) |
| Harvey, Major Sir Samuel (Totnes) | Palmer, Francis Noel | Ward, Sarah Adelaide (Cannock) |
| Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Pearson, William G. | Wells, Sydney Richard |
| Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Perkins, Walter R. D. | Williams, Charles (Devon, Torquay) |
| Henderson, Sir Vivian L. (Chelmsford) | Peters, Dr. Sidney John | Williams, Herbert G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Petherick, M. | Wills, Wilfrid D. |
| Hilts, Major Rt. Hon. John Waller | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, B'nstaple) | Wilson, Clyde T. (West Toxteth) |
| Hore-Belisha, Leslie | Potter, John | Womersley, Sir Walter |
| Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. | Power, Sir John Cecil | Worthington, Dr. John V. |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Pcwnall, Sir Assheton | Young, Rt. Hon. Sir Hilton (S'v'noaks) |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Radford, E. A. | |
| Hudson, Robert Spear (Southport) | Ralkes, Henry V. A. M. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Hunter, Dr. Joseph (Dumfries) | Ramsay T. B. W. (Western Isles) | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Hurd, Sir Percy | Ramsbotham, Herwald | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Addison, Rt. Hon. Dr. Christopher | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur | Mander, Geoffrey le M. |
| Attlee, Clement Richard | Grenfell, David Rees (Glamorgan) | Mason, David M. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Bevan, Aneurin (Ebbw Vale) | Griffiths, George A. (Yorks, W. Riding) | Maxton, James |
| Brown, C. W. E. (Notts., Mansfield) | Grundy, Thomas W. | Parkinson, John Allen |
| Buchanan, George | Hall, George H. (Merthyr Tydvil) | Pickering, Ernest H. |
| Cleary, J. J. | Hamilton, Sir R. W. (Orkney & Zetl'nd) | Rea, Walter Russell |
| Cripps, Sir Stafford | Jenkins, Sir William | Rothschild, James A. de |
| Curry, A. C. | John, William | Salter, Dr. Alfred |
| Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. George | Samuel, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Darwen) |
| Davies, Stephen Owen | Logan, David Gilbert | Smith, Tom (Normanton) |
| Dobbie, William | Lunn, William | Tinker, John Joseph |
| Edwards, Charles | Macdonald, Gordon (Ince) | White, Henry Graham |
| Foot, Isaac (Cornwall, Bodmin) | McEntee, Valentine L. | Williams, Thomas (York, Don Valley) |
| Gardner, Benjamin Walter | McGovern, John | Wood, Sir Murdoch McKenzie (Banff) |
| George, Megan A. Lloyd (Anglesea) | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Mallalieu, Edward Lancelot | TELLERS FOR THE NOES— |
| Mr. Croves and Mr. Paling. |