§
Ordered,
That Government Business do have precedence on Wednesday, 20th January, and on Friday, 12th March."—[Sir J.Simon.]
§
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)."—[Sir J. Simon.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 227; Noes, 109.
2635| Division No. 46.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Cook, T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Agnew, Lieut. Comdr. P. G. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Cooper, Rt.Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh,W.) | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Courtauld, Major J. S. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) |
| Assheton, R. | Craddock, Sir R. H. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Astor, Visc'tess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Cross, R. H. | Hopkinson, A. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Crowder, J. F. E. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Cruddas, Col. B. Culverwell, | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Balniel, Lord | Culverwell, C. T. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Davison, Sir W. H. | Hume, Sir G. H. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'[...]) | De Chair, S. S. | Hunter, T. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | De la Bere, R. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Denville, Alfred | James, Wing-Commander A. W. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Donner, P. W. | Jones, L. (Swansea, W.) |
| Blair, Sir R. | Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) |
| Blindell, Sir J. | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Kimball, L. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Duggan, H. J. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Duncan, J. A. L. | Latham, Sir P. |
| Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Law. Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Ellis, Sir G. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Brass, Sir W. | Elmley, Viscount | Leech, Dr. J. W. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Emery, J. F. | Leigh, Sir J. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Emmott, C. E. C. G | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Erskine Hill, A. G. | Levy, T. |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Everard, W. L. | Lewis, O. |
| Bull, B. B. | Fildes, Sir H. | Liddell, W. S. |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Liewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Fraser, Capt. Sir I. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Butler, R. A. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Ganzonl, Sir J. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. |
| Cary, R. A, | Gledhill, G. | Lumley, Capt. L. R. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Mebane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Channon, H. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | McCorquodale, M. S. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Granville. E. L. | MacDonald, Rt. Hn. J. R. (Scot. U.) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Clarke, F. E. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. |
| Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Grimston, R. V. | Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Gritten, W. G. Howard | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Guy, J. C. M. | Macquisten, F. A. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Magnay, T. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col, Rt. Hon. D. J. | Hannah, I. C. | Maitland |
| Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Markham, S. F. | Ramsbotham, H. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Rankin, R. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Maxwell, S. A. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Rayner, Major R. H. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Moreing, A. C. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Morgan, R. H. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Touche, G. C. |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. | Rowlands, G. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Com. R. L. |
| Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Russell. S. H. M. (Darwen) | Turton, R. H. |
| Munro, P. | Salmon, Sir I. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Neven-Spence, Maj. B. H. H. | Samuel, Sir A. M. (Farnham) | Ward, Irene (Wallsend) |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Samuel, M R. A. (Putney) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Sandys, E. D. | Wayland, sir W. A. |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Savery, Servington | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Patrick, C. M. | Scott, Lord William | Wells, S. R. |
| Peake, O. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Peat, C. U. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Wright. Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Pilkington, R. | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Plugge, L. F. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | |
| Porritt, R. W. | Southby, Comdr. A. R. J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Pownail, Sir Assheton | Spears, Brig.-Gen. E. L. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Procter, Major H. A. | Spender-Clay, Lt.-Cl. Rt. Hn. H. H. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Potts, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Price, M. P. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Hall. G. H. (Aberdare) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hardie, G. D. | Ridley, G. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Ritson, J. |
| Batey, J. | Hayday, A. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Bellenger, F. | Henderson. T. (Tradeston) | Rowson, G. |
| Benson, G. | Hollins, A. | Salter, Dr. A. |
| Bevan, A. | Jagger, J. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Burke, W. A. | John, W. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Chater, D. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Shinwell, E. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Short, A. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Kelly, W. T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Daggar, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Lawson, J. J. | Sorensen. R. W. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Leach, W. | Stephen, C. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Leonard, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Day, H. | Leslle, J. R. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Dobble, W. | Logan, D. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Dunn. E. (Rother Valley) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Thurtle, E. |
| Ede, J. C. | McGhee, H. G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | McGovern, J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Foot, D. M. | Marshall, F. | Westwood, J. |
| Gallacher, W. | Maxton, J. | White. H. Graham |
| Gardner, B. W. | Milner, Major J. | Whiteley, W. |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Montague, F. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Gibbins, J | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham. N.) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Muff, G. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Paling. W. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Parker, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Parkinson, J. A. | |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers. |