§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask the Prime Minister how far he proposes to go tonight in the event of the Motion for the Suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe arrangement which I indicated to the House on Thursday will, we hope, he adhered to. The Motion for the Adjournment is to be moved to allow a. Debate on Foreign Affairs, and we hope the Debate will be concluded by half-past nine, and the Motion withdrawn, so that we can then consider the Committee stage of the Supplementary Estimates for the three Services. We are moving the suspension of the Eleven o'clock Rule, as we must obtain those Estimates to-night. The Committee of Ways and Means which we are taking is a formal item of business on which the Consolidated Fund Bill will be founded. We should like, if possible, and we hope, to get the Motion for the Debts Clearing Offices. I do not believe there is anything controversial in that.
§ Mr. ATTLEEI think the last item ought not to be taken if the House should be sitting very late.
§ The PRIME MINISTEROh, no; certainly not.
§
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, 279; Noes, 98.
47| Division No. 53.] | AYES. | [3.54 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Albery, I. J. | Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Anstruther-Gray, W. J. |
| Agnew, Lieut. -Comdr. P. G. | Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Aske, Sir R. W. |
| Assheton, R. | Emery, J. F. | Maxwell, S. A. |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Emrys- Evans, P. V. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Balfour, G. (Hampstead) | Erskine Hill, A. G. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H.(Isle of Thanet) | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) |
| Balniel, Lord | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Everard, W. L. | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Findlay, Sir E. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Fleming, E. L. | Morrison, W. S. (Cirencesterl |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Foot, D. M. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Fraser, Capt. Sir I. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Bennett, Capt. Sir E. N. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Bernays, R. H. | Furness, S. N. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Blaker, Sir R. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Blindeil, Sir J. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Peat, C. U. |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Gledhill, G. | Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E. |
| Borodale, Viscount | Gluckstein, L. H. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Petherick, M. |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Goodman, Col. A. W. | Pilkington, R. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Plugge, L. F. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major Sir A. B. | Granville, E. L. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | power, Sir J. C, |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Pownall, Sir A. Assheton |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Purbrick, R. |
| Brown, Brig. -Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Raikcs, H. V. A. M. |
| Bull, B. B. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Grimston, R. V. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Drake) | Rankin, R. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Guest, Maj. Hon. O.(C'mb'rw'll, N.W.) | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Butler, R. A. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Caine, G. R. Hall- | Guy, J. C. M. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Hamilton, Sir G. C. | Remer, J. R. |
| Cary, R. A. | Hanbury, Sir C. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Hannah, I. C. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Cautley, Sir H. S. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Harvey, G. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (L'derry) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Hellgers, Captain F. F. A. | Rowlands, G. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Heneage, Lieut. -Colonel A. P. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Channon, H. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Runciman. Rt. Hon. W. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmoath) | Russell, A, West (Tynemouth) |
| Chapman Sir S (Edinburgh S) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Holmes, J. S. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Samuel, Sir A. M. (Farnham) |
| Clarke, F. E. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L | Samuel, M. R. A. (Putney) |
| Clarry, Sir R. G. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Sandys, E. D. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Savery, Servington |
| Collins, Rt. Hon. Sir G. P | Hulbert, N. J. | Scott, Lord William |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S.G'gs) | Jackson, Sir H. | Shaw, Major p. S. (Wavertree) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Keeling, E. H. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. sir A.(C' thn's) |
| Craddock, Sir R. H. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Somerset, T. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Kirkpatrick, W. M. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cross, R. H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Southby, Comdr. A. R. J. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Spender-Clay, Lt.-Cl Rt. Hn. H. H. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Leech, Dr. J. W. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Levy, T. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Davies, Major G. F. (Yeovil) | Lewis, O. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Liddall, W. S. | Storey, S. |
| Dawson, Sir P. | Lindsay, K. M. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| De Chair, S. S. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| De la Bère, R. | Lloyd, G. W. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Loder, Captain Hon. J. de V. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Denville, Alfred | Loftus, P. C. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Lumley, Capt. L. R. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Donner, P. W. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | MacAndrew, Lt.-Col Sir C. G. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Dower, Capt. A. V. G. | MacDonald, Rt. Hn. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | Mac Donald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Duggan, H. J. | McEwen, Capt. H. J. F. | Touche, G. C. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Dunne, P. R. R. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Maltland, A. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Com. R. L. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Turton, R. H. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Wander, G. le M. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M, | Ward, Irene (Wallsend) |
| Elliston, G. S. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Elmley, Viscount | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Waterhouse, Captain C. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Wayland, Sir W. A. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) | |
| Wedderburn, H. J. S. | Windsor-Clive. Lieut.-Colonel G. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| White, H. Graham | Wise, A. R. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Wickham, Lt-Col. E. T. R. | Womersley, Sir W. J. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Ritson, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hardie, G. D. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Brom.) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Rowson, G. |
| Amman, C. G. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Salter, Dr. A. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hicks, E. G. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Holland, A. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Jagger, J. | Shinwell, E. |
| Bellenger, F. | Jenkins, A. (pontypool) | Short, A. |
| Benson, G. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Silverman, S. S. |
| Bevan, A. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Broad, F. A. | Kelly, W. T. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirby, B. V | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Burke, W. A. | Lansbury. Rt. Hon. G. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lathan, G. | Stephen, C. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Lawson, J. J. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-ie-Sp'ng) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Leach, W. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Leslie, J. R. | Thorne, W. |
| Dalton, H. | Logan, D. G. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davies, D. L. (Pontypridd) | Lunn, W. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davles, R. J. (Westhoughton) | McEntee, V. La T. | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McGovern, J. | Walker, J. |
| Day, H. | MacLaren, A. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Dobbie, W. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Wedgwood. Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Whiteley, W. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Marklew, E. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Mathers, G. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Messer, F. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Gallacher, W. | Montague, F. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Garro-Jones, G. M. | Paling, W. | |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Parker, H. J. H. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Potts, J. |