§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask the Prime Minister the business for next week, and the business it is proposed to take tonight, in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe business for next week will be as follows: Monday.—Supply; Committee (18th allotted day), Supplementary Estimate for the Treasury, which includes the salary of the Minister for Co-ordination of Defence, and Supplementary Estimates for the Navy, Army and Air Services. I am informed through the usual channels that there is a desire for a general Debate to take place on the Government's Defence programme.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.—Motions to approve the Draft Unemployment Assistance Regulations, and the Unemployment Assistance (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1935, Termination Order.
The business to be taken on Friday will be announced later.
During the week it will be necessary to conclude the final stages of the Cattle Industry Bill, and make progress with other Orders.
To-day, the 17th Allotted Supply Day, the Ministry of Health Vote is being considered in Committee. We desire to obtain also the Second Reading of the Public Health Bill from another place and the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution, as well as Consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Weights and Measures Bill. We are suspending the Eleven o'Clock Rule for this purpose. I may say, in regard to the Public Health Bill, that it is, in the main, a consolidating Bill, and it has been considered by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament.
§ Mr. BATEYWhen the new regulations are discussed next week, will the Prime Minister and the Lord President of the Council take part in the Debate and explain the statements they made during the General Election?
§ The PRIME MINISTERThe order of Debate will be found when it takes place, 2243 and I have no doubt that there will be no difficulty, whoever speaks, in making a reply.
§ Mr. BATEYThere was a precedent not long ago, when, on the question of Foreign Affairs, the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Epping (Mr. Churchill)—
§ Mr. SPEAKERrose—
§ Mr. BATEYOn a point of Order. There is a precedent for asking the Prime Minister whether he will take part
§ in the Debate. I am simply asking him, will he and the Lord President face the music next week and take part in the Debate?
§
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, 242; Noes, 96.
2245| Division No. 290.] | AYES. | [3.52 p.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Davison, Sir W. H. | Jackson, Sir H. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | James, Wing-Commander A. W. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | De Chair, S. S. | Joel, D. J. B. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | De la Bère, R. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Denville, Alfred | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Donner, P. W. | Kimball, L. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Kirkpatrick, W. M. |
| Apsley, Lord | Drewe, C. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Assheton, R. | Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) | Latham, Sir P. |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Dugdale, Major T. L. | Leckie, J. A. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Duggan, H. J. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Duncan, J. A. L. | Levy, T. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Dunglass, Lord | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Ellis, Sir G. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Emery, J. F. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Belt, Sir A. L. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Lumley, Capt. L. R. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Lyons, A. M. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Entwistle, C. F. | M'Connell, Sir J. |
| Blindell, Sir J. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | MacDonald, Rt. Hn. J. R. (Scot. U.) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Everard, W. L. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) |
| Boulton, W. W. | Fildes, Sir H. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Brass, Sir W. | Fleming, E. L. | McEwen, Capt. H. J. F. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Foot, D. M. | McKie, J. H. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Fraser, Capt. Sir I. | Maclay, Hon. J. P |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Furness, S. N. | Mander, G. le M. |
| Bull, B. B. | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Gibson, C. G. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Markham, S. F. |
| Butler, R. A. | Goldie, N. B. | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Goodman, Col. A. W. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Cary, R. A. | Granville, E. L. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Mills, Sir F. (Layton, E.) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Mitcheson, Sir G. G. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Grimston, R. V. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Gritten, W. G. Howard | Moreing, A. C. |
| Channon, H. | Guest,Maj. Hon. O.(C'mb'rw'll,N.W.) | Morgan, R. H. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. |
| Christie, J. A. | Guy, J. C. M. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Morrison, W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Harris, Sir P. A. | Munro, P. |
| Colfax, Major W. P. | Hartington, Marquess of | Nall, Sir J. |
| Collins, Rt. Hon. Sir G. P. | Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Neven-Spence, Maj. B. H. H. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Halsam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff(W'st'r S.G'gs) | Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh,W.) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Hopkinson, A. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon, L. | Petherick, M. |
| Crooke, J. S. | Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir R. S. | Pilkington, R. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Hulbert, N. J. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Davidson, Rt. Hon. Sir J. C. C. | Hunter, T. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Ramsden, Sir E. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Com. R. L. |
| Rayner, Major R. H. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Turton, R. H. |
| Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Southby, Comdr. A. R. J. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Spears, Brig.-Gen E. L. | Ward, Irene (Wallsend) |
| Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Spender-Clay, Lt.-CI. Rt. Hn. H. H. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Ropner, Colonel L. | Spens, W. P. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Ross, Major Sir R. D. (L'derry) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'I'd) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Rowlands, G. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Storey, S. | Wells, S. R. |
| Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Salmon, Sir I. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Sandys, E. D. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Savory, Servington | Sutcliffe, H. | Wise, A. R. |
| Scott, Lord William | Tasker, Sir R. I. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Seely, Sir H. M. | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Salley, H. R. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. | |
| Shakespeare, G. H. | Touche, G. C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Tree, A. R. L. F. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hardle, G. D. | Ritson, J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'Isbr.) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Rowson, G. |
| Batey, J. | Hicks, E. G. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Bellenger, F. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Shinwell, E. |
| Benson, G | Hollins, A. | Short, A. |
| Bevan, A. | Hopkin, D. | Silkin, L. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jagger, J. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kelly, W. T. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Cape, T. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Cassells, T. | Lawson, J. J. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Lee, F. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Leonard, W. | Stephen, C. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Logan, D. G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cove, W. G. | Lunn, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Day, H. | McEntee, V. La T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Dobbie, W. | McGhee, H. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | MacLaren, A. | Thurtle, E. |
| Ede, J. C. | Maclean, N. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Markiew, E. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Marshall, F. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Maxton, J. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Frankel, D. | Messer, F. | Whiteley, W. |
| Gallacher, W. | Montague, F. | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Ha'kn'y, S.) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Paling, W. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Potts, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Pritt, D. N. | Mr. Groves and Mr. John. |
Question, "That this House doth agree with the Lords in the said Amendment," put, and agreed to.