§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask how far it is intended to go if the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule is carried?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWe are hoping to get the essential Air Votes which are down, and then the purely formal Committee of Ways and Means; also the remainder of the Votes of 27th February, six of which were taken last night. We hope to get the Report stage of those Votes.
§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask the Prime Minister whether he thinks that in the near future the House will rise at 11 o'clock?
§
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, 281; Noes, 110.
241| Division No. 102.] | AYES. | [3.45 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Baxter, A. Beverley | Boyce, H. Leslie |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Brass, Sir W. |
| Albery, I. J. | Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Briscoe, Capt. R. G. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Bennett, Capt. Sir E. N. | Brocklebank, C. E. R. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Bernays, R. H. | Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) |
| Assheton, R. | Birchall, Sir J. D. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) |
| Astor. Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Bird, Sir R. B. | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) |
| Astor, Visc'tess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Blair, Sir R. | Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Blindell, Sir J. | Bull, B. B. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Boulton, W. W. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Burghley, Lord | Hanbury, Sir C. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Burgin, Or. E. L. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Pllklngton, R. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Harbord, A. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Hartington, Marquess of | Porritt, R. W. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Harvey, G. | Pownall, Sir A. Assheton |
| Cary, R. A. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Radford, E. A. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Hellgers, Captain F. F. A. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Cautley, Sir H. S. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Cayzer, sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Hepworth, J. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Ramsden, Sir E. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Rankin, R. |
| Channon, H. | Hills, Malor Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Holdsworth, H. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Holmes, J. s. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Christie, J. A. | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hopkinson, A. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir R. S. | Remer, J. R. |
| Cobb, Sir C. S. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Rickards. G W. (Skipton) |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hulbert, N. J. | Roberts, W (Cumberland, N.) |
| Collins, Rt. Hon. Sir G. P. | Hunter, T. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Jackson, Sir H. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. D. J. | Jones, H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Cook, T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Keeling, E. H. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff(W'st'r S.G'gs) | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Unlvs.) | Runciman. Rt. Hon. W. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh.W.) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) |
| Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Kimball, L. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Craddock, Sir R. H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Critchley, A. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Salt, E. W. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Samuel, Sir A. M. (Farnham) |
| Crossley, A. C. | Latham. Sir P. | Samuel, M R. A. (Putney) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Leckie, J. A. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Davies, Major G. F. (Yeovil) | Lees-Jones, J. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Savery, Servington |
| Dawson, Sir P. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Scott, Lord William |
| De Chair, S. S. | Levy, T. | Scely, Sir H. M. |
| De la Bère, R | Lewis, O. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Liddall, W. S. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Dodd, J. S. | Lindsay, K. M. | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| Donner, P. W. | Llewellln, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Dorman-Smlth, Major R. H. | Lloyd, G. W. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Dower, Capt. A. V. G. | Loder, Captain Hon. J. de V. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Drewe, C. | Loftus, P. C. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Lyons, A. M. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | MacAndrew, Lt.-Col. Sir C. G. | Southby, Comdr. A. R. J. |
| Duggan. H. J. | M'Connell, Sir J. | Spender-Clay Lt.-CI. Rt. Hn. H. H. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | MacDonald, Rt. Hn. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Dunne, P. R. R. | MacDonatd, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Eckersley, P. T. | MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Storey, S. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle ol Wight) | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Emery, J. F. | McKle, J. H. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Sueler, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Macmillan, H. (Stockton on-Tees) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Entwistle, C. F. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Erskine Hill, A. G. | Maitland, A. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Mander, G. le M. | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. H. (Derby) |
| Everard, W. L. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Foot, D. M. | Markham, S. F. | Touche, G. C. |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Maxwell, S. A. | Train, J. |
| Fraser, Capt. Sir I. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chlswick) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Com. R. L. |
| Glimour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon Sir J. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Turton, R. H. |
| Gledhill, G. | Moore-Brabazon, Lt.-Col. J. T. C. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Moreing, A. C. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Morgan, R. H. | Ward, Irene (Wallsend) |
| Goldie, N. B. | Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Goodman, Col. A. W. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| Gower, Sir R. V. | Morrison, W. S. (Cirencester) | Wells, S. R. |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Munro, P. M. | White, H. Graham |
| Granville, E. L. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchln) |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Owen, Major G. | Windsor-Cllve, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Wise, A. R. |
| Guest, Capt. Rt. Hon. F. E. (Drake) | Patrick, C. M. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Guest, Maj. Hon. O.(C'mb'rw'll, N.W.) | Peat, C. U. | |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Perkins, W. R. D. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.-Colonel |
| Guy, J. C. M. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Sir A. Lambert |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hardie, G. D. | Riley, B. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Ritson, J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Holland, A. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hollins, A. | Rowson, G. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hopkin, D. | Salter, Dr. A. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Jagger, J. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barr, J. | John, W. | Short, A. |
| Batey, J. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Brooke, W. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Kirby, B. V. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Cape, T. | Lathan, G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Chater, D. | Leach, W. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lee, F. | Stephen, C. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Leonard, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Compton, J. | Leslie, J. R. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Logan, D. G. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Thorne, W. |
| Daggar, G. | McEntee, V. La T. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | McGhee, H. G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | MacLaren, A. | Vlant, S. P. |
| Day, H. | Maclean, N. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Dobbie, W. | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Walker, J. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Marklew, E. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Ede, J. C. | Marshall, F. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Mathers, G. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon, J. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedweilty) | Maxton, J. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Milner. Major J. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Gallacher, W. | Montague, F. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilton. C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Garro-Jones, G. M. | Muff, G. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Paling, W. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Parker, H. J. H. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Potts, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Qulbeli, J. D. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
Resolution agreed to.