§ Mr. ATTLEEMay I ask the Prime Minister whether he can state when he is likely to be in a position to announce the Debate on Foreign Affairs in this House, and whether he can tell us the business for next week?
§ The PRIME MINISTERWith regard to the first question, I am most anxious to give all the information possible at the earliest moment. I hope it will be possible to make a full statement tomorrow. The business for next week will be:
Monday.—Report and Third Reading of the Unemployment Insurance (Agriculture) Bill.
Tuesday.—Second Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill.
Wednesday will be the last of private Members' Motion days.
§ Thursday.—Committee and remaining stages of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill.
§ Friday.—Private Members' Bills.
§ On any day, if there is time, other business will be taken, including consideration of Additional Import Duties Orders, Nos. 3, 4, 5 and 6.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Business other than Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the Clock, and that the Proceedings on the Reports of Supply of 16th, 17th and 12th March may be taken after 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, 253; Noes, 119.
623| Division No. 108.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Colfox, Major W. P. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hen. J. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Colman, N. C. D. | Grimston, R. V. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Cook, T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Gritten, W. G. Howard |
| Albery, I. J. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Guest, Maj. Hon. O.(C'mb'rw'll, N. W.) |
| Allan, U.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff(Wst'r S.G'gs) | Guinness, T. L. E. B. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. H. S. | Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'burgh, W.) | Guy, J. C. M. |
| Apsley, Lord | Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Craddock, Sir R. H. | Hamilton, Sir G. C. |
| Assheton, R. | Cranborne, viscount | Hannah, I. C. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Critchley, A. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Crooke, J. S. | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Harvey, G. |
| Balniel, Lord | Croom-Johnson, R. P. | Hellgers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Cross, R. H. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Crowder, J. F. E. | Hepworth, J. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Cruddas, Col. B. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Davies, Major G. F. (Yeovil) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. |
| Belt, Sir A. L. | Davison, Sir W. H. | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Bennett, Capt. Sir E, N. | De la Bère, R. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Hudson, R. S. (Soutbport) |
| Blair, Sir R. | Donner, P. W. | Hume, Sir G. H. |
| Blaker, Sir R. | Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Hunter, T. |
| Blindell, Sir J. | Drewe, C. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Dugdale, Major T. L. | Jackson, Sir H. |
| Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. | Duggan, H. J. | James, Wing-commander A. W. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Dunglass, Lord | Jarvls, Sir J. J. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Dunne, P. R. R. | Joel, D. J. B. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Eckersley, P. T. | Jones, L. (Swansea, W.) |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Ellis, Sir G. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Kimball, L. |
| Bull, B. B. | Entwistle, C. F. | Kirkpatrick, W. M. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Erskine Hill, A. G. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Burghley, Lord | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Burg In, Dr. E. L. | Everard, W. L. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Fildes, Sir H. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Findlay, Sir E. | Leckie, J. A. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Leech, Dr. J. W. |
| Cary, R. A. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Lees-Jones, J. |
| Cautley, Sir H. S. | Furness, S. N. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Glimour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Levy, T. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Lewis, O. |
| Channon, H. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Goodman, Col. A. W. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Loder, Captain Hon. J. de V. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Granville, E. L. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Clarke, F. E. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. |
| Cobb, Sir C. S. | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Lumley, Capt. L. R. |
| Lyons, A. M. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Porritt, R. W. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| MacAndrew, Lt.-Col. Sir C. G. | Pownall, Sir A. Assheton | Storey, S. |
| M'Connell, Sir J. | Radford. E. A. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| MacDonald. Fit. Hon. M. (Ross) | Ramsbotham, H. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Ramsden, Sir E. | Stuart, Hon J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| McEwen, Capt. H. J. F. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| McKie, J. H. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Rayner, Major R, H. | Tasker, Sir R. J. |
| Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Magnay, T. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Making, Brig.-Gen. E. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Titchfield Marquess of |
| Maxwell, S. A. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (L'derry) | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Com. R. L. |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) | Wakefield, w. w. |
| Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Wallace, Captain Euan |
| Moreing, A. C. | Salmon, Sir I. | Ward, Irene (Wallsend) |
| Morgan, R. H. | Salt, E. W. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Morris-Jones, Dr. J. H. | Samuel, Sir A. M. (Farnham) | Waterhouse. Captain C. |
| Morrison, W. S. (Cirencester) | Samuel, M. R. A. (Putney) | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Sandys, E. D. | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| Munro, P. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Wells, S. R. |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Savery, Servington | Wickham Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Scott, Lord William | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. | Windsor-dive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Peake, O. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E | Smith, L. W. (Hallam) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Smith. Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Smithers Sir W. | |
| Petherick, M. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Southby, Comdr. A. R. J. | Sir George Penny and Lieut- |
| Pilkington, R. | Spender-Clay, Lt.-Cl. Rt. Hn. H. H. | Colonel Sit A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Riley, B. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Ritson, J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Groves, T. E. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Amman, C. G. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Rowson, G. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Shinwell, E. |
| Barr, J. | Holland, A. | Short, A. |
| Batey, J. | Hopkin, D. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Benson, G. | Jagger, J. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Brooke, W. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Kelly, W. T. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, T (Normanton) |
| Burke, W. A. | Kirby, B. V. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Lawson, J. J. | Stephen, C. |
| Chater, D. | Leach, W. | Stewart, W. J (H'ghfn-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lee, F. | Strauss, O. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Leslie, J. R. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Logan, D. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | McEntee, V. La T. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McGhee, H. G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Day, H. | MacLaren, A. | Viant, S. P |
| Dobbie, W. | MacNeill. Weir, L. | Walker, J. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Mainwaring, W. H. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Ede, J. C. | Mander. G. le M. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Marklew, E. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Maxton, J. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Messer, F. | White, H Graham |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Montague, F. | Wilkinson. Ellen |
| Foot, D. M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Frankel, D. | Muff, G. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Gallacher, W. | Oliver, G. H. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Paling, W. | Woods, C. S. (Finsbury) |
| Garro-Jones, G. M. | Parker, H. J. H. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | |
| Gibbins, J. | Potts, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Quibell, J. D. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Mathers. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
Resolutions agreed to.