§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask for what purpose it is proposed to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterWe desire to obtain the Second Reading of the Special Areas (Amendment) Bill and the Second Reading of the Army and Air Force (Annual) Bill, which is usually a formal stage of that Measure and is also exempted business.
§
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, 217; Noes, 118.
41| Division No. 126.] | AYES. | [3.52 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Bernays, R. H. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Birchall, Sir J. D. | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Bird, Sir R. B. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Blair, Sir R. | Burton, Col. H. W. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Blindell, Sir J. | Butler, R. A. |
| Assheton, R. | Bossom, A. C. | Campbell, Sir E. T. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Boulton, W. W. | Cartlar.d, J. R. H. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Carver, Major W. H. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanlay | Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. | Cary, R. A. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Boyce, H. Leslie | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Brass, Sir W. | Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hopkinson, A. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Hewitt, Dr. A. B. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Pilkington, R. |
| Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Radford, E. A. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Hulbert, N. J. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Ramsden, Sir E. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Hunter, T. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S.G'gs) | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Keeling, E. H. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Cress, R. H. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Rowlands, G. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Runciman, Rt. Hon. W. |
| De la Bère, R. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Leckie, J. A. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Leech, Dr. J. W. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Lees-Jones, J. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Dower, Capt. A. V. G. | Leigh, Sir J. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Drewe, C. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon, Sir P. |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Scott, Lord William |
| Duggan, H. J. | Levy, T. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Liddall, W. S. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Lindsay, K. M. | Somerset, T. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Somervell. Sir D. B. (Crewe) |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Lloyd, G. W. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Elmley, Viscount | Looker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Emery, J. F. | Lumley, Capt. L. R. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Lyons, A. M. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Storey, S. |
| Findlay, Sir E. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Furness, S. N. | McKie, J. H. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Gibson, C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Macquisten, F. A. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Gluckstein, L H. | Maitland, A. | Touche, G. C. |
| Gower, Sir R. V. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Manningham-Buller. Sir M. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Turton, R. H. |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Guy, J. C. M. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Moreing, A. C. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Hamilton, Sir G. C. | Morgan, R. H. | Wells, S. R. |
| Harbord, A. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Harvey, Sir G. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Munro, P. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Hepworth, J. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | |
| Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J | Patrick, C. M. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Daggar, G. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Dalton, H. | Hardie, G. D. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Harris, Sir P. A. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Day, H. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Ede, J. C. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Jagger, J. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | John, W. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) |
| Barr, J. | Gallacher, W. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Gardner, B. W. | Kelly, W. T. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Broad, F. A. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Kirby, B. V. |
| Buchanan, G. | Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Burke, W. A. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Lathan, G. |
| Chater, D. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Lawson, J.J. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Leach, W. |
| Cove, W. G. | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Lee, F. |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Leslie, J. R. |
| Logan, D. G. | Ridley, G. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Lunn, W. | Riley, B. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Ritson, J. | Thorne, W. |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Thurtle, E. |
| McGhee, H. G. | Rowson, G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| McGovern, J. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) | Viant, S. P. |
| Maclean, N. | Sanders, W. S. | Walker, J. |
| MacNeill, Weir, L. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Mainwaring, W. H. | Sexton. T. M. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Mathers, G. | Shinwell, E. | Westwood, J. |
| Maxton, J. | Short, A. | White, H. Graham |
| Messer, F. | Silverman, S. S. | Whiteley, W. |
| Montague, F. | Simpson, F. B. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Muff, G. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Noel-Baker, P. J. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Paling, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Parker, J. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Potts, J. | Smith, T. (Normanton) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Price, M. P. | Stephen, C. | |
| Pritt, D. N. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |