§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask what will be the business for next week, and also what is the purpose of the Motion for the suspension of the Rule to-night?
§ Sir J. SimonMonday: Committee stage of the Special Areas (Amendment) Bill, and further consideration of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) (Scotland) Bill.
§ Tuesday: The Chancellor of the Exchequer will open his Budget.
§ Wednesday and Thursday: General Debate on the Budget Resolutions.
§ Friday: Consideration of private Members' Bills.
1186§ On any day, if there is time, progress will be made with other business.
§ We are moving the Suspension of the Eleven o' Clock Rule solely as a precaution. We hope to obtain the first four Orders, which are public Bills, and we also propose to take the fifth Order, which is the Report stage of Class VII (Building Votes).
§
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)."—[Sir J. Simon.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 220; Noes, 103.
1187| Division No. 140.] | AYES. | [3.48 p.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Davison, Sir W. H. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | De la Bère, R. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Apsley, Lord | Danville, Alfred | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Doland, G. F. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Assheton, R. | Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Leckie, J. A. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Dugdale, Major T. L. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Duggan, H. J. | Levy, T. |
| Balniel, Lord | Dunoan, J. A. L. | Lewis, O. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Dunglass, Lord | Liddall, W. S. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J J |
| Beaumont, M. W. (Aylesbury) | Elmley, Viscount | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Emery, J. F. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Errington, E. | Lyens, A. M. |
| Blindell, Sir J. | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | McCorquodale, M. S. |
| Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Brass, Sir W. | Everard, W. L. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Fleming, E. L. | McKie, J. H. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Foot, D. M. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Furness, S. N. | Magnay, T. |
| Bull, B. B. | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mander, G. le M. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Butler, R. A. | Gluckstein, L. H. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Goodman, Col. A. W. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Gower, Sir R. V. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Granville, E. L. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Channon, H. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Grimston, R. V. | Morgan, R. H. |
| Christle, J. A. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Guy, J. C. M. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Hannah, I. C. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Hartington, Marquess of | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Harvey, Sir G. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Patrick, C. M. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Peat, C. U. |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | Petherick, M. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Critchley A | Holmes, J. S. | Porritt, R. W. |
| Crooke, J. S. | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Croom-Johnson, R. P. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Crossley, A. C. | Hulbert, N. J. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Hunter, T. | Reid, Captain A. Cunningham |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Southby, Commander A. R. J. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Ropner, Colonel L. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) | Wells, S. R. |
| Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Storey, S. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Rowlands, G. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Salt, E. W. | Strickland, Captain W. F. | Wise, A. R. |
| Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Scott, Lord William | Tate, Mavis C. | Wragg, H. |
| Seely, Sir H. M. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Selley, H. R. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Touche, G. C. | |
| Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Turton, R. H. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hayday, A. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Ridley, G. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Ritson, J. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Hollins, A. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hopkin, D. | Rowson, G. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Sanders, W. S. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barr, J. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Short, A. |
| Batey, J. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Silkin, L. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Kelly, W. T. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Brooke, W. | Kirby, B. V. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Lawson, J. J. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Leach, W. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Buchanan, G. | Lee, F. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Cassells, T. | Leonard, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'gnt'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Leslie, J. R. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lunn, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Daggar, G. | McEntee, V. La T. | Thurtle, E. |
| Dalton, H. | McGhee, H. G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Maclean, N. | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Marshall, F. | Walker, J. |
| Day, H. | Mathers, G. | Walkins, F. C. |
| Dobbie, W. | Maxton, J. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Ede, J. C. | Milner, Major J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C (Bedwellty) | Montague, F. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Westwood, J. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Muff, G. | White, H. Graham |
| Gibbins, J. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Paling, W. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Parker, J. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Potts, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Pritt, D. N. | |
| Hardie, G. D. | Quibell, D. J. K. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.- |
| Mr, Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
Resolutions agreed to.