§ Mr. GreenwoodWill the Prime Minister state what business he proposes to take to-night, in the event of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being suspended?
§ The Prime MinisterThe first four Orders on the Paper. The Air-Raid Precautions Bill has already been considered 213 in Committee, and I hope it will be possible to conclude this Bill before dinner time. Then we shall take the Committee stage of the Blind Persons Bill; and Orders No. 3 and 4 will not, I think, occupy very long. I hope that this business can be obtained without asking the House to sit very late.
§
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, 263; Noes, 123.
215| Division No. 41.] | AYES. | [4.3 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Denville, Alfred | Leigh, Sir J. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Dodd, J. S. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Doland, G. F. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Donner, P. W. | Levy, T. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Liddall, W. S. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Duggan, H. J. | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Assheton, R. | Dunglass, Lord | Lipson, D. L. |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Eastwood, J. F. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W E | Loftus, P. C. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Ellis, Sir G. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Elmley, Viscount | M'Connell, Sir J. |
| Balniel, Lord | Emery, J. F. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Emrys Evans, P. V. | McKie, J. H. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Errington, E. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Macquisten, F. A. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardin, S.) | Magnay, T. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Fildes, Sir H. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Findlay, Sir E. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Blaker, Sir R. | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittarl | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Gluckstein, L. H. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Goldie, N. B. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. C. R. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Moreing, A. C. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Bull, B. B. | Grimston, R. V. | Nall, Sir J. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Burghley, Lord | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Hambro, A. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Hannah, I. C. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Butler, R. A. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Harbord, A. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Harvey, Sir G. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Cary, R. A. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Peat, C. U. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Petherick, M. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Pilkington, R. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Channon, H. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hepworth, J. | Porritt, R. W. |
| Christie, J. A. | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Higgs, W. F. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Holmes, J. S. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Hopkinson, A. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Raid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Crooks, J. S. | Hulbert, N. J. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hutchinson, G. C. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Cross, R. H. | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Rowlands, G. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Royds, Admiral P. M. R. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Keeling, E. H. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| De Chair, S. S. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Salt, E. W. |
| De la Bère, R. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Leech, Dr. J. W. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Sandys, E. D. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Savery, Sir Servington | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Scott, Lord William | Strickland, Captain W. F. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Selley, H. R. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Shepperson, Sir E. W. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Simmonds, O. E. | Tasker, Sir R. I. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Tate, Mavis C. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Thomas, J. P. L. | Wise, A. R. |
| Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Touche, G. C. | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Smithers, Sir W. | Train, Sir J. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Somerset, T. | Tree, A. R. L. F. | Wragg, H. |
| Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | Turton, R. H. | |
| Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan | Captain Hope and Mr. Furness. |
| Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'ld) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Price, M. P. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hall, G. H. (Abordare) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hardie, Agnes | Riley, B. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Ritson, J. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hayday, A. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland. N.) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Barr, J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Batey, J. | Hollins, A. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Jagger, J. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Shinwell, E. |
| Bevan, A. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Short, A. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Simpson, F. B. |
| Bromfield, W. | Kelly, W. T. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Kirby, B. V. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Burke, W. A. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Cassells, T. | Lathan, G. | Stephen, C. |
| Chater, D. | Leach, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leonard, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Leslie, J. R. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Logan, D. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Lunn, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Macdonald, G. (Inn) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McEntee, V. La T. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Day, H. | McGhee, H. G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | MacLaren, A. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Marshall, F. | Westwood, J. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Mathers, G. | White, H. Graham |
| Foot, D. M. | Maxton, J. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Gallacher, W. | Messer, F. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Montague, F. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Muff, G. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Naylor, T. E. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Owen, Major G- | |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Paling, W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Parker, J. | Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton |
Bill read the Third time, and passed.