HC Deb 13 December 1937 vol 330 cc818-21
Mr. Attlee

Will the Prime Minister be good enough to state how far it is proposed to go with business to-night in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?

The Prime Minister

As far as to-day's proceedings are concerned, I may say, first, that it is not intended to ask the House to sit beyond midnight. Secondly, I would suggest that we should dispose of Clauses 4 and 5 not later than dinner time, so that we can begin Clause 6 at a reasonable hour and, if possible, obtain that Clause by midnight.

Mr. Attlee

May I say that it is impossible for us to agree straight off with that proposal? It must depend upon how the Debate progresses.

Motion made, and Question put,

"That the Proceedings on the Coal Bill 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, 265; Noes, 112.

Division No. 50.] AYES. [3.59 p.m.
Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) Dorman-Smith, Major Sir R. H. Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J.
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Drewe, C. Lloyd, G. W.
Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) Loftus, P. C.
Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) Mabane, W. (Huddersfield)
Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Dugdale, Captain T. L. MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G.
Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) Duggan, H. J. MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross)
Apsley, Lord Dunglass, Lord Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight)
Aske, Sir R. W. Eden, Rt. Hon. A. McEwen, Capt. J. H. F.
Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) Edmondson, Major Sir J. Maclay, Hon. J. P.
Atholl, Duchess of Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees)
Baillie, Sir A. W. M. Ellis, Sir G. Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J.
Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. Elliston, Capt. G. S. Maitland, A.
Balfour, G. (Hampstead) Elmley, Viscount Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R.
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Emmott, C. E. G. C. Markham, S. F.
Balniel, Lord Emrys-Evans, P. V. Marsden, Commander A.
Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. Entwistle, Sir C. F. Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J.
Barrie, Sir C. C. Errington, E. Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth)
Baxter, A. Beverley Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.)
Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest)
Beauchamp, Sir B. C. Fleming, E. L. Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick)
Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) Fox, Sir G. W. G. Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham)
Bernays, R. H. Fremantle, Sir F. E. Mitcheson, Sir G. G.
Bird, Sir R. B. Furness, S. N. Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R.
Blair, Sir R. Ganzoni, Sir J. Moreing, A. C.
Blaker, Sir R. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.)
Bossom, A. C. Gluckstein, L. H. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester).
Boulton, W. W. Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J.
Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) Munro, P.
Boyce, H. Leslie Grant-Ferris, R. Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H.
Bracken, B. Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Nicholson, G. (Farnham)
Brass, Sir W. Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh
Briscoe, Capt. R. G. Gridley, Sir A. B. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A.
Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) Orr-Ewing, I. L.
Bull, B. B. Guinness, T. L. E. B. Palmer, G. E. H.
Burghley, Lord Gunston, Capt. D. W. Patrick, C. M.
Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. Peake, O.
Burton, Col. H. W. Hambro, A. V. Perkins, W. R. D.
Butcher, H. W. Hannah, I. C. Petherick, M.
Campbell, Sir E. T. Hannon, Sir P. J. H. Pickthorn, K. W. M.
Cartland, J. R. H. Hartington, Marquess of Pilkington, R.
Cary, R. A. Harvey, Sir G. Plugge, Capt. L. F
Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton
Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) Hepworth, J. Raikes, H. V. A. M.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) Ramsay, Captain A. H. M.
Channon, H. Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon)
Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. Ramsbotham, H.
Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) Holmes, J. S. Rankin, Sir R.
Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) Hopkinson, A. Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.)
Clarry, Sir Reginald Horsbrugh, Florence Rayner, Major R. H.
Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Hewitt, Dr. A. B. Reid, Sir D. D. (Down)
Colfox, Major W. P. Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. Hudson, R. S. (Southport) Reid, W. Allan (Derby)
Conant, Captain R. J. E. Hulbert, N. J. Ropner, Colonel L.
Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) Hunter, T. Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) Hutchinson, G. C. Royds, Admiral P. M. R.
Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A.
Cox, H. B. Trevor Jarvis, Sir J. J. Russell, Sir Alexander
Cranborne, Viscount Keeling, E. H. Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen)
Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) Salmon, Sir I.
Crooke, J. S. Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) Salt, E. W.
Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.)
Cross, R. H. Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. Samuel, M. R. A.
Crossley, A. C. Lamb, Sir J. Q. Sandeman, Sir N. S.
Crowder, J. F. E. Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. Sanderson, Sir F. B.
Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) Latham, Sir P. Sandys, E. D.
Davison, Sir W. H. Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P.
Dawson, Sir P. Leigh, Sir J. Savery, Sir Servington
De Chair, S. S. Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. Scott, Lord William
De la Bère, R. Levy, T. Selley, H. R.
Denman, Hon. R. D. Lewis, O. Shakespeare, G. H.
Denville, Alfred Liddall, W. S. Shute, Colonel Sir J. J.
Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. Lipson, D. L. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A.
Doland, G. F. Little, Sir E. Graham. Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D.
Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) Wells, S. R.
Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham)
Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) Thomas, J. P. L. Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin)
Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) Touche, G. C. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G.
Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. Tree, A. R. L. F. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Spens, W. P. Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. Wise, A. R.
Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. Withers, Sir J. J.
Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) Wakefield, W. W. Womersley, Sir W. J.
Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) Walker-Smith, Sir J. Wood, Hon. C. I. C.
Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) Wright, Wing Commander J. A. C.
Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) Young, A. S. L. (Partick)
Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S.
Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. Waterhouse, Captain C. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Tasker, Sir R. I. Wayland, Sir W. A Mr. James Stuart and
Tate, Mavis C. Wedderburn, H. J. S. Mr. Grimston.
NOES.
Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) Paling, W.
Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) Parker, J.
Adams, D. (Consett) Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W.
Adamson, W. M. Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Richards, R. (Wrexham)
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) Hardie, Agnes Ridley, G.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Harris, Sir P. A. Ritson, J.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Brom.)
Banfield, J. W. Henderson, T. (Tradeston) Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Barnes, A. J. Hicks, E. G. Rothschild, J. A. de
Barr, J. Jagger, J. Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey)
Batey, J. Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) Seely, Sir H. M.
Bellenger, F. J. Jones, A. C. (Shipley) Sexton, T. M.
Broad, F. A. Kelly, W. T. Shinwell, E.
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Short, A.
Cassells, T. Kirby, B. V. Silverman, S. S.
Chater, D. Kirkwood, D. Simpson, F. B.
Cluse, W. S. Lathan, G. Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's)
Cove, W. G. Lawson, J. J. Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe)
Daggar, G. Leach, W. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Dalton, H. Lee, F. Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly)
Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) Leonard, W. Smith, T. (Normanton)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Leslie, J. R. Sorensen, R. W.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Logan, D. G. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng)
Day, H. Lunn, W. Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.)
Debbie, W. Macdonald, G. (Ince) Thorne, W.
Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) McEntee, V. La T. Thurtle, E.
Ede, J. C. MacLaren, A. Tinker, J. J.
Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) MacNeill Weir, L. Walkden, A. G.
Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) Mainwaring, W. H. Walker, J.
Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) Mathers, G. Watkins, F. C.
Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. Maxton, J. White, H. Graham
Gallacher, W. Messer, F. Wilkinson, Ellen
Gardner, B. W. Montague, F. Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Garro Jones, G. M. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Williams, T. (Don Valley)
George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) Muff, G. Windsor, W. (Hull, C.)
Green, W. H. (Deptford) Naylor, T. E. Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. Noel-Baker, P. J.
Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) Oliver, G. H. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves.

Question, "That the Clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill," put, and agreed to.