HC Deb 21 December 1937 vol 330 cc1784-6

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, 228; Noes, 114.

Division No. 72.] AYES. [3.39 p.m.
Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) Elmley, Viscount
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) Emmott, C. E. G. C.
Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) Channon, H. Emrys-Evans, P. V.
Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Erskine-Hill, A. G.
Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) Christie, J. A. Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.)
Apsley, Lord Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. Evans, D. O. (Cardigan)
Assheton, R. Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) Everard, W. L.
Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) Clarry, Sir Reginald Fleming, E. L.
Atholl, Duchess of Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Fremantle, Sir F. E.
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. Furness, S. N.
Balniel, Lord Conant, Captain R. J. E. Ganzoni, Sir J.
Baxter, A. Beverley Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) Gluckstein, L. H.
Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) Goldie, N. B.
Beechman, N. A. Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral)
Bennett, Sir E. N. Cox, H. B. Trevor Grant-Ferris, R.
Bernays, R. H. Cranborne, Viscount Grattan-Doyle, Sir N.
Bird, Sir R. B. Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester)
Blair, Sir R. Cross, R. H. Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J.
Boulton, W. W. Crossley, A. C. Gridley, Sir A. B.
Boyce, H. Leslie Crowder, J. F. E. Grimston, R. V.
Brass, Sir W. Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake)
Briscoe, Capt. R. G. Davison, Sir W. H. Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor)
Brooklebank, Sir Edmund De Chair, S. S. Guinness, T. L. E. B.
Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) De la Bère, R. Hannah, I. C.
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) Doland, G. F. Harbord, A.
Bull, B B. Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. Hartington, Marquess of
Bullock, Capt. M. Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.)
Burton, Col. H. W. Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) Haslam, Henry (Horncastle)
Butcher, H. W. Duggan, H. J. Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton)
Butler, R. A. Dunglass, Lord Heilgers, Captain F. F. A.
Caine, G. R. Hall. Eastwood, J. F. Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan.
Campbell, Sir E. T. Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey)
Cartland, J. R. H. Edmondson, Major Sir J. Higgs, W. F.
Carver, Major W. H. Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S.
Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) Ellis, Sir G. Holdsworth, H.
Hopkinson, A. Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J.
Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) Spears, Brigadier-General E. L.
Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Spens, W. P.
Hudson, R. S. (Southport) Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd)
Hulbert, N. J. Nicolson, Hon. H. G. Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.)
Hume, Sir G. H. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.)
Hunter, T. Palmer, G. E. H. Stourton, Major Hon. J. J.
James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. Patrick, C. M. Strauss, H. G. (Norwich)
Jones, L. (Swansea W.) Peake, O. Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h)
Keeling, E. H. Peat, C. U. Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) Perkins, W. R. D. Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M F.
Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) Petherick, M. Tate, Mavis C.
Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) Pickthorn, K. W. M. Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne)
Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. Pilkington, R. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.)
Lamb, Sir J. Q. Ponsonby, Col. C. E. Thomas, J. P. L.
Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. Power, Sir J. C. Thomson, Sir J. D. W.
Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton Touche, G. C.
Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. Radford, E. A. Train, Sir J.
Levy, T. Rankin, Sir R. Tree, A. R. L. F.
Lewis, O. Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L.
Liddall, W. S. Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) Turton, R. H.
Lindsay, K. M. Reed, A. C. (Exeter) Walker-Smith, Sir J.
Lipson, D. L. Reid, Captain A. Cunningham Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull)
Lloyd, G. W. Reid, W. Allan (Derby) Warrender, Sir V.
Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) Waterhouse, Captain C.
Lovat-Fraser, J. A. Ropner, Colonel L. Watt, Major G. S. Harvie
Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) Rowlands, G. Wells, S. R.
MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) Royds, Admiral P. M. R. Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham)
McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.)
McKie, J. H. Russell, Sir Alexander Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Maclay, Hon. J. P. Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin)
Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. Salmon, Sir I. Winterton, Rt. Hen. Earl
Manningham-Buller, Sir M. Salt, E. W. Wise, A. R.
Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) Withers, Sir J. J.
Markham, S. F. Samuel, M. R. A. Wood, Hon. C. I. C.
Marsden, Commander A. Savery, Sir Servington Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) Wragg, H.
Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) Shepperson, Sir E. W. Wright, Wins-Commander J. A. C.
Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. Young, A. S. L. (Partick)
Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen)
Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Strealham) Somervell. Sir D. B. (Crewe) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Moreing, A. C. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) Captain Dugdale and Mr. Munro.
NOES.
Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. Noel-Baker, P. J.
Adams, D. (Consett) Grenfell, D. R. Paling, W.
Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) Griffiths, G A. (Hemsworth) Parker, J.
Adamson, W. M. Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) Graves, T. E. Price, M. P.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) Quibell, D. J. K.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) Ridley, G.
Banfield, J. W. Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Ritson, J.
Barnes, A. J. Hardie, Agnes Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Batey, J. Hayday, A. Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens)
Bellenger, F. J. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Rothschild, J. A. de
Bevan, A. Henderson, J. (Ardwick) Seely, Sir H. M.
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Henderson, T. (Tradeston) Sexton. T. M.
Buchanan, G. Hollins, A. Silverman, S. S.
Burke, W. A. Hopkin, D. Simpson, F. B.
Cape, T. Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's)
Cassells, T. Jones, A. C. (Shipley) Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe)
Charleton, H. C. Kelly, W. T. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Chater, D. Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly)
Cluse, W. S. Kirby, B. V. Sorensen, R. W.
Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. Stephen, C.
Corks, F. S. Lathan, G. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng)
Daggar, G. Lawson, J. J. Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.)
Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) Leach, W. Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Lee, F. Thorne, W.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Leonard, W. Thurtle, E.
Day, H. Logan, D. G. Tinker, J. J.
Dobbie, W. Macdonald, G. (Ince) Walker, J.
Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) McEntee, V. La T. Westwood, J.
Ede, J. C. McGhee, H. G. White, H. Graham
Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) McGovern, J. Wilkinson, Ellen
Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) MacLaren, A. Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) MacNeill Weir, L. Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe)
Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. Mainwaring, W. H. Windsor, W. (Hull, C.)
Frankel, D. Mander, G. le M. Woods, G. S. (Finsbury)
Gardner, B. W. Marshall, F. Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Garro Jones, G. M. Maxton, J.
Gibson, R. (Greenock) Montague, F. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Green, W. H. (Deptford) Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Mathers.