§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-night in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime MinisterThe Motion has been put down rather as a precautionary measure to secure the Second Reading of the Merchant Shipping Bill and the Money Resolution, on the Paper but I do not think the House would be unwilling to take two or three non-controversial Orders which we hope to get—the Third Reading of the Unemployment Assistance (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Bill, the Report stage of certain Supplementary Estimates, a Ways and Means Resolution, and the Report stage of the Money Resolution on the Maternity Services (Scotland) Bill.
§
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, 177; Noes, 76.
1291| Division No. 58.] | AYES. | [3.30 p.m. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Colman, N. C. D. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Bull, B. B. | Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Bullock, Capt. M. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Butler, R. A. | Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Caine, G. R. Hall- | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Cartland, J. R. H. | Crooke, J. S. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thael) | Castlereagh, Viscount | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Cross, R. H. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Crowder, J. F. E. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Culverwell, C. T. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Channon, H. | Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Davison, Sir W. H. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Dawson, Sir P. |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Do la Bère, R. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Clarke, F. E. | Denman, Hon. R. D. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Denville, Alfred |
| Donner, P. W. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) |
| Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Dower, Capt. A. V. G. | Lewis, O. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Drewe, C. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J J | Salt, E. W. |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Lloyd, G. W. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Duggan, H. J. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Savery, Sir Servington |
| Dunglass, Lord | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | McKie, J. H. | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Errington, E. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Everard, W. L. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Furness, S. N. | Moreing, A. C. | Spender-Clay, Lt.-Cl. Rt. Hn. H. H. |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Gluckstein, L. H, | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Goldie, N. B. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Munro, P. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Grimston, R. V. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Touche, G. C. |
| Hannah, I. C. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | ||
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Palmer, G. E. H. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | Peaks, O. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Pilkington, R. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Procter, Major H. A. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Hulbert, N. J. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Hunter, T. | Ramsbotham, H. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Hurd, Sir P. A. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Jackson, Sir H. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Keeling, E. H. | Remer, J. R. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | |
| Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Ropner, Colonel L. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Sir George Penny and Lieut-.Colonel |
| Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Grenfell, D. R. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Sanders, W. S. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Shinwell, E. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Short, A. |
| Batey, J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Simpson, F. B. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Hopkin, D. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Broad, F. A. | Jagger, J. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Brooke, W. | John, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Buchanan, G. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Burke, W. A. | Kelly, W. T. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lathan, G. | Thorne, W. |
| Day, H. | Leach, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Ede, J. C. | Leslie, J. R. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Logan, D. G. | Viant, S. P. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Walkden, A. G. |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | McGhee, H. G. | Walker, J. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Mathers, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Frankel, D. | Montague, F. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Gallacher, W. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Whiteley, W. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Potts, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Ridley, G. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |
Bill read a Second time, and committed to a Standing Committee.