§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to take to-day?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are suspending the Eleven o'Clock Rule in order to take the Second Reading of the Local Government (Financial Provisions) Bill, and the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution. We hope to make further progress with the outstanding Supplementary Estimates—the Committee stage of the Post Office Estimate—and the Report stage of the Estimates which were recently considered in Committee.
§ Mr. AttleeI hope the Prime Minister does not propose to take the Post Office Estimate at a very late hour?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, certainly not.
§
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, 257; Noes, 107.
2009| Division No. 89.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Bull, B. B. | Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Bullock, Capt. M. | Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. |
| Apsley, Lord | Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Cranborne, Viscount |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Burton, Col. H. W. | Crooke, J. S. |
| Assheton, R. | Butler, R. A. | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Campbell, Sir E. T. | Crass, R. H. |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Cartland, J. R. H. | Crowder, J. F. E. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col, J. | Cary, R. A. | Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Castlereagh, Viscount | Davison, Sir W. H. |
| Balniel, Lord | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City Of Chester) | De Chair, S. S. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | De la Bère, R. |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Denman, Hon. R. D. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Channon, H. | Denville, Alfred |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Chorlton, A. E. L. | Doland, G. F. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Christie, J. A. | Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Drewe, C. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Clydesdale, Marquess of | Duckworth, G. A. V. (Salop) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Colfox, Major W. P. | Dugdale, Major T. L. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Colman, N. C. D. | Duggan, H. J. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Rickards, G. W (Skipton) |
| Dunglass, Lord | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Leech, Dr. J. W. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Lees-Jones, J | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Leigh, Sir J. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Emery, J. F. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Levy, T. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Lindsay, K. M. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Errington, E. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Salt, E. W. |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Lloyd, G. W. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Everard, W. L. | Loftus, P. C. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Findlay, Sir E, | Lyons, A. M. | Scott, Lord William |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E | McCorquodale, M. S. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Furness, S. N. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | McKie, J. H. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Goldie, N. B. | Macquisten, F. A. | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Maitland, A. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | ||
| Granville, E. L. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Mander, G. le M. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Spens, W. P. |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Griffith F Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Markham, S. F. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Storey, S. |
| Guy, J. C. M. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Hamilton, Sir G. C. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Hannah I. C. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Hartington, Marquess of | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Train, Sir J. |
| Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Munro, P. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Turton, R. H. |
| Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Holmes, J. S. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Owen, Major G. | Warrander, Sir V. |
| Hopkinson, A. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Patrick, C. M. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Peake, O. | White, H. Graham |
| Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Peat, C. U. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Hulbert, N. J. | Petherick, M. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Hume, Sir G. H. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Hunter, T. | Pilkington, R. | Wise, A. R. |
| Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Radford, E. A. | Wolmer, Rt. Hon. Viscount |
| James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Jones, H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Ramsbotham, H. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Keeling, E. H. | Rankin, Sir R. | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | |
| Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Rawson, Sir Cooper | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Kimball, L. | Rayner, Major R. H. | Sir George Penny and Lieut. |
| Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Charleton, H. C. | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Chater, D. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Cluse, W. S. | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Cove, W. G. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Hardie, G. D. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Hayday, A. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) |
| Barr, J. | Day, H. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) |
| Batey, J. | Dobbie, W. | Hollins, A. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Ede, J. C. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) |
| Benson, G. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | John, W. |
| Bromfield, W. | Gallacher, W. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Brooke, W. | Gardner, B. W. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Garro Jones, G. M. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Gibbins, J. | Kelly, W. T. |
| Burke, W. A. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Cape, T. | Grenfell, D. R. | Kirby, B. V. |
| Lawson, J. J. | Price, M. P. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Leach, W. | Pritt, D. N. | Thorne, W. |
| Lee, F. | Quibell, D. J. K. | Thurtle, E. |
| Leonard, W. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Logan, D, G. | Riley, B. | Viant, S. P. |
| Lunn, W. | Rowson, G. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Salter, Dr. A. | Watkins, F. C. |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Sanders, W. S. | Watson, W. McL. |
| McGhee, H. G. | Sexton, T. M. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Maclean, N. | Shinwell, E. | Westwood, J. |
| Mainwaring, W. H. | Short, A. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Marshall, F. | Silverman, S. S. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Maxton, J. | Simpson, F. B. | Wilson, C. H. (Atterclifle) |
| Montague, F. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Paling, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Parker, J. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees-(K'ly) | |
| Parkinson, J. A. | Sorensen, R. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Stephen, C. | Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers. |
| Potts, J. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ghfn-le-Sp'ng) |
Question, "That this House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution," put, and agreed to.