§ Mr. AttleeCan the Prime Minister state the business for next week, and also how far it is intended to go to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterMonday:—Second Reading of the Milk (Amendment) Bill; Report and Third Reading of the Agricultural Wages (Scotland) Bill, and of the Local Government Superannuation (Scotland) Bill.
567 Tuesday:—Second Reading of the Coal (Registration of Ownership) Bill [Lords]; Report stage of the Agriculture Bill; and Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Livestock Industry Bill.
Wednesday:—Report stage of the Finance Bill, and Third Reading of the Agriculture Bill.
Thursday:—Report stage of the Finance Bill.
Friday:—Third Reading of the Finance Bill.
On any day, if there is time, other Orders will be taken.
To-night it is hoped to conclude the Committee stage of the Agriculture Bill, and afterwards to take the Committee stage of the Export Guarantees Bill and the Nigeria (Remission of Payments) Bill. We are suspending the Eleven o'Clock Rule to obtain this business, which I hope
§ will be done without sitting late. We also intend to take the Stretford Gas Order and the other Gas Orders on the Paper, which are exempted business.
§ Mr. AttleeIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that there is considerable controversy over the Stretford Gas Order, and it is undesirable that it should come on very late and that the House should be kept late?
§ The Prime MinisterI was not aware of that, but I hope that it will not be necessary to sit late all the same. We will see how we get on.
§
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, 259; Noes, 117.
569| Division No. 269.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Grimston, R. V. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J | Crooke, J. S. | Gritten, W. G. Howard |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Croom-Johnson, R. P. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Cross, R. H. | Hannah, I. C. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Crowder, J. F. E. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. |
| Assheton, R. | Cruddas, Col. B. | Harris, Sir P. A. |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Culverwe11, C. T. | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Davison, Sir W. H. | Harvey, Sir G. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | De Chair, S. S. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | De la Bère, R. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Donner, P. W. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Dower, Major A. V. G. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Drewe, C. | Hepworth, J. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Higgs, W. F. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Duggan, H. J. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Duncan, J. A. L. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Dunglass, Lord | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Eastwood, J. F. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) |
| Brass, Sir W. | Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Hulbert, N. J. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Elmley, Viscount | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Emery, J. F. | Joel, D. J. B. |
| Bull, B. B. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Butler, R. A. | Errington, E. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Caine, G. R. Hall. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Kimball, L. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Fildes, Sir H. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Fleming, E. L. | Latham, Sir P. |
| Cary, R. A. | Foot, D. M. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Leckie, J. A. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Furness, S. N. | Lees-Jones, J. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Leigh, Sir J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Ganzoni, Sir J. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Channon, H. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Levy, T. |
| Christie, J. A. | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Lewis, 0. |
| Clarke, Lt.-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Gledhill, G. | Liddall, W. S. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Lipson, D. L. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Goodman, Col. A. W. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | McKie, J. H. |
| Macquisten, F. A. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Magnay, T. | Ramsbotham, H. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Ramsden, Sir E. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Rankin, Sir R. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Marsden, Commander A. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Rayner, Major R. H. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Reid, Captain A. Cunningham | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Touche, G. C. |
| Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Moore-Brabazon, Lt.-Col. J. T. C. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Turton, R. H. |
| Morgan, R. H. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Rothschild, J. A. de | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Royds, Admiral P. M. R. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J | Russell, Sir Alexander | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Munro, P. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Salmon, Sir I. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Salt, E. W. | Wells, S. R. |
| O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Samuel, M. R. A. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Sandys, E. D. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Savory, Sir Servington | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Patrick, C. M. | Selley, H. R. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Peake, O. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Peat, C. U. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Petherick, M. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Pilkington, R. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | |
| Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Procter, Major H. A. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) | Lieut.-Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward |
| Radford, E. A. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) | and Major Sir George Davies. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Price, M. P. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Purbrick, R. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Hopkin, D. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Jagger, J. | Ridley, G. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Riley, B. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Ritson, J. |
| Barnes, A. J. | John, W. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Brom.) |
| Barr, J. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Batey, J. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Rowson, G. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Kelly, W. T. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Kirby, B. V. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Buchanan, G. | Lathan, G. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Burke, W. A. | Lawson, J. J. | Shinwell, E. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Leach, W. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Chater, D. | Leonard, W. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leslie, J. R. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Logan, D. G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Cove, W. G. | Lunn, W. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees (K'ly) |
| Daggar, G. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | McEntee, V. La T. | Stephen, C. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McGhee, H. G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Day, H. | MacLaren, A | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Dobbie, W. | Maclean, N. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Thorne, W. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Thurtle, E. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Mainwaring, W. H. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Mander, G. le M. | Viant, S. P. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Marshall, F. | Walker, J. |
| Frankel, D. | Mathers, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Gallacher, W. | Maxton, J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Garro Jones, G. M | Messer, F. | Westwood, J. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Milner, Major J. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Montague, F. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Muff, G. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Nathan, Colonel H. L. | |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hayday, A. | Paling, W. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Parkinson, J. A. |