§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister what will be the business for next week, and also how far it is proposed to go to-night in the event of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being suspended?
§ The Prime MinisterThe business for next week will be:
§ Monday: —The Charge of National Defence Contribution Resolution will be considered in Committee of Ways and Means.
§ Tuesday: —Consideration of a Motion relating to the proposed increase in Members' Salaries until about 7.30 p.m. (The terms of the Motion will appear on the Order Paper to-morrow); Third Reading of the Factories Bill; and Report stage of the Charge of National Defence Contribution Resolution.
§ Wednesday: —Supply; Committee (13th Allotted Day): The Ministry of Labour Vote will be considered, with special reference to the work of the International Labour Office.
§ Thursday: —Supply; Committee (14th Allotted Day): The Estimate for the
568§ Scottish Board of Health and other Scottish Estimates will be considered.
§ The business for Friday will be announced later.
§ On any day, if there is time, other Orders will be taken.
§ As to the suspension of the Rule to-night, it is proposed to suspend the Rule in order to make certain that we shall conclude the Report stage of the Factories Bill to-night. We also propose to take the Report stage of the Agricultural Wages (Regulation) (Scotland) [Money] Resolution, which, I think, will be treated as formal.
§ Mr. AttleeWith regard to Tuesday's business, it is obviously difficult to judge how long the Debate on Members' salaries will take, but I take it that it will not be proposed to take the Third Reading of the Factories Bill, which is very important, at a very late hour that night?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir, but I am hoping that we shall be able to get it at a reasonable hour.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I further ask the Prime Minister whether the Government propose to give a day for discussion of the proceedings of the Imperial Conference?
§ The Prime MinisterI shall be ready to consider that. Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman will discuss the matter through the usual channels.
§ Mr. ChurchillIs the Prime Minister in a position to give any indication as to when the Indian Budget or its equivalent will be taken?
§ The Prime MinisterI think that is a matter for Committee of Supply.
§
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, 217; Noes, 128.
571| Division No. 225.] | AYES. | [3.59 p.m. |
| Acland-Treyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Braithwaite, Major A. N. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Balniel, Lord | Brass, Sir W. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Baxter, A. Beverley | Briscoe, Capt. R. G. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Brocklebank, Sir Edmund |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Beaumont, M. W. (Aylesbury) | Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Beaumont, Hon, R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) |
| Apsley, Lord | Beit, Sir A. L. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Aske, Sir R. W, | Bennett, Sir E. N. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. |
| Assheton, R. | Bernays, R. H. | Cartland, J. R. H. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Birehall, Sir J. D. | Carver, Major W. H. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Higgs, W. F. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Radford, E. A. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Horsbrugh, Florence | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Ramsden, Sir E. |
| Channon, H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Hulbert, N. J. | Remer, J. R. |
| Christie, J. A. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hunter, T. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Rowlands, G. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Cox, H. B. T. | Latham, Sir P. | Salt, E. W. |
| Critchley, A. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Leckie, J. A. | |
| Crooke, J. S. | Lees-Jones, J. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Cross, R. H. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Selley, H. R. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Levy, T. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Liddall, W. S. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| De la Bère, R. | Lindsay, K. M. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Little, Sir E. Graham- | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Denville, Alfred | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Donner, P. W. | Lloyd, G. W. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Dorman-Smith, Major Sir R. H. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'fd) |
| Duggan, H. J. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Ellis, Sir G. | McKie, J, H. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Elliston, Capt. C. S. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Emery, J. F. | Macquisten, F. A. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Maitland, A. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A, (Padd., S.) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Errington, E. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Touch, G. C. |
| Everard, W. L. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Turton, R. H. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Furness, S. N. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Munro, P. | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Wells, S. R. |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Grimston, R. V. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Guest, Maj. Hon. O. (C'mb'rw'll, N.W.) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Patrick, C. M. | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Guy, J. C. M. | Peake, O. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Hannah, I. C. | Peat, C. U. | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Percy, Rt. Hon. Lord E. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Perkins, W. R. D. | |
| Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Pilkington, R. | Mr. James Stuart and Lieut.-Colonel |
| Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Porritt, R. W. | Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Actand, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Cape, T. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Cassells, T. | Frankel, D. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Chater, D. | Gallacher, W. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Cluse, W. S. | Gardner, B. W. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Garro Jones, G. M. |
| Amnion, C. G. | Cocks, F. S. | Gibbins, J. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Cove, W. G. | Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Daggar, G. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Dalton, H. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Barr, J. | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) |
| Batey, J. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) |
| Bevan, A. | Day, H. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) |
| Broad, F. A. | Dobbie, W. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) |
| Bromfield, W. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Ede, J. C. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) |
| Buchanan, G. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Hollins, A. |
| Burke, W. A. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Jagger, J. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Messer, F. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Jones, J. J. (Silvertown) | Milner, Major J. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Montague, F. | Stephen, C. |
| Kelly, W. T. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Kirby, B. V. | Naylor, T. E. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Paling, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Lathan, G. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Lawson, J. J. | Price, M. P. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Leach, W. | Pritt, D. N. | Viant, S. P. |
| Leonard, W. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Walker, J. |
| Leslie, J. R. | Ridley, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Logan, D. G. | Ritson, J. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Lunn, W. | Roberts, Rt. Hon. F. O. (W. Brom.) | Welsh, J. C. |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) | Westwood, J. |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Rowson, G. | White, H. Graham |
| McGhee, H. G. | Sanders, W. S. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| McGovern, J. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| MacLaren, A. | Sexton, T. M. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| MacNeill, Weir, L. | Shinwell, E. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Mainwaring, W. H. | Short, A. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Hander, G. le M. | Silverman, S. S. | Young, Sir R, (Newton) |
| Marklew, E. | Simpson, F. B. | |
| Marshall, F. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mathers, G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton. |
| Maxton, J. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |