§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister what business it is proposed to take to-night in the event of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being suspended?
§ The Prime MinisterWe propose to take the first five Orders on the Paper, and, if there is time, we would like to take also Order No. 8 and the Import Duties Orders, which are exempted business.
§ Mr. AttleeIs it proposed to take those last items at a very late hour after Eleven o'Clock?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir.
§
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, 209; Noes, 89.
33| Division No. 92.] | AYES. | [3.35 p.m. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Apsley, Lord | Balniel, Lord |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Assheton R. | Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Baxter, A. Beverley |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Petherick, M. |
| Beaumont, M. W. (Aylesbury) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Pilkington, R. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Grimston, R. V. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Gritten, W. G. Howard | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Blaker, Sir R. | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hanbury, Sir C. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Hannah, I. C. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Remer, J. R. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Harbord, A. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Butler, R. A. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Salt, E. W. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Holmes, J. S. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hopkinson, A. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. Sir A. (Br. W.) | Horsbrugh, Florence | Sandys, E. D. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'p) | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Channon, H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hulbert, N. J. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Hunter, T. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Somervell. Sir D. B. (Crewe) |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Caurtauld, Major J. S. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Law, R. K. (Hull, S. W.) | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Crooke, J. S. | Levy, T. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Lewis, O. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Cross, R. H. | Liddall, W. S. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Lindsay, K. M. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Lloyd, G. W. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| De Chair, S. S. | Looker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Touche, G. C. |
| De la Bère, R. | Lumley, Capt. L. R. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Denville, Alfred | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Doland, G. F. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Turton, R, H. |
| Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | McKie, J. H. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Drewe, C. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | Maitland, A. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Duggan, H. J. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Wise, A. R. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Munro, P. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Furness, S. N. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Palmer, G. E. H. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Goldie, N. B. | Patrick, C. M. | Sir George Penny and Lieut.- |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Perkins, W. R. D. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Cove, W. G. | Grenfell, D. R. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Dalton, H. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Day, H. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Hardie, G. D. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Ede, J. C. | Harris, Sir P. A. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Hayday, A. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) |
| Benson, G. | Gardner, B. W. | Hicks, E. G. |
| Buchanan, G. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Jagger, J. |
| Chater, D. | Gibbins, J. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Kelly, W. T. |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Pritt, D. N. | Thurtle, E. |
| Kirby, B. V. | Ridley, G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Leach, W. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Viant, S. P. |
| Logan, D. G. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) | Walker, J. |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Rothschild, J. A. de | Watkins, F. C. |
| McGhee, H. G. | Salter, Dr. A. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| MacLaren, A. | Sanders, W. S. | Westwood, J. |
| Mathers, G. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Maxton, J. | Short, A. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Montague, F. | Silverman, S. S. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Simpson, F. B. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Muff, G. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Naylor, T. E. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Paling, W. | Sorensen, R. W. | |
| Parker, J. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Pethick-Lawnnce, F. W. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton. |
| Potts, J. | Thorne, W. |