§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask what business it is proposed to take to-night in the event of the Motion to suspend the Eleven O'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are proposing to suspend the Eleven O'Clock Rule in order to obtain the necessary Air Votes which are on the Paper. As the right hon. Gentleman knows, it is usual to suspend the Standing Order for this purpose.
§
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, 219; Noes, 89.
1649| Division No. 107.] | AYES. | [3.47 p.m. |
| Acland, Rt. Hon. Sir F. Dyke | Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Assheton, R. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Apsley, Lord | Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Aske, Sir B. W. | Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. |
| Balniel, Lord | Goldie, N. B. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Granville, E. L. | Petherick, M. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Pilkington, R. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Grimston, R. V. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Blair, Sir R. | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Gunston, Capt. D. W. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Cuy, J. C. M. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Bowyer, Capt. Sir G. E. W. | Hanbury, Sir C. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Major Sir A. B. | Hannah, I. C. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Reid, Captain A. Cunningham |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Hartington, Marquess of | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Harvey, Sir G. | Remer, J. R. |
| Bull, B. B. | Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Butler, R. A. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Channon, H. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | James, Wing-commander A. W. H. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Keeling, E. H. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Clarke, F. E. (Darlford) | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. |
| Clarke, Lt,-Col. R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Kimball, L. | Selley, H. R. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Lewis, O. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Liddall, W. S. | Smithers, Sir W |
| Crooke, J. S. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Lloyd, G. W. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Lovat-Fraser, J. A. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Davies, C. (Montgomery) | Lumley, Capt. L. R. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Lyons, A. M. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton. (N'thw'h) |
| De Chair, S. S. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| De la Bère, R. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Denville, Alfred | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Doland, G. F. | Hacdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | MeEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | McKie, J. H. | Touche, G. C. |
| Dugdale, Major T. L. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Makins, Brig.-Dm. E. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Mander, G. le M. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Markham, S. F. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Wells, S. R. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Errington, E. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Mitcheson, Sir G. G. | |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Moreing, A. C. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) | Wright, Squadron-Leader J. A. C. |
| Everard, W. L. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Furness, S. N. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Sir George Penny and Lieut- |
| Ganzoni, Sir J. | Munro, P. | Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Bellenger, F. J. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Benson, G. | Day, H. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Dobbie, W. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Burke, W. A. | Ede, J. C. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Charleton, H. C. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Chafer, D. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Daggar, G. | Gallacher, W. |
| Barr, J. | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Gardner, B. W. |
| Batty, J. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Garro Jones, G. M. |
| Gibbins, J. | Maedonald, G. (Ince) | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | McEntee, V. La T. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | MoGhee, H. G. | Stephen, C. |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Messer, F. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Montague, F. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Thorne, W. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Paling, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Hardie, G. D. | Parker, J. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Viant, S. P. |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Potts, J. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Hicks, E. G. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Walker, J. |
| Hopkin, D. | Ridley, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Ritson, J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Rowson, G. | Whiteley, W. |
| Kelly, W. T. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Sexton, T. M. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Kirby, B. V. | ||
| Lawson, J. J. | Shinwell, E. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Lee, F. | Short, A. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Leslie, J. R. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Logan, D. G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | |
| Lunn, W. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Mathers and Mr. Croves. |