§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister whether he can make any statement about to-morrow's business?
§ The Prime MinisterTo-morrow will be the 5th allotted day in Committee of Supply, and the Vote of the Department for Mines will be put down. I understand that the Harworth colliery dispute is the subject to be debated.
§ Mr. AttleeHaving regard to the very grave issues raised in this connection, particularly dealing with the liberty of the subject and democracy, in which the right hon. Gentleman is specially interested, will he be able to make a statement to the House, so that we shall not have only a Departmental reply from the Secretary for Mines?
§ The Prime MinisterThe right hon. Gentleman has just put to me that question, of which I was not aware. I think we must wait to see how the Debate proceeds.
§ Mr. AttleeThe right hon. Gentleman will realise that this is something beyond a Departmental matter. It is a serious matter for the whole country.
§ The Prime MinisterI quite realise that, and I shall see that Cabinet Ministers are present during the Debate.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister with what object it is proposed to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule this evening?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are proposing to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule in order to conclude the Report stage and Third Reading of the Livestock Industry Bill. We made fair progress with the Bill yesterday, and I hope that the consideration of the remainder of the Report stage will not be unduly protracted. Afterwards, we should like to get the Third Reading, because we particularly desire to conclude all the stages of the Bill here, so that it may be sent to another place. We are also very anxious to get the second Order, which, I understand, is not contentious—the Report and Third Reading of the Diseases of Fish Bill.
§ Mr. AttleeBearing in mind the large number of Amendments and the importance of the discussion on the Livestock Industry Bill, and seeing also that there 981 has been no obstruction and that it deals with a very difficult problem, does not the Prime Minister agree that we ought not to embark on the Third Reading stage at a late hour—not after 10 o'clock?
§ The Prime MinisterWe will wait and see. I still hope that we may get the Third Reading to-night.
§ Mr. AttleeI hope the right hon. Gentleman will see that we do not enter on the Third Reading at an unduly late hour, when there is no opportunity for a full discussion.
§ The Prime MinisterI cannot: give any pledge at this moment, but it certainly is not my intention to ask the House to sit unduly late.
Mr. DavidsonWill the Prime Minister consider curtailing the holiday in order to get through the work of the House?
§
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, 247; Noes, 120.
983| Division No. 182.] | AYES. | [3.49 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Cox, H. B. T. | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Critchley, A. | Hudson, R. S. (Southport) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Hulbert, N. J. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. J. Sandeman (B'kn'hd) | Crowder, J. F. E. | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Cruddas, Col. B. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Davison, Sir W. H. | Joel, D. J. B. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | De la Bère, R. | Jones, H. Haydn (Merioneth) |
| Assheton, R. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Doland, G. F. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Donner, P. W. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Dorman-Smith, Major R. H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Drewe, C. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Dugdale, Major T. L. | Latham, Sir P. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Duggan, H. J. | Law, R. K. (Hull, S. W.) |
| Beaumont, M. W. (Aylesbury) | Dunglass, Lord | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Ellis, Sir G. | Levy, T. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Elmley, Viscount | Lewis, O. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Blindell, Sir J. | Fildes, Sir H. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Furness, S. N. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Ganzoni, Sir J. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. J. R. (Scot. U.) |
| Brass, Sir W. | Gibson, C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Gluckstein, L. H. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Goodman, Col. A. W. | McKie, J. H. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Gower, Sir R. V. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Bull, B. B. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Magnay, T. |
| Burgin, Dr. E. L. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Granville, E. L. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Butler, R. A. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Guy, J. C. M. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) |
| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Hanbury, Sir C. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. T. C. R. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Harbord, A. | Moreing, A. C. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) |
| Channon, H. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Christie, J. A. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Hepworth, J. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Herbert, Capt. Sir S. (Abbey) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Higgs, W. F. | Peake, O. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Petherick, M. |
| Courtauld, Major J. S. | Hopkinson, A. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Courthope, Col. Sir G. L. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Pilkington, R. |
| Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Savery, Sir Servington | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Radford, E. A. | Selley, H. R. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Ramsbotham, H. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Turton, R. H. |
| Ramsden, Sir E. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Rawson, Sir Cooper | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Rayner, Major R. H. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Watt, G. S. H. |
| Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Somerset, T. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Wells, S. R. |
| Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Spens, W. P. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Ropner, Colonel L. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| ROSS Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Rowlands, G. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Runciman, Rt. Hon. W. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Russell, A. West (Tynemouth) | Strickland, Captain W. F. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | |
| Salt, E. W. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Samuel, M. R. A. | Sutcliffe, H. | Lieut.-Colonel Sir A. Lambert Ward |
| Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Thomas, J. P. L. | and Major Sir George Davies. |
| Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Touche, G. C. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hardie, G. D. | Pritt, D. N. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Ridley, G. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Riley, B. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Holdsworth, H. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hollins, A. | Rowson, G. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Jagger, J. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Barr, J. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Batey, J. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Shinwell, E. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Short, A. |
| Bromfield, W. | Kelly, W. T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirby, B. V. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Cape, T. | Lathan, G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Chater, D. | Lawson, J. J. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leonard, W. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Leslie, J. R. | Stephen, C. |
| Cove, W. G. | Logan, D. G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Daggar, G. | Lunn, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | McEntee, V. La T. | Thorne, W. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McGhee, H. G. | Thurtle, E. |
| Day, H. | MacLaren, A. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Maclean, N. | Viant, S. P. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacNeill, Weir, L. | Walker, J. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Mander, G. le M. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Frankel, D. | Marshall, F. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Gallacher, W. | Mathers, G. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Maxton, J. | Westwood, J. |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Messer, F. | White, H. Graham |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Montague, F. | Whiteley, W. |
| Gibbins, J. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Naylor, T. E. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Owen, Major G. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Parkinson, J. A. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Potts, J. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Price, M. P. | Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton. |