§ Mr. AttleeWill the Prime Minister state the business for Friday, and also state for what purpose he is moving to suspend the Rule to-day?
§ The Prime MinisterThe business for Friday will be: Consideration of the Italian and Rumanian Clearing Office Amendment Orders; Second Reading of the Trade Marks Bill [Lords] and of the Patents, etc. (International Conventions) Bill [Lords]; and, if there is time, other Orders may be taken.
With regard to to-night's business, we want to obtain the Third Reading of the Coal Bill to-day. We are moving the suspension of the Rule as a precaution, in view of the interruption of the Debate at 7.30 for a private Bill, on which I am informed a Debate will take place.
§
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, 256; Noes, 111.
199| Division No. 164. | AYES. | 3.41 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Bernays, R. H. | Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Birchall, Sir J. D. | Bull, B. B. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J.. | Blair, Sir R. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Assheton, R. | Bossom, A. C. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Boulton, W. W. | Burton, Col. H. W. |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Boyce, H. Leslie | Butcher, H. W. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Bris oe, Capt. R. G. |
Caine, G. R. Hall- |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Brooklebank, Sir Edmund | Campbell, Sir E. T. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Cartland, J. R. H. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Hartington, Marquess of | Radford, E. A. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Channon, H. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Higgs, W. F. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Christie, J. A. | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Clarke, Frank (Dartford) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Holdsworth, H. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Holmes, J. S. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland. N.) |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Hopkinson, A. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Rowlands, G. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk N.) | Howitt, Dr. A. B | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Hulbert, N. J. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Hunter, T. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Critchley, A | Joel, D. J. B. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Crooke, Sir J. S. | Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Sandeman, Sir N. S |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Cross, R. H. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Sandys, E. D. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Unive.) | Savery, Sir Servington |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Scott, Lord William |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| De la Bère, R. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Selley, H. R. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Denville, Alfred | Levy, T. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Dodd, J. S. | Lewis, O. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Doland, G. F. | Liddall, W. S. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Donner, P. W. | Lipson, D. L. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Lloyd, G. W. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Smith. Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Duggan, H. J. | Loftus, P. C. | Somerset, T. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | M'Connell, Sir J. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | McKie, J. H. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Elmley, Viscount | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Emery, J. F. | Macnamara, Major J. R. J. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Magnay, T. | Storey, S. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Maitland, A. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Errington, E. | Mander, G. le M. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'k) |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | Markham, S. F. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Marsden, Commander A. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Fleming, E. L. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Furness, S. N. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Train, Sir J. |
| Fyfe, D. P. M. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Goldie, N. B. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Wardlaw-Milns, Sir J. S. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wells, S. R. |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbre, W) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Williams. H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Palmer, G. E. H. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Patrick, C. M. | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Hacking, Rt. Hon. O. H. | Peake, O. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Hambro, A. V. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Hannah, I. C. | Petherick, M. | Wragg, H. |
| Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Pilkington, R. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Harbord, A. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Captain Dugdale and Mr. Munro. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Bromfield, W. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Banfield, J. W. | Brown, C. (Mansfield) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Barr, J. | Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Batey, J. | Buchanan, G. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Benson, G. | Burke, W. A. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Bevan, A. | Cape, T. |
| Cassells, T. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Ridley, G. |
| Charieton, H. C. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Riley, B. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Ritson, J. |
| Cripps. Hon. Sir Stafford | Kelly, W. T. | Shinwell, E. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Silverman, S. S |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Kirkwood, D. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Day, H. | Lathan, G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Dobbie, W. | Lawson, J. J. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Ede, J. C. | Leach, W. | Stephen, C. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Lee, F. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Leonard, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Gardner, B. W. | Logan, D. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Garro Jonas, G. M. | Lunn, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) | McGovern, J. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | MacLaren, A. | Viant, S. P. |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Marshall, F. | Walker, J. |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Mathers, G. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Maxton, J. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Messer, F. | Westwood, J. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Montague, F. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Hardie, Agnes | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Hayday, A. | Muff, G. | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Nathan, Colonel H. L. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Paling, W. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Parker, J. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Hollins, A. | Parkinson, J. A. | Young, Sir R. (Nawton) |
| Hopkin, D. | Pearson, A. | |
| Jagger, J. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Mr. John and Mr. Groves. |
Question, "That the Bill be now read the Third time," put, and agreed to.
§ INCREASE OF RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) BILL.
§ Reported, with Amendments, from Standing Committee A.
§ Bill, as amended (in the Standing Committee), to be considered upon Thursday, and to be printed. [Bill 120.]
§ Minutes of Proceedings to be printed. [No. 96.]