§ Mr. AttleeWill the Prime Minister state the business for next week, and will he also tell the House how far it is proposed to go to-night in the event of the suspension of the 11 o'Clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime MinisterMonday.—Consideration of Supplementary Estimates in Committee, beginning with Diplomatic and Consular Services, Foreign Office, and League of Nations.
Tuesday and Wednesday.—Report and Third Reading of the Cinematograph Films Bill.
Thursday—Committee stage of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Bill.
Friday.—Consideration of Private Members' Bills.
On any day, if there is time, other Orders will be taken.
§ We are suspending the 11 o'Clock Rule to-night in order to obtain the business up to and including the fourth Order no the Paper.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister whether, in regard to Monday's business and the very important matters raised on the Supplementary Estimates, he expects to get all these Supplementary Estimates on that day?
§ The Prime Minister"Hope springs eternal in the human breast."
§ Mr. Wedgwood BennWhen does the right hon. Gentleman expect to give the House the Indian White Paper which he was good enough to promise yesterday?
§ The Prime MinisterI must remind the right hon. Gentleman that a White Paper was not definitely promised in that form, but the detailed information for which he asked is being obtained from India, and I can assure him, and the House generally, that the information will be given to the House, in whatever form it may be, at the earliest possible moment.
§ Mr. BennI take it that it will cover information giving the point of view of the Ministers who resigned?
§ The Prime MinisterI think it is that for which the right hon. Gentleman asked.
§
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, 263; Noes, 140.
2079| Division No. 102.] | AYES. | [3.54 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J | Boulton, W. W. | Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Boyce, H. Leslie | Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Bracken, B. | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Bran, Sir W. | Colman, N. C. D. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Brisese, Capt. R. G. | Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Brooklebank, Sir Edmund | Conant, Captain R. J. E. |
| Assheton, R. | Brown, Col. O. C. (Hexham) | Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Cox, H. B. Trevor |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Bull, B. B. | Cranborne, Viscount |
| Balniel, Lord | Bullock, Capt. M. | Crooke, Sir J. S. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Burton, Col. H. W. | Cross, R. H. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Butler, R. A. | Crossley, A. C. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Campbell, Sir E. T. | Crowder, J. F. E. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Cartland, J. R H. | Cruddas, Col. B. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Carver, Major W. H. | Culverwell, C. T. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Davidson, Viscountess |
| Bernays, R. H. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) |
| Blair, Sir R. | Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | De Chair, S. S. |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | De la Bare, R. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Chapman, A. (Ruthergton) | Denman, Hon. R D. |
| Denville, Alfred | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| Doland, G. F. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Ducworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Salt, E. W. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Lees-Jones, J. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Leigh, Sir J. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Levy, T. | Savery, Sir Servington |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Lewis, O. | Scott, Lord William |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Liddall, W. S. | Selley, H. R. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Lindsay, K. M. | Shakespeare, G. H |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Lipson, D. L. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Elmley, Viscount | Lloyd, G. W. | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Looker-Lampson, Comdr. O S. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Loftus, P. C. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Everard, W. L. | M'Connell, Sir J. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Findlay, Sir E. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) |
| Fleming, E. L. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Somerville. A. A. (Windsor) |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | McKie, J. H. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Furness, S. N. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Storey, S. |
| Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Magnay, T. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Maitland, A. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Gledhill, G. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Grant-Ferris, R. | Marsden, Commander A. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Granville E. L. | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Tasker, Sir R. I |
| Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Mayhew, Lt,-Col. J. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Morgan, R. H. | Touche, G. C. |
| Hambro, A. V. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Train, Sir J. |
| Hannah, I. C. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H H. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Harvey, Sir G. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Turton, R. H. |
| Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Wakefield, W. W- |
| Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Walker-Smith, Sir J- |
| Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Patrick, C. M. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan | Peal, C. U. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Hepworth, J. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Pilkington, R. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Waterhouse. Captain C. |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Porritt, R. W. | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Holdsworth, H. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Holmes, J. S. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Hopkinson, A. | Ramsbotham, H. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Rankin, Sir R. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Hulbert, N. J | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Wise, A. R. |
| Hume, Sir G. H. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Hunter, T. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Hurd, Sir P. A. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Hutchinson, G. C. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Keeling, E. H. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | |
| Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Kimball, L. | Captain Dugdale and Mr. Munro. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Adame, D. (Consett) | Buchanan, G. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Burke, W. A. | Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Cape, T. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Charleton, H. C. | Frankel, D. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Chater, D. | Gallacher, W. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Cluse, W. S. | Gardner, B. W. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Cocks, F. S. | Garro Jones, G. M. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Cove, W. G. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) |
| Barr, J. | Daggar, G. | Gibson, R. (Greenock) |
| Batey, J. | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Graham D. M. (Hamilton) |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Green, W. H. (Deptford) |
| Bonn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Davies, S. J. (Merthyr) | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Benson, G. | Day, H. | Grenfell, D. R. |
| Bevan, A. | Dobbie, W. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) |
| Broad, F. A. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) |
| Bromfield, W. | Ede, J. C. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | MacLaren, A. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Hardie, Agnes | Mainwaring, W. H. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Mander, G. le M. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Hayday, A. | Marshall, F. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Maxton, J. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Messer, F. | Stephen, C. |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Milner, Major J. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Montague, F. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Hollins, A. | Morrison, R. G. (Tottenham, N.) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Hopkin, D. | Naylor, T. E. | Thorne, W. |
| Jagger, J. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Thurtle, E. |
| Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Parker, J. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Parkinson, J. A. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Pearson, A. | Viant, S. P. |
| Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Kelly, W. T. | Price, M. P. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Pritt, D. N. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Kirby, B. V. | Quibell, J. J. K. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Kirkwood, D. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Westwood, J. |
| Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Ridley, G. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Lathan, G | Ritson, J. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Lawson, J. J. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Leach, W. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Lee, F. | Rothschild, J. A. de | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Leonard, W. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Logan, D. G. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Lunn, W. | Sexton, T. M. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Shinwell, E. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Silverman, S. S. | |
| McGhee, H. G. | Simpson, F. B. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Mathers and Mr. Groves. |