§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister what will be the business for next week; and also what other Government business, other than Supply, it is proposed to take to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterThe business for next week will be as follows:
§ Monday: Supply; Committee (19th Allotted Day). The Mines Department Vote will be considered. Ways and Means, Committee.
§ Tuesday: Supply; Report (20th Allotted Day). The Foreign Office Vote
2430§ will be considered. Ways and Means, Report.
§ Wednesday: Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, Second Reading. Matters relating to the Home Office will be debated.
§ Thursday: Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, remaining stages. Health Administration will be considered.
§ At Ten o'clock on Monday and on Tuesday, the Committee and Report stages respectively of all outstanding Supply Votes will be put from the Chair.
§ During the week outstanding business will be dealt with, including the Lords Amendments to the Fire Brigades Bill, the Bacon Industry Bill and to any other Bills which have already been passed by this House.
§ If all necessary business has been disposed of, it is hoped to take the Motion for the Summer Adjournment on Friday, 29th July. The proposed date of reassembly in the autumn will be announced next week.
§ For to-night, we propose to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule in order to obtain the Third and Fourth Orders on the Paper.
§ Sir Percy HarrisWill the Prime Minister himself take the Foreign Office Vote on Tuesday?
§ The Prime Ministerindicated assent.
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the clock, and 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, 231; Noes, 107.
2433| Division No. 312.] | AYES. | [3.47 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Carver, Major W. H. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Cary, R. A. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Beeohman, N. A. | Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Bennett, Sir E. N. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Blair, Sir R. | Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Boulton, W. W. | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Boyce, H. Leslie | Channon, H. |
| Anderton, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (So'h Univ's) | Brass, Sir W. | Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Chorlton, A. E. L. |
| Assheton, R. | Bull, B. B. | Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Bullock, Capt. M. | Clarry, Sir Reginald |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (lsle of Thanet) | Burton, Col. H. W. | Colville, Rt. Hon. John |
| Balniel, Lord | Butcher, H. W. | Conant, Captain R. J. E. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Butler, R. A. | Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Campbell, Sir E. T. | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Cartland, J. R. H. | Cox, H. B. Trevor |
| Crooke, Sir J, Smedley | Hunter, T. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Cross, R. H. | Hutchinson, G. C. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Crowder, J. F. F. | James, Wing-commander A. W. H. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Joel, D. J. B. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| De Chair, S. S. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) |
| De la Bère, R. | Kerr, J. Graham (Soottish Univs.) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Doland, G. F. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Salt, E. W. |
| Dower, Major A. V. G. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Lewis, O. | Scott, Lord William |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Liddall, W. S. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Lindsay, K. M. | Selley, H. R. |
| Dunean, J. A. L. | Lipson, D. L. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Eastwood, J. F. | Lloyd, G. W. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Loftus, P. C. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Lyons, A. M. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E, | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Ellis, Sir G. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Elliston, Capl. G. S. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Elmley, Viscount | McKie, J. H. | Smith, Sir Louis (Hallam) |
| Emery, J. F. | Macquisten, F. A. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Magnay, T. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Mander, G. le M. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'ld) |
| Errington, E. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon H. D. R. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Markham, S. F. | Storey, S. |
| Everard, W. L. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mltcham) | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Fleming, E. L. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Moreing, A. C. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Train, Sir J. |
| Goldie, N. B. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A, J. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Munro, P. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Nail, Sir J. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Hambro, A. V. | Owen, Major G. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Hannah, I. C. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Peake, O. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Harvey, Sir G. | Perkins, W. R. D. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Porritt, R. W. | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Procter, Major H. A. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A, P. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Ramsden, Sir E. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Hepworth, J. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Rayner, Major R. H. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Wise, A. R. |
| Holmes, J. S. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Horsbrugh, Florenco | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Remer, J. R. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | |
| Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Hulbert, N. J. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Captain Hope and Mr. Furness |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Day, H. | Hopkin, D. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Dobbie, W. | Jagger, J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Ede, J. C. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Gallacher, W. | Kelly, W. T. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Garro Jones, G. M. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. |
| Barr, J. | Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Kirby, B. V. |
| Batey, J. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Kirkwood, D. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Broad, F. A. | Grenfell, D. R. | Lathan, G. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Leach, W. |
| Buchanan, G. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Leonard, W. |
| Burke, W. A. | Guest, Dr. L H. (lslingten, N.) | Leslie, J. R. |
| Cassells, T. | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Lunn, W. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) |
| Cove, W. G. | Hardie, Agnes | McEntee, V. La T. |
| Daggar, G. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | MoGhee, H. G. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | MoGovern, J. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | MacLaren, A. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Maclean, N. |
| Maxton, J. | Riley, B. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Messer, F. | Ritson, J. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Milner, Major J. | Sanders, W. S. | Viant, S. P. |
| Montague, F. | Short, A. | Walker, J. |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Silkin, L, | Watkins, F. C. |
| Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Simpson, F. B. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Muff, G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | Westwood, J. |
| Noel-Baker, P. J. | Smith, T. (Normanton) | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Paling, W. | Sorensen, R. W. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Parker, J. | Stephen, C. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Pearson, A. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) | |
| Poole, C. C. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Pritt, D. N. | Thorne, W. | Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers. |
| Quibell, D. J. K. | Thurtle, E. |