HC Deb 08 March 1938 vol 332 cc1724-7
Mr. Attlee

May I ask what business it is proposed to take in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?

The Prime Minister

The Eleven o'Clock Rule is being suspended for Private Business at the request of the Chairman of Ways and Means in order to cover the proceedings in connection with the London Passenger Transport Board Bill which, as the House is aware, has been set down for consideration at 7.30 p.m. this evening. So far as Government business is concerned, conversations have taken place through the usual channels as to the likely progress of Supplementary Estimates to-day. I am informed that the first Estimate relating to Palestine may occupy a considerable time, and we are suspending the Eleven o'Clock Rule as a precautionary measure to make certain that we obtain this Estimate tonight. The remaining Supplementary Estimates on the Paper will be postponed until to-morrow and taken after those which relate to the Foreign Office. I ought to remind the House that we must dispose of outstanding Supplementary Estimates at to-morrow's sitting.

Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on Government Business and on any Private Business set down for consideration at half-past Seven of the clock this evening, by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, 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, 265; Noes, 118.

Division No. 123.] AYES. [3.47 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. Ellis, Sir G. McKie, J. H.
Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) Elmley, Viscount Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees)
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Emery, J. F. Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J.
Albery, Sir Irving Emmott, C. E. G. C. Macquisten, F. A.
Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Entwistle, Sir C. F. Magnay, T.
Anstruther-Gray, W. J. Errington, E. Maitland, A.
Assheton, R. Erskine-Hill, A. G. Makins, Brig.-Gen. E.
Baillie, Sir A. W. M. Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) Manningham-Buller, Sir M.
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Everard, W. L. Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R.
Beauchamp, Sir B. C. Findlay, Sir E. Marsden, Commander A.
Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) Fleming, E. L. Maxwell, Hon. S. A.
Bennett, Sir E. N. Fox, Sir G. W. G. Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J.
Bernays, R. H. Fremantle, Sir F. E. Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham)
Birchall, Sir J. D. Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth)
Bird, Sir R. B. Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.)
Blair, Sir R. Gledhill, G. Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest)
Bossom, A. C. Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham)
Boulton, W. W. Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) Moore, Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. C. R.
Brass, Sir W. Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) Moreing, A. G.
Briscoe, Capt. R. G. Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.)
Brocklebank, Sir Edmund Grigg, Sir E. W. M. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester)
Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) Grimston, R. V. Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J.
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) Nall, Sir J.
Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) Guinness, T. L. E. B. Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H.
Bull, B. B. Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. Nicholson, G. (Farnham)
Bullock, Capt. M. Hannah, I. G. Nicolson, Hon. H. G.
Burghley, Lord Hannon, Sir P. J. H. O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh
Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. Harbord, A. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A.
Burton, Col. H. W. Hartington, Marquess of Orr-Ewing, I. L.
Butcher, H. W. Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) Palmer, G. E. H.
Campbell, Sir E. T. Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) Patrick, C. M.
Carver, Major W. H. Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) Peat, C. U.
Cary, R. A. Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. Perkins, W. R. D.
Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. Peters, Dr. S. J.
Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- Pilkington, R.
Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) Hepworth, J. Plugge, Capt. L. F.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) Porritt, R. W.
Channon, H. Higgs, W. F. Procter, Major H. A.
Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) Radford, E. A.
Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. Ramsbotham, H.
Christie, J. A. Holdsworth, H. Ramsden, Sir E.
Clarry, Sir Reginald Holmes, J. S. Rankin, Sir R.
Clydesdale, Marquess of Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.)
Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin)
Colfox, Major W. P. Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) Rayner, Major R. H.
Colman, N. C. D. Hulbert, N. J. Reed, A. C. (Exeter)
Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. Hunter, T. Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Conant, Captain R. J. E. Hurd, Sir P. A. Reid, W. Allan (Derby)
Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) Hutchinson, G. C. Rickards, G. W. (Skipton)
Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) Jarvis, Sir J. J. Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool)
Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) Ropner, Colonel L.
Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. Jones, L. (Swansea W.) Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Cox, H. B. Trevor Keeling, E. H. Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge)
Critchley, A. Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) Rowlands, G.
Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R.
Crooke, Sir J. S. Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A.
Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. Russell, Sir Alexander
Cross, R. H. Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury)
Crossley, A. C. Lamb, Sir J. Q. Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen)
Crowder, J. F. E. Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. Salmon, Sir I.
Davidson, Viscountess Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak)
Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) Leech, Sir J. W. Salt, E. W.
De Chair, S. S. Leighton, Major B. E. P. Samuel, M. R. A.
Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. Sandeman, Sir N. S.
De La Bère, R. Levy, T. Sanderson, Sir F. B.
Denman, Hon. R. D. Liddall, W. S. Sandys, E. D.
Denville, Alfred Lindsay, K. M. Savery, Sir Servington
Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) Lipson, D. L. Scott, Lord William
Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) Lloyd, G. W. Simmonds, O. E.
Dugdale, Captain T. L. Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A.
Duggan, H. J. Loftus, P. C. Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D.
Duncan, J. A. L. Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich)
Dunglass, Lord MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. Smith, L. W. (Hallam)
Eastwood, J. F. M'Connell, Sir J. Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen)
Eckersley, P. T. McCorquodale, M. S. Somerset, T.
Edmondson, Major Sir J. MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.)
Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) Turton, R. H. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) Wakefield, W. W. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) Walker-Smith, Sir J. Wise, A. R.
Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan Withers, Sir J. J.
Sutcliffe, H. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) Womersley, Sir W. J.
Tasker, Sir R. I. Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) Wood, Hon. C. I. C.
Tate, Mavis C. Warrender, Sir V. Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) Waterhouse, Captain C. Wragg, H.
Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) Watt, Major G. S. Harvie Young, A. S. L. (Partick)
Thomson, Sir J. D. W. Wayland, Sir W. A.
Tree, A. R. L. F. Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. Mr. Munro and Mr. Furness.
NOES.
Adams, D. (Consett) Hardie, Agnes Pearson, A.
Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) Harris, Sir P. A. Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W.
Adamson, W. M. Hayday, A. Quibell, D. J. K.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Richards, R. (Wrexham)
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Henderson, J. (Ardwick) Ridley, G.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Henderson, T. (Tradeston) Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Banfield, J. W. Hicks, E. G. Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens)
Barnes, A. J. Hills, A. (Pontefract) Rothschild, J. A. de
Batey, J. Hollins, A. Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey)
Bellenger, F. J. Hopkin, D. Seely, Sir H. M.
Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. Jagger, J. Sexton, T. M.
Benson, G. Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) Shinwell, E.
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) Silverman, S. S.
Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) John, W. Simpson, F. B.
Buchanan, G. Jones, A. C. (Shipley) Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's)
Burke, W. A. Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe)
Cape, T. Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Cluse, W. S. Kirkwood, D. Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly)
Cooks, F. S. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. Sorensen, R. W.
Cove, W. G. Lawson, J. J. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng)
Daggar, G. Leach, W. Stokes, R. R.
Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) Lee, F. Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Leonard, W. Thorne, W.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Leslie, J. R. Thurtle, E.
Day, H. Logan, D. G. Tinker, J. J.
Dobbie, W. Lunn, W. Tomlinson, G.
Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) Macdonald, G. (Ince) Viant, S. P.
Ede, J. C. McGhee, H. G. Walker, J.
Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) MacLaren, A. Watkins, F. C.
Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) Watson, W. McL.
Gardner, B. W. Mainwaring, W. H. Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C.
Garro Jones, G. M. Mander, G. le M. Westwood, J.
George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Carn'v'n) Marshall, F. Whiteley, W. (Blaydon)
Green, W. H. (Deptford) Mathers, G. Williams, D. (Swansea, E.)
Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. Maxton, J. Williams, T. (Don Valley)
Grenfell, D. R. Messer, F. Windsor, W. (Hull, C.)
Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) Milner, Major J. Woods, G. S. (Finsbury)
Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) Montague, F. Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) Owen, Major G.
Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Parker, J. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton.