HC Deb 09 March 1938 vol 332 cc1898-901
Mr. Attlee

May I ask the Prime Minister whether there will be an early day for a Debate on the Cadman Committee's Report?

The Prime Minister

Yes, Sir. I propose to arrange for a Debate to take place early next week. I will make a further statement when I announce Business tomorrow.

Mr. Attlee

I wish to give notice that, quite apart from the specific issues concerning civil aviation which are raised in the Cadman Report, I shall, on the occasion of the Debate on the Air Estimates, press for a full inquiry into the administration of the Air Ministry, in view of the growing evidence that all is not well in the administration of that Department.

May I also ask the Prime Minister what business he proposes to ask the House to take to-night?

The Prime Minister

We are moving the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule in order to obtain the Committee stage of the Supplementary Estimates on the Paper. We hope also to be able to obtain the Report stage of the Supplementary Estimates considered on 1st March and 8th March.

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, 228; Noes, 136.

Division No. 125.] AYES. [3.48 p.m.
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.)
Albery, Sir Irving Bennett, Sir E. N. Bull, B. B.
Anstruther-Gray, W. J. Bernays, R. H. Bullock, Capt. M.
Apsley, Lord Birchall, Sir J. D. Burghley, Lord
Assheton, R. Bossom, A. C. Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L.
Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) Boulton, W. W. Burton, Col. H. W.
Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittarl Butler, R. A.
Atholl, Duchess of Boyoe, H. Leslie Campbell, Sir E. T.
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Briscoe, Capt. R. G. Carver, Major W. H.
Baxter, A. Beverley Brocklebank, Sir Edmund Castlereagh, Viscount
Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester)
Beauchamp, Sir B. C. Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n)
Channon, H. Hapworth, J. Rayner, Major R. H.
Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) Reid, Sir D. D. (Down)
Chorlton, A. E. L. Higgs, W. F. Raid, J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) Holdsworth, H Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool)
Clydesdale, Marquess of Holmes, J. S. Ropner, Colonel L.
Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Horsbrugh, Florence Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Colfox, Major W. P. Howitt, Dr. A. B. Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R.
Colman, N. C. D. Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A.
Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. Hulbert, N. J. Russell, Sir Alexander
Conant, Captain R. J. E. Hunter, T. Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury)
Cooke, J. D, (Hammersmith, S.) Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen)
Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) Jarvis, Sir J. J. Salmon, Sir I.
Courthope, Cot. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. Jones, L. (Swansea W.) Salt, E. W.
Cox, H. B. Trevor Keeling, E. H. Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.)
Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) Sandeman, Sir N. S.
Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) Sanderson, Sir F. B.
Cruddas, Col. B. Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. Sandys, E. D.
Davidson, Viscountess Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P.
Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) Lamb, Sir J. Q. Savery, Sir Servington
Davison, Sir W. H. Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) Scott, Lord William
De Chair, S. S. Leech, Sir J. W. Selley, H. R.
De la Bere, R. Lees-Jones, J. Shakespeare, G. H.
Denman, Hon. R. D. Leighton, Major B. E. P. Shute, Colonel Sir J. J.
Denville, Alfred Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D.
Doland, G. F. Lloyd, G. W. Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich)
Dower, Major A. V. G. Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) Smith, L. W. (Hallam)
Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. Smithers, Sir W.
Duggan, H. J. M'Connell, Sir J. Somerset, T.
Duncan, J. A. L. Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe)
Dunglass, Lord McKie, J. H. Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J.
Eastwood, J. F. Macmillan, H. (Stockton-on-Tees) Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde)
Edmondson, Major Sir J. Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Macquisten, F. A. Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Ellis, Sir G. Manningham-Buller, Sir M. Sutcliffe, H.
Emery, J. F. Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. Tasker, Sir R. I.
Emmott, C. E. G. C. Marsden, Commander A. Tate, Mavis C.
Entwistle, Sir C. F. Maxwell, Hon. S. A. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.)
Erskine-Hill, A. G. Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. Thomson, Sir J. D. W.
Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) Titchfield, Marquess of
Everard, W. L. Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) Touche, G. C.
Fildes, Sir H. Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. Train, Sir J.
Fleming, E. L. Moreing, A. C. Tree, A. R. L. F.
Fox, Sir G. W. G. Morgan, R. H. Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C.
Fremantle, Sir F. E. Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L.
Fyfe, D. P. M. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Wakefield, W. W.
Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otlay) Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. Walker-Smith, Sir J.
Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. Nall, Sir J. Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan
Gledhill, G. Nicholson, G. (Farnham) Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull)
Goldie, N. B. Nicolson, Hon. H. G. Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend)
Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh Warrender, Sir V.
Granville, E. L. Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. Watt, Major G. S. Harvie
Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Orr-Ewing, I. L. Wedderburn, H. J. S.
Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) Patrick, C. M. Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham)
Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. Peters, Dr. S. J. Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.)
Gridley, Sir A. B. Petherick, M. Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin)
Grigg, Sir E. W. M Pilkington, R. Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G.
Grimston, R. V. Plugge, Capt. L. F. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Guinness, T. L. E. B. Porritt, R. W. Wise, A. R.
Hannah, I. C. Procter, Major H. A. Withers, Sir J. J.
Harbord, A. Radford, E. A. Womersley, Sir W. J.
Hartington, Marquess of Raikes, H. V. A. M. Wood, Hon. C. I. C.
Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C.
Haslam, H. C. (Horncastle) Ramsbotham, H.
Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. Rankin, Sir R. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) Captain Dugdale and Mr. Munro.
NOES.
Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) Cape, T. Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H.
Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) Charleton, H. C. Gallacher, W.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) Chater, D. Gardner, B. W.
Ammon, C. G. Cluse, W. S. Garro Jones, G. M.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Cooks, F. S. George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Carn'v'n)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. G. R. Cove, W. G. George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke)
Barnes, A. J. Daggar, G. George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey)
Barr, J. Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) Gibbins, J.
Bellenger, F. J. Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Gibson, R. (Greenock)
Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Graham, D. M. (Hamilton)
Benson, G. Day, H. Green, W. H. (Deptford)
Bevan, A. Dobbie, W. Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A.
Bromfield, W. Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) Grenfell, D. R.
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Ede, J. C. Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth)
Buchanan, G. Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) Griffiths, J. (Llanelly)
Burke, W. A. Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) Hall, G. H. (Aberdare)
Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) McGovern, J. Silkin, L.
Hardie, Agnes MacLaren, A. Silverman, S. S.
Harris, Sir P. A. Maclean, N. Simpson, F. B.
Hayday, A. MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's)
Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Mainwaring, W. H. Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe)
Henderson, J. (Ardwick) Mander, G. le M. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Henderson, T. (Tradeston) Marshall, F. Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly)
Hills, A. (Pontefract) Mathers, G. Sorensen, R. W
Hollins, A. Maxton, J. Stephen, C.
Hopkin, D. Messer, F. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng)
Jagger, J. Montague, F. Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.)
Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) Muff, G. Thorne, W.
Jonas, A. C. (Shiplay) Noel-Baker, P. J. Thurtle, E.
Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) Owen, Major G. Tinker, J. J.
Jonas, Morgan (Caerphilly) Parker, J. Tomlinson, G.
Kelly, W. T. Parkinson, J. A. Viant, S. P.
Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Pearson, A. Walker, J.
Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. Watkins, F. C.
Lathan, G. Price, M. P. Watson, W. McL.
Lawson, J. J. Richards, R. (Wrexham) Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C.
Leach, W. Ridley, G. Westwood, J.
Lee, F. Ritson, J. White, H. Graham
Leonard, W. Roberts, W. (Cumberland. N.) Williams, D. (Swansea, E.)
Leslie, J. R. Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) Williams, T. (Don Valley)
Logan, D. G. Rothschild, J. A. de Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe)
Lunn, W. Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) Windsor, W. (Hull, C.)
Macdonald, G. (Ince) Seely, Sir H. M. Woods, G. S. (Finsbury)
McEntee, V. La T. Sexton, T. M.
McGhee, H. G. Shinwell, E. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves.