§ Mr. AttleeWould the Prime Minister tell us what business it is proposed to take to-night in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'clock Rule being carried?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are submitting the Motion to suspend the Eleven o'clock Rule in order to make certain of obtaining the necessary Air Votes, after Mr. Speaker has been moved out of the Chair.
§
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, 267; Noes, 110.
217| Division No. 134.] | AYES. | [3.44 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Dawson, Sir P. | Holmes, J. S. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | De la Bère, R. | Hopkinson, A. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Dodd, J. S. | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Doland, G. F. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Dower, Major A. V. G. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Duckworth. Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) |
| Apsley, Lord | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Hulbert, N. J. |
| Assheton, R. | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Hunter, T. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Duggan, H. J. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Duncan, J. A. L. | Hutchinson, G. C. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Dunglass, Lord | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. |
| Balniel, Lord | Eckersley, P. T. | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Elmley, Viscount | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Emery, J. F. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) |
| Beechman, N. A. | Emmett, C. E. G. C. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Kimball, L. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Errington, E. | Lamb, Sir J. Q |
| Boulton, W. W. | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Bowater, Col. Sir T. Vansittart | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Latham, Sir p. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Everard, W. L. | Leech, Sir J. W. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Fildes, Sir H. | Lees-Jones, J. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Levy, T. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Lewis, O. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Gluckstein, L. H. | Liddall, W. S. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Lipson, D. L. |
| Butler, R. A. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Cary, R. A. | Granville, E. L. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | McKie, J. H. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. |
| Channon, H. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Macquisten, F. A. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Griffith. F. Kingsley (M'ddl sbro, W.) | Magnay, T. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Maitland, A. |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Grimston, R. V. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. |
| Christie, J. A. | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H, (Drake) | Mander, G. le M. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Marsden, Commander A. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hannah, I. C. | Mellor. Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J | Harbord, A. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk N.) | Hartington, Marquess of | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Cooper. Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Moreing, A. C. |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Morgan, R. H. |
| Crooke, Sir J. S. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Morrison, G. A, (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Cross, R. H. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Hepworth, J. | Nall, Sir J. |
| Crowder, J F. E. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Higgs, W. F. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Holdsworth, H. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Owen, Major G. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A, | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Patrick, C. M. | Russall, Sir Alexander | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Peake, D. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Salmon, Sir I. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Samuel, M. R. A. | Touche, G. C. |
| Petherick, M. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Train, Sir J |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Sandys, E. D. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Savery, Sir Servington | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Porritt, R. W. | Scott, Lord William | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Seely, Sir H. M. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Procter, Major H. A. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Radford, E. A. | Simmonds, O. E. | White, H. Graham |
| Ramsbotham, H. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Ramsden, Sir E. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Rickards, C. W. (Skipton) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm't'd) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) | |
| Rothschild, J. A. de | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Rowlands, G. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. | Captain Hope and Mr. Munro. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Oliver, G. H. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Parkinson, J. A. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Pearson, A. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hardie, Agnes | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hayday, A. | Price, M. P. |
| Barr, J. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Batey, J. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Hollins, A | Ritson, J. |
| Benson, G. | Hopkin, D. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Bromfield, W. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | John, W. | Shinwell, E. |
| Buchanan, G. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Burke, W. A. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Simpson, F. B. |
| Cape, T. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Chater, D. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Leas-(K'ly) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kirby, B. V. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Kirkwood, D. | Stephen, C. |
| Cove, W. G. | Lathan, G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Lawson, J. J. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Leach, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Leonard, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Leslie, J. R. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Day, H. | Logan, D. G. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Dobbie, W. | Lunn, W. | Viant, S. P. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Walkden, A. G. |
| Ede, J. C. | McEntee, V. La T | Watkins, F. C. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | McGhee, H. G. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | MacLaren, A. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C |
| Gallacher, W. | Maclean, N. | Westwood, J. |
| Gardner, B. W. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Marshall, F. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Mathers, G. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Green, W. H. (Daptford) | Maxton, J. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Montague, F. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | |
| Griffiths, d. (Llanelly) | Muff, G. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |