§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
That 119,000 Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines be employed for the Sea Service, together with 913 for the Royal Marine Police, borne on the books of His Majesty's Ships, at the Royal Marine Divisions, and at Royal Air Force Establishments, for the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1939.
§ 10.52 p.m.
Mr. AlexanderI beg to move, to reduce the Vote by 100 men.
I do this not because we are opposed to the provision of a naval force but because we object to the general policy of the Government.
§
Question put,
That a number, not exceeding 118,900 Officers, Seamen, Boys and Royal Marines be employed for the said Service.
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 115; Noes, 223.
741| Division No. 142.] | AYES. | [10.54 p.m. |
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Ammon, G. G. | Banfield, J. W. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Barnes, A. J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Attlee, Rt. Han. C. R. | Barr, J. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Hicks, E. G. | Price, M. P. |
| Benson, G. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Bevan, A. | Jagger, J. | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Broad, F. A. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Ridley, G. |
| Burke, W. A. | Kelly, W. T. | Riley, B. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Ritson, J. |
| Chater, D. | Kirby, B. V. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kirkwood, D. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Cove, W. G. | Lathan, G. | Silkin, L. |
| Daggar, G. | Lawson, J. J. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Leach, W. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lee, F. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Leonard, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Day, H. | Leslie, J. R. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Dobbie, W. | Lunn, W. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Ede, J. C. | McEntee, V. La T. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | McGhee, H. G. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Maclean, N. | Thurtle, E. |
| Frankel, D. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Gallacher, W. | Marshall, F. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Milner, Major J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Montague, F. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Watson, W. McL. |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Westwood, J. |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Muff, G. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Groves, T. E. | Nathan, Colonel H. L. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Oliver, G. H. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Paling, W. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Hayday, A. | Parker, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Parkinson, J. A. | |
| Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Pearson, A. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—Mr. Mathers and Mr. Adamson. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Crooke, Sir. J. S. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Croom-Johnson, R. P. | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) |
| Apsley, Lord | Cross, R. H. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Crowder, J. F. E. | Higgs, W. F. |
| Assheton, R. | Cruddas, Col. B. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Holmes, J. S. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. |
| Atholl, Duchess of | Dixon, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Donner, P. W. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Balfour, G. (Hampstead) | Dower, Major A. V. G. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) |
| Balniel, Lord | Duncan, J. A. L. | Hulbert, N. J. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Dunglass, Lord. | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T P. H. | Eastwood, J. F. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Eckersley, P. T. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Ellis, Sir G. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Elmley, Viscount | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Emery, J. F. | Kimball, L. |
| Bracken, B. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Latham, Sir P. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Errington, E. | Leech, Sir J. W. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Lees-Jones, J. |
| Bull, B. B. | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Fildes, Sir H. | Lindsay, K. M. |
| Butler, R. A. | Fleming, E. L. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Foot, D. M. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Loftus, P. C. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Lyons, A. M. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Gledhill, G. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) |
| Channon, H. | Grant-Ferris, R. | MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Granville, E. L. | Macdonald, Capt. T. (Isle of Wight) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | McKie, J. H. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Grimston, R. V. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) | Markham, S. F. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Marsden, Commander A. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Harris, Sir P. A. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Moreing, A. C. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Ropner, Colonel L. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Munro, P. | Rothschild, J. A. de | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Nall, Sir J. | Rowlands, G. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Russell, Sir Alexander | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Salmon, Sir I. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Sandys, E. D. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. W. G. A. | Savery, Sir Servington | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Scott, Lord William | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Patrick, C. M. | Shakespeare, G. H | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Peat, C. U. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Petherick, M. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Somervell, Sir D. B. (Crewe) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Procter, Major H. A. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. | |
| Ramsbotham, H. | Spens, W. P. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Ramsden, Sir E. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) | Captain Hope and Captain |
| Rankin, Sir R. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) | Dugdale. |
| Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Storey, S. |
Resolution agreed to.