§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister for what he is proposing to suspend the Eleven o' Clock Rule?
§ The Prime MinisterWe are proposing to suspend the Eleven o' Clock Rule in order to obtain the business up to and including the second Order. We also propose to take to-night Orders 3 and 4, being the Report stages of the two Money Resolutions relating to the Eire Bill, which are exempted business.
§
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, 212; Noes, 81.
1243| Division No. 197.] | AYES. | [3.35 p.m. |
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Everard, W. L. | Petherick, M. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Findlay, Sir E. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Fleming, E. L. | Pilkington, R |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Foot, D. M. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) | Furness, S. N. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Granvi[...]e E. L. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Remer, J. R. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Grimston, R. V. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Boulton, W. W. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. D. H. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Brss, Sir W. | Hambro, A. V. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Brisooe, Capt. R. G. | Hannah, I. C. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Brown. Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Bull, B. B. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Bullook, Capt. M. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. | Savery, Sir Servington |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Scott, Lord William |
| Butler, R. A. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hepworlh, J. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Cary, R. A. | Higgs, W. F. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Holmes, J. S. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgh't'n) | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Channon, H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Somervell. Sir D. B. (Crewe) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Hunter, T. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Strauss, E. A. (Southwark, N.) |
| Clarke, Frank (Dartford) | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Clarrv, Sir Reginald | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (S'k N'w'gt'n) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Unlvs.) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Latham, Sir P. | Touche, G. C. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Leeoh, Sir J. W. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Lewis, O. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Lipson, D. L. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Lloyd, G. W. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Crooke, Sir J. S. | Lyons, A. M. | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Cross, R. H. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield | Warrender,Sir V. |
| Crossley, A. C. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Clowder, J. F. E. | Macnamara, Major J. R. J. | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Magnay, T. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Maitland, A. | Wells, S. R. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| De Chair, S. S. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| De la Bère, R. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Doland, G. F. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Dower, Major A. V. G. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Moreing, A. C. | Wise, A. R. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S.(Cirencester) | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Eastwood, J. F. | Nall, Sir J. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Palmer, G. E. H. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Patrick, C. M. | Captain Dugdale and Mr. |
| Errington, E. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Munro. |
| NOES. | ||
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Broad, F. A. | Dalton, H. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Burke, W. A. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) |
| Barr, J. | Charleton, H. C. | Day, H. |
| Batey, J. | Chater, D. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Cluse, W. S. | Ede, J. C. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) |
| Benson, G. | Daggar, G. | Gallacher, W. |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Leslie, J. R. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Logan, D. G. | Stephen, C. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Lunn, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Strauss, G. R (Lambeth, N.) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | McEnten, V. La T. | Summerskill, Edith |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | McGhee, H. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Montague, F. | Thurtle, E. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Hardie, Agnes | Naylor, T. E. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Henderson, A. Kingswinford) | Paling, W. | Viant, S. P. |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Parker, J. | Walker, J. |
| Hopkin, D. | Pethiek-Lawrenee, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Sexton. T. M. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Kelly, W. T. | Silverman, S. S. | Williams, D. (Swansea, E.) |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Simpson, F. B. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Kirkwood, D. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | |
| Lathan, G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Leach, W. | Smith, T. (Normanton) | Mr. Groves and Mr. Adamson. |
§ Read the First time; to be read a Second time upon Monday next, and to be printed. [Bill 140.]