HC Deb 18 April 1939 vol 346 cc181-3

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, 226; Noes, 112.

Division No. 75.] AYES. [3.48 p.m.
Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) Goldie, N. B. O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) Orr-Ewing, I. L.
Albery, Sir Irving Granville, E. L. Palmer, G. E. H.
Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Patrick, C. M.
Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. Peat, C. U.
Anstruther-Gray, W. J. Gridley, Sir A. B. Peters, Dr. S. J.
Assheton, R. Grimston, R. V. Pickthorn, K. W. M.
Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. Pilkington, R.
Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) Hammersley, S. S. Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Balfour, G. (Hampstead) Hannah, I. C. Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Hannon, Sir P. J. H. Purbrick, R.
Baxter, A. Beverley Harbord, A. Ramsbotham, H.
Beauchamp, Sir B. C. Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) Rankin, Sir R.
Bernays, R. H. Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.)
Boothby, R. J. G. Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin)
Boulton, W. W. Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. Rawson, Sir Cooper
Boyce, H. Leslie Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. Rayner, Major R. H.
Broadbridge, Sir G. T. Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury)
Brocklebank, Sir Edmund Hepworth, J. Reid, Captain A. Cunningham
Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) Herbert, Lt.-Col. J. A. (Monmouth) Reid, W. Allan (Derby)
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) Higgs, W. F. Remer, J. R.
Bull, B. B Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. Rickards, G. W. (Skipton)
Bullock, Capt. M. Holdsworth, H. Ropner, Colonel L.
Burghley, Lord Holmes, J. S. Rosbotham, Sir T.
Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. Hopkinson, A. Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Burton, Col. H. W. Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge)
Butcher, H. W. Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) Rothschild, J. A. de
Campbell, Sir E. T. Hulbert, N. J. Royds, Admiral Sir P. M R.
Cartland, J. R. H. Hunloke, H. P. Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A.
Cary, R. A. Hunter, T. Russell, Sir Alexander
Castlereagh, Viscount Hurd, Sir P. A. Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen)
Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) Hutchinson, G. C. Salter, Sir j. Arthur (Oxford U.)
Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) Samuel, M. R. A.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) Sandeman, Sir N. S.
Channon, H. Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. Sandys, E. D.
Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. Schuster, Sir G. E.
Chorlton, A. E. L. Lamb, Sir J. Q. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A.
Christie, J. A. Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich)
Clydesdale, Marquess of Leighton, Major B, E. P. Snadden, W. McN.
Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Levy, T. Somerset, T.
Colfox, Major W. P. Lewis, O. Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald
Colville, Rt. Hon. John Liddall, W. S. Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Conant, Captain R. J. E. Lindsay, K. M. Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J.
Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) Lipson, D. L. Spens, W. P.
Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) Lloyd, G. W. Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd)
Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. Loftus, P. C. Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.)
Cox, H. B. Trevor Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) Storey, S.
Craven-Ellis, W. McCorquodale, M. S. Strauss, H. G. (Norwich)
Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) Strickland, Captain W. F.
Crooke, Sir J. Smedley Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h)
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Crowder, J. F. E. McKie, J. H. Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F.
Culverwell, C. T. Maclay, Hon. J. P. Sutcliffe, H.
Davidson, Viscountess Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. Tate, Mavis C.
Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) Macquisten, F. A. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S)
Davison, Sir W. H. Magnay, T. Thomas, J. P. L.
Denville, Alfred Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) Manningham-Buller, Sir M. Touche, G. C.
Dugdale, Captain T. L. Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon H. D. R. Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C.
Duggan, H. J. Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L.
Duncan, J. A. L. Maxwell, Hon. S. A. Walker-Smith, Sir J.
Eckersley, P. T. Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan
Edmondson, Major Sir J. Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend)
Ellis, Sir G. Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S.
Elliston, Capt. G. S. Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. Warrender, Sir V.
Emrys-Evans, P. V. Moore-Brabazon, Lt.-Col. J. T. C. Wells, Sir Sydney
Findlay, Sir E. Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.)
Fox, Sir G. W. G. Morris, O. T. (Cardiff. E.) Wise, A. R.
Fremantle, Sir F. E Morris-Jones, Sir Henry Womersley, Sir W. J.
Furness, S. N. Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) Young, A. S. L. (Partick)
Fyfe, D. P. M. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester)
Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. Munro, P. Captain Waterhouse and Lieut.-
Gluckstein, L. H. Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. Colonel Kerr.
Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. Nicolson, Hon. H. G.
NOES.
Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S) Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) Parker, J.
Adamson, W. M. Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) Pearson A
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W.
Ammon, C. G. Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) Pritt, D. N.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Ridley, G
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Harris, Agnes Ritson, J.
Banfield, J. W. Harris, Sir P. A. Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Barnes, A. J. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Seely, Sir H. M.
Ballenger, F. J. Henderson, T. (Tradeston) Sexton, T. M.
Benson, G. Hills, A. (Pontefract) Shinwell, E.
Broad, F. A Hopkin, D. Silverman, S. S.
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Jagger, J. Simpson, F, B.
Burke, W. A. Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (Cthns)
Charleton, H. C. Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe)
Chater, D. Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Cluse, W. S. Kirby, B. V. Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly)
Clynes, Rt. Hon. J, R Kirkwood, D. Smith, T. (Normanton)
Cooks, F. S. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. Sorensen, R. W.
Collindridge, F. Lathan, G. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp' ng)
Cove, W. G. Lawson, J. J. Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, H.)
Daggar, G. Leach, W. Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Dalton, H. Logan, D. G. Thorne, W.
Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) Lunn, W. Thurtle, E.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Macdonald, G. (Ince) Tinker, J. J.
Day, H. McGovern, J. Tomlinson, G.
Dobbie, W. MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) Viant, S. P.
Ede, J. C. Mander, G. le M. Walker, J.
Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) Marshall, F. Watkins, F. C.
Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) Maxton, J. Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C.
Evan, D. O. (Cardigan) Milner, Major J. White, H. Graham
Foot, D. M. Montague, F. Whiteley, W. (Blaydon)
Frankel, D. Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) Wilkinson, Euan
Gallacher, W. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Williams, T. (Don Valley)
Gardner, B. W. Muff, G. Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe)
George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) Naylor, T. E. Windsor, W. (Hull, C.)
Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. Noel-Baker, P. J. Woods, G. S. (Finsbury)
Grenfell, D. R. Owen, Major G.
Griffith, F. Kingslay (M'ddl'sbro, W.) Paling, W. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers.

Motion made, and Question, "That the Chairman do report Progress; and ask leave to sit again," [Captain Margesson], put, and agreed to.