§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister the Business for next week, and how far he proposes to go to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterThe Business next week will be:
Monday—Committee stage of the Civil Defence Bill.
Tuesday—The Chancellor of the Exchequer will open his Budget.
Wednesday and Thursday—General Debate on the Budget Resolutions.
Friday—Consideration of Private Members' Bills.
On any day, if there is time, other Orders will be taken
. With regard to to-night, we propose to suspend the Eleven o'clock Rule in order to obtain the first four Orders on the Paper. I hope this business can be obtained without asking the House to sit late.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask whether the Civil Defence Code will be available for hon. Members before the Debate on Monday?
§ Sir J. AndersonIt has already been sent in draft to various bodies with whom I propose to consult. I do not regard the document as in any way confidential, and I shall be glad to send a copy to any hon. Member who wants to see it.
§ Mr. AttleeI think it should be made available for all hon. Members. We cannot enter upon the Committee stage of the Civil Defence Bill unless we have this information in our hands?
§ The Prime MinisterI appreciate the point of the right hon. Gentleman, and I will see if it can be met.
§ Mr. BellengerMay I ask whether it is proposed to take the Amendments coming from another place in connection with the Prevention of Fraud (Investments) Bill?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir, to-night.
§ Sir Irving AlberyIs it proposed to give one day only to the Committee stage of the Civil Defence Bill?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir.
§ Mr. AttleeMay I take it that the Prime Minister will make a statement to the House on the international situation at the earliest possible time he is in a position to do so effectively?
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir. I shall be glad to do that.
§ 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, 238; Noes, 123.
505| Division No. 77.] | AYES. | [4.1 p.m. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Boyce, H. Leslie | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Brass, Sir W. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Channon, H. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) |
| Apsley, Lord | Brown, Brig-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) |
| Astor, Viscounts (Plymouth, Sutton) | Bull, B. B. | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Bullock, Capt. M. | Colville, Rt. Hon. John |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Burton, Col. H. W. | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Butcher, H. W. | Cox, H. B. Trevor |
| Bernays, R. H. | Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Craven-Ellis, W. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Campbell, Sir E. T. | Critchley, A. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Cary, R. A. | Croft, Brig.-Gen, Sir H. Page |
| Boulton, W. W. | Castlereagh, Viscount | Crooke, Sir J. Smedley |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Raid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Cross, R. H. | Hunloke, H. P. | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Crossley, A. C. | Hunter, T. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Hutchinson, G. C. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | James, Wing-Commander A. W H. | Rosbotham, Sir T. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| De la Bère, R. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Russell, S, H. M. (Darwen) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Denville, Alfred | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Dodd, J. S. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Donner, P. W. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Dorman-Smith, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. | Levy, T. | Scott, Lord William |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Lewis, O. | Shaw, Captain W T. (Forfar) |
| Duggan, H. J. | Liddall, W. S. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Lindsay, K. M. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A |
| Dunglass, Lard | Lipson, D, L. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Lloyd, G. W. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Loftus, P. C. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Snadden, W. McN. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Maedonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Emery, J. F. | MeKie, J. H. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Maitland, Sir Adam | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Storey, S. |
| Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Markham, S. F. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Marsden, Commander A. | Stuart, Lord C. Crishton- (N'thw'k) |
| Flaming, E. L. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Medlicott, F. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Furness, S. N. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Fyfe, D. P. M. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Gledhill, G. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Miteheson, Sir G. G. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Gower, Sir R. V. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Touche, G. C. |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Gretton-Doyle, Sir N. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Turton, R. H. |
| Gridley, Sir A. B. | Munro, P. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Palmer, G. E. H. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Hambro, A. V. | Patrick, C. M. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Hannah, I. C. | Peake, O. | Watt, Lt.-Col. G. S. Harvie |
| Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Perkins, W. R. D. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Harbord, A. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Petherick, M. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Hepworth, J. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Porritt, R. W. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Herbert, Lt.-Col. J. A. (Monmouth) | Procter, Major H. A. | Wragg, H. |
| Higgs, W. F. | Radford, E. A. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | York, C. |
| Holdsworth, H. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Hopkinson, A. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | |
| Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Rayner, Major R. H. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Hewitt, Dr. A. B. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Captain Dugdale and Captain |
| Hulbert, Squadron-Leader N. J. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) | Waterhouse. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Chater, D. | Gardner, B. W. |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Cluse, W. S. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) |
| Adamton, W. M. | Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Gibson R. (Greenoek) |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Casks, F. S. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) |
| Ammon, C. G. | Collindridge, F. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehavan) | Cove, W. G. | Grenfell, D. R. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Dagger, G. | Griffiths, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Dalton, H. | Griffiths G. A. (Hemsworth) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) |
| Batty, J. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) |
| Ballenger F. J. | Day, H. | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Dobbie, W. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) |
| Benson, G. | Ede, J. C. | Hardie, Agnes |
| Bevan, A. | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Harris, Sir P. A. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Edwards, Sir C. (Bodwellty) | Hayday, A. |
| Burke, W. A. | Frankel, D. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) |
| Cape, T. | Gallacher, W. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Hicks, E. G. | Naylor, T. E. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Jagger, J. | Owen, Major G. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Paling, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Parker, J. | Thurtle, E. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Parkinson, J. A. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Pearson, A. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Kirby, B. V. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Viant, S. P. |
| Kirkwood, D. | Poole, C. C. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Lathan, G. | Price, M. P. | Walker, J. |
| Lawson, J. J. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) | Watson, W. McL. |
| Leach, W. | Ritson, J. | Westwood, J. |
| Lunn, W. | Rothschild, J. A. de | White, H. Graham |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Sealy, Sir H. M. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| McEntee, V. La T. | Sexton, T. M. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| McGhee, H. G. | Shinwell, E. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Mander, G. le M. | Silverman, S. S. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Marshall, F. | Simpson, F. B. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Mathers, G. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Maxton, J. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Messer, F. | Smith, E. (Stoke) | |
| Milner, Major J. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees-K'ly) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Smith, T. (Normanton) | Mr. Groves and Mr. Charleton |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Stephen, C. |