§ Mr. GreenwoodWould the Prime Minister state for what purpose it is proposed to suspend the Eleven o'clock Rule to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterTo-day is the last of the Allotted Supply Days. All outstanding Votes on Report will be put from the Chair at Ten o'clock. We desire to obtain the report of the Ways and Means Resolution upon which the Appropriation Bill will be founded and to take the Lords Amendments to the War Risks Insurance Bill. We also propose to take the Motions to approve the Barley Scheme and the Marketing of Milk Products Scheme—both items being exempted Business.
§ Mr. Dingle FootWould it be in order to ask whether the Prime Minister will make arrangements that as soon as the House reassembles there shall be a discussion of the statement made by the Secretary of State for Scotland?
§
Ordered,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Supplementary Estimates for New Services may be considered, and that Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Eleven of the Clock." — [The Prime Minister.]
§
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, 231; Noes, 124.
2179| Division No. 291.] | AYES. | [4.15 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Ll.-Col. G. J. | Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Edmondson, Major Sir J. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Elliston, Capt. G. S. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Channon, H. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Entwistle, Sir C. F. |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Erskine-Hill, A. G. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Everard, Sir William Lindsay |
| Apsley, Lord | Clydesdale, Marquess of | Fildes, Sir H. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Fleming, E. L. |
| Assheton, R. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. |
| Balniel, Lord | Cox, H. B. Trevor | Furness, S. N. |
| Barrio, Sir C. C. | Critchley, A | Fyfe, D. P. M. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Crooks, Sir J. Smedley | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Gluckstein, L. H. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Cross, R. H. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. |
| Boothby, R. J, G. | Crossley, A. C. | Goldie, N. B. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Crowder, J. F. E. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Culverwell, C. T. | Granville, E. L. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Davison, Sir W. H. | Grimston, R. V. |
| Braithwaite, J. Gurney (Holderness) | De Chair, S. S. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | De la Bère, R. | Hambre, A. V. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Denman, Han. R. D. | Hammersley, S. S. |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Denville, Alfred | Hannah, I. C. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Dodd, J. S. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C, (Newbury) | Drewe, C. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) |
| Bull, B. B. | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Duggan, H. J. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Dunean, J. A. L. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Dunglass, Lord. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. |
| Caine, G, R. Hall | Eastwood, J. F. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Hepworth, J. |
| Cary, R. A. | Edge, Sir W. | Higgs, W. F. |
| Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Scott, Lord William |
| Holdsworth, H. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Holmes, J. S. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Hopkinson, A. | Mitcheson, Sir G. G. | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Horsbrugh, Florence | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Howitt, Dr. A. B | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Snadden, W. MoN. |
| Hurd, Sir P. A. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Jarvis. Sir J. J. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Jennings, R. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm' I'd) |
| Keeling, E. H. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Kellett, Major E. O. | Patrick, C. M. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Peake, O. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Perkins, W. R. D. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Kerr, Sir John Graham (Sco'sh Univs.) | Petherick, M. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R- | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Kimball, L. | Pilkington, R. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Porritt, R. W. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Lambert, Rt. Han. G. | Pym, L. R. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Lancaster, Lieut.-Colonel C. G. | Radford, E. A. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| Law, R. K. (Hull, S.W.) | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| Lees-Jones, J. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Leech, Sir J. W. | Ramsbotham, Rt. Hon. H. | Train, Sir J. |
| Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Ramsden, Sir E, | Turton, R. H. |
| Levy, T. | Rankin, Sir R. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Lindsay, K. M. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Lipson, D. L. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Loftus, P. C. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Remer, J. R. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Williams, Sir H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Ropner, Colonel L. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Rosbotham, Sir T. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| McKie, J. H. | Rowlands, G. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Magnay, T. | Russell, Sir Alexander | Wright, Wing-commander J. A. C. |
| Maitland, Sir Adam | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | York, C. |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Salmon, Sir I. | |
| Markham, S. F. | Sandeman, Sir N S. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES. — |
| Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Schuster, Sir G. E. | Captain Waterhouse and Mr. Munro. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Messer, F. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Milner, Major J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Montague, F. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hardie, Agnes | Oliver, G. H. |
| Barr, J. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Owen, Major G. |
| Batey, J. | Hayday, A. | Paling, W. |
| Beaumont, H. (Batley) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Parkinson, J. A. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Pearson, A. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Poole, C. C. |
| Burke, W. A. | Horabin, T. L. | Price, M. P. |
| Cape, T. | Jagger, J. | Pritt, D. N. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Collindridge, F. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Richards. R. (Wrexham) |
| Cove, W. G. | John, W. | Ridley, G. |
| Daggar, G. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Riley, B. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Ritson, J. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Day, H. | Kirby, B. V. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Dobbie, W. | Kirkwood, D. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Lathan, G. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Ede, J. C. | Lawson, J. J. | Shinwell, E. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Lee, F. | Silkin, L |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Logan, D. G. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Lunn, W. | Sloan, A. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Macdonald, G. Once) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Foot, D. M. | McEntee, V. La T. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees. (K'ly) |
| Gallacher, W. | McGhee, H. G. | Smith, T, (Normaton) |
| Gardner, B. W. | MacLaren, A. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Garro Jones, G, M. | Maclean, N. | Stephen, C. |
| George, Major G. loyd (Pembroke) | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ns) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Mander, G. le M. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Marshall, F. | Thurtle, E. |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Mathers, G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Maxton, J. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Viant, S. P. | White, H. Graham | Wilson, C. H. (Atteroliffe) |
| Walkden, A. G. | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Walker, J. | Wilkinson, Ellen | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Watkins, F. C. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) | |
| Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |
First Resolution read a Second time.