§ As from the first day of April, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine. Section nineteen of the Finance Act, 1937 (which relates to charge of national defence contribution), shall not apply to any society or company which is a housing association as defined in Section one hundred and eighty-eight of the Housing Act, 1936, and Section twenty-five of the Housing
978§ (Scotland) Act. 1935.—[Mr. Pethick-Lawrence.]
§ Brought up, and read the First time.
§ Question put "That the Clause be read a Second time."
§ The Committee divided: Ayes, 109; Noes, 204.
979| Division No. 212.] | AYES. | [5.27 P.m. |
| Acland, Sir R. T. D. | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Owen, Major G. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Paling, W. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Hardle, Agnes | Parkinson. J. A. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Pathick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Unlv's.) | Poole, C. C. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Hayday, A. | Price, M. P. |
| Bartlett, C. V. O. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Batey, J. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Ritson, J, |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Benson, G. | Hopkin, D. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Bevan, A. | Jagger, J. | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Shinwell, E. |
| Burke, W. A. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Kennedy, Rt. Hen T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Chater, D. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Lathan, G. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Leach, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Collindridge, F. | Leslie, J. R. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Cove, W. G. | Logan, D. G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Lunn, W. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Daggar, G. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Stephen, C. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | McEntee, V. La T. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-ie-Sp'ng) |
| Davies, S.O. (Merthyr) | McGhee, H. G. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Day, H. | McGovern, J. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | MacLaren, A. | Thorne, W. |
| Ede, J. C. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Thurtle, E. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Mathers, G, | Tinker, J. J. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwsllty) | Maxton, J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Messer, F. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Foot, D. M. | Milner, Major J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Montague, F. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Wilmot, John |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Muff, G. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Naylor, T. E. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Oliver, G. H. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Findlay, Sir E. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Peake, O. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Furness, S. N. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Alexander, Brig.-Gen, Sir W. | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Pilkington, R. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Cower, Sir R. V. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Assheton, R. | Grant-Ferris, Flight-Lieutenant R. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Granville, E. L. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Balniel, Lord | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Remer, J. R. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Grigg. Sir E. W. M. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Baxter, A. Bevereley | Grimston, R. V. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Rosbotham, Sir T. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B, (Portsm'h) | Hambro, A. V. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Beechman, N. A. | Hammersley, S. S. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Hannah, I. C. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hepworth, J. | Salt, E. W. |
| Bracken, B. | Hopkinson, A. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Scott, Lord William |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Selley, H. R. |
| Brown, Brig-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Bull, B. B. | Hulbert, Squadron-Leader N. J. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Hunloke, H. P. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Cary, R. A. | Hunter, T. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Hutchinson, G. C. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Kellett, Major E. O. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Channon, H. | Kimball, L. | Spens, W. P. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Lancaster, Lieut.-Colonel C. G. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. E. Grinstead) | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N thw'h) |
| Cobb Captain E. C. (Preston) | Liddall, W. S. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Little, J. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Conant, Captain R. I. E. | Lloyd, G. W. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Cooper, Rt.Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S.G'gs) | M'Connell, Sir J. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | McKie, J. H. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | Macnamara, Lt.-Col. J. R, J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Cross, R. H. | Macquisten, F. A. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| De la Bère, R. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon H. D. B. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Medlicott, F. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Denville, Alfred | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Doland, G. F. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Donner, P. W. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Wayland. Sir W. A. |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Edge. Sir W | Moreing, A. C. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J, | Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Munro, P. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Errington, E. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | |
| Evans, Colonel A. (Cardiff, S.) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Lieut.-Colonel Harvie Watt and |
| Captain McEwen. |