§ Mr. Arthur GreenwoodMay I ask the Prime Minister for what purpose it is proposed to suspend the n O'clock Rule to-day, and also whether he can state the business of the House for Friday?
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)We hope by about half-past 10 o'clock to-night to have reached such a point in the consideration of the Finance Bill as will ensure the conclusion of the Report stage by half-past 7 to-morrow night. We shall then take to-night the Lords Amendments to the Ministry of Supply Bill.
On Friday the business will be the Second Reading of the Overseas Trade Guarantees Bill, and the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution; the Committee and remaining stages of the Air Ministry (Heston and Kenley Aerodromes Extension) Bill if not previously disposed of. If there is time, other Orders may be taken.
§ Mr. GreenwoodIn view of the very late sitting last night and the natural desire of Members not to repeat that experience, which I tried to avoid yesterday, would it not be possible to terminate the discussion on the Finance Bill at an earlier hour and dispose of the Amendments to the Ministry of Supply Bill?
§ The Prime MinisterThe important consideration, from my point of view, is that we should finish the Finance Bill by half-past 7 to-morrow night, and provided that that could be assured it might be possible to terminate discussion earlier to-night.
§ Mr. GreenwoodI should think there would not be any great difficulty in completing the programme announced last Thursday by 7.30 to-morrow night, in which case I should be grateful if the Prime Minister Would consent to the termination of the discussion a little earlier.
§ The Prime MinisterWe will see what can be done.
§ Mr. StephenWas not the sitting until 3 o'clock this morning a breach of the promise which the Prime Minister gave yesterday that the House would not sit unduly late?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. I did not give any such promise.
§ Mr. StephenDid not the right hon. Gentleman say:
We have a great deal of business to get through, but we do not want the House to
§ have to sit unduly late."—[OFFICIAL REPORT, 10th July, 1939; col. 1824, Vol. 349.]
§ The Prime MinisterI hope that the hon. Member appreciates what I said.
§ Mr. StephenIs the Prime Minister justified in making such a statement in view of what he said?
§ The Prime MinisterI thought I only expressed my hope.
§ Mr. BellengerDoes not the Prime Minister recall that he assured the House that he is always reasonable, and is this some of his reasonableness?
§
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, 250; Noes, 131.
2071| Division No. 229.] | AYES. | [3.50 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Goldie, N. B. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Christie, J. A. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Grant-Ferris, Flight-Lieutenant R. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Clarry, sir Reginald | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Clydesdale, Marquess of | Gridley, Sir A. B. |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (So'h Univ's) | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Colfox, Major Sir W. P. | Grimston, R. V. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Gritten, W. G. Howard |
| Assheton, R. | Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J | Cooks, J. D. (Hammersmith, s.) | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. |
| Balniel, Lord | Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Harbord, Sir A. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Crossley, A. C. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Crowder, J. F. E. | Hepburn, P. G. T, Buchan- |
| Bernays, R, H. | Culverwell, C. T. | Hepworth, J. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Higgs, W. F. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Denvillne Alfred | Holdsworth, H. |
| Boothby, R. J. G. | Doland, G. F. | Holmes, J. S. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Drewe, C. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L |
| Boulton, W. W. | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Duggan, H. J. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Bracken, B. | Duncan, J. A. L. | Hunloke, H. P. |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. (Buckrose) | Eastwood, J. F. | Hunter, T. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Eckersley, P. T. | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Ellis, Sir G. | Keeling, E. H |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Kellett, Major E. O. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Kerr, Colonel C.I. (Mantrose) |
| Browns, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Errington, E. | Kimball, L. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Evans, Colonel A. (Cardiff, S.) | Lancaster, Lieut.-Colonel C. G. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Leech, Sir J. W. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Fildes, Sir H. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Findlay, Sir E. | Levy, T. |
| Cary, R. A. | Fleming, E. L. | Lewis, O. |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Liddall, W. S. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Lipson, D. L. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Han. Sir J. | Lloyd, G. W. |
| Channon, H. | Gluckstein, L. H. | Locker-Lampson, Comdr, O. S. |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Loftus, P. C. |
| Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J |
| McCorquodale, M. S. | Porritt, R. W. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Pownall, Lt Col. Sir Assheton | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Radford, E. A. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| McKie, J. H. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Magnay, T. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Maitland, Sir Adam | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Remer, J. R. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| Markham, S. F. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Marsden, Commander A. | Rosbotham, Sir T. | Touche, G. C. |
| Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Train, Sir J. |
| Medlicott, F. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Millar, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Turton, R. H. |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Russell, Sir Alexander | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Mills, Sir F. (Layton, E.) | Salmon, Sir I | Wallace Capt. RL Hon. Euan |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Salt, E. W. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Samuel, M. R. A. | Watt, Lt.-Col. G. S. Harvie |
| Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) | Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Schuster, Sir G. E. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Mormon, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Scott, Lord William | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Nall, Sir J. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) | Williams, H. G, (Croydon, S.) |
| Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. | Willoughby de Erasby, Lord |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| O'Connor, Sir Terence J | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwleh) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Smithers, Sir W. | Wise, A. R. |
| Peake, O. | Snadden, W. McN. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Peat, C. U. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) | Wright, Wing-commander J. A. C. |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. | |
| Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Spent, W. P. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Pilkington, R. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) | Captain Waterhouse and Mr. Munro |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Hardie, Agnes | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Ridley, G. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Riley, B. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Ritson, J. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Roberts, W.(Cumberland, N.) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Robinson, W. A. (SI. Helens) |
| Barr, J. | Hopkin, D. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Batey, J. | Jagger, J. | Sanders, W. S. |
| Beaumont, H. (Batley) | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | John, W. | Shinwell, E. |
| Benson, G. | Jonas, A. C. (Shipley) | Silkin, L. |
| Bevan, A. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Kirby, B. V. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Buchanan, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Burke, W. A. | Lawson, J. J. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Cape, T. | Leach, W. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Lee, F. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Leonard, W. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Collindridge, F. | Leslie, J. R. | Stephen, C. |
| Daggar, G. | Logan, D. G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Lunn, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Day, H. | McEntee, V. La T. | Thorne, W. |
| Dobbie, W. | McGhee, H. G. | Thurtle, E. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | McGovern, J. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacLaren, A. | Viant, S. P. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Maclean, N. | Walker, J. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Mainwaring, W. H. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Mander, G. le M. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Marshall, F. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Mathers, G. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Gullacher, W. | Maxton, J. | Westwood, J. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Montague, F. | White, H. Graham |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Naylor, T. E. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Noel-Baker, P. J | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Owen, Major G. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Paling, W. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Parker, J. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Pearson, A. | |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Price, M. P. | Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |
| Hall, J. M. (Whitechapel) | Pritt, D. N. |