§ Mr. GreenwoodMay I ask the Prime Minister how far the House will be asked to go to-night in the event of the Motion
§ to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried? Further, now that the Ministry of Supply has been established, will he say on which day questions should be addressed to the Minister of Supply?
§ The Prime MinisterIn reply to the second question of the right hon. Gentleman, I suggest that questions should be addressed to the Minister of Supply on Monday, immediately following questions addressed to me which begin at No. 45. We might try that arrangement as an experiment for the remainder of the Session. In regard to the business to-day, we desire to obtain, after the Business Motion, the Second Reading of the British Shipping (Assistance) Bill, the Committee stage of the necessary Money Resolution, and also the Committee stage, of the House of Commons Members Fund Bill.
§ Motion made, and Question put,
" That the Proceedings 0n 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, 227; Noes, 137.
409| Division No. 251.] | AYES. | 3.53 p.m. |
| Aaland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Goldie, N. B. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Chorlton, A. E. L. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Christie, J. A. | Gridley, Sir A. B. |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Ciarry, Sir Reginald | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Clydesdale, Marquess of | Grimston, R. V. |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Colfox, Major Sir W. P. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W |
| Assheton, R, | Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk N.) | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. |
| Altar, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Hannah, I. C. |
| Baillia, Sir A. W. M. | Cooper, Rt.Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S.G'gs) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ s.) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Cooper, Rt. Hon. T. M. (E'burgh, W.) | Haslam, Henry (Horncastie) |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Cross, R. H. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Beechman, N. A. | Crossley, A. C. | Hepworth, J. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Crowder, J. F. E. | Higgs, W. F. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | De Chair, S. S. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. S r S. |
| Bernays, R. H. | De la Bère, R. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Holmes, J. S. |
| Braithwaite, J. Gurney (Holderness) | Donner, P. W. | Hopkinson, A. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Dugdale, Captain T.L. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Duggan, H. J. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Duncan, J. A. L. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) |
| Browne, A. G. (Belfast, W.) | Dunglass, Lord | Hulbert, Squadron-Leader N. J. |
| Bullock, Cant. M. | Eastwood, J. F. | Hume, Sir G. H. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Hunloke, H. P. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Emery, J. F. | Hunter, T. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. |
| Caine, G. R. Hall- | Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Jennings, R. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Keeling, E. H. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Findlay, Sir E. | Kellett, Major E. O. |
| Cary, R. A. | Fleming, E. L. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chaster) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Cazalat, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Furness, S. N. | Kerr, Sir John Graham (Sco'sh Univs.) |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippanham) | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Gledhill, G. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Channon, H. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. |
| Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Patrick, C. M. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Latham, Sir P. | Peake, 0. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Lees-Jones, J. | Peat, C. U. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Petherick, M. | Spens, W. P. |
| Lonnox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Levy, T. | Pilkington, R. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Liddall, W. S. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Storey, S. |
| Lipson, D. L, | Porritt, R. W. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Little, J. | Procter, Major H. A. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton (N'thw'h) |
| Lloyd, G. W. | Radford, E. A | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Loftus, P. C. | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Lucas, Major Sir J. M. | Ramsbotham, Rt. Hon. H. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Rankln, Sir R. | Thomson, Sir J. D. W. |
| M'Connell, Sir J. | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. |
| MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| McKie, J. H. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) | Tulnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Macnamara, Lieut.Colonel J. R. J. | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Riokards, G. W. (Skipton) | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Margesson, Capt. at. Hon. H. D. R. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Evan |
| Markham, S. F. | Rosbotham, Sir T. | Ward, Lieut-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Marsden, Commander A. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Mason, Lt..Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Rowlands, G. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A, | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Russell, Sir Alexander | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Mitchell, Sir W. Lans (Streatham) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Moreing, A. C. | Salt, E. W. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Morris-Jones, Sir Henry | Samuel, M. R. A. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Sandeman, Sir N. S. | Wright, Wing-Commandar J. A. C. |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Schuster, Sir G. E. | York, C. |
| Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Shakespeare, G. H. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Shuts, Colonel Sir J. J. | |
| Nicholson, Hon. H. G. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES. |
| Orr-Ewing, 1. L. | Smithers, Sir W. | Captain Waterhouse and Mr. |
| Palmer, C. E. H. | Snadden, W. McN. | Munro. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Noel-Baker, P. J. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Oliver, G. H. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Paling, W. |
| Ban field, J. W. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Parker, J. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Hardie, Agnes | Parkinson, J. A. |
| Barr, J. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Pearson, A. |
| Batey, J. | Hayday, A. | Pathick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Beaumont, H. (Batley) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Poole, C. C. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Bevan, A. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Quibell. D. J. K. |
| Broad, F. A. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Hopkin, D. | Ritson, J. |
| Buchanan, G. | Horabin, T. L. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Burke, W. A. | Isaacs, G. A. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Cape, T. | Jagger, J. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Chater, D. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Sanders, W. S. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | John, W. | Shinwell, E. |
| Collindridge, F. | Johnston, Rt. Han. T. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Cove, W. G. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Dagger, G. | Jones, Sir H. Haydn (Merioneth) | Sloan, A. |
| Dalton, H. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Kirby, B. V. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Kirkwood, D. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lathan, G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Day, H. | Lawson, J. J. | Stephen, C. |
| Dobbie, W. | Leach, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Dunn, E. (Rather Valley) | Lee, F. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Ede, J. C. | Leonard, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Logan, D. G. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Lunn, W. | Thorne, W. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Thurtle, E. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | McEntee, V. La T. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | McGhee, H. G. | Tomlinson. G. |
| Gaflaehar, W. | MacLaren, A. | Viant, S. P. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Maclean, N. | Walker, J. |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Marshall, F. | Watkins, F. C. |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Mathers, G. | Watson, W. MeL. |
| Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) | Maxton, J. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Messer, F. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Granfell, D. R. | Montague, F. | Westwood, J. |
| White, H. Graham | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Whitelay, W. (Blayden) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) | |
| Wilkinson, Ellan | Woods. G. S. (Finsbury) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES. |
| Mr. Charleton and Mr. Groves. |