§ Mr. GreenwoodMay I ask the Prime Minister how far he proposes to go to-night in the event of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being suspended, and whether he will state the business for next week?
§ The Prime MinisterThe suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule is being moved in order to obtain the Second Reading of the Agricultural Development Bill, and the Committee stage of the Money Resolution.
§ The business of the House for next week will be:
§ Monday and Tuesday— Committee stage of the Ministry of Supply Bill.
§ Wednesday— Consideration of the draft Orders in Council proposed to be made under the Military Training Act and the Reserve and Auxiliary Forces Act.
§ Thursday— First day of the Committee stage of the Finance Bill.
§ Friday— Report and Third Reading of the Ministry of Supply Bill.
§ During the week it is hoped to make progress with other business, including the Motion relating to the National Memorial to His late Majesty King George V; outstanding Import Duties Orders No. 4 and Substitution Order No. 2 and the Processed Milk (Import Regulation) Order.
§ Mr. TinkerMay I ask the Prime Minister whether, when he is reviewing the business of the House, he will consider an appeal made by Members from all sides to consider the question of old age pensions? It is a grave social problem, and I think it is worth the consideration of the House.
§
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, 223; Noes, 125.
1515| Division No. 174.] | AYES. | [3.59 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Raikes, H. V. A. M |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Apsley, Lord | Hambro, A. V. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Assheton, R. | Hammersley, S. S. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Baxter, A. Beverley | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Rosbotham, Sir T. |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm h) | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Ross, Major Sir R.D. (Londonderry) |
| Beechman, N. A. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Rowlands, G. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Herbert, Lt.-Col. J. A. (Monmouth) | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Higgs, W. F. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Blaker, Sir R. | Hogg, Hon. Q. MoG. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Holdsworth, H. | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Salt, E. W. |
| Brass, Sir W. | Hunter, T. | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Jennings, R. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) | Joel, D. J. B. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Schuster, Sir G. E. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Kerr, Sir J. Graham (Scottish Univ.) | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Kimball, L. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R, A. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Snadden, W. McN. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Cary, R. A. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Levy, T. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Lewis, O. | Spears, Brigadier-General E. L. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Liddall, W. S. | Spens, W. P. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Lindsay, K. M. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd) |
| Channon, H. | Lipson, D. L. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Little, J. | Stewart, William J. (Belfast, S.) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Storey, S. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Stourton, Major Hon. J.J. |
| Colfox, Major Sir W. P. | Loftus, P. C. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | MoKie, J. H. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Maonamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | Maoquisten, F. A. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Makins, Brigadier-Central Sir Ernest | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon H. D. R. | Thorneyoroft, G. E. P. |
| De la Bère, R. | Markham, S. F. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Mason, Lt.-Col. Hon. G. K. M. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Denville, Alfred | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Touche, G. C. |
| Donner, P. W. | Medlicott F. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Dorman-Smith, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Drewe, C. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Turton, R. H. |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Eastwood, J. F. | Morris, O. T. (Cardiff, E.) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Ellis, Sir Q. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H | Watt, Lt.-Col. G. S. Harvie |
| Emery, J. F. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Patrick, C. M. | Williams, Sir H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Fleming, E. L. | Peake, O. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Furness, S. N. | Peat, C. U. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Perkins, W. R. D. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Peters, Dr. S, J. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Goldie, N. B. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Gower, Sir R. V. | Pilkington, R. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C |
| Grant-Ferris, Flight-Lieutenant R. | Ponsonby, Cot, C. E. | York, C. |
| Granville, E. L. | Procter, Major H. A. | |
| Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Radford, E. A. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Captain Dugdale and Mr. Munro. |
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, R. T. D. | Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Beaumont, H. (Batley) |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Banfield, J. W. | Bellenger, F J. |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Barnes, A. J. | Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Batey, J. | Broad, F. A. |
| Bromfield, W. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Poole, C. C. |
| Buchanan, G. | Hayday, A. | Price, M. P. |
| Burke, W. A. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Cape, T. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Riley, B. |
| Chater, D. | Hopkin, D. | Ritson, J. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jagger, J. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Sanders W. S. |
| Collindridge, F. | John, W. | Seely, Sir H. M |
| Cove, W. G. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Daggar, G. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Shinwell, E. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Kirby, B. V. | Silkin, L. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lathan, G. | Sinclair. Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Day, H. | Lawson, J. J. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Dobbie, W. | Leach, W. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Lee, F. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Ede, J. C. | Leonard, W. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Leslie, J. R. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Badwellty) | Lunn, W. | Stephen, C. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | McEntee, V. La T. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | McGhee, H. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Frankel, D. | MacLaren, A. | Thurtle, E. |
| Gallacher, W. | Maclean, N. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Gardner, B. W. | Mander, G. le M. | Viant, S. P. |
| George, Rt. Hon. D. Lloyd (Carn'v'n) | Marshall, F. | Walkden, A. G. |
| George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Mathers, G. | Walker, J. |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Maxton, J. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Milner, Major J. | Westwood, J. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Montague, F. | White, H. Graham |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Morrison, Rt.' Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Griffiths. G. A. (Hemsworth) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Owen, Major G. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Paling, W. | |
| Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Parkinson, J. A. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES — |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Pearson, A. | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
| Hardie, Agnes | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |