§ Mr. AttleeMay I ask the Prime Minister the business for next week, and for what purpose he proposes to suspend the Eleven o'Clock Rule to-night?
§ The Prime Minister (Mr. Chamberlain)The business for next week will be:
§ Monday.—Third Reading of the Defence Loans Bill; Committee stage of Supplementary Estimates beginning with Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum; Prisons, England and Wales; Fishery Board for Scotland; India and Burma Services, and other Votes; Consideration of
| Division No. 49.] | AYES. | [3.51 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Brooke, H. (Lewisham, W.) |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Lends, W.) | Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) |
| Albary, Sir Irving | Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Sc'h Univ's) | Bernays, R. H. | Bull, B. B. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Blair, Sir R. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Bossom, A. C. | Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton | Boulton, W. W. | Campbell, Sir E. T. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Cartland, J. R. H. |
| Balniel, Lord | Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Cary, R. A. |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) |
§ Government of India and Burma Draft Orders in Council.
§ Tuesday.—Committee stage of Supplementary Estimates for Diplomatic and Consular Services, and the Foreign Office, and consideration of other outstanding Estimates in Committee and on Report.
§ Wednesday.—Motion to move Mr. Speaker out of the Chair on Army Estimates, 1939, and Committee stage of Votes A, 1, 2, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 and Ordnance Factories, and of Army Supplementary Estimates, 1938.
§ Thursday.—Motion to move Mr. Speaker out of the Chair on Air Estimates, 1939, and Committee stage of Votes A, 1, 4, 3 and 8, and of Air Supplementary Estimates, 1938.
§ Friday.—Consideration of Private Members' Bills.
§ During the week, as opportunity offers, other Orders may be taken, including the Report and Third Reading of the Cancer Bill.
§ Mr. AttleeWith regard to the business on Monday and Tuesday, there are a large number of Supplementary Estimates, and I assume that it is not the intention of the Prime Minister to ask the House to enter upon the consideration of any important business at a late hour.
§ The Prime MinisterIt will be necessary to see how we get on before I commit myself finally.
§ Mr. StephenDoes the right hon. Gentleman intend that we should sit late to-night?
§ The Prime MinisterI hope not.
§
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, 233; Nose, 107.
1455| Cayzer, Sir H. R. (Portsmouth, S.) | Higgs, W. F. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) | Hopkinson, A. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Horsbrugh, Florence | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) |
| Channon, H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hulbert, N. J. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Hunloke, H. P. | Rosbotham, Sir T. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Hunter, T. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Hutchinson, G. C. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | James, Wing-Commander A. W. H. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwan) |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Keeling, E. H. | Salmon, Sir I |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Salt, E. W. |
| Crooke, Sir J. Smedley | Karr, H. W. (Oldham) | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Kimball, L. | Sandys, E. D |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Scott, Lord William |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Selley, H. R. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| De Chair, S. S. | Lancaster, Captain C. G. | Simmonds, O. E. |
| De la Bère, R. | Latham, Sir P. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Denman, Hon. R, D. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Danville, Alfred | Lees-Jones, J. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Smith, Sir Louis (Hallam) |
| Donner, P. W. | Lewis, O. | Snadden, W. McN. |
| Dorman-Smith, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. | Lindsay, K. M. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Dower, Lieut.-Col. A. V. G. | Lipson, D. L. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Drewe, C. | Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'ld) |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Lloyd, G. W. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Storey, S. |
| Dunglass, Lord | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | McKie, J. H. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Maitland, Sir Adam | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Markham, S. F. | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Touche, G. C. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Train, Sir J. |
| Fleming, E. L. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Earn |
| Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Mills, Sir F. (Layton, E.) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Furness, S. N. | Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Gluckstein, L. H. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Goldie, N. B. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Wayland, Sir W. A. |
| Gower, Sir R. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Palmer, G. E. H. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | Patrick, C. M. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Peaks, O. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Pilkington, R. | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Hambro, A. V. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Hannah, I. C. | Porritt, R. W. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | York, C. |
| Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Procter, Major H. A. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Radford, E. A. | |
| Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Ramsbotham, H. | Captain Hope and Mr. Munro. |
| Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Bromfield, W. | Dobbie, W. |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Burke, W. A. | Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Cape, T. | Ede, J. C. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Chater, D. | Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Cluse, W. S. | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Collindridge, F. | Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Cove, W. G. | Gallacher, W. |
| Barr, J | Daggar, G. | Gardner, B. W. |
| Batey, J. | Dalton, H. | Garro Jones, G. M. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Gibson, R. (Greenock) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) |
| Benson, G. | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Green, W. H. (Deptford) |
| Bevan, A. | Day, H. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Mathers, G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Maxton, J. | Stephen, C |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Masser, F. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Milner, Major J. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Hardie, Agnes | Montague, F. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Harris, Sir P. A. | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Thorne, W. |
| Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Thurtle, E. |
| Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Muff, G | Tinker, J. J. |
| Jagger, J. | Paling, W. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Parker, J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Parkinson, J. A. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Pearson, A. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Kirkwood, D. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Lathan, G. | Ridley, G. | Westwood, J. |
| Lawson, J. J. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Leach, W. | Rothschild, J. A. de | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Leslie, J. R. | Sanders, W. S. | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Logan, D. G. | Sexton, T. M. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Shinwell, E. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| McGhee, H. G. | Silverman, S. S. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Maclean, N. | Simpson, F. B. | |
| MacNeill Weir, L. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mander, G. le M. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |
| Marshall, F. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |