§ 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, 214; Noes, 91.
1759| Division No. 51.] | AYES | [3.47 p.m. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Medlicott, F. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Mellor, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) |
| Allen, Col. J. Sandeman (B'knhead) | Elliston, Capt. G. S. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J, | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Emrys-Evans, P. V. | Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Errington, E. | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isla at Thanel) | Fleming, E. L. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. S. |
| Balniel, Lord | Fox, Sir G. W, G. | Nicholson, G. (Farnham) |
| Baxter, A. Severity | Furness, S. N. | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Gledhill, G. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Gluckstein, L. H. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | Patrick, C. M. |
| Barnays, R. H. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Peake, O, |
| Blair, Sir R. | Granville, E. L. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Pilkinston, R. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. | Grimston, R. V. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor) | Ralkes, H. V. A. M. |
| Brail, Sir W. | Guinness, T. L. E. B. | Ramsbotham, H. |
| Broadbridge, Sir. T. | Hammersley, S. S. | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Hannah, I. C. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Brooke. H, (Lewisham, W.) | Harvey, Sir G. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's) | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Bull, B. B. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Romer, J. R. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Hely-Hutchlnson, M. R. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Burton, Cat. H W. | Hencage, Lieut-Colonel A. P. | Robinson. J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Butcher, H. W. | Herbert, A. P. (Oxford U.) | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Rosbotham, Sir T. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Row, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Horsbrugh, Florence | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R |
| Cazelet, Capt V. A. (Chippenham) | Howitt, Dr. A, B. | Rugglas-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N) | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Channon, H. | Hulbert, N. J. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutharglen) | Hunloke, H. P | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Chapman, Sir S (Edinburgh, S.) | Hunter, T. | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. |
| Colville, Rt. Hon. John | Keeling, E. H. | Selley, H. R. |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.) | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R, | Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. |
| Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) | Kimball, L. | Smith, Bracewall (Dulwich) |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Critchley, A. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'ld) |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Stewart, J. Henderson (File, E.) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Cross, R. H. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Strickland, Captain W. F. |
| Crossley, A. C. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Lewis, O. | Suater, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Liddall, W. S. | Sutotiffe, H. |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovll) | Lindsay, K. M. | Tale, Mavis C. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Llewellin, Colonel J. J | Thomas, J. p. L. |
| De la Bère, R. | Lloyd, G. W. | Touche, G. C. |
| Denman, Hon. R. O. | Looker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Tufnell, Lieut-Commander R. L. |
| Denville, Alfred | Lyons, A. M. | Turton, R. H. |
| Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Doland, G. F. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Donner, P. W. | Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Han. Evan |
| Dorman-Smith, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir R. H. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Drewe, C. | McKis, J. H. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Makins, Brig.-Gen. Sir E. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Duggan, H. J. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Watt, Major G. S. Harvis |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Marsden, Commander A. | Wells, Sir Sydney |
| Dunglass, Lord | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Williams, C. (Torquay) | Womersley, Sir W. J. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) | Wright, Wing-commander J. A. C. | |
| Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) | York, C. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Major Herbert and Mr. Muuro. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Ridley, G. |
| Adams, D. (Consatt) | Hall, C. H. (Aberdara) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Adamson, W. M. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'tsbr.) | Hardie, Agnes | Sanders, W. S. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Harris, Sir P. A. | Stely, Sir H. M. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Silkin, L. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Simpson, F. B. |
| Batay, J. | Hilts, A. (Pontefract) | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Hopkin, D. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Jagger, J. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Benson, G. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Bevan, A. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Sorenson, R. W. |
| Broad, F. A. | Kirby, B. V. | Stephen, C. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Charlaton, H. C | Lawson, J. J. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leach, W. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Cove, W. G. | Leslie, J. R. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Logan, D. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lunn, W. | Thurtle, E. |
| Day, H. | Macdonald, G. (Incs) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Ede, J. C. | McEntee, V. Ln T. | Viant, S. P. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | McGhee, H. G. | Walker, J. |
| Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) | MacLaren, A. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | MacNeill Weir, L. | Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. |
| Frankel, D. | Messer, F. | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Gardner, B. W. | Montague, F. | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Garro Jones, G. M. | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wilson, C. H. (Atterclifle) |
| Grain, W. H. (Deptford) | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Green wood, Rt. Hon. A. | Parker, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) | Pearson, A. | |
| Griffiths, G. A. (Hamsworth) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Mathers. |
Question put, and agreed to.