HC Deb 03 May 1939 vol 346 cc1894-6

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, 249; Noes, 125.

Division No. 92.] AYES. [3.59 p.m.
Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. Colman, N. C. D. Grimston, R. V.
Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. Colville, Rt. Hon. John Gritten, W. G. Howard
Albery, Sir Irving Conant, Captain R. J. E. Guest, Hon. I. (Brecon and Radnor)
Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk H.) Guinness, T. L. E. B.
Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) Cooke, J.D. (Hammersmith, S.) Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H.
Anstruther-Gray, W. J. Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) Hambro, A. V.
Aske, Sir R. W. Cooper, Rt. Hn. T. M. (E'nburgh, W.) Hannah, I. C.
Asshaton, R. Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G, L. Hannon, Sir P. J. H.
Astor, Major Hon. J. J. (Dover) Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page Harbord, A.
Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E) Crook, Sir J. Smedley Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.)
Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Haslam, Henry (Horncastle)
Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) Cross, R. H. Heilgers, Captain F. F. A.
Barrie, Sir C. C. Crossley, A. C. Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P.
Baxter, A. Beverley Crewder, J. F. E. Hepworth, J.
Beaushame, Sir B. C. Cruddas, Col. B. Herbert, Lt.-Col. J. A. (Monmouth)
Beechman, N. A. Davies, C. (Montgomery) Higgs, W, F.
Bernays, R. H. Davison, Sir W. H. Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S.
Blair, Sir R. De la Bère, R. Holdsworth, H.
Bossom, A. C. Denman, Hon. R. D. Hopkinson, A.
Bower, Comdr. R. T. Despencer-Robertson, Major J. A. F. Horsbrugh, Florence
Boyce, H. Leslie Dodd, J. S. Howitt, Dr. A. B.
Brass, Sir W. Donner, P. W. Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.)
Briscoe, Capt. R. G. Dower, Lieut.-Col. A. V. G. Hunloke, H. P.
Broadbridge, Sir G. T. Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) Hunter, T.
Brocklebank, Sir Edmund Duncan, J. A. L. Hurd, Sir P. A.
Brown, Brig-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) Dunglass, Lord. Hutchinson, G. C.
Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) Eckersley P. T. Inskip, Rt. Hon. Sir T. W. H.
Bull, B. B. Edmondson, Major Sir J. James, Wing-Commander A. W. H.
Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Jarvis, Sir J. J.
Burton, Col. H. W. Elliston, Capt. G. S. Jones, Sir G. W. H. (S'k N'w'gt'n)
Butcher, H. W. Emery, J. F. Jones, L, (Swansea W.)
Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. Emmott, C. E. G. C. Keeling, E. H.
Caine, G. R. Hall- Emrys-Evans, P. V. Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose)
Campbell, Sir E. T. Entwistle, Sir C. F. Kerr, H. W. (Oldham)
Cartland, J. R. H. Evans, E. (Univ. of Wales) Kerr, J. Graham (Scottish Univs.)
Carver, Major W. H. Fildes, Sir H. Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R.
Cary, R, A. Findlay, Sir E. Kimball, L.
Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) Fleming, E. L. Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F.
Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) Furness, S. N. Lamb, Sir J. Q.
Cazalet, Capt. V. A. (Chippenham) Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. Leighton, Major B. E. P.
Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) Gluckstein, L. H. Lewis, O.
Channon, H. Grant-Ferris, Flight-Lieutenant R. Liddall, W. S.
Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) Granville, E. L. Lindsay, K. M.
Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. Lipson, D, L.
Chorlton, A. E. L. Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. Llewellin, Colonel J. J.
Christie, J. A. Gridley, Sir A. B. Loftus, P. C.
Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) Grigg, Sir E. W. M. Mabane, W. (Huddersfield)
M'Connell, Sir J. Ponsonby, Col. C. E. Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald
McCorquodale, M. S. Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) Procter, Major H. A. Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J.
MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) Purbrick, R. Spears, Brigadier-General E. L.
McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. Radford, E. A. Stanley, Rt. Hon. Oliver (W'm'l'd)
McKie, J. H. Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. Strauss, H. G. (Norwich)
Maclay, Hon. J. P. Ramsbotham, H. Strickland, Captain W. F
Macnamara, Lieut.-Colonel J. R. J. Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn)
Magnay, T. Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F.
Maitland, Sir Adam Reed, A. C. (Exeter) Tate, Mavis C.
Makins, Brigadier-General Sir Ernest Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne)
Manningham-Buller, Sir M. Remer, J. R. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.)
Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) Thomas, J. P. L.
Markham, S. F. Ropner, Colonel L. Thorneycroft, G. E. P.
Marsden, Commander A. Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. Titchfield, Marquess of
Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. Touche, G. C.
Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) Russell, Sir Alexander Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C.
Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L.
Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) Salmon, Sir I. Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan
Mitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham) Salt, E. W. Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull)
Moore, Lieut.-Colonel Sir T. C. R. Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend)
Moreing, A. C. Samuel, M. R. A. Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S.
Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) Sandeman, Sir N. S. Warrender, Sir V.
Morris-Jones, Sir Henry Sanderson, Sir F. B. Watt, Lt.-Col. G. S. Harvie
Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) Sandys, E. D. Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham)
Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Schuster, Sir G. E. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. Scott, Lord William Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.)
Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. Selley, H. R. Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin)
Nicholson, G. (Farnham) Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Orr-Ewing, I. L. Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. Wood, Hon. C. I. C.
Patrick, C. M. Smiles, Lieut.-Colonel Sir W. D. Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley
Peake, O. Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) Wright, Wing-commander J. A. C.
Peat, C. U. Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) York, C.
Petherick, M. Smithers, Sir W.
Pickthorn, K. W. M. Snadden, W. McN. TELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Pilkington, R. Somerset, T. Captain Dudgale and Mr. Munro.
NOES.
Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) Green, W. H. (Deptford) Paling, W.
Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) Parkinson, J. A.
Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W.
Adamson, W. M. Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) Poole, C. C.
Ammon, C. G. Hardie, Agnes Quibell, D. J. K.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Harris, Sir P. A. Richards, R. (Wrexham)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Hayday, A. Riley, B.
Banfield, J. W. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Ritson, J.
Barnes, A. J. Henderson, J. (Ardwick) Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Barr, J. Hills, A. (Pontefract) 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. Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. Shinwell, E.
Bromfield, W. Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. Silverman, S. S
Brown, C. (Mansfield) Kirkwood, D. Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's)
Buchanan, C. Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. Sloan, A.
Burke, W. A. Lathan, G. Smith, E. (Stoke)
Cape, T. Lawson, J, J. Smith, T. (Normanton)
Charleton, H. C. Leach, W. Stephen, C.
Chater, D. Leonard, W. Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng)
Cluse, W. S. Leslie, J. R. Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. Logan, D. G. Thorne, W.
Cocks, F. S. Lunn, W. Thurtle, E.
Collindridge, F. Macdonald, G. (Ince) Tinker, J. J.
Cove, W. G. McEntee, V. La T. Tomlinson, G.
Daggar, G. McGhee, H. G. Viant, S. P.
Dalton, H. McGovern, J. Walkden, A. G.
Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) MacLaren, A. Walker, J.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Maclean, N. Watkins, F. C.
Day, H. Mainwaring, W. H. Watson, W. McL.
Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) Mander, G. le M. Welsh, J. C.
Ede, J. C. Marshall, F. Westwood, J.
Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) Maxton, J. Whiteley, W. (Blaydon)
Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) Messer, F. Williams, E. J. (Ogmore)
Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) Montague, F. Williams, T. (Don Valley)
Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe)
Foot, D. M. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) Woods, G. S. (Finsbury)
Gallacher, W. Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Gardner, B. W. Muff, G.
George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) Nathan, Colonel H. L. TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Gibson, R. (Greenock) Naylor, T. E. Mr. Groves and Mr. Mathers.
Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) Noel-Baker, P. J.

Bill read the Third time, and passed.