§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ "That the Proceedings on the Old Age and Widows' Pensions Bill 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, 216; Noes, 118.
2077| Division No. 27.] | AYES. | [3.58 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir R. T. D. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Mitchell, Col. H. (Brentf'd & Chisw'k) |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Moore-Brabazon, Lt.-Col. J. T. C. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Morgan, R. H. (Worcester, Stourbridge) |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Gledhill, G. | Nall, Sir J. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Glyn, Major Sir R. G. C. | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Gower, Sir R. V. | Nicolson, Hon. H. G. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) | O'Connor, Sir Terence J. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Owen, Major G. |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. | Grimston, R. V. | Palmer, G. E. H. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Gritten, W. G. Howard | Peake, O. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Hambro, A. V. | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Hammersley, S. S. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Harbord, Sir A. | Procter, Major H. A. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Harland, H. P. | Pym, L. R. |
| Bull, B. B. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Radford, E. A. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Harvey, T. E. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) | Ramsbotham, Rt. Hon. H. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Rawson, Sir Cooper |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Hepworth, J. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Hill, Dr. A. V. (Cambridge U.) | Reid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Reith, Rt. Hon. Sir J. C. W. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Holdsworth, H. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Channon, H. | Holmes, J. S. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Horabin, T. L. | Robertson, D. |
| Chorlton, A. E. L. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Christie, J. A. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | Hume, Sir G. H. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. |
| Colfox, Major Sir W. P. | Jarvis, Sir J. J. | Russell, Sir Alexander |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Jennings, R. | Salt, E. W. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S) | Joel, D. J. B. | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) | Samuel, M. R. A. |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Sandeman, Sir N. S. |
| Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Kerr, Sir John Graham (Sco'sh Univs.) | Schuster, Sir G. E. |
| Crooke, Sir J, Smedley | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Scott, Lord William |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Selley, H. R. |
| Cross, R. H. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. | Shaw, Captain W. T. (Forfar) |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Leech, Sir J. W. | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Lees-Jones, J. | Shute, Colonel Sir J. J. |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Leigh, Sir J. | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| De la Bère, R. | Levy, T. | Sinclair, Col. T. (Queen's U. B'lf'st) |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Lewis, O. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Donville, Alfred | Liddall, W. S. | Somervell, Rt. Hon. Sir Donald |
| Doland, G. F. | Lipson, D. L. | Somerville, Sir A. A. (Windsor) |
| Drewe, C. | Llewellin, Colonel J. J. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Lloyd, G. W. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. (Kensington, N.) | Locker-Lampson, Comdr. O. S. | Storey, S. |
| Dunglass, Lord | Loftus, P. C. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| Elliston, Capt. G. S. | MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Thomas, J. P. L. |
| Emery, J. F. | MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Train, Sir J. |
| Emrys-Evans, P. V. | McKie, J. H. | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Magnay, T. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Everard, Sir William Lindsay | Mander, G. le M. | Turton, R. H. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Findlay, Sir E. | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Foot, D. M. | Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hall) |
| Fox, Sir G. W. G. | Mills, Sir F. (Leyton, E.) | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Wardlaw-Milne, Sir J. S. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Warrendar, Sir V. | Williams, C. (Torquay) | |
| Webbs, Sir W. Harold | Williams, Sir H. G. (Croydon, S.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES — |
| Wells, Sir Sydney | Womersley, Sir W. J. | Mr. Munro and Major Sir James |
| White, H. Graham | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. | Edmondson. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adams, D. (Consett) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Price, M. P. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Ridley, G. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Hollins, A. (Hanley) | Riley, B. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hollins, J. H. (Silvertown) | Ritson, J. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Jackson, W. F. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Barnes, A. J. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Sexton, T. M. |
| Barr, J. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Shinwell, E. |
| Batey, J. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Silkin, L. |
| Beaumont, H. (Batley) | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Bevan, A. | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Buchanan, G. | Lathan, G. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Burke, W. A. | Lawson, J. J. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Chater, D. | Leach, W. | Stephen, C. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Leonard, W. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Leslie, J. R. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Cooks, F. S. | Lunn, W. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Collindridge, F. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Cove, W. G. | McEntee, V. La T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | McGhee, H. G. | Thorne, W. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | MacLaren, A. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Maclean, N. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Dairies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Marshall, F. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Dobbie, W. | Martin, J. H. | Viant, S. P. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Mathers, G. | Walkden, A. G. |
| Ede, J. C. | Maxton, J. | Watkins, F. C. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough E.) | Milner, Major J. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Montague, F. | Welsh, J. C. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Morgan, J. (York, W.R., Doncaster) | Wilkinson, Ellen |
| Gardner, B. W. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Williams, E. J. (Ogmore) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Williams, T. (Don Valley) |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Mort, D. L. | Wilmot, John |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Muff, G. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) |
| Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Naylor, T. E. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) |
| Groves, T. E. | Noel-Baker, P. J. | Woodburn, A. |
| Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Paling, W. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Parker, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Hardie, Agnes | Parkinson, J. A. | |
| Hayday, A. | Pearson, A. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Charleton. |