§ Motion made, and Question put, "That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
1756§ from the provision of the standing Order (Sitting of the House)."—(The Prime Minister)
§ The House divided: Ayes, 307;Noes, 141.
1757| Division No. 88.] | AYES. | [3.27 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Dobbie, W. | Leslie, J. R. |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Dodds, N. N. | Lever, Fl. Off. N. H. |
| Adamson, Mrs. J. L. | Driberg, T. E. N. | Levy, B. W. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. | Dumpleton, C. W. | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Durbin, E. F. M. | Lewis, J. (Bolton) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Edelman, M. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Allighan, Garry | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Lindgren, G. S. |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Lipson, D. L. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M |
| Austin, H. L. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Longden, F. |
| Ayles, W. H. | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | Lyne, A. W. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Ewart, R. | McAdam, W. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Fairhurst, F. | McAllister, G. |
| Baird, Capt. J. | Farthing, W. J. | McEntee, V. La T. |
| Balfour, A. | Fletcher, E. G. M. (lslington, E.) | McGhee, H. G. |
| Barstow, P. G. | Foot, M. M. | Mack, J. D |
| Barton, C. | Forman, J. C. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Battley, J. R. | Foster, W. (Wigan) | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Belcher, J. W. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | McLeavy, F. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | MacMillan, M. K. |
| Benson, G. | Gaitskell, H. T. N. | McNeil, H. |
| Berry, H. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Beswick, Flt.-Lieut. F. | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | Mainwaring, W. H. |
| Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) | Gibson, C. W. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. |
| Bing, Capt. G. H. C. | Gilzean, A. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) |
| Binns, J. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Marshall, F. (Brightside) |
| Blackburn, Capt. A. R. | Goodrich, H. E. | Mathers, G. |
| Blyton, W. R. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Boardman, H. | Granville, E. (Eye) | Medland, H. M. |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Greenwood, A. W. J | Mitchison, Maj. G. R. |
| Bowen, R. | Grenfell, D. R. | Monslow, W. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Grey, C. F. | Montague, F. |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'p'l, Exch'ge) | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Moody, A. S. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Griffiths, Capt. W. D. (Moss Side) | Morley, R. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Gunter, Capt. R J. | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Guy, W. H. | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W T. | Haire, Flt.-Lieut. J. (Wycombe) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Buchanan, G. | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Mort, D. L. |
| Burden, T. W. | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Moyle, A. |
| Burke, W. A. | Hardy, E. A. | Murray, J. D |
| Byers, Lt.-Col. F | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Nally, W |
| Callaghan, James | Haworth, J. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Chamberlain, R. A | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Champion, A. J. | Herbison, Miss M. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Chater, D. | Hicks, G. | Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) |
| Chetwynd, Capt. G. R | Hobson,. C. R.. | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. (Derby) |
| Clitherow, Dr. R. | Holman, P. | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Cluse, W. S. | Holmes, H. E. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Cobb, F. A. | House, G. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Hoy, J. | Orbach, M. |
| Coldrick, W. | Hubbard, T. | Paget, R. T |
| Collick, P. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Collindridge, F. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Parker, J. |
| Collins, V. J. | Hughes, Lt. H. D. (Wolverh'ton, W.) | Parkin, Fit.-Lieut. B. T. |
| Colman, Miss G. M | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Cook, T. F. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Peart, Capt. T. F. |
| Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Perrins, W. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | lrving, W. J. | Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Corvedale, Viscount | Isaacs, Rt. Hon G. A | Popplewell, E. |
| Daggar, G. | Jeger, Capt. G. (Winchester) | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Dainses, P. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Jones, Asterley (Hitchin) | Price, M. P. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Keenan, W. | Proctor, W. T. |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Kendall, W. D. | Pursey, Cmdr. H. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Kenyon, C. | Randall H. E. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | King, E. M. | Ranger, J. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Kinley, J. | Rankin, J. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Kirkwood, D. | Rees-Williams, Lt.-Col. D. R. |
| Deer, G. | Lang, G. | Reeves, J. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Lavers, S. | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Delargy, Captain H. J. | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Rhodes, H |
| Diamond, J | Leonard, W. | Richards, R- |
| Ridealgh, Mrs. M. | Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E.) | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Roberts, Sqn.-Ldr. Emrys (Merioneth) | Strachey, J. | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) | Stross, Dr. B. | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Stubbs, A. E. | Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) | Summerskill, Dr. Edith | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Rogers, G. H. R | Swingler, Capt. S. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon W |
| Royle, C. | Symonds, Maj. A. L. | Wilkes, Maj. L. |
| Scott-Elliot, W. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wilkinson, Rt. Hon. Ellen |
| Segal, Sq.-Ldr. S. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Shacklelon, Wing-Comdr. E. A. A. | Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M. | Thorneycroft, H. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Shawcross, C. N, (Widnes) | Thurtle, E. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Shawcross, Sir H. (St. Helens) | Tiffany, S. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Shurmer, P. | Timmons, J. | Williamson, T. |
| Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Titterington, M. F. | Willis, E. |
| Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) | Tolley, L, | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Simmons, C. J. | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G. | Wise, Major F. J |
| Skeffington, A. M. | Turner-Samuels, M. | Woodburn, A. |
| Skeffington-Lodge, T C | Usborne, Henry | Woods, G. S. |
| Skinnard, F. W. | Vernon, Maj. W. F. | Wyatt, Maj. W. |
| Smith, Ellis (Stoke) | Viant, S. P. | Yates, V. F. |
| Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) | Wadsworth, G. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) | Walker, G. H. | Younger, Maj. Hon. K. G. |
| Smith, T. (Normanton) | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | |
| Sparks, J. A | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Stamford, W. | Warbey, W. N. | Mr. Pearson and |
| Steels, T. | Watkins, T. E. | Captain Blenkinsop. |
| Stephen, C. | Watson, W. M. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Head, Brig. A. H. | Orr-Ewing, l. L |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Scot. Univ.) | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Osborne, C. |
| Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Peaks, Rt. Hon. O |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Hinehingbrooke, Viscount | Peto, Brig. C. H. M. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Hogg, Hon. Q. | Pickthorn, K. |
| Baxter, A. B. | Hollis, Sqn.-Ldr. M. C. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley | Prescott, W. R. S. |
| Birch, Lt.-Col. Nigel | Hope, Lord J. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. |
| Boothby, R. | Howard, Hon. A. | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Bower, N. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Rayner, Brig. R. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, Maj, J. A. | Hulbert, N. J. | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Hurd, A. | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Roberts, Maj. P G. (Ecclesall) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Jennings, R. | Ross, Sir R. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Keeling, E. H | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (S'ffr''n W'ld'n) | Kingsmill, Lt-Col. W H. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Carson, E. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Challen, FIt-Lieut. C. | Langford-Holt, J. | Shepherd, Lieut. W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Channon, H. | Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. | Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W. |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Linstead, H. N. | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Corbett, Lieut. -Col. U. (Ludlow) | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Low, Brig. A. R. W. | Snadden, W. M. |
| Crowder, Capt. J. F. E. | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| De la Bère, R. | McCullum Maj. D. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Digby, Maj. S. W. | MacDonald, Sir M. (Inverness) | Sutcliffe H. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (1. of Wight) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Teeling, William |
| Dower, Lt.-Col. A. (Penrith) | Maclay, Hon, J. S. | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Drayson, Capt. G. B. | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G. C. |
| Eccles, D. M. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Turton, R. H. |
| Ede,n, Rt. Hon. A. | Marples, Capt. A. E. | Vane, Lieut.-Col. W. M. T. |
| Erroll, Col. F. J. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Marshall, Comdr. D. (Bodmin) | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Fox, Sqn.-Ldr. Sir G | Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) | Ward, Hon. G. R |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Mellor, Sir J. | Watt, Sir G. S. Harvie |
| Gage, Lt.-Col. C. | Moore, Lt-Col. Sir T. | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. |
| Glossop, C. W. H. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. G. | Morrison, Rt. Hn. W. S. (Cirencester) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Mott-Radclyffe, Maj. C. E. | York, C. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Neven-Spence, Major Sir B. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Hare, Lieut.-Col. Hn. J. H. (Wdb'ge) | Nicholson, G. | |
| Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Haughton, S. G. | Nutting, Anthony | Commander Agnew and |
| Mr. Drewe. |