§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's
590§ Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 287; Noes, 123.
591| Division No. 244.] | AYES. | [3.45 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Dumpleton, C. W. | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Durbin, E. F. M. | Lewis, J. (Bolton) |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Dye, S. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Ede, Rt. Hon. J C. | Lindgren, G. S. |
| Allighan, Garry | Edelman, M | Lipson, D. L. |
| Alpass, J. H | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Logan, D. G. |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Edwards, John (Blackburn) | Lyne, A. W. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | McAdam, W. |
| Attewell, H. C. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McEntee, V La T |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Evans, J. (Ogmoro) | McGhee, H. G. |
| Austin, H. L. | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | McGovern, J. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Ewart, R. | McKay, J (Wallsend) |
| Ayles, W. H. | Fairhurst, F. | McKinlay, A. S |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Foot, M. M. | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Forman, J. C | McLeavy, F |
| Baird, Capt. J. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | MacMillan, M K (Western Isles) |
| Balfour, A. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | McNeil, H. |
| Barstow, P G | Gallacher, W. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Barton, C. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Mainwaring, W. H |
| Battley, J. R. | Gibbins, J. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. |
| Bechervaise, A E. | Gibson, C. W. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Belcher, J. W. | Gilzean, A. | Mathers, G. |
| Benson, G. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Berry, H. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Medland, H, M. |
| Bins, G. H. C | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Mikardo, Ian |
| Binns, J. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Millington, Wing-Comdr. E R |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Grenfell, D. R. | Mitchison, Maj. G. R. |
| Blenkinsop, Capt. A. | Grey, C. F. | Montague, F |
| Boardman, H. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Moody, A. S. |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) | Morley, R. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Griffiths, Capt. W. D. (Mess Side) | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) | Gunter, Capt. R, J | Morrison, Rt. Hon H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Guy, W. H. | Mort, D L. |
| Brook, D. (Haifax) | Haire, Flt,-Lieut J (Wycombe) | Moyle, A. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Hale, Leslie | Murray, J. D. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Nally, W. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Buchanan, G. | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Burke, W. A | Hardman, D. R | Nichol, Mrs M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Hardy, E. A. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Byers Lt.-Col. F. | Harris, H. Wilson | Noel-Baker, Capt. F E (Brentford) |
| Callaghan, James | Harrison, J | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Orbach, M. |
| Chamberlain, R A. | Haworth, J. | Paling. WilI T. (Dewsbury) |
| Champion, A. J. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Palmer, A. M. F. |
| Chater, D. | Hicks, G. | Parker, J. |
| Chetwynd, Capt. G. R | Hobson, C. R. | Parkin, Flt-Lieut. B. T. |
| Clitherow, Dr. R. | Holman, P. | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Cluse W S. | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Pearson, A. |
| Cobb, F. A. | Hoy, J. | Peart, Capt. T. F. |
| Cocks. F S. | Hubbard, T. | Perrins, W. |
| Coldrick. W. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Popplewell, E. |
| Collindridge, F | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Porter, E (Warrington) |
| Collins, V. J. | Hughes, Lt. H D. (W'lverh'pton, W) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Irving, W. J. | Pritt, D. N. |
| Cooper, Wing Comdr G. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G A | Proctor, W. T |
| Corbet, Mrs. F K. (Camb'well, N.W.) | Janner, B. | Pryde, D. J. |
| Corlett, Dr. J | Jeger, G (Winchester) | Randall, H. E. |
| Cove, W. G. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Ranger, J |
| Crawley, Flt.-Lieut. A. | Jones, D. T (Hartlepools) | Rees-Williams, D R. |
| Crossman, R H S. | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Reeves, J |
| Daggar, G. | Keenan, W | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Daines, P | Kendall, W. D. | Rhodes, H. |
| Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Kenyon, C. | Richards. R. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | King, E. M | Ridealgh, Mrs M |
| Dailies, Ernest (Enfield) | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr E. | Robens, A. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Kinley, J. | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Davies, Haydn (St Pancras, S.W.) | Kirby, B. V. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire.) |
| Davies, R J. (Westhoughton) | Lang, G. | Roberts, W (Cumberland, N.) |
| Deer, G. | Lavers, S. | Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Rogers, G. H R |
| Diamond, J. | Leonard, W. | Royle, C. |
| Dobbie, W. | Leslie, J. R. | Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir J A |
| Dodds N. N. | Lover, Fl. Off N. H. | Sargood, R. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Levy, B. W. | Scollan, T |
| Scott-Elliot, W. | Symonds, Maj. A. L. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Segal, Dr. S. | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Wigg, Col. G. E. |
| Shackleton, Wing-Cdr. E. A. A. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wilkes, Maj. L. |
| Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) | Wilkins, W A. |
| Shawcross, Sir H. (St. Helens) | Thomas, John R. (Dover) | Willey, F. T (Sunderland) |
| Shurmer, P. | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Willey, O. G (Cleveland) |
| Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) | Thorneycroft, H. (Clayton) | Williams, D. J (Neath) |
| Skinnard, F. W | Tiffany, S. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir B. (Rotherhithe) | Timmons, J. | Williams, W R. (Heston) |
| Smith, Capt. C. (Colchester) | Titterington, M F. | Willis, E. |
| Smith, H. N (Nottingham, S.) | Tolley, L. | Wilson, J. H |
| Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G. | Wise, Major F J |
| Smith, T. (Normanton) | Usborne, Henry | Woods, G. S. |
| Snow, Capt. J. W. | Vernon, Maj. W- F. | Wyatt, Maj. W. |
| Solley, L. J. | Viant, S. P. | Yates, V. F |
| Sparks, J. A. | Walkden, E. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Stamford, W | Walker, G. H. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Stephen, C. | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Zilliacus, K. |
| Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E.) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | |
| Strachey, J. | Warbey, W. N. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Stubbs, A. E. | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | Mr. Joseph Henderson and |
| Swingler, S. | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) | Mr. Simmons. |
| NOES. | ||
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Peto, Brig. C. H. M |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Hulbert, Wing-Comdr. N. J. | Pickthorn, K |
| Beechman, N. A. | Hunt, A. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Bennett, Sir P. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'brgh W.) | Prescott, Stanley |
| Birch, Nigel | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Price-White, Lt.-Col. D. |
| Bower, N. | Jarvis, Sir J. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. | Jennings, R. | Ramsay, Mai. S. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Reid, Rt. Hon J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Butcher, H. W. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall) |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R.A. (S'flr'n W'ld'n) | Lancaster, Col C. G. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Challen, C. | Langford-Holt, J | Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Linstead, H N. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Shephard, S. (Newark) |
| Digby, Maj. S. W. | Low, Brig. A. R. W. | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Drewe, C. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Snadden, W M. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | McCallum, Maj. D. | Spence, H. R. |
| Duthie, W. S. | Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (I of Wight) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Eccles, D. M. | Mackeson, Lt.-Col. H. R. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Eden Rt. Hon A. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Fox, Sqn.-Ldr. Sir G | Maclay, Hon. J S. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Fraser, Maj H. C. P (Stone) | Maclean, Brig. F. H. R. (Lancaster) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'ddt'n. S.) |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Teeling, William |
| Galbraith, Cmdr T. D. | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Thorneycroft, G E. P. (Monmouth) |
| Gammans, L. D. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Touche, G. C. |
| George, Maj. Rt. Hon. G. Lloyd (P'ke) | Marples, A, E. | Wakefield, Sir W. W |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. G. | Marshall, D, (Bodmin) | Walker-Smith, D |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Medlicott, F. | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Mellor, Sir J. | Watt, Sir G. S. Harvie |
| Hare, Lieut -Col. Hon. J. H. (W'db'ge) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Head, Brig. A. H. | Morrison, Rt Hn W. S. (Cirencester) | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C | Mott-Radclyffe, Maj. C. E. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Neven-Spence, Sir B. | Young, Sir A. S L (Partick) |
| Hogg, Hon. Q. | Nicholson, G. | |
| Hollis, M. C. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Hope, Lord J. | Osborne, C. | Mr. Studholme and |
| Howard, Hon. A. | Peake, Rt. Hon O | Major Conant. |