HC Deb 26 March 1946 vol 421 cc221-5

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)."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]

The House divided: Ayes, 271; Noes, 145.

Division No. 102. AYES [3.33 p.m
Adams, Richard (Balham) Foster, W.(Wigan) Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)
Adams,W.T.(Hammersmith, South) Freeman, Maj. J(Watford) Mathers, G.
Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mayhew, C. P.
Allighan, Garry Gaitskell,H. T. N. Medland, H. M.
Alpass, J. H. Gailacher, W. Middleton, Mrs. L.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Mikardo, Ian
Attewell, H. C. George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Gibbins, J. Mitchison, Maj. G. R.
Austin, H. L. Gilzean, A. Monslow, W.
Ayles, W. H. Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Montague, F.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Goodrich, H. E. Moody, A. S.
Bacon, Miss A. Gordon-Walker, P. C. Morgan, Dr. H. B.
Balfour, A. Greenwood, Rt, Hon. A. Morley, R.
Barstow, P. G. Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.)
Bartlelt, V. Grenfell, D. R. Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Barton, C. Grierson, E. Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)
Battley, J. R. Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Morrison Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.)
Bechervaise, A. E. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) Nally, W.
Benson, G Griffiths, Capt. W. D. (Moss Side) Neal, H. (Claycross)
Berry, H. Guest, Dr. L. Haden Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Beswick, Fit.-Lieut. F. Gunter, Capt. R. J. Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford)
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Guy, W. H. Noel-Buxton, Lady
Bing, Capt. G. H. C. Haire, Fit.-Lieut. J. (Wycombe) Oldfield, W. H.
Blenkinsop, Capt. A. Hale, Leslie Oliver, G. H.
Blyton, W. R. Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) Orbach, M.
Bottomley, A. G. Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wenlwortk)
Bowrien, Flg.-Offr. H. W. Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Bowen, R. Hastings, Dr. Somervilla Parkin, Flt.-Lieut. B. T
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Haworth, J. Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'p'l, Exchage) Herbison, Miss M Paton, J. (Norwich)
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Hicks, G. Pearson, A.
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Hobson, C. R. Peart, Capt. T. F
Brown, George (Belper) Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Perrins, W
Brown, T. J. (Ince) House, G. Piratin, P.
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T Hoy, J. Popplewell, E.
Buchanan, G. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N-) Porter, G. (Leeds)
Burden, T. W. Hughes, LI. H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Pritt, D. N
Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Proctor, W. T.
Byers, Lt.-Col. F. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Pursey, Cmdr. H.
Callaghan, James Irving, W. J. Randall, H. E
Champion, A. J. Isaacs, Rt. Hon, G. A. Ranger, J.
Chetwynd, Capt. G. R Janner, B. Rankin, J.
Clitherow, Dr R. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Rees-Williams, D. R.
Cluse, W. S. Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, 5.E.) Reeves, J.
Cobb, F. A. John, W. Reid, T. (Swindon)
Cooks, F. S. Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) Rhodes, H.
Colliok, P. Jones, P. Asterley (Hitehin) Ridealgh, Mrs. M
Collindridge, F. Key, C. W. Robens, A.
Collins, V. J. Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E Roberts, Sqn.-Ldr. Emrys (Merioneth)
Colman, Miss G. M Kinley, J. Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Comyns, Dr. L. Kirby, B. V. Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Cook, T. F. Kirkwood, D. Rogers, G. H. R.
Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. Lang, G. Royle, C.
Corlett, Dr. J. Lavers, S. Scollan, T.
Corvedafe, Viscount Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J Soott-Elliot, W.
Cove, W. G. Leonard, W Segal, Sq.-Ldr. S.
Daggar, G. Leslie, J. R. Shackleton, Wing-Cdr. E. A. A
Daines, P. Lewis, T. (Southampton) Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Lipson, D L. Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Shurmer, P.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Logan, D. G Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughlon) Longden, F. Simmons, C. J.
Deer, G Lyne, A. W. Skeffington, A. M.
de Freitas, Geoffrey McAdam, W. Skeffington-Lodge, T C
Diamond, J. McAllister, G Skinnard, F. W.
Dobbie, W. McGhee, H. G Smith, Capt. C. (Colchester)
Dodds, N. N. McGovern, J. Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Douglas, F. C. R Mack, J. D. Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Driberg, T. E. N. McKay, J. (Wallsend) Smith, T. (Normanton)
Dumpleton, C. W McKinlay, A. S. Snow, Capt. J. W.
Durbin, E. F. M. Maclean, N, (Govan) Soskice, Maj. Sir F.
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. McLeavy, F. Sparks, J. A.
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) MacMillan, M. K. Stamford, W
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Mainwaring, W. H. Steele, T.
Evans, E. (Lowestoft) Mallalieu, J. P. W Stephen, C.
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) Mann, Mrs. J. Stokes, R. R
Strachey, J. Turner-Samuels, M. Wilkins, W. A.
Strauss, G. R. Usborne, Henry Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Stross, Dr B- Wadsworth, G. Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Slubbs, A. E. Walkden, E. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Summerskill, Dr. Edith Walker, G. H. Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Swingler, Capt. S. Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) Willis, E.
Symonds, Maj. A. L. Warbey, W. N. Wilson, J. H
Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) Watkins, T. E. Yates, V. F.
Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) Watson, W. M. Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Thomas, George (Cardiff) Wells, P. L. (Faversham) Zilliacus, K.
Thurtle, E. Wells, W. T. (Walsall)
Tiffany, S. Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. TELLERS FOR THE AYES;
Timmons, J. White, C. F. (Derbyshire, W.) Captain Michael Stewart and Mr. Joseph Henderson.
Titterington, M. F. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Tolley, L. Wilkes, Maj. L.
NOES
Aitken, Hon. Max Hollis, M. C. Peake, Rt. Hon. C.
Baldwin, A. E. Holmes, Sir Stanley Pete, Brig. C. H. M
Barlow, Sir J Hope, Lord J. Pickthorn, K.
Baxter, A. B. Howard, Hon. A. Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry)
Birch, Lt.-Col. Nigel Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J Prior-Palmer, Brig. O.
Boles, Lt. Col. D. C. (Wells) Hurd, A. Raikes, H. V.
Boothby, R Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W) Rayner, Brig. R.
Bower, N. Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Boyd Carpenter, J. A. Jarvis, Sir J. Reid, Rt Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Jeffreys, General Sir G Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W Jennings, R. Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham)
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Keeling, E H. Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland
Bullock, Capt. M. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Ropner, Col. L.
Buttler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H Ross, Sir R.
Challen, c Lambert, Hon. G. Sanderson, Sir F
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. Lancaster, Col. C. G Savory, Prof. D. L
Cole, T. W. Langford-Holt, J Scott, Lord W
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. Law, Rt. Hon. R. K Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H Smithers, Sir W
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C Lennox-Boyd, A. T Snadden, W. M
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col, O. E. Lindsay, M. (Solihull) Spence, Maj. H. R
Crowder, Capt. J. F E. Linstead, H. N. Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Darling, Sir W. Y. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) Stewart. J. Henderson (Fife, E.)
Digby, maj S W Low, Brig. A. R. W Stoddart-Scott, Col. M
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Lucas, Major Sir J. Strauss, H. G. (Com. Eng. Univ'sities)
Donner. Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. Lucas-Tooth, Sir H Stuart, Rt. Hon. J
Dower, Lt.-Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) MacAndrew, Col. Sir C Studholme, H. G
Drayson, Capt. G. B. McCallum, Maj.D Sutcliffe, H.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T (Richmond) Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (I. of Wight) Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne)
Duthie, W S. Mackeson, Lt.-Col. H. R. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd'ton, S.)
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. McKie, J H (Galloway) Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Erroll, F. J. Maclay, Hon J. S. Touche, G C
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L MacLeod, Capt. J. Turton, R. H.
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) Vano, W. M. T.
Fox, Sqn.-Ldr. Sir G. Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Wakefield, Sir W. W.
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D Marlowe, A. A. H. Walker-Smith, D.
Gammans, L. D. Marples, A. E. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Gates, Maj. E. E. Marsden, Capt. A. Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
George, Maj. Rt. Hn. G. Lloyd (P'ke) Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Wheatley, Colonel M. J.
Glossop, C. W. H. Mellor, Sir J. White, Sir D. (Fareham)
Glyn, Sir R. Morris-Jones, Sir H. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A G Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Gridley, Sir A. Neven-Spence, Sir B. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Grimston, R. V. Nicholson, G. York, C.
Hare, Lieut.-Col. Hn. J. H. (W'db'ge) Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
Harvey, Air-Comdre. A V. Nutting, Anthony
Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Orr-Ewing, I. L TELLERS FOR THE NOES
Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Osborne, C Commander Agnew and Mr. Drewe.
Hogg, Hon. Q.

Question put, and agreed to.

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