§
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.
223| 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.
§ ORDERS OF THE DAY