§ Motion made, and Question put, "That the Proceedings on Government Business, be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
340§ from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 273 Noes, 137.
341| Division No. 177.] | AYES. | [3.55 p.m. |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.) |
| Allighan, Garry | Fairhurst, F. | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Farthing, W. J. | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Follick, M. | McLeavy F. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Forman, J. C. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Attawell, H. C. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Gallacher, W. | Mann Mrs. J. |
| Ayles, W. H. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Gibbins, J. | Manning Mrs. L. (Epping)) |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Gibson, C. W. | Marquand, H. A, |
| Balfour, A. | Gilzean, A. | Medland, H. M. |
| Barstow, P. G. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Messer, F. |
| Bartlett, V. | Gooch, E. G. | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Barton, C. | Goodrich, H. E. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Battley, J. R. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Mitchison. Mai. G. R |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Granville, E. (Eye) | Monslow, W. |
| Benson, G. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Hey wood) | Montague, F. |
| Beswick, F. | Grenfell, D. R. | Morley, R. |
| Bing, Capt. G. H. C | Grey, C. F. | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Binns, J. | Grierson, E. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewitsham, E.) |
| Blyton, W. R. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Mort, D. L. |
| Broadman, H. | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) | Moyle, A. |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Guy, W. H. | Nally, W. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Hale, Leslie | Naylor, T. E. |
| Bowen, R. | Hall, Rt. Hon. G. H. (Aberdare) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'p'l, Exch'ge) | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcnam) | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hardy, E. A. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Harris, H. Wilson | Palmer, A. M. F. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Harrison, O | Parker, J. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Harrison, Miss M | Parkin, Flt.-Lieut. B. T |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Holman, P. | Pearson, A. |
| Burden, T. W. | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Peart, Capt. T. F. |
| Butler, H. W. (Hacknay, S) | Horabin, T. L. | Perrins, W. |
| Byers, Lt. Col. F. | House, G- | Popplewall, E. |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hubbard, T. | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Chamberlain, R. A. | Hudson, J H. (Ealing, W.) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Champion, A. J. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Price, M. Philips |
| Clitherow, Dr. R. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Proctor, W. T. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hughes, Lt. H. D (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Pryde, D. J. |
| Cobb, F. A. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Pursey, Cmdr. K. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Ranger, J. |
| Coldrick, W. | Irving, W. J. | Rankin, J. |
| Collick, P. | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Reeves, J. |
| Collindridge, F. | Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Raid, T. (Swindon) |
| Collins, V. J. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Richards, R. |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Ridealgh, Mrs. M. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Jones, J. H. (Bolton) | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Keenan, W. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Cove, W G. | King, E. M. | Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) |
| Crawley, Flt.-Lieut. A | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E | Royle, C. |
| Daggar, G. | Kinley, J. | Sargood, R |
| Daines, P. | Kirkwood, D. | Scollan, T. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Lang, G. | Segal, Dr. S |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Lavers, S. | Shackleton, Wing-Cdr. E. A. A |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancrat, S.W.) | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. | Sharp, Lt.-Col. G. M. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Shawcross, Sir H. (St. Helens) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) | Shurmer, P. |
| Deer, G. | Leslie, J. R. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Lever, Ft. Off. N. H. | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Delargy, Captain H. J. | Levy, B. W | Skeffington, A. M. |
| Diamond, J. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C. |
| Dobbie, W. | Lindgren, G. S. | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Douglas, F. C. R | Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) | Smith, Rt. Hon. Sir B. (Rotherhithe) |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lipson, D. L. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Dumpleton, C. W | Logan, D. G. | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Dye, S. | Lyne, A. W. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C | McAllister, G. | Snow, Capt. J. W. |
| Edelman, M. | McEntee, V. La T. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) | McGhee, H. G. | Soskice, Maj. Sir F. |
| Edwards, John (Blackburn) | McGovern, J. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Mack, J. D. | Stamford, W |
| Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Steele, T. |
| Stephen, C. | Tolley, L. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E) | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G. | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Stokes, R. R. | Vernon, Maj. W. F. | Williams, D, J. (Neath) |
| Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) | Viant, S. P. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Stross, Dr. B. | Wadsworth, G. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Stubbs, A. E. | Walkden, E. | Willis, E. |
| Swingler, S | Walker, G. H. | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Symonds, Maj. A. L | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow. E.) | Woodburn, A. |
| Taylor, R. (Morpeth) | Warbey, W. N. | Yates, V. F. |
| Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Watson, W. M. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Wells, P L. (Faversham) | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Thorneycroft, H. (Clayton) | Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. | Zilliacus, K. |
| Tiffany, S. | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) | |
| Timmons, J. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Tilterington, M. F. | Wigg, Col. G. E. | Mr. Joseph Henderson and |
| Mr. Simmons. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Aitken, Hon. Max | Head, Brig. A. H. | Osborne, C. |
| Assheton, Rt, Hon. R | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Peto, Brig. C. H. M. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Poole, O. B. S. (Osweslry) |
| Baxter, A. B. | Hollis, M. C. | Prescott, Stanley |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V H. | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Price-While, Lt.-Col. D. |
| Beechman, N. A | Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Bennett, Sir P. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Birch, Nigel | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Boothby, R. | Jarvis, Sir J. | Roberts, H. (Handsworth) |
| Bossom, A. C | Jeffreys, General Sir G | Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall) |
| Bower, N. | Jennings, R. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Joynson-Hicks, Lt.-Cdr. Hon. L. W | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Keeling, E. H. | Ross, Sir R. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G- T. | Lambert, Kort. G. | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) | Langford-Holt, J. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Carson, E. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Challen, C. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Linstead, H. N. | Snadden, W. M. |
| Cliffton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G | Low, Brig. A. R. W. | Spence, H. R. |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Corbett Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O E. | Macdonald, Capt. Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Strauss, H. G. (English Universities) |
| Crowder, Capt. J. F. E | Mackeson, Lt. Col. H. R. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Cuthbert W. N. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Digby, Maj. S. W. | Maclean, Brig. F. H R. (Lancaster) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | MacLeod, Capt. J. | Teeling, William |
| Donner, Sqn,-Ldr. P. W | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Drayson, G. B. | Macpherson, Maj. N- (Dumfries) | Thornton-Keimley, C. N. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T (Richmond) | Maitland, Comdr. J. W | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A F. |
| Duthie, W. S. | Manningham-Buller, R. E | Touche, G. C. |
| Eccles, D. M. | Marples, A. E. | Turton, R. H. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A | Marsden, Capt. A. | Vane, W. M. T. |
| Erroll, F. J. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Mellor, Sir J. | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Fox, Sqn.-Ldr. Sir G. | Molson, A. H. E. | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | York, C. |
| Gates, Maj. E. E | Mott-Radclyffe, Maj. C. E. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partrick) |
| Glyn, Sir R. | Neven-Spencs, Sir B. | |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Nield, B. (Chester) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Grimston, R. V. | Noble, Comdr. A H. P. | Mr. Drewe and |
| Hare, Lt.-Col. Hn. J. H. (W'db'ge) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H. | Commander Agnew |
Main Question, as amended, put, and agreed to.