HC Deb 22 April 1947 vol 436 cc811-3

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. Arthur Greenwood.]

The House divided: Ayes, 262; Noes, 111

Division No. 131. AYES. [3.31 p.m
Adams, Richard (Balham) Forman, J. C. Mainwaring, W. H.
Adams, W T. (Hammersmith, South) Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mallalieu, J. P. W.
Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) Gaitskell, H. T. N. Mann, Mrs. J.
Alpass, J H. Gallacher, W. Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.)
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Ganley, Mrs. C. S Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)
Austin, H. Lewis Gibson, C. W Mellish, R. J.
Awbery, S. S. Gilzean, A. Middleton, Mrs. L
Ayles, W. H. Gooch, E. G. Mikardo, Ian
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. Gordon-Walker, P. C. Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R
Bacon, Miss A Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) Mitchison, G. R.
Balfour, A. Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Monslow, W
Barstow, P. G. Grenfell, D. R Montague, F.
Barton, C. Grey, C. F. Moody, A. S.
Battley, J. R. Grierson, E. Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Bechervaise, A. E Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)
Belcher, J. W. Gunter, R. J Moyle, A.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon F J Guy, W. H. Murray, J. D.
Benson, G. Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Nally, W.
Berry, H. Hale, Leslie Naylor, T. E.
Beswick, F Hall, W. G. Neal, H. (Claycross)
Bing, G. H C Hamilton, Lieut.-Col R Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford)
Binns, J. Hardy, E. A. OldfieId, W. H.
Blackburn, A. R Harris, H. Wilson Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Blyton, W. R. Harrison, J. Parker, J.
Boardman, H. Haworth, J. Parkin, B. T.
Bottomley, A. G. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Paton, Mrs F. (Rushciiffe
Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Pearson, A.
Bowen, R. Herbison, Miss M, Peart, Capt. T. F.
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Hewitson, Capt M. Piratin, P.
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) Hicks, G. Porter, E. (Warrington)
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Hobson C. R Porter, G. (Leeds)
Bramell, E. A. Holman, P. Price, M. Philips
Brook, D. (Halifax) Holmes, H E. (Hemsworth) Pritt, D. N.
Brooks, T J (Rothwell) House, G. Proctor, W. T
Brown, George (Belper) Hoy, J. Pryde, D. J.
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Hubbard, T. Pursey, Cmdr. H
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Ranger, J.
Buchanan, C. Hughes, H. D. (Wolverh'pton, W.) Rankin, J
Burke, W. A. Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) Reeves, J.
Carmichael, James Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Rhodes, H
Castle, Mrs. B. A Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A Richards, R.
Chamberlain, R. A Jay, D. P. T. Ridealgh, Mrs. M
Champion, A. J. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Robens, A
Chetwynd, G. R Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Cocks, F. S Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) Rogers, G. H. R.
Coldrick. W Jones, J. H. (Bolton) Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Collick, P. Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Royle, C.
Colman, Miss G M Keenan, W Sargood, R.
Comyns, Dr L. Kenyon, C. Scollan, T.
Cook, T. F. King, E. M. Scott-Elliot, W
Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E Shackleton, E. A. A.
Corvedale, Viscount Kinley, J. Sharp, Granville
Daggar, G. Kirkwood, D Shawcross, C N. (Widnes)
Daines, P Lang, G. Shurmer, P.
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H Lavers, S Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Davies, Clement (Montgomery) Lee, F. (Hulme) Skeffington, A. M.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Leonard, W Skeffington-Lodge, T. C
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Lever, N. H. Skinnard, F W.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Levy, B. W Smith, C. (Colchester)
Deer, G. Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Diamond, J Lewis, J. (Bolton) Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S)
Dobbie, W. Lewis, T. (Southampton) Smith, S. H (Hull, S W.)
Dumpleton, C. W. Lipson, D. L. Soskide, Maj Sir F
Dye, S. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M Stamford, W.
Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) Logan, D. G. Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Longden, F. Stross, Dr. B.
Evans, E. (Lowestoft) Lyne, A. W. Stubbs, A. E
Evans, John (Ogmore) McAdam, W. Summerskill, Dr. Edith
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) McGhee, H. G. Swingler, S
Ewart, R. McKay, J. (Wallsend) Sylvester, G. O
Fairhurst, F.
Farthing, W. J Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull. N W.) Symonds, A, L.
Field, Capt. W. J. McKinley, A. S Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Fletcher, E G M. (Islington, E.) Maclean, N. (Govan) Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
Follick, M. McLeavy, F Thomas, D E. (Aberdare)
Foot, M. M MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Thomas, I O. (Wrekin)
Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) Wallace, H W (Walthamstow, E.) Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) Watkins, T. E. Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Thurtle, E. Watson, W. M. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Tiffany, S. Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Timmons, J. Wells, P. L. (Faversham) Willis, E.
Titterington, M. F Wells, W. T. (Walsall) Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Tolley, L. West, D. G Wise, Major F. J.
Turner-Samuels, M. Westwood, Rt. Hon. J Wyatt, W
Usborne, Henry White, C. F (Derbyshire, W.) Yates, V. F.
Vernon, Maj. W. F. White, H. (Derbyshire, N,E.) Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Viant, S. P. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Walkden, E Wilkins, W. A. TELLERS FOR THE AYES
Wallace, G D. (Chislehurst) Willey, F T (Sunderland) Mr. Studholme and
Major Conant
NOES
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G Gomme-Duncan, Col. A Pickthorn, K
Assheton, Rt. Hon R Grant, Lady Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Baldwin, A. E Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Price-White, Lt.-Col. D
Barlow, Sir J. Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O
Baxter, A. B Head, Brig. A. H. Raikes, H. V.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Ramsay, Maj. S.
Birch, Nigel Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Reed, Sir S (Aylesbury)
Boothby, R. Hollis, M. C. Renton, D.
Bower, N. Howard, Hon. A Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Hurd, A. Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham)
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G T
Bullock, Capt. M Jeffreys, General Sir G Ropner, Col. L.
Carson, E Jennings, R. Scott, Lord W.
Challen, C Keeling, E H. Smith, E. P. (Ashford)
Channon, H Kerr, Sir J. Graham Smithers, Sir W.
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. Snadden, W. M.
Clarke, Col. R. S. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E Spence, H. R.
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. Lennox-Boys, A. T. Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F C Lindsay, M. (Solihull) Strauss, H G. (English Universities)
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E Lucas, Major Sir J. Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray).
Crowder, Capt. John E. Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. Sutcliffe, H.
Cuthbert, W. N. MacAndrew, Col. Sir C Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A (P'dd't'n, S.)
de Freitas, Geoffrey McCallum, Maj. D. Teeling, William
De la Bère, R. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Thornton-Kemsley, C. N
Digby, S. W. Mackeson, Brig. H. R Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F
Dodds-Parker, A D MacLeod, J Touche, G. C.
Drayson, G. B. Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) Walker-Smith, D.
Drewe, C. Maitland, Comdr, J. W. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) Manningham-Buller, R. E Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
Eccles, D. M. Marlowe, A. A. H. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C (Bedwellty) Medlicott, F. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Erroll, F. J Mellor, Sir J. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr, E. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir I York, C.
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
Fraser, H C. P. (Stone) Neven-Spence, Sir B
Fraser, Sir I. (Lansdale) Nicholson, G. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Galbraith, Cmdr. T D. Orr-Ewing, I. L. Mr. Simmons and Mr. Hannan.
Glyn, Sir R Peto, Brig. C H M

Second Resolution read a Second time.