§ Amendment proposed: In page 105, line 12, to leave out "required."—[Mr. Barnes.]
2108§ 11.45 p.m.
§ Mr. Gallacher (Fife, West)On a point of Order. Has it not been generally recognised that the procedure of this House was that at least 40 should constitute a Lobby, and if the Opposition can- 2109 not get 40, is it not usual for hon. Members who object to have to rise in their places?
§ Mr. SpeakerThere is the right of dividing, and it is up to me to decide whether I think there are too few on one side. We must always have respect for the rights of minorities.
§ Mr. Sydney SilvermanFurther to that point of Order. Do I understand from what you have said that the criterion which the Chair applies in deciding whether to apply that procedure or not,
| Division No. 174.] | AYES. | [11.50 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Evans, John (Ogmore) | Kendall, W. D. |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | King, E. M. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. | Ewart, R. | Kirkwood, D |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Fairhurst, F. | Lavers, S. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Farthing, W. J. | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Field, Captain W. J. | Leonard, W. |
| Bacon, Miss A | Fletcher, E. C. M. (Islington, E.) | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) |
| Baird, J. | Follick, M. | Lewis, J. (Bolton) |
| Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. | Forman, J. C. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Barton, C. | Foster, W. (Wigan) | Lindgren,. G. S. |
| Bartley, J. R. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | Lipson, D. L. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Logan, D. G. |
| Benson, G. | Gaitskell, H. T. N. | Longden, F |
| Berry, H. | Gallacher, W. | Lyne, A. W. |
| Bing, C. H. C. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | McGhee, H. G. |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Gibbins, J. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Blyton, W. R. | Gibson, C. W. | Mackay, R. W. C. (Hull, N.W.) |
| Boardman, H | Gilzean, A. | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Bottomley, A. C. | Goodrich, H. E. | McLeavy, F. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) | Granville, E. (Eye) | Mainwaring. W. H. |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Grey, C. F. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.). |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Grierson, E. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Marquand, H. A. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J (Llanelly) | Mothers, G. |
| Burden, T. W. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Medland, H. M. |
| Burke, W. A. | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Mellish, R. J. |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Gunter, R. J. | Messer, F. |
| Callaghan, James | Guy, W. H. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Carmichael, James | Hale, Leslie | Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hall, W. G. | Mitchison, Major G. R. |
| Champion, A. J. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Moody, A. S. |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Morgan, Dr. H. B |
| Clitherow, Dr. R. | Hardy, E. A. | Morley, R. |
| Cocks, F. S | Harrison, J. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Coldrick, W. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Collindridge, F. | Haworth, J. | Moyle, A. |
| Collins, V. J. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Murray, J. D |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Nally, W. |
| Cook, T. F. | Hobson, C. R. | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. | Holman, P. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Corbel, Mrs. F. K (Camb'well, N.W) | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | House, G. | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Daggar, G. | Hoy, J. | Oldfield, W. H |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Hubbard, T. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Palmer, A. M. F. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W) | Hughes, H. D. (Wolverhampton, W.] | Pargiter, G. A |
| Deer, G. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Parker, J. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Parkin, B, T. |
| Delargy, Captain H. J | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Diamond, J. | Irving, W. J. | Paton, J (Norwich) |
| Dobbie, W. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A | Pearson, A. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Janner B. | Peart, Capt. T. F |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Jay, D. P. T. | Piratin, P. |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Jager, C. (Winchester) | Plaits-Mills. J. F. F. |
| Durbin, E. F. M. | Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Dye, S | Jones, D. T. (Hartlspools) | Popplewell, E. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Edwards, John (Blackburn) | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Porter, C. (Leeds) |
| Edwards. W. J. (Whitechapel) | Keenan, W. | Pritt, D. N. |
§ is merely one of numbers, or has the good sense of the situation anything to do with it?
§ Major BeamishWhat good sense? Nonsense?
§ Mr. SpeakerIt is a matter for the Chair. How the Chair may decide is not a matter for the House at all.
§ Question put, "That the Amendment be made."
§ The House divided: Ayes, 269; Noes, 34.
| Proctor, W. T | Sparks, J. A. | Warbey, W. N. |
| Pryde, D. J. | Stamford, W | Watkins, T. E. |
| Pursey, Cmdr H | Steele, T. | Watson, W. M |
| Randall, H. E | Stephen, C. | Weitzman, D. |
| Ranger, J. | Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E.) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Reid, T. (Swindon) | Strauss, C. R. (Lambeth) | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Richards, R. | Stubbs, A. E. | West, D. G. |
| Ridealgh, Mrs. M | Swingler, S. | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Robens, A | Sylvester, G.[...] | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Roberts, Goronwy, (Caernarvonshire) | Symonds, A. L. | Wigg, Col. G. E. |
| Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Wilcock, Group-Capt. C. A. B |
| Ross, William (Kilmarnock) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wilkes, L. |
| Royle, C. | Taylor, Dr. S (Barnet) | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Sargood, R | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Scollan, T. | Thomas, George (Gardiff) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Scott-Elliot, W. | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Shackleton, E. A. A | Thurtle, Ernest | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Sharp, Granville | Tiffany, S. | Williamson, T. |
| Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes) | Timmons, J | Willis, E. |
| Shurmer, P. | Titterington, M. F | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Tolley, L. | Wise, Major F. J |
| Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G | Woodburn, A. |
| Simmons, C. J. | Turner-Samuels, M. | Wyatt, W. |
| Skeffington, A. M. | Ungoed-Thomas, L. | Yates, V. F. |
| Skinnard, F. W. | Vernon, Maj. W. F | |
| Smith, C. (Colchester) | Wadsworth, G. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) | Walkden, E. | Mr. J. Henderson and |
| Snow, Capt. J. W | Walker, G. H. | Mr. Daines. |
| Sorensen. R. W | Wallace, H. W. (Waltnamstow, E.) |
| NOES: | ||
| Aitken, Hon. Max | Duthie, W. S | Marlowe, A. A. H |
| Astor, Hon. M. | Fox, Sir G. | Marsden, Capt. A. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Mellor, Sir J. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V H | Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Haughton, S. G. | Nicholson, C. |
| Bullock, Capt. M | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Roberts, Maj. P. C. (Ecclesall) |
| Carson, E. | Herbert, Sir A. P. | Spence, H. R. |
| Cole, T. L. | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Teeling, William |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col O E | Jennings, R. | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Lambert, Hon. G | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. |
| Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. | Langford-Holt, J. | |
| Dower E L. G. (Caithness) | Macpherson, Maj. N (Dumfries) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. Butcher and Mr. De la Bere. |