§
Motion made, and Question put,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'Clock and 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, 268; Noes, 107.
465| Division No. 343.] | AYES | [3.40 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McGovern, J. |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Evans, John (Ogmore) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Ewart, R. | Maclean, N (Govan) |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Farthing, W. J. | McLeavy, F. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Fernyhough, E. | MacMillan, M K (Western Isles) |
| Awbery, S. S. | Follick, M. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Ayles W. H | Foot, M. M. | Mainwaring, W. H |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs B | Forman, J. C. | Mallalieu, J. P. W |
| Bacon, Miss A | Foster, W. (Wigan) | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Balfour, A. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | Manning, Mrs L. (Epping) |
| Barstow, P. G | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Mathers, G. |
| Barton, C | Gallacher, W. | Medland, H. M. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | George, Lady M Lloyd (Anglesey) | Mellish, R. J |
| Belcher, J. W. | Gilzean, A. | Middleton, Mrs. L |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon F J | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Mikardo, Ian |
| Benson, G. | Gordon,-Walker, P. C | Mitchison, G. R |
| Berry, H. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Monslow, W |
| Binns, J. | Greenwood, A W J (Heywood) | Moody, A. S |
| Blyton, W. R | Grenfell, D. R. | Morley, R. |
| Boardman, H. | Grey, C. F. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Grierson, E. | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Morrison, Rt. Hon H (Lewisham, E.) |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Mort, D. L. |
| Bramall, E. A. | Gunter, R. J. | Moyle, A |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Guy, W. H. | Mulvey, A. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Murray, J. D. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Hall, W G | Nally, W. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R | Naylor, T. E |
| Bruce, Major D. W T. | Hannan, W (Maryhill) | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Buchanan, G. | Hardy, E. A. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Burden, T. W. | Harrison, J. | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J (Derby) |
| Burks, W. A. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Oldfield, W. H |
| Byers, Frank | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Paget, R. T. |
| Carmichael, James | Hicks G. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hobson, C. R. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Champion, A. J. | Holman, P. | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Chater, D. | House, G. | Pearson, A. |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Hoy, J. | Piratin, A. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Porter, E (Warrington) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Collick, P. | Hughes, H. D. (Wolverhampton, W) | Price, M. Philips |
| Collindridge, F. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Proctor, W. T. |
| Collins, V. J. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Pryde, D. J. |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Pursey, Cmdr. H |
| Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) | Janner, B. | Randall, H. E. |
| Corlett, Dr J. | Jay, D. P. T. | Ranger, J. |
| Cove, W. G. | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Rankin, J. |
| Crawley, A. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Rees-Williams, D. R. |
| Cunningham, P. | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Reeves, J |
| Daggar, G. | Keenan, W. | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Daines, P. | Kendall, W. D | Rhodes, H. |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Kenyon, C | Richards, R. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | King, E. M | Ridealgh, Mrs. M |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Kinley, J. | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Kirby, B. V. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Davies, R. J (Westhoughton) | Kirkwood, D. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Davies, S O. (Merthyr) | Lang, G. | Rogers, G. H. R. |
| Deer, G. | Lavers, S. | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Delargy, H. J. | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Scollan, T. |
| Diamond, J. | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) | Scott-Elliot, W. |
| Dobbie, W. | Lever, N. H | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Levy, B. W. | Sharp, Granville |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lindgren, G. S. | Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) |
| Dugdale, J (W. Bromwich) | Lindsay, K, M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) | Shurmer, P. |
| Durbin, E. F. M | Lipson, D. L. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Dye, S. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon J. C. | Logan, D. G. | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C. |
| Edelman, M | Lyne, A. W | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) | McAdam, W. | Snow, Capt. J. W. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | McEntee, V. La T | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | McGhee, H. G. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Stamford, W | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Willey, F T (Sunderland) |
| Stephen, C | Thurtle, Ernest | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Stewart, Capt. Michael (Fulham, E.) | Tiffany, S | Williams, D. J (Neath) |
| Stross, Dr. B. | Titterington, M. F | Williams, J (Kelvingrove) |
| Stubbs, A. E. | Tolley, L. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Summerskill, Dr. Edith | Vernon, Maj. W F | Williams, W R. (Heston) |
| Swingler, S. | Walker, G H. | Wills, Mrs E A |
| Sylvester, G. O | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Wilson, J H |
| Symonds, A. L. | Wallace, H W. (Walthamstow, E.) | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Watkins, T. E. | Woods, G. S. |
| Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Watson, W M | Yates, V F. |
| Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Webb, M. (Bradford C.) | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Weitzman, D. | |
| Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. | Mr. Simmons and |
| Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Wilcock, Group-Capt. C. A. B | Mr. Popplewell. |
| Thomson, Rt. Hn G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Wilkins, W A. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. | Mott-Radclyffe, Maj C. E |
| Amory, D. Heathcote | Gammans, L. D | Noble, Comdr. A. H P |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Glyn, Sir R. | Osborne, C. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. | Peto, Brig. C. H. M. |
| Beamish, Maj. T V H | Grant, Lady | Pickthorn, K. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Grimston, R. V. | Prescott, Stanley |
| Bennett, Sir P | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Price-White, Lt.-Col D |
| Birch, Nigel | Head, Brig. A. H. | Prior-Palmer, Brig O |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Raikes, H. V. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Bower, N. | Hogg, Hon. Q | Roberts, Maj. P G. (Ecclesall) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Hope, Lord J. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. | Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T | Hutchison, Lt.-Cdr. Clark (_din'gh, W.) | Ross Sir R D. (Londonderry) |
| Butcher, H. W. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Savory, Prof. D. L. |
| Challen, C. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Channon, H. | Jennings, R. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Clarke, Col. R. S. | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Smith, E. P (Ashford) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Smithers, Sir W |
| Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | Law, Rt Hon. R. K. | Spearman, A C M |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O E | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A H | Spence, H. R. |
| Crowder, Capt. John E | Lindsay, M (Solihull) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Stoddart-Scott, Col M |
| Davidson, Viscountes. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| De la Bère, R. | Low, Brig. A. R W. | Sutcliffe, H |
| Digby, S. W | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Taylor, Vice-Adm E A. (P'dd't'n. S.) |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | MacDonald, Sir M. (Inverness) | Teeling, William |
| Donner Sqn.-Ldr. P W | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F. |
| Dower, Lt.-Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G C. |
| Drayson, G B. | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Manningham-Buller, R E | Wheatley, Colonel M. J |
| Eden, Rt. Hon A. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Williams, C (Torquay) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Marshall, S. H (Sutton) | |
| Fraser, H. C P. (Stone) | Moore, Lt.-Col Sir T. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir D. P. M | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Mr. Drewe and Major Conant. |
| Gage, C | Morrison, Rt. Hon W S (Cirencester) |