§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
That this day, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 14, Supplementary Estimates for New Services may be considered in Committee of Supply and Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock; and that if the first two proposed Resolutions shall have been agreed to by the Committee of Supply before half-past Nine o'clock, the Chairman shall proceed to put forthwith the Questions which he is directed to put at half-past Nine o'clock, by paragraph 6 of Standing Order No. 14, as modified by the Order made upon 12th November."—[Mr. Herbert Morrison.]
§ Mr. BowlesOn a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, I fail to understand this Motion.
§ Mr. H. MorrisonThe Committee stage of the Votes to which the Motion relates, will be taken tonight, and the Report stage on Monday. It is necessary that this Motion should be passed today. It is in the usual form.
§
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, 280; Noes, 116.
645| Division No. 345.] | AYES. | ]3.52 p.m. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S. W.) | Hoy, J |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Hubbard, T. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Davies, S O. (Merthyr) | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Deer, G. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Delargy, H J. | Hughes, H. D. (Wolverhampton, W.) |
| Anderson, F (Whitehaven) | Diamond J. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) |
| Attewell, H. C. | Dobbie, W. | Irving, W. J. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Dodds, N. N. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon G. A |
| Awbery, S. S | Driberg, T. E. N. | Janner, B. |
| Ayles W. H. | Dugdale, J (W. Bromwich) | Jay, D. P T. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Dumpleton, C. W | Jeger, G. (Winchester) |
| Balfour, A. | Durbin, E. F. M | Jones, Rt Hon. A. C (Shipley) |
| Barstow, P. G | Dye, S. | Jones, D. T (Hartlepools) |
| Barton, C | Ede, Rt. Hon J. C | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) |
| Battley, J. R | Edelman, M | Keenan, W |
| Bechervaise, A E. | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Kenyon, C |
| Benson, G. | Edwards, John (Blackburn) | Key, C. W. |
| Berry, H. | Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | King, E. M |
| Beswick, F. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Kinley, J |
| Bing, G. H C. | Evans, John (Ogmore) | Kirby, B. V |
| Binns, J. | Farthing W J | Kirkwood, D |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Fernyhough, E | Lavers, S. |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Field, Captain W. J. | Lawson, Rt Hon. J. J |
| Blyton, W. R | Fletcher, E. G M (Islington, E.) | Lee, F (Hulme) |
| Boardman, H. | Follick, M | Leslie, J R. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W | Forman, J. C. | Lever, N. H |
| Bowen, R. | Foster, W. (Wigan) | Levy, B. W. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Lewis, J. (Botton) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pt, Exch'ge) | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Lipson, D. L. |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Gallacher, W. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M |
| Bramall, E. A. | Ganley, Mrs C. S | Longden, F. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Gilzean, A. | Lyne, A. W. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Glanville, J E. (Consett) | McEntee, V. La T |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Goodrich, H. E | McGhee, H G |
| Bruce, Major D. W T | Gordon,-Walker, P. C | McGovern, J |
| Buchanan, G. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Mack, J. D |
| Burden, T. W | Greenwood, A. W J (Heywood) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Byers, Frank | Grenfell, D. R | Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N. W.) |
| Carmichael, James | Grey, C F | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Castle, Mrs B. A | Grierson, E | Mainwaring, W. H |
| Chamberlain R. A | Griffiths, D (Rother Valley) | Mallalieu, J. P. W |
| Champion, A J. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Mann, Mrs J |
| Chater, D. | Gruffydd, Prof. W. J | Manning, Mrs L. (Epping) |
| Chetwynd, G. R | Guy, W H | Mathers, G. |
| Cluse, W. S | Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Cobb, F A. | Hall, W G. | Medland, H. M |
| Cocks, F. S. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col R | Mellish, R. J |
| Coldrick, W | Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Mikardo, Ian |
| Collick, P | Hardman, D. R | Mitchison, G R |
| Colman, Miss G M | Hardy, E A | Monslow, W |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Harrison, J. | Moody, A. S |
| Corvedale, Viscount | Hastings, Dr Somerville | Morgan, Dr. H. B |
| Cove, W. G. | Haworth, J. | Morley, R. |
| Crawley, A | Henderson, A (Kingswinford) | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Cunningham, P. | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Herbison, Miss M | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Hobson, C R | Mort, D. L. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Holman, P | Moyle, A. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | House, G. | Mulvey, A. |
| Murray, J. D. | Shurmer, P. | Vernon, Maj. W. F. |
| Nally, W. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Viant, S. P. |
| Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Silverman, S S (Nelson) | Wadsworth, G |
| Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) | Skeffington, A M | Walkden, E. |
| Noel-Buxton, Lady | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C | Walker, G. H. |
| Oldfield, W H | Skinnard, F. W. | Wallace, G. D (Chislehurst) |
| Orbach, M. | Smith, H N (Nottingham, S.) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S. W.) | Watkins, T. E. |
| Palmor, A. M. F | Snow, Capt. J W | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Parker, J. | Solley, L. J | Weitzman, D. |
| Parkin, B. T. | Sorensen, R W. | Wells, P L. (Faversham) |
| Paton, J. (Norwich) | Soskice, Maj. Sir F. | Wells, W. T (Walsall) |
| Pearson, A. | Sparks, J. A | West, D. G. |
| Peart, Thomas F. | Stamford, W | White, H. (Derbyshire, N. E.) |
| Piratin, P. | Stophen, C. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon W |
| Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) | Stewart, Capt Michael (Fulham, E.) | Wigg, Col. G E |
| Porter, E (Warrington) | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) | Wilkes, L. |
| Porter, G. (Leeds) | Stubbs, A. E. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Price, M. Philips | Summerskill, Dr Edith | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Proctor, W. T | Swingler, S. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Pryde, D. J | Sylvester, G O. | Williams, D J. (Neath) |
| Ranger, J | Symonds, A. L. | Williams, J. (Kelvingrove) |
| Rankin, J | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Williams, W R. (Heston) |
| Reid, T (Swindon) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Willis, E. |
| Rhodes, H | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Wills, Mrs E A |
| Richards, R. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Wilson, J. H. |
| Ridealgh, Mrs M. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) | Woods, G. S |
| Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) | Thomas, I O. (Wrekin) | Wyatt, W. |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Yates, V F. |
| Roberts, W (Cumberland, N.) | Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Young, Sir R (Newton) |
| Rogers, G H. R | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Zilliacus, K. |
| Ross, William (Kilmarnock) | Thurtle, Ernest | |
| Scollan, T. | Tiffany, S. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Segal, Dr S. | Titterington, M. F. | Mr. Simmonds and |
| Sharp, Granville | Tolley, L | Mr. Popplewell. |
| Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) | Tomlinson, Rt Hon G. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr P. G | Gage, C. | Nield, B. (Chester) |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Galbraith, Cmdr T D | Orr-Ewing, I L |
| Astor, Hon. M. | Gammans, L. D. | Osborne, C. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. | Peto, Brig. C. H. M |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Grant, Lady | Pickthorn, K. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H | Gridley, Sir A. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E |
| Beechman, N. A. | Grimston, R V | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Bennett, Sir P | Hannon, Sir P (Moseley) | Raikes, H V. |
| Birch, Nigel | Haughton, S. G. | Rayner, Brig. R |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D C (Wells) | Head, Brig A. H. | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S C. (Hillhead) |
| Boothby, R | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon Sir C | Roberts, Maj. P. G (Ecclesall) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Savory Prof D. L |
| Bower, N | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Scott, Lord W. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A | Hogg, Hon Q. | Shepherd, W S (Bucklow) |
| Bracken, Rt Hon. Brendan | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Spearman, A C M |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Hutchison, Col J. R. (Glasgow, C) | Stanley, Rt Hon. O |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P G. T. | Keeling, E. H | Stoddart-Scott, Col M |
| Bullock Capt M | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Strauss, H. G. (English Universities) |
| Butcher, H. W | Legge-Bourke, Mai, E. A H | Stuart, Rt. Hon J (Moray) |
| Butler Rt Hon R. A (S'ffr'n W 'ld' n) | Lindsay, M (Solihull) | Sutcliffe, H |
| Channon, H. | Linstead, H N. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Teeling William |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Low, Brig A. R W | Thorneycroft, G. E. P (Monmouth) |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre. Col. O E | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N |
| Crowder, Capt. John E | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Touche, G. C. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Macdonald Sir P (I. of Wight) | Turton, R. H |
| Davidson. Viscountess | Macmillan, Rt Hon. Harold (Bromley) | Vane, W. M. F |
| De la Bère, R. | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Digby, S. W | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Manningham-Buller, R E. | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. |
| Drayson, G B | Marples, A E | White, Sir D (Fareham) |
| Drewe, C | Marsden, Capt. A | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Marshall, S. H (Sutton) | Winterton, Rt Hon. Earl |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Mellor, Sir J. | York. C. |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr E L. | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T | |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) | Morrison, Rt Hon W S. (Cirencester) | Major Conant and |
| Fraser, Sir I (Lonsdale) | Mott-Radclyffe, Maj C. E | Lieut.-Colonel Thorp. |
Question put, and agreed to.