HC Deb 06 May 1947 vol 437 cc225-9

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, 281; Noes, 148.

Division No. 182.] AYES. [3.51 p.m.
Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) McAllister, G.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) McEntee, V. La T
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Evans, E. (Lowestoft) McGhee, H. G.
Allighan, Garry Evans, John (Ogmore) McGovern, J.
Alpass, J. H. Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) Mack, J. D.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Ewart, R. Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.)
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Fairhurst, F. McKinlay, A. S.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Farthing, W. J. Maclean, N. (Govan)
Austin, H. Lewis Field, Captain W. J McLeavy, F.
Awbery, S. S Foot, M. M. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles)
Ayles, W. H. Forman, J. C. Macpherson, T. (Romford)
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Fraser, T. (Hamilton) Mainwaring, W. H.
Bacon, Miss A. Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) Mallalieu, J. P. W
Balfour, A. Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mann, Mrs. J
Barton, C. Gaitskell, H. T. N. Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.)
Battley, J. R. Gallacher, W, Manning, Mrs. L, (Epping)
Bechervaise, A. E. Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Marshall, F. (Brightside)
Belcher, J. W. Gibbins, J. Mellish, R. J.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Gilzean, A. Messer, F.
Benson, G. Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Middleton, Mrs. L
Berry, H. Gordon-Walker, P. C. Millington, Wing-Comdr E. R
Beswick, F. Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) Mitchison, G. R.
Bing, G. H. C. Grenfell, D. R. Monslow, W.
Blackburn, A. R. Grey, C. F. Montague, F.
Blyton, W. R. Grierson, E. Moody, A. S.
Boardman, H. Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Bottomley, A. G. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.)
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) Mort, D. L.
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) Guest, Dr. L. Haden Moyle, A.
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Gunter, R. J. Mulvey, A-
Bramall, E. A. Guy, W. H. Murray, J. D
Brook, D. (Halifax) Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Nally, W.
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Hall, W. G. Naylor, T. E.
Brown, George (Belper) Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. Neal, H. (Claycross)
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Brown, W. J. (Rugby) Hardy, E. A Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford)
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Haworth, J. Noel-Buxton, Lady
Buchanan, G. Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) Oldfield, W. H.
Burden, T. W. Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Paget, R. T
Burke, W. A. Herbison, Miss M. Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Callaghan, James Hewitson, Captain M Palmer, A. M. F
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Hicks, G. Parker, J.
Chamberlain, R. A. Hobson, C. R. Parkin, B. T.
Champion, A. J. Holman, P. Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)
Chetwynd, G. R. Holmes, H. E (Hemsworth) Paton, J. (Norwich)
Clitherow, Dr. R. House, G. Pearson, A.
Cocks, F. S. Hoy, J. Peart, Capt. T. F
Coldrick, W. Hubbard, T. Piratin, P.
Collindridge, F. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Porter, E. (Warrington)
Collins, V. J. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Porter, G. (Leeds)
Colman, Miss G. M. Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Price, M. Philips
Comyns, Dr. L. Irving, W. J. Proctor, W. T.
Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) Isaacs, Rt. Hon G. A Pryde, D. J.
Corlett, Dr. J. Janner, B. Randall, H. E.
Corvedale, Viscount Jay, D. P. T. Ranger, J.
Crawley, A. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
Crossman, R. H. S Jager, Dr. S W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Dagger, G. Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Daines, P. Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Rogers, G. H. R.
Dalton, Rt Hon. H. Keenan, W. Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Kenyon, C. Sargood, R.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) King, E. M. Scollan, T.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E Scott-Elliot, W.
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Kinley, J. Shackleton, E. A. A
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Kirby, B. V. Sharp, Granville
de Freitas, Geoffrey Lang, G. Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Delargy, H. J. Lavers, S. Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Diamond, J. Lawson, Rt. Hon. J J Skeffington, A. M.
Dobbie, W. Lee, F. (Hulme) Skeffington-Lodge, T. C
Dodds, N. N. Leslie, J. R. Skinnard, F. W.
Driberg, T. E. N. Levy, B. W. Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Dumpleton, C. W. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.)
Durbin, E. F. M Logan, D. G. Snow, Capt. J. W.
Dye, S. Longden, F. Solley, L. J.
Edelman, M. McAdam, W Sorensen, R. W.
Soskice, Maj. Sir [...] Thurtle, Ernest White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Sparks, J. A. Tiffany, S. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W
Stamford, W Timmons, J. Wigg, Col. G. E.
Steele, T. Titterington, M. F. Wilkins, W. A.
Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) Tolley, L. Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) Vernon, Maj. W. F Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Stross, D[...]r. B. Viant, S. P. Willis, E.
Stubbs, A. E Walkden, E. Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Swingler, S. Walker, G. H. Wise, Major F. J.
Sylvester, G. O. Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) Woodburn, A.
Symonds, A. L. Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) Woods, G. S.
Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) Warbey, W. N. Wyatt, W.
Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) Watson, W. M. Yates, V. F.
Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) Weitzman, D. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) Wells, W. T. (Walsall) TELLERS FOR THE AYES
Thomas, George (Cardiff) West, D. G. Mr. Simmons and
Thomson, Rt. Hn. G R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. Mr. Popplewell.
NOES.
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H.
Aitken, Hon. Max Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V Orr-Ewing, I. L.
Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. (Armagh) Haughton, S. G. Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
Amory, D. Heathcoat Head, Brig. A. H. Peto, Brig. C. H. M
Baldwin, A. E. Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Pickthorn, K.
Barlow, Sir J. Henderson, John (Cathcart) Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Baxter, A. B. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Price-White, Lt.-Col. D
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H Hogg, Hon. Q. Prior-Palmer, Brig O
Beechman, N. A. Hollis, M. C. Raikes, H. V.
Birch, Nigel Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) Ramsay, Major S.
Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) Howard, Hon. A. Rayner, Brig. R.
Bower, N. Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'gh, W.) Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W Jeffreys, General Sir G Ropner, Col. L.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Jennings, R. Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Byers, Frank Keeling, E. H. Sanderson, Sir F.
Carson, E. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Savory, Prof. D L
Challen, C. Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H Scott, Lord W.
Channon, H. Lambert, Hon. G. Shephard, S. (Newark)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W.
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. Smith, E. P. (Ashford)
Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H Snadden, W. M.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Lennox-Boyd, A. T Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E Lipson, D. L. Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.)
Crowder, Capt. John E. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew. E.) Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Cuthbert, W. N. Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Strauss, H. G. (English Universities)
Davidson, Viscountess Low, Brig. A. R. W. Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray)
Davies, Clement (Montgomery) Lucas, Major Sir J. Sutcliffe, H.
Digby, S. W. MacAndrew, Col. Sir C Taylor, C S (Eastbourne)
Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. Macdonald, Sir P. (Isle of Wight) Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.)
Dower, E. L. G. (Caithness) Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth)
Drayson, G. B. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Drewe, C. MacLeod, J. Thorp, Lt.-Col R. A. F
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) Macmillan, Rt. Hon, Harold (Bromley) Touche, G. C.
Duthie, W. S. Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Vane, W. M. F
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Wadsworth, G
Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter Manningham-Buller, R. E Walker-Smith, D
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L Marlowe, A. A. H. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Fox, Sir G. Marsden, Capt. A. Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) Marshall, D. (Bodmin) White, Sir D. (Fareham)
Gage, C. Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) White, J. B. (Canterbury)
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D Mellor, Sir J. Williams, C (Torquay)
Gammans, L. D. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Glyn, Sir R. Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) York, C.
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A Neill, W. F. (Belfast, N.)
Grant, Lady Neven-Spence, Sir B. TELLERS FOR THE NOES
Grimston, R. V. Nicholson, G. Major Conant and
Gruffydd, Prof. W. J. Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. Mr. Studholme.
Hannon, Sir P (Moseley) Nutting, Anthony

Resolution agreed to.