HC Deb 07 May 1947 vol 437 cc437-40

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, 272; Noes, 147.

Division No. 186.] AYES. [3.45 p.m.
Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) Edelman, M. McGhee, H. G.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. Edwards, John (Blackburn) McGovern, J.
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) Mack, J. D.
Allighan, Garry Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.)
Alpass, J. H. Evans, E. (Lowestoft) McKinlay, A. S.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Evans, John (Ogmore) Maclean, N. (Govan)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) McLeavy, F.
Austin, H. Lewis Ewart, R. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles)
Awbery, S. S. Fairhurst, F. Macpherson, T. (Romford)
Ayles, W. H. Farthing, W. J. Mainwaring, W. H.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Field, Capt. W. J. Mallalieu, J. P. W.
Bacon, Miss A. Follick, M. Mann, Mrs. J.
Balfour, A. Foot, M. M. Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.)
Barstow, P. G. Forman, J. C. Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)
Barton, C. Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) Mellish, R. J.
Battley, J. R. Gallacher, W. Middleton, Mrs. L.
Bechervaise, A. E. Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Mikardo, Ian
Belcher, J. W. Gilzean, A. Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Mitchison, G. R.
Benson, G. Gooch, E. G. Monslow, W.
Berry, H. Gordon-Walker, P. C. Montague, F.
Beswick, F. Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Moody, A. S.
Bing, G. H. C. Grenfell, D. R. Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Binns, J. Grey, C. F. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.)
Blackburn, A. R. Grierson, E. Mort, D. L.
Boardman, H. Guest, Dr. L. Haden Moyle, A.
Bottomley, A. G. Gunter, R. J. Mulvey, A.
Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. Guy, W. H. Murray, J. D.
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Hall, W. G. Nally, W.
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. Naylor, T. E.
Bramall, E. A. Hardy, E. A. Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Brook, D. (Halifax) Harris, H. Wilson Noel-Buxton, Lady
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Hastings, Dr. Somerville Oldfield, W. H.
Brown, George (Belper) Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth)
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Herbison, Miss M. Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T Hobson, C. R. Parker, J.
Buchanan, G. Holman, P. Parkin, B, T.
Burke, W. A. Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Paton, J. (Norwich)
Callaghan, James House, G. Pearson, A.
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Hoy, J. Peart, Capt. T. F.
Chamberlain, R. A. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W,) Piratin, P.
Champion, A. J. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Platts-Mills, J. F. F
Chetwynd, G. R. Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Popplewell, E.
Clitherow, Dr. R. Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) Porter, E. (Warrington)
Cocks, F. S. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Porter, G. (Leeds)
Coldrick, W. Janner, B. Pryde, D. J.
Collindridge, F. Jay, D. P. T. Pursey, Cmdr. H.
Collins, V. J. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Randall, H. E.
Colman, Miss G. M. Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) Ranger, J.
Comyns, Dr. L. John, W. Reeves, J.
Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. Jones, Rt. Hon. A. C. (Shipley) Reid, T. (Swindon)
Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) Rhodes, H.
Corlett, Dr. J. Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) Richards, R.
Corvedale, Viscount Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
Cove, W. G. Keenan, W. Robens, A.
Crawley, A. King, E. M. Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Crossman, R. H. S Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. Rogers, G. H. R.
Cunningham, P. Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Daggar, G. Kinley, J. Sargood, R.
Daines, P. Kirby, B. V. Scollan, T.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Lang, G. Scott-Elliot, W.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. Shackleton, E. A. A
Davies, Harold (Leek) Lee, F. (Hulme). Sharp, Granville
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Leonard, W. Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Lever, N. H. Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens)
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Levy, B. W Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E.
Deer, G. Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) Shurmer, P.
de Freitas, Geoffrey Lindgren, G. S. Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Diamond, J. Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Skeffington-Lodge, T. C.
Dodds, N. N. Lipson, D. L. Skinnard, F. W.
Driberg, T. E. N. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Logan, D. G. Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Dumpleton, C. W. McAdam, W. Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.)
Durbin, E. F. M. McAllister, G. Snow, Capt. J. W.
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. McEntee, V. La T. Solley, L. J.
Sorensen, R. W. Thurtle, Ernest Wigg, Col. G. E.
Soskice, Maj. Sir F Tiffany, S. Wilkins, W. A.
Sparks, J. A. Timmons, J. Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Stamford, W. Tolley, L. Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) Viant, S. P. Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) Walkden, E. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Stress, Dr. B. Walker, G. H. Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Stubbs, A. E. Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) Willis, E.
Swingler, S. Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Sylvester, G. O. Warbey, W. N. Wise, Major F. J
Symonds, A. L. Watson, W. M. Woodburn, A.
Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Woods, G. S.
Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) Weitzman, D. Wyatt, W.
Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) Wells, P. L. (Faversham) Yates, V. F.
Thomas, George (Gardiff) West, D. G. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) Westwood, Rt. Hon. J.
Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Mr. Simmons and Mr. Hannan.
NOES.
Aitken, Hon. Max Grant, Lady Nicholson, G.
Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. (Armagh) Grimston, R. V. Noble, Comdr. A. H. P.
Amory, D. Heathcote Gruffydd, Prof. W. J. O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H.
Astor, Hon. M. Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Orr-Ewing, I. L
Baldwin, A. E. Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) Peaks, Rt. Hon. O.
Baxter, A. B. Harvey, Air-Comdre, A. V. Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H Head, Brig. A. H. Pickthorn, K.
Beechman, N. A. Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Birch, Nigel Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Price-White, Lt.-Col. D.
Bowen, R. Hogg, Hon. Q. Prior-Palmer, Brig. O.
Bower, N. Hollis, M. C. Raikes, H V.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) Ramsay, Maj. S.
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Hope, Lord J. Rayner, Brig. R.
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'gh, W.) Ropner, Col. L.
Butcher, H. W. Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Byers, Frank Jeffreys, General Sir G. Savory, Prof. D. L.
Carson, E. Jennings, R. Scott, Lord W.
Challen, C. Kendall, W. D. Shephard, S. (Newark)
Channon, H. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. Smith, E. P. (Ashford)
Clarke, Col. R. S. Lambert, Hon. G. Smithers, Sir W.
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Snadden, W[...] M.
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Spearman, A. C. M.
Cooper-Key, E. M. Linstead, H. N. Spence, H. R.
Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Low, Brig. A. R. W. Strauss, H. G. (English Universities)
Crowder, Capt. John E. Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray)
Cuthbert, W. N. Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne)
Davies, Clement (Montgomery) MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.)
De la Bère, R. McCallum, Maj. D. Teeling, William
Digby, S. W. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford)
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F.
Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Touche, G. C.
Dower, E. L. C. (Caithness) MacLeod, J. Wadsworth, G.
Drayson, G. B. Macpherson, 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. Wheatley, Colonel M. J.
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Marsden, Capt. A. White, Sir D. (Fareham)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Williams, C. (Torquay)
Erroll, F. J. Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Mellor, Sir J. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) York, C.
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. Morris-Jones, Sir H.
George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Glyn, Sir R. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (C'no'ster) Commander Agnew and
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Mott-Radclyffe, Maj. C. E. Mr. Studholme.