HC Deb 08 May 1947 vol 437 cc815-7

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, 244; Noes, 122.

Division No. 196.] AYES. [3.45 p.m.
Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Mitchison, G. R
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. Gilzean, A. Montague, F.
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Morley, R
Alpass, J. H. Gooch, E. G. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (L'wish'm, E.)
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Gordon-Walker, P. C. Mort, D. L
Austin, H. Lewis Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Moyle, A.
Awbery, S. S. Grey, C. F. Mulvey, A.
Ayles, W. H. Grierson, E. Nally, W.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Naylor, T. E
Bacon, Miss A. Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) Neal, H. (Claycross)
Balfour, A. Guest, Dr. L. Haden Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Barstow, P. G. Gunter, R. J. Noel-Buxton, Lady
Barton, C. Guy, W. H. Oldfield, W. H.
Battley, J. R. Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Oliver, G. H.
Bechervaise, A. E. Hale, Leslie Parker, J.
Ballenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Hall, W. G. Paton, J. (Norwich)
Benson, G. Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R, Pearson, A.
Beswick, F. Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Pearl, Capt T. F.
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Hardy, E. A. Piratin, P.
Bing, G. H. C. Hastings, Dr. Somerville Porter, E. (Warrington)
Binns, J. Haworth, J. Porter, G. (Leeds)
Blackburn, A. R. Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Price, M. Philips
Boardman, H. Herbison, Miss M. Proctor, W. T.
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Hewitson, Captain M Pryde, D. J.
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) Hicks, G. Randall, H. E
Bramall, E. A. Hobson, C. R. Rankin, J.
Brook, D. (Halifax) Holman, P. Reeves, J.
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Rhodes, H.
Brown, George (Belper) House, G. Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Hoy, J. Robens, A.
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Hubbard, T. Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Buchanan, G. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Robertson J. J. (Berwick)
Burden, T. W. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Burke, W. A Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Royle, C.
Callaghan, James Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) Sargood, R.
Champion, A. J. Irving, W. J. Scollan, T
Chater, D. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A Scott-Elliot, W.
Chetwynd, G. R. Jay, D. P. T. Sharp, Granville
Clitherow, Dr. R. Jones, Rt. Hon. A. C. (Shipley) Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes)
Cocks, F. S. Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens)
Collins, V. J. Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Silkin, Rt. Hon. L.
Colman, Miss G. M Keenan, W. Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Cook, T. F. Key, C. W. Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Corlett, Dr. J. King, E. M. Skeffington-Lodge, T. C.
Corvedale, Viscount Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E Skinnard, F. W.
Cove, W. G. Kinley, J. Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Crawley, A. Kirby, B. V Snow, Capt. J. W
Cunningham, P. Lang, G. Solley, L. J.
Daines, P. Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. Sparks, J. A.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) Stross, Dr. B.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Lever, N. H. Stubbs, A. E.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Levy, B. W. Summerskill, Dr. Edith
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) Swingler, S.
Davies, R J. (Westhoughton) Lewis, J. (Bolton) Symonds, A. L.
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Lewis, T. (Southampton) Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Deer, G. Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
de Freitas, Geoffrey Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
Dodds, N N. Longden, F. Thomas, Ivor (Keighley)
Donovan, T. McAdam, W. Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin)
Driberg, T. E. N. McEntee, V. La T. Thomas, George (Cardiff)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) McGhee, H. G. Thomson, Rt. Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.)
Dye, S. McGovern, J. Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C.
Edelman, M. Mack, J. D. Thurtle, Ernest
Edwards, John (Blackburn) McKay, [...] (Wallsend) Tiffany, S.
Edwards, N. (Gaerphilly) McKinlay, A. S. Timmons, J.
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Maclean, N. (Govan) Titterington, M. F.
Evans, E. (Lowestoft) MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Tolley, L.
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) Macpherson, T. (Romford) Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G.
Farthing, W. J. Mallalieu, J. P. W. Vernon, Maj. W. F.
Field, Capt. W. J. Mann, Mrs. J. Walker, G. H.
Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst)
Forman, J. C. Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) Warbey, W. N.
Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) Middleton, Mrs. L. Watson, W. M.
Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mikardo, Ian Webb, M. (Bradford, C.)
Gallacher, W, Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
Wells, W. T. (Walsall) Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) Wyatt, W.
West, D. G. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) Yates, V. F
Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. Williams, W. R. (Heston) Young, Sir R. (Newton)
White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) Willis, E. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W Wills, Mrs. E. A
Wilkins, W. A. Woodburn, A TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) Woods, G. S Mr. Simmons and
Mr. Popplewell
NOES
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir I.
Aitken, Hon. Max Harris, H. Wilson Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)
Amory, D. Heathcote Harvey, Air-Comdre, A. V. Morris-Jones, Sir H.
Barlow, Sir J. Haughton, S, G. Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury)
Baxter, A. B. Head, Brig. A. H. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (C'ne'ster)
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Neven-Spence, Sir B
Beechman, N. A. Herbert, Sir A. P. Nicholson, G.
Birch, Nige[...] Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Noble, Comdr. A. H. P.
Bowen, R. Hogg, Hon. Q. Orr-Ewing, I. L
Bower, N. Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) Peake, Rt. Hon. O
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Howard, Hon. A. Pickthorn, K.
Braithwaite Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'gh, W.) Ponsonby, Col. C. E.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Jeffreys, General Sir G. Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry)
Bullock, Capt. M. Jennings, R. Ramsay, Maj. S.
Byers, Frank Keeling, E. H. Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Carson, E. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Renton, D.
Channon, H. Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G Lambert, Hon. G. Savory, Prof. D. L.
Cooper-Key, E. M. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Scott, Lord W.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H F. C Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H Smith, E. P. (Ashford)
Crowder, Capt. John E Lipson, D L. Smithers, Sir W.
Cuthbert, W. N. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew. E.) Snadden, W. M.
Davies, Clement (Montgomery) Low, Brig. A. R. W. Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Digby, S. W. Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. Stoddart-Scott, Col, M.
Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P. W. MacAndrew, Col. Sir C Strauss, H. C. (English Universities)
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) McCallum, Maj. D. Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray)
Duthie, W. S. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Studholme, H. G.
Eccles, D. M. Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.) Sutcliffe, H.
Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walte[...] Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Teeling, William
Erroll, F. J. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth)
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. MacLeod, J. Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F
Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Wadsworth, G.
Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) Manningham-Buller, R. E. Walker-Smith, D.
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. Marlowe, A. A. H. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Gammans, L. D. Marples, A. E. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Glyn, Sir R. Marsden, Capt. A. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl
Grant, Lady Marshall, S. H. (Sutton)
Gridley, Sir A. Mellor, Sir J. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Gumston, R. V Molson, A. H. E Mr. Drewe and Major Conan[...]

Question put, and agreed to.