§ Motion made, and question put,
That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from2534
the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes. 246; Noes, 93.
2535| Division No. 224. | AYES. | [3.36 p.m |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Farthing, W J. | Morrison, Rt Hon H. (Lewisham, E) |
| Adams, W. T (Hammersmith South) | Fernyhough, [...] | Mulvey, A |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V | Fletcher, E. G M (Islington, E.) | Nally, W |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Forman, J. C | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Alpass, J. H | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Nicholls, H R. (Stratford) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Attewell, H. C. | George, Lady M Lloyd (Anglesey) | Oldfield, W. H |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R[...] | Gibbins, J. | Oliver, G. H |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Gibson, C. W | Orbach, M |
| Awbery, S. S | Gilzean, A. | Paget, R T |
| Ayles, W. H. | Gordon-Walker, P. C | Parker, J |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs [...] | Greenwood, Rt. Hon A (Wakefield) | Paton, J (Norwich) |
| Barton, C. | Greenwood, A. W. J (Heywood) | Pearson, A |
| Battley, J. R. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley | Peart, Caps T. F. [...] |
| Bechervaise, A E | Guest, Dr. L. Hade[...] | Piratin, P. |
| Benson, G. | Gunter, R. J | Popplewell, E |
| Berry, H. | Guy, W. H | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Beswick, F | Haire, John E (Wycombe) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Bevan, Rt. Hon. A (Ebbw Vale) | Hall, W. G. | Price, M. Philips |
| Bing, G. H C | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R | Pritt, D. N |
| Binns, J | Hardy, E. A. | Proctor, W T |
| Blackburn, A. R | Harris, H. Wilson | Pursey, Cmdr. H |
| Blenkinsop, A | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Randall, H E |
| Blyton, W. R | Haworth, J | Ranger, J |
| Boardman, H. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Rankin, J |
| Bottomley, A. G | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Rees-Williams, D [...] |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H W. | Hobson, C R | Reeves, J. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Holman, P | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Rhodes, H. |
| Bramall, E. A | House, G. | Richards, R |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hoy, J | Robens, A |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Hubbard. T | Roberts, W (Cumberland, N.) |
| Brown, T. J (Ince) | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Brown, W. J (Rugby) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Royle, C. |
| Bruce, Maj. D W T | Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W) | Sargood, R |
| Buchanan, G. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Scott-Elliot W |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Irving, W. J. | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Byers, Frank | Isaacs, Rt Hon G. A. | Shackleton, E. A A[...] |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Janner, B. | Sharp, Granville |
| Chamberlain, R. A | Jay, D. P. T | Shawcross, Rt. Hon Sir H. (St. Helens) |
| Champion, A. J. | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Shurmer, P. |
| Clitherow, Dr R | Jager, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Skeffington, A. M. |
| Collindridge, F | Keenan, W. | Skeffington-Lodge, T C |
| Collins, V. J | Kendall, W. D | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Colman, Miss G. M | Kenyon, C | Smith, S. H (Hull, S W.) |
| Cook, T. F. | Kinley, J. | Snow, Capt J. W. |
| Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G | Kirby, B. V | Soskice, Maj. Sir F. |
| Corbet, Mrs F. K. (Camberwell, N.W.) | Lavers, S. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Corlett, Dr. J | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Stamford, W |
| Cove, W. G. | Levy, B. W | Steele, T. |
| Crawley, A | Lewis, A W J. (Upton) | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) |
| Cunningham, P. | Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng Univ.) | Stokes, R. R. |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Lipson, D. L. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Longden, F. | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | McAdam, W | Swingler, S |
| Davies, Hadyn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | McEntee, V La T[...] | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | McGhee, H. G. | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) |
| Deer, G. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | McKinlay, A. S. | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Dobbie, W. | Maclean, N. (Govan[...] | Thomas, D E. (Aberdare) |
| Dodds, N. N | McLeavy, F. | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) |
| Donovan, T. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. | Thomas, I O. (Wrekin) |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Marquand, H A | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Durbin, E F. M | Mayhew, C. P | Timmons, J. |
| Dye, S. | Medland, H. M | Titterington, M F |
| Ede, Rt. Hon J. C | Middleton, Mrs. L[...] | Tolley, L |
| Edelman, M. | Mikardo, Ian | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Mitchison, G. R | Vernon, Maj. W F |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Monslow, W. | Viant, S. P |
| Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Montague, F | Walker, G. H. |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | Moody, A. S. | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Evans, S. N (Wednesbury) | Morley, R. | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| Ewart, R. | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) | Warbey, W. N. |
| Fairhurst, F | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) | Watson, W M |
| Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) | Wyatt, W. |
| Wells, P. L. (Faversham) | Williams, D J. (Neath) | Yates, V. F |
| Wells, W. T. (Walsall) | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W | Williams, W. R. (Heston) | Zilliacus, K. |
| Wilkes, L | Willis, E. | |
| Wilkins, W. A. | Wills, Mrs. E. A | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) | Wilson, J. H. | Mr. Simmons and |
| Mr. Hannan. | ||
| NOES. | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G | Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) | Neven-Spence, Sir B |
| Aitken, Hon. Max | Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Nicholson, G. |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. (Armagh) | Galbraith, Cmdr T D. | Nield, B (Chester) |
| Amory, D. Heathooat | Glyn, Sir R. | Noble, Comdr A. H P |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H | Grimston, R. V | Pickthorn, K. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Birch, Nigel | Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) | Prescott, Stanley |
| Bossom, A C | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. |
| Bower, N. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon Sir C | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Hogg, Hon. Q | Roberts, Maj. P. G. (Ecclesall) |
| Bullock, Capt. M | Hollis, M. C | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Challen, C. | Hope, Lord J | Sanderson, Sir F |
| Channon, H. | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Clarke, Col. R. S. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | Scott, Lord W. |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Jeffreys, General Sir G | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon H F. C | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E | Lancaster, Col. C G | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Crowder, Capt. John E | Langford-Holt, J. | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Darling, Sir W. Y | Low, Brig. A. R. W. | Strauss, H. G. (English Universities) |
| De la Bère, R. | Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Digby, S. W. | Mackeson, Brig. H. R | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | MacLeod, J. | Thorp. Lt.-Col. R A F |
| Donner, Sqn.-Ldr. P W. | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G. C. |
| Dower, E. L. G (Caithness) | Manningham-Buller, R E | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Drewe, C. | Marlowe, A. A. H | Wheatley, Colonel M J |
| Duthie, W. S. | Marsden, Capt. A | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A | Marshall, D (Bodmin) | York, C |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Marshall, S. H (Sutton) | |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. | Medlicott, F. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Fox, Sir G | Morris-Jones, Sir H | Mr. Studholme and |
| Major Conant. |