§
Motion made, and Question proposed,
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, 135.
1017| Division No. 257.] | AYES. | [3.33 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Berry, H. | Byers, Frank |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Beswick, F. | Callaghan, James |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Bing, G. H. C. | Carmichael, James |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Binns, J. | Castle, Mrs. B. A. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Blackburn, A. R. | Chamberlain, R. A. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Blenkinsop, A. | Champion, A. J. |
| Attewell, H. C. | Blyton, W. R. | Chetwynd, G. R. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Boardman, H. | Cluse, W. S. |
| Ayles, W. H. | Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Cocks, F. S. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) | Coldrick, W. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Collindridge, F. |
| Balfour, A. | Bramall, E. A. | Collins, V. J. |
| Barstow, P. G. | Brook, D. (Halifax) | Colman, Miss G. M. |
| Barton, C. | Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Comyns, Dr. L. |
| Battley, J. R. | Brown, George (Belper) | Cook, T. F. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G. |
| Belcher, J. W. | Brown, W. J. (Rugby) | Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) |
| Benson, G. | Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Corlett, Dr. J. |
| Cove, W. G. | Johnston, Douglas | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Crawley, A. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) | Royle, C. |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Kendall, W. D. | Sargood, R. |
| Daggar, G. | King, E. M. | Scollan, T. |
| Daines, P. | Kinley, J. | Scott-Elliott, W. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D. | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Shackleton, E. A. A. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Leonard, W. | Sharp, Granville |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lever, N. H. | Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) |
| Deer, G. | Levy, B. W. | Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Lewis, J. (Bolton) | Shurmer, P. |
| Delargy, H. J. | Lipson, D. L. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Diamond, J. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Dobbie, W. | Logan, D. G. | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Longden, F. | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lyne, A. W. | Smith, C. (Colchester) |
| Dugdale, J. (W Bromwich) | McAdam, W. | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Dye, S. | McEntee, V. La T. | Snow, J. W. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon J. C. | McGhee, H. G. | Solley, L. J. |
| Edelman, M. | Mack, J. D. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. N. (Caerphilly) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.) | Steele, T. |
| Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McKinley, A. S. | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | McLeavy, F. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Ewart, R. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Swingler, S. |
| Fairhurst, F. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Farthing, W. J. | Mann, Mrs. J. | Symonds, A L. |
| Fernyhough, E. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Field, Capt. W. J. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | Marquand, H. A. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) |
| Foot, M. M. | Marshall, F. (Brightside) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| Forman, J. C. | Mashers, Rt. Hon. George | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) |
| Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Mellish, R. J. | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) |
| Gallacher, W. | Middleton, Mrs. L. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Mikardo, Ian | Tiffany, S. |
| Gibbins, J. | Millington, Wing-Comdr E. R. | Timmons, J. |
| Gilzean, A. | Monslow, W. | Titterington, M. F. |
| Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Moody, A. S. | Tolley, L. |
| Goodrich, H. E. | Morley, R. | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) | Usborne, Henry |
| Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) | Vernon, Maj. W. F. |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) | Viant, S. P. |
| Grey, C. F. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) | Wadsworth, G. |
| Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Murray J. D. | Walkden, E. |
| Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Neal, H. (Clay Cross) | Walker, G. H. |
| Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Gunter, R. J. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) | Warbey, W. N. |
| Guy, W. H. | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. (Derby) | Watkins, T. E. |
| Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Oldfield, W. H. | Watson, W. M. |
| Hale, Leslie | Oliver, G. H. | Weitzman, D. |
| Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil | Orbach, M. | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Hannan, W. (Maryhill) | Parker, J. | West, D. G. |
| Hardy, E. A. | Parkin, B. T. | Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Harrison, J. | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) | Wheatley, Rt. Hn. John (Edinb'gh, E.) |
| Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Paton, J. (Norwich) | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Haworth, J. | Pearson, A. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Peart, T. F. | Wigg, George |
| Herbison, Miss M. | Perrins, W. | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Hicks, G. | Platts-Mills, J. F. F. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Hobson, C. R. | Popplewell, E. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Holman, P. | Porter, E. (Warrington) | Williams, R. W. (Wigan) |
| Horabin, T. L. | Porter, G. (Leeds) | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| House, G. | Price, M. Philips | Willis, E. |
| Hoy, J. | Proctor, W. T. | Wise, Major F. J. |
| Hubbard, T. | Pryde, D. J. | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) | Randall, H. E. | Woods, G. S. |
| Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Ranger, J. | Wyatt, W. |
| Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Rankin, J. | Yates, V. F. |
| Hughes, H. D. (W'Iverh'pton, W.) | Reeves, J. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Rhodes, H. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Richards, R. | |
| Jay, D. P. T. | Robens, A. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) | Mr. Simmons and |
| Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St Pancras, S.E.) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Mr. Wilkins. |
| Jenkins, R. H. | Rogers, G. H. R. | |
| NOES. | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Beechman, N. A. | Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Birch, Nigel | Bracken, Rt. Hon. Brendan |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) | Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Bossom, A. C. | Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H. |
| Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Orr-Ewing, I. L. |
| Carson, E. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Challen, C. | Jennings, R. | Peto, Brig. C. H. M. |
| Channon, H. | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Pickthorn, K. |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Prescott, Stanley |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Langford-Holt, J. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. |
| Corbet, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Rayner, Brig. R. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Renton, D. |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Roberts, H. (Handsworth) |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| De la Bère, R. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Robinson, Roland |
| Digby, S. W. | McCallum, Maj. D. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Macdonald, Sir P. (I of Wight) | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Drewe, C. | McFarlane, C. S. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Shepherd, S. (Newark) |
| Duthie, W. S. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Eccles, D. M. | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon Walter | Maclean, F. H. R. (Lancaster) | Snadden, W. M. |
| Erroll, F. J. | MacLeod, J. | Spence, H. R. |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Maitland, Comdr, J. W. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir D. P. M. | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Gage, C. | Marples, A. E. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Gammons, L. D. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Glyn, Sir R. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Touche, G. C. |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. | Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Grant, Lady | Medlicott, Brigadier F. | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Mellor, Sir J. | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Grimston, R. V. | Molson, A. H. E. | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.) |
| Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cir'cester) | York, C. |
| Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Neven-Spence Sir B. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Nicholson, G. | |
| Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hulbert, Wing-Cdr N. J. | Odey, G. W. | Mr. Studholme and |
| Major Ramsay. |