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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. H. Morrison.]

The House divided: Ayes, 267; Noes, 92.

Division No. 107. AYES [3.31 p.m.
Actand, Sir Richard Field, Capt. W. J. Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.)
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E) Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)
Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) Foilick, M. Marquand, H. A.
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Forman, J. C. Marshall, F. (Brightside)
Alpass, J. H. Fraser, T. (Hamilton) Mathers, Rt. Hon. George
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mayhew, C. P.
Attewell, H. C. Gallacher, W. Mellish, R. J.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Middleton, Mrs. L.
Austin, H. Lewis Gibson, C. W Millington, Wing-Comdr, E. R
Ayles, W. H. Gilzean, A. Mitchison, G. R.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Monslow, W.
Bacon, Miss A. Greenwood, A W. J. (Heywood) Moody, A. S.
Balfour, A. Grey, C. F. Morley, R.
Barton, C. Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Morris, P. (Swansea, W.)
Battley, J. R. Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)
Bechervaise, A. E. Guest, Dr. L. Haden Morrison, Rt. Hon H. (Lewisham, E.)
Benson, G. Gunter, R. J. Moyle, A.
Berry, H. Guy, W. H. Nally, W.
Beswick, F Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Naylor, T. E.
Bevin, Rt. Hon E. (Wandsworth C.) Hale, Leslie Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.)
Bing, G. H. C. Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford)
Blackburn, A. R. Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Oldfield, W. H.
Blyton, W. R. Hardman, D. R Oliver, G. H
Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. Hardy, E. A. Paget, R. T.
Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) Harris, H. Wilson (Cambridge Univ) Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth)
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) Harrison, J. Parker, J.
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Parkin, B. T.
Brook, D. (Halifax) Herbison, Miss M. Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)
Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) Hewitson, Capt. M Paton, J. (Norwich)
Brown, George (Belper) Hobson, C. R Pearson, A.
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Holman, P. Peart, T. F.
Brown, W. J. (Rugby) House, G. Perrins, W.
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Hoy, J. Piratin, P.
Burden, T. W. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Porter, G. (Leeds)
Carmichael, James Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) Pritt, D. N.
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Proctor, W T
Chamberlain, R. A. Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Pryde, D. J.
Champion, A. J. Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Pursey, Cmdr. H
Chater, D. Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) Randall, H E
Chetwynd, G. R Janner, B. Ranger, J.
Cluse, W. S. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Rankin, J.
Cocks, F. S. Johnston, D. H. Rees-Williams, D. R
Coldrick, W Jones, Rt. Hon. A. C. (Shipley) Reeves, J.
Collick, P. Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) Reid, T. (Swindon)
Collindridge, F. Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) Rhodes, H.
Colman, Miss G. M. Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Richards, R.
Corlett, Dr. J. Keenan, W. Ridealgh, Mrs. M
Crawley, A. Kendall, W. D Robens, A.
Cunningham, P Kenyon, C. Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Daggar, G. Key, C. W Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Daines, P. Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. Rogers, G. H. R
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Kinley, J. Royle, C.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Lang, G. Scollan, T
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Lawson, Rt. Hon J. J. Segal, Dr. S.
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Lee, F. (Hulme) Shackleton, E. A. A
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) Sharp, Granville
Delargy, H. J. Leonard, W Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes)
Diamond, J. Leslie, J R Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H (St Helens)
Dodds, N. N. Levy, B. W. Shurmer, P
Driberg, T. E. N. Lindgren, G. S Silverman, J (Erdington)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Silverman, S. S (Nelson)
Dumpleton, C. W Lipson, D. L. Skeffington-Lodge, T. C
Durbin, E. F. M Lipton, Lt.-Col. M Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Dye, S. Longden, F. Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Lyne, A. W. Snow, J W.
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C (Bedwellty) McAdam, W. Solley, L. J.
Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) McEntee, V. La T Sorensen, R. W
Edwards, W J (Whitechapel) McGhee, H. G Sparks, J A
Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) McGovern, J. Stamford, W.
Evans, E. (Lowestoft) Mack, J. D. Stross, Dr. B.
Evans, John (Ogmore) McKay, J. (Wallsend) Stubbs, A. E.
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) Mackay, R W. G. (Hull, N.W.) Summerskill, Dr. Edith
Fairhurst, F. Maclean, N. (Govan) Sylvester, G. O.
Farthing, W. J. McLeavy, F. Symonds, A. L.
Fernyhough, E. Mann, Mrs. J. Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield)
Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) Wadsworth, G. Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) Walkden, E. Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) Warbey, W. N. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) Watkins, T. E. Williams, R. W. (Wigan)
Thomas, George (Cardiff) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) Weitzman, D. Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Thurtle, Ernest Wells, P. L. (Faversham) Wilmot, Rt. Hon. J
Tiffany, S. Wells, W. T. (Walsall) Woods, G. S.
Timmons, J. West, D. G. Wyatt, W.
Titterington, M. F Westwood, Rt. Hon. J Yates, V. F.
Tolley, L. Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Turner-Samuels, M. Wigg, George
Ungoed-Thomas, L. Wilkes, L. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Vernon, Maj. W. F. Wilkins, W. A. Mr. Simmons and Mr. G. Wallace.
Viant, S. P. Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
NOES.
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury)
Amory, D. Heathooat Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. Mullan, Lt. C. H.
Baldwin, A. E. Henderson, John (Cathcart) Neven-Spence, Sir B.
Baxter, A. B. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Noble, Comdr. A. H. P.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. Hogg, Hon. Q. Odey, G. W.
Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) Howard, Hon. A. O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H.
Bossom, A C. Hurd, A. Osborne, C.
Bower, N. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Peto, Brig. C. H. M
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. Price-White, Lt.-Col. D
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T Keeling, E. H. Ramsay, Maj S.
Bullock, Capt. M. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead)
Butcher, H. W. Lambert, Hon. G. Roberts, P. G. (Ecclesall)
Channon, H. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Linstead, H. N. Savory, Prof. D. L
Clifton-Browne, Lt.-Col. G Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Scott, Lord W.
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. Spence, H. R
Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Cuthbert, W. N. Maclay, Hon. J. S. Strauss, H. G. (English Universities)
De la Bère, R. Maclean, F. H. R. Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne)
Dedds-Parker, A. D. MacLeod, J. Teeling, William
Donner, P. W. Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Touche, G. C.
Drayson, G. B. Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Vane, W. M. F.
Drewe, C. Manningham-Buller, R. E Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.)
Elliot, Lieut.-Col., Rt. Hon. W. Marlowe, A. A. H. White, J. B. (Canterbury)
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. Marsden, Capt. A. Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. Marshall, S. H. (Sutton)
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Mellor, Sir J. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Graham-Little, Sir E. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. Mr. Studholme and
Grimston, R. V. Morris-Jones, Sir H Brigadler Thorp.