§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
§ from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 251; Noes, 111.
579| Division No. 7.] | AYES | [4.0 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Freeman, J. (Watford) | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N | Marquand, H. A. |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Gallacher, W. | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Medland, H. M. |
| Attewell, H. C. | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | Mellish, R. J. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R | Gibbins, J. | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Gilzean, A. | Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R |
| Awbery, S. S. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Mitchison, G. R. |
| Ayles, W. H. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Monslow, W. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Morgan, Dr. H B |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Grenfell, D. R. | Morley, R. |
| Balfour, A. | Grey, C. F. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Barnes, Rt. Hon. A J | Grierson, E. | Morrison, Rt. Hon, H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Barstow, P. G. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Mort, D. L. |
| Barton, C. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Moyle, A. |
| Battley, J. R. | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Murray, J. D |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Gunter, R. J. | Nally, W. |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J | Guy, W. H. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Benson, G. | Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Beswick, F. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Blyton, W. R. | Hardy, E. A. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Boardman, H. | Harrison, J. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Bowden, Flg. Offr. H. W. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) | Haworth, J. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Braddock, T. (Mitcham) | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Palmer, A. M. F. |
| Bramall, E. A. | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Parker, J. |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hicks, G. | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Hobson, C. R. | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Holman, P. | Pearson, A. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Peart, T. F. |
| Byers, Frank | Horabin, T. L. | Perrins, W. |
| Carmichael, James | Hoy, J. | Popplewell, E. |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hubbard, T. | Porter, E, (Warrington) |
| Champion, A. J. | Hudson, J. H (Ealing, W.) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Chater, D. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Proctor, W. T. |
| Chetwynd, G R | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Pursey, Comdr. H. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hughes, H. D. (W'lrverh'pton, W.) | Ranger, J. |
| Cobb, F. A. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Rankin, J. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Reeves, J. |
| Collindridge, F. | Irvine, A. J. (Liverpool) | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Collins, V. J. | Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) | Richards, R. |
| Colman, Miss G. M | Isaacs, Rt. Hon, G. A. | Ridealgh, Mrs. M. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Robens, A. |
| Cook, T. F. | Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Cooper, Wing-Comdr. G | Johnston, Douglas | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Royle, C. |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) | Sargood, R. |
| Cullen, Mrs. A. | Keenan, W. | Scollan, T. |
| Daines, P. | Kenyon, C. | Scott-Elliott, W. |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Kinley, J. | Shackleton, E. A. A. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D | Sharp, Granville |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Lang, G. | Shurmer, P. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S. W.) | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Deer, G. | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C |
| Delargy, H. J | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Diamond, J. | Levy, B. W. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Dobbie, W. | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Dodds, N. N. | Lewis, J. (Bolton) | Snow, J. W. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lipson. D. L. | Solley, L. J. |
| Dumpleton, C. W. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M | Stross, Dr. B. |
| Edelman, M. | Longden, F. | Summerskill, Dr. Edith |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | Lyne, A. W. | Swingler, S. |
| Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | McAdam, W | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | McEntee, V. La T | Symonds, A. L |
| Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | Mack, J. D. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Ewart, R. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Fairhurst, F. | Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N.W.) | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) |
| Fernyhough, E. | Maclean, N. (Govan) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | McLeavy, F. | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) |
| Follick, M. | MacPherson, M. (Stirling) | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Foot, M. M. | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Tiffany, S. |
| Forman, J. C. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfeld) | Titterington, M. F. |
| Tolley, L. | Watkins, T. E | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | Willis, E. |
| Turner-Samuels, M. | Weitzman, D. | Wills, Mrs. E. A |
| Ungoed-Thomas, L. | West, D. G. | Woods, G. S |
| Vernon, Maj W. F | Whiteley, Rt. Hon W. | Wyatt, W. |
| Viant, S P | Wilkes, L. | Yates, V. F. |
| Walkden, E | Willey, F. T (Sunderland) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Walker, G H | Willey, D. G. (Cleveland) | |
| Wallace, G D. (Chislehurst) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES; |
| Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) | Mr. Simmons and Mr. Wilkins. |
| Warbey, W N | Williams, R. W (Wigan) | |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G | Hare, Hon. J. H (Woodbridge) | Odey, G. W. |
| Astor, Hon M. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Orr-Ewing, I. L |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V H. | Head, Brig. A. H. | Peake, Rt Hon. O |
| Birch, Nigel | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C | Pickthorn, K. |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C (Wells) | Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich) | Ponsonby, Col. C. E |
| Bossom, A. C. | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | Price-White, Lt.-Col. D |
| Bower, N. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Keeling, E H. | Renton, D. |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Kingsmill, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Roberts, P. G (Ecclesall) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Lambert, Hon. G. | Robertson, Sir D (Streatham) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Langford-Holt, J. | Ross, Sir R D. (Londonderry) |
| Bullock, Capt. M | Law, Rt Hon. R. K. | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Butcher, H. W | Legge-Bourke, Maj E. A H | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Carson, E. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Scott, Lord W. |
| Channon, H. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Churchill, Rt Hon. W. S | Low, A. R. W. | Stewart, J Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Clarke, Col. R. S. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Corbett, Lt.-Col. U | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Macdonald, Sir P (I. of Wight) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E | McFarlane, C. S | Sutcliffe, H |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Maclean, F. H R (Lancaster) | Thomas, Ivor (Keighley) |
| De la Bere, R | Macmillan, Rt. Hon Harold (Bromley) | Thorp, Brigadier R A F |
| Digby, S. W | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G. C. |
| Donner, P. W. | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Turton, R. H. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt Hon Walter | Marlowe, A. A H | Wakefield, Sir W W |
| Erroll, F. J. | Marples, A. E. | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Fletcher, W (Bury) | Marsden, Capt A | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.) |
| Fox, Sir G. | Marshall, D (Bodmin) | White, Sir D. (Fareham) |
| Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) | Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T D | Mellor, Sir J | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Gammans. L D | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Gates, Maj. E. E | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | York, C |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Morrison, Rt. Hn. W. S. (Cirencester) | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Grimston, R. V. | Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. | |
| Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Mullan, Lt. C. H | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Harden, J R E. | Nutting, Anthony | Major Conant and |
| Brigadier Mackeson. |
Question put, and agreed to.