HC Deb 02 February 1949 vol 460 cc1678-80

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, 253; Noes, 89.

Division No. 45.] AYES [3.31 p.m.
Adams, Richard (Batham) Cluse, W. S. Freeman, Peter (Newport)
Albu, A. H. Cocks, F. S. Ganley, Mrs. C. S.
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V Collindridge, F. Gibbins, J.
Alpass, J. H Comyns, Dr. L. Gibson, C. W.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Cooper, G. Gilzean, A.
Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) Glanville, J. E. (Consett)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R Corlett, Dr. J Gordon-Walker, P. C
Austin, H. Lewis Cove, W. G. Granville, E. (Eye)
Awbery, S. S. Crawley, A. Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood)
Ayles, W. H. Cullen, Miss Grenfell, D. R
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B Daines, P. Grey, C. F.
Bacon, Miss A. Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Grierson, E.
Balfour, A. Davies, Edward (Burslem) Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly)
Bartlett, V. Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side)
Barton, C. Davies, Harold (Leek) Gruffydd, Prof. W. J.
Beohervaise, A. E Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) Guest, Dr. L. Haden
Benson, G. Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Gunter, R. J.
Berry, H. Deer, G. Haire, John E. (Wycombe)
Bevin, Rt. Hon. E. (Wandsworth, C.) de Freitas, Geoffrey Hale, Leslie
Bing, G. H. C. Dobbie, W. Hall, Rt. Hon Glenvil
Binns, J. Dodds, N. N. Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R
Blackburn, A. R. Driberg, T. E. N. Hannan, W. (Maryhill)
Blyton, W. R. Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) Hardy, E. A.
Bowen, R. Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Harris, H. Wilson (Cambridge Univ.)
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) Harrison, J.
Brooks, T, J. (Rothwell) Evans, E. (Lowestoft) Hastings, Dr. Somerville
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) Haworth, J.
Brown, W. J. (Rugby) Fairhurst, F. Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick)
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Fernyhough, E. Hobson, C. R.
Burden, T. W. Field, Capt. W. J. Holman, P.
Burke, W. A. Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth)
Byers, Frank Follick, M. Hoy, J.
Callaghan, James Foot, M. M. Hubbard, T.
Chamberlain, R. A. Forman, J. C. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.)
Champion, A. J Fraser, T. (Hamilton) Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr)
Chetwynd, G. R. Freeman, J. (Watford) Hughes, H. D. (W"lverh'pton, W)
Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Mort, D. L. Smith, S. H (Hull, S.W.)
Janner, B. Moyle, A. Solley, L. J.
Jay, D. P. T. Murray, J. D. Soskice, Rt Hon. Sir Frank
Jenkins, R. H. Nally, W. Strachey, Rt. Hon. J
Jones, Rt. Hon. A. C. (Shipley) Naylor, T. E. Stubbs, A. E
Jones, D. T (Hartlepool) Neal, H. (Claycross) Summerskill, Rt. Hon Edith
Keenan, W. Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) Swingler, S.
Kendall, W. D. Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) Sylvester, G. O
Key, Rt. Hon. C. W Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon P J. (Derby) Symonds, A. L.
King, E. M. Oldfield, W. H. Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Kinley, J. Oliver, G. H. Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
Kirby, B. V Orbach, M Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D. Parker, J. Thomas, George (Cardiff)
Lang, G. Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin)
Lavers, S. Paton, J. (Norwich) Thurtle, Ernest
Lee, F. (Hulme) Pearson, A. Timmons, J
Leslie, J. R. Peart, T. F. Titterington, M F
Levy, B. W. Piratin, P. Tolley, L.
Lewis, T. (Southampton) Platts-Mills, J. F. F. Tomlinson, Rt. Hon G
Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) Ungoed-Thomas, L.
Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Porter, G. (Leeds) Usborne, Henry
Logan, D. G. Pritt, D. N. Vernon, Maj. W F
Longden, F. Proctor, W. T. Walker, G. H.
Lyne, A. W. Pryde, D. J. Wallace, G D. (Chislehurst)
McAdam, W. Randall, H. E. Wallace, H W. (Walthamstow, E.)
McEntee, V. La T. Ranger, J. Warbey, W. N.
McGhee, H. G. Rankin, J. Watkins, T. E.
Mack, J. D. Rees-Williams, D. R Watson, W. M.
McKay, J. (Wallsend) Reeves, J. Webb, M. (Bradford, C.)
McKinlay, A. S. Reid, T. (Swindon) West, D. G.
Maclean, N. (Govan) Rhodes, H. Whiteley, Rt. Hon W.
McLeavy, F. Richards, R. Wigg, George
MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Ridealgh, Mrs. M. Wilkins, W A.
Macpherson, T. (Romford) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) Willey, F T. (Sunderland)
Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) Ross, William (Kilmarnock) Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Mann, Mrs. J. Scollan, T. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) Scott-Elliot, W. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Mathers, Rt. Hon. George Segal, Dr. S Williams, W. R (Heston)
Mayhew, C. P. Sharp, Granville Willis, E,
Medland, H. M. Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Mellish, R. J. Shurmer, P. Wilson, Rt. Hon. J. H
Middleton, Mrs. L. Silverman, J. (Erdington) Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Mikardo, Ian Silverman, S. S (Nelson) Woods, G. S.
Monslow, W. Simmons, C. J Yates, V. F.
Morley, R. Skeffington, A. M. Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) Skinnard, F. W. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) Smith, C. (Colchester)
Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Mr. Snow and Mr. Bowdeo.
NOES
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Hutchison, Lt.-Cdr. Clark (Edin'gh, W.) Raikes, H. V.
Amory, D. Heathcoat Jarvis, Sir J. Roberts, H. (Handsworth)
Assheton, Rt. Hon R Jeffreys, General Sir G. Roberts, P. G. (Ecclesall)
Barlow, Sir J. Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Birch, Nigel Keeling, E. H. Savory, Prof. D. L
Bossom, A. C. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Scott, Lord W.
Bower, N. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Lennox-Boyd, A. T. Smithers, Sir W.
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) Stanley, Rt. Hon. O
Bromley-Davenport, Lt,-Col. W. Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Low, A. R. W. Strauss, Henry (English Universities)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O Stuart, Rt. Hon J. (Moray)
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. Sutcliffe, H.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.)
Crowder, Capt. John E. McFarlane, C. S. Teeling, William
De la Bère, R. McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Thomas, Ivor (Keighley)
Drayson, G. B Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Thorp, Brigadier R. A. F.
Drewe, C. Marlowe, A. A. H. Touche, G. C.
Eccles, D. M. Marsden, Capt. A. Turton, R. H.
Erroll, F. J. Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Vane, W. M. F.
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.)
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Mellor, Sir J. White, J. B. (Canterbury)
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Molson, A. H. E. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Glyn, Sir R. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Morris-Jones, Sir H. Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Harvey, Air-Comdre, A. V. Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. York, C.
Head, Brig. A. H. Orr-Ewing, I. L. Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Henderson, John (Cathcart) Ponsonby, Col. C. E. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Price.-White, Lt.-Col. D. Mr. Studholme and
Hurd, A. Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. Mr. Wingfield Digby.

Question put, and agreed to.