§ 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)."—[The Prime Minister.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 262; Noes, 107.
223| Division No. 85.] | AYES | 13.45 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Field, Capt. W. J. | McLeavy, F. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | McNeil, Rt. Hon. H. |
| Albu, A. H. | Follick, M. | Macpherson, T. (Rumford) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Foot, M. M. | Mainwaring, W. H. |
| Alpass, J. H | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Gibbins, J. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) |
| Attewell, H. C. | Gilzean, A | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Glanville, J. E (Consett) | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Goodrich, H. E. | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Granville, E. (Eye) | Mothers, Rt. Hon. George |
| Ayles, W. H. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Medland, H. M. |
| Ayrlon Gould, Mrs. B. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Mellish, R. J. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Grey, C. F. | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Balfour, A. | Grierson, E. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Barstow, P. G. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Mitchison, G. R |
| Barton, C. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Moody, A. S. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Gruffydd, Prof. W. J | Morley, R. |
| Ballenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Gunter, R. J. | Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen) |
| Binns, J. | Guy, W. H. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Mort, D. L. |
| Blyton, W. R. | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil | Moyle, A. |
| Boardman, H. | Hardman, D. R. | Murray, J. D. |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) | Harrison., J. | Nally, W. |
| Bramall, E A. | Herbison, Miss M. | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Hicks, G. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Hobson., C. R. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Holman, P. | Paget, R T. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Horabin, T. L. | Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) |
| Burke, W. A. | Houghton, A. L. N. D. | Parker, J |
| Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) | Hoy, J. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Byers, Frank | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Callaghan., James | Hughes, Hooter (Aberdeen, N.) | Pearson, A |
| Carmichael, James | Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Piratin, P. |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Platts-Mills, J. F. F. |
| Chamberlain, R. A. | Hynd, J. B. (Atteroliffe) | Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Chater, D. | Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) | Popplewell, E. |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Porter, E.(Warrington) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Janner, B. | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Collick, P. | Jay, D. P. T. | Price, M. Philips |
| Collindridge, F. | Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Proctor, W. T. |
| Collins, V. J. | Jager, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S. E) | Pryde, D. J. |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Jenkins, R. H. | Randall, H. E. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) | Rankin, J. |
| Cook, T. F. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Rees-Williams, D. R. |
| Cooper, G. | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Reid, T. (Swindon) |
| Cove., W.G. | King, E. M. | Rhodes, H. |
| Cullen, Miss | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. | Richards, R. |
| Dagger, G. | Kinley, J. | Ridealgh, Mrs. M. |
| Daines, P. | Kirby, B. V. | Roberts, A. |
| Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Kirkwood, RT. Hon. D | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Lavers, S. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | Leslie, J. R. | Robinson, K. (St. Pancras) |
| Davies, Haydn (SI. Pancras, S.W.) | Lever, N. H. | Rogers. G. H. R. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Levy, B. W. | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lewis, A. W. J. (Uplon) | Royle, C. |
| Deer, G. | Lewis, J. (Balton) | Scollan, T. |
| Delargy, H. J. | Lipson, D. L. | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Debbie, W. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. | Shackleton, E. A. A. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Logan, D. G. | Sharp, Granville |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Longden, F. | Shawcross, C. N. (Widnes) |
| Dye, S. | Lyme, A. W. | Shurmer, P. |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. N. (Caerphilly) | McAdam, W. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | McGhee, H. G. | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | McGovern, J. | Simmons, C. J. |
| Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Mack, J. D. | Skeffington, A. M. |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | McKinlay, A. S. | Smith, C. (Colchester) |
| Farthing, W. J. | Maclean, N. (Govan) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Snow, J. W. | Thurtle, Ernest | Wigg, George |
| Selley, L. J. | Tiffany, S. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Sorensen, R. W. | Timmons, J. | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Soskiee, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank | Titterington, M. F. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Sparks, J. A. | Tolley, L. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Stamford, W. | Usborne, Henry | Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) | Vernon, Maj. W. F. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Stross, Dr. B. | Viant, S. P. | Willis, E. |
| Stubbs, A. E. | Wadsworth, G. | Wilson, Rt. Hon. J. H. |
| Summerskil, Rt. Hon. Edith | Walker, G. H. | Woodburn, Rt. Han. A. |
| Swingler, S | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Woods, G. S. |
| Sylvester, G. O. | Wallace, H W. (Walthamstow, E.) | Yates, V. F. |
| Symonds, A. L. | Warbey, W. N. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield') | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wheatley, Rt. Hn. John (Edinb'gh, E.) | |
| Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Mr. Hannan and Mr. Bowden. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Head, Brig. A. H. | Peaks, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Ponsonby, Col. C. E |
| Baxter, A. B. | Hudson, Rt. Han. R. S. (Southport) | Raikes, H. V. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. | Hutchison, Lt: Cdr. Clark (Edin'gh, W.) | Ramsay, Maj. S. |
| Birch, Nigel | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Boothby, R. | Keeling, E. H. | Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Bossom, A. C. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G T. | Law, At. Hon. R. K. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Shephard, S. (Newark) |
| Carson, E. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Challen, C. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Loyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Snadden, W. M. |
| Corbett, Lieut.-Cal. U. (Ludlow) | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Spearman, A. C. M. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | Lyttetton, Rt. Hon. O. | Spence, H. R. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | MaoAndrew, Col. Sir C | Stewart, J. Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | McCallum, Maj. D. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| De la Bère, R. | McFarlane, C. S | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Dower, Col A. V. G. (Penrith) | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Teeling, William |
| Drewe, C. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth) |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Ritchmond) | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Thornton-Kemsley, G. N |
| Duthie, W. S. | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Touche, G. C. |
| Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Walter | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Turton, R. H. |
| Erroll, F. J. | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale.) | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) | Marsden, Capt. A. | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.) |
| Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| George, Maj. Rt. He. G. Lloyd (P'ke) | Medlicott, Brigadier F | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Glyn, Sir R | Mellor, Sir J. | York, C. |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | Young, Sir A. S. L (Partick) |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | |
| Grimston, R. V. | Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Odey, G. W. | Mr. Studholme and |
| Harris, F. W. (Croydon, N.) | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H | Mr. Simon Wingfield Digby. |
Question put, and agreed to.