HC Deb 14 November 1949 vol 469 cc1690-4

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, 246: Noes, 109.

Division No. 280.] AYES [3.45 p.m.
Acland, Sir Richard Hale, Leslie Parkin, B. T.
Adams, Richard (Balham) Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)
Albu, A. H. Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. Paton, J. (Norwich)
Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) Hannan, W. (Maryhill) Pearson, A.
Alpass, J. H. Hardy, E. A. Piratin, P.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Harrison, J. Poole, Cecil (Lichfield)
Attewell, H. C. Haworth, J. Popplewell, E.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Kingswinford) Porter, E. (Warrington)
Austin, H. Lewis Hewitson, Capt. M. Porter, G. (Leeds)
Awbery, S. S. Hicks, G. Pryde, D. J.
Ayles, W. H. Hobson, C. R. Pursey, Comdr. H.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. Holman, P. Randall, H. E.
Bacon, Miss A. Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Ranger, J.
Baird, J. Houghton, Douglas Reeves, J.
Balfour, A. Hoy, J. Reid, T. (Swindon)
Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. Hubbard, T. Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
Barton, C. Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)
Bechervaise, A. E. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Beswick, F. Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)
Bing, G. H. C. Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Rogers, G. H. R.
Binns, J. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Ross, William (Kilmarnock)
Blackburn, A. R. Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) Royle, C.
Blyton, W. R. Janner, B. Scollan, T.
Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) Jay, D. P. T. Scott-Elliot, W.
Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Jeger, G. (Winchester) Shackleton, E. A. A.
Brook, D. (Halifax) Jenkins, R. H. Sharp, Granville
Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Johnston, Douglas Shawcross, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (St. Helens)
Brown, George (Belper) Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Brown, T. J. (Ince) Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Simmons, C. J.
Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. Keenan, W. Skinnard, F. W.
Burden, T. W. Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. Smith, S. H. (Hull, S. W.)
Butler, H. W. (Hackney, S.) King, E. M. Sorensen, R. W.
Byers, Frank Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. Sparks, J. A.
Callaghan, James Kinley, J. Steele, T.
Chamberlain, R. A. Lavers, S. Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. (Lambeth)
Champion, A. J. Leonard, W. Stubbs, A. E.
Chetwynd, G. R. Leslie, J. R. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. Edith
Cluse, W. S. Lever, N. H. Sylvester, G. O.
Cocks, F. S. Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) Symonds, A. L.
Collindridge, F. Lindgren, G. S. Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield)
Colman, Miss G. M. Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N. W.) Lipson, D. L. Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
Corlett, Dr. J. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
Crawley, A. Logan, D. G. Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin)
Daines, P. Longden, F. Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton)
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Lyne, A. W. Thurtle, Ernest
Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) McAdam, W. Tiffany, S.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) McEntee, V. La. T. Timmons, J.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) McGhee, H. G. Tolley, L.
Davies, Harold (Leek) McGovern, J. Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G.
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S. W.) Mack, J. D. Vernon, Maj. W. F.
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) McKay, J. (Wallsend) Viant, S. P.
Deer, G. Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N. W.) Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst)
de Freitas, Geoffrey McLeavy, F. Wallace, H. W. (Walthamslow, E.)
Delargy, H. J. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Warbey, W. N.
Dodds, N. N. MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Watkins, T. E.
Driberg, T. E. N. Mainwaring, W. H. Webb, M. (Bradford, C.)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) Weitzman, D.
Dumpleton, C. W. Mann, Mrs. J. Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
Edelman, M. Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) Wells, W. T. (Walsall)
Edwards, John (Blackburn) Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John (Edinb'gh, E.)
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. White, H. (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) Mathers, Rt. Hon. George Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Ewart, R. Mayhew, C. P. Wilkins, W. A.
Farthing, W. J. Medland, H. M. Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Fernyhough, E. Mellish, R. J. Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Field, Capt. W. J. Middleton, Mrs. L. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) Mikardo, Ian Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley)
Follick, M. Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R. Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Foot, M. M. Mitchison, G. R. Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Forman, J. C. Monslow, W. Willis, E.
Fraser, T. (Hamilton) Morley, R. Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) Wilson, Rt. Hon. J. H.
Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Moyle, A. Wise, Major F. J.
Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Murray, J. D. Woods, G. S.
Gooch, E. G. Naylor, T. E. Wyatt, W.
Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) Neal, H. (Claycross) Yates, V. F.
Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) Young, Sir R. (Newton)
Grey, C. F. Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) Zilliacus, K.
Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. (Derby)
Guest, Dr. L. Haden Oliver, G. H. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Gunter, R. J. Pannell, T. C. Mr. Snow and Mr. Bowden.
NOES
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Haughton, S. G. Orr-Ewing, I. L.
Baxter, A. B. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. Hogg, Hon. Q. Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Hollis, M. C. Pickthorn, K.
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. Hope, Lord J. Pitman, I. J.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Hurd, A. Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry)
Butcher, H. W. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) Prescott, Stanley
Carson, E. Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Price-White, D.
Challen, C. Jeffreys, General Sir G. Ramsay, Maj. S.
Cole, T. L. Jennings, R. Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Crookshank, Capt Rt. Han H. F. C. Keeling, E. H. Renton, D.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Lambert, Hon. G. Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Crowder, Capt John E. Langford-Holt, J. Ropner, Col. L.
Cuthbert, W. N. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
De la. Bère, R. Lindsay, M. (Solihull) Savory, Prof. D. L.
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Scott, Lord W.
Donner, P. W. Lucas Tooth, Sir H. Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Drayson, G. B. MacAndrew. Col. Sir C. Spearman, A. C. M.
Drewe, C. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Spence, H. R.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) McFarlane, C. S. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Strauss, Henry (English Universities)
Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Walter McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.)
Erroll, F. J. Maclean, F. H. R. (Lancaster) Teeling, William
Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L. MacLeod, J. Thomas, Ivor (Keighley)
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth)
Foster, J. G. (Northwich) Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Thorp, Brigadier R. A. F.
Fox, Sir G. Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Touche, G. C.
Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir D. P. M. Marlowe, A. A. H. Turton, R. H.
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) Marshall, D. (Bodmin) Wakefield, Sir W. W.
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Marshall, S. H. (Sutton) Walker-Smith, D.
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Mellor, Sir J. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Gridley, Sir A. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
Grimston, R. V. Morris-Jones, Sir H. Williams, C. (Torquay)
Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) Mullan, Lt. C. H. York, C.
Harden, J. R. E. Neven-Spence, Sir B. Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
Harris, F. W. (Croydon, N.) Nicholson, G.
Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Mr. Studholme and Major Conant.