HC Deb 16 November 1949 vol 469 cc2034-8

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, 303; Noes, 135.

Division No. 284.] AYES [3.55 p.m.
Adams, Richard (Balham) Barstow, P. G. Broughton, Dr. A. D. D.
Albu, A. H. Barton, C. Brown, George (Belper)
Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. Battley, J. R. Brown, T. J. (Ince)
Alpass, J. H. Bechervaise, A. E. Bruce, Maj. D. W. T.
Anderson, A. (Motherwell) Keswick, F. Burden, T. W.
Attewell, H. C. Bing, G. H. C. Burke, W. A.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Binns, J. Callaghan, James
Austin, H. Lewis Blackburn, A. R. Carmichael, James
Awbery, S. S. Blyton, W. R. Chamberlain, R. A.
Ayles, W. H. Boardman, H. Champion, A. J.
Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. Bottomley, A. G. Chater, D.
Bacon, Miss A. Braddock, T. (Mitcham) Chetwynd, G. R.
Baird, J. Bramall, E. A. Cluse, W. S.
Balfour, A. Brook, D. (Halifax) Cobb, F. A.
Cocks, F. S. Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) Popplewell, E.
Collindridge, F. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Porter, E. (Warrington)
Colman, Miss G. M. Irvine, A. J. (Liverpool) Porter, G. (Leeds)
Cook, T. F. Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) Proctor, W. T.
Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N. W.) Isaacs, Rt. Hon G. A. Pryde, D. J.
Corlett, Dr. J. Jay, D. P. T. Randall, H. E.
Cove, W. G. Jeger, G. (Winchester) Ranger, J.
Crawley, A. Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) Rankin, J.
Grossman, R. H. S. Jenkins, R. H. Reeves, J.
Cullen, Mrs. Johnston, Douglas Reid, T. (Swindon)
Daines, P. Jones, Rt. Hon. A. C. (Shipley) Rhodes, H.
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) Richards, R.
Davies, Edward (Burslem) Jones, J. H. (Bolton) Ridealgh, Mrs. M.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield) Jones, P. Asterley (Hitchin) Robens, A.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Keenan, W. Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)
Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S. W.) Kendall, W. D. Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)
Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)
Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. Rogers, G. H. R.
Deer, G. Kinley, J. Royle, C.
de Freitas, Geoffrey Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D. Sargood, R.
Delargy, H. J. Lang, G. Scollan, T.
Diamond, J. Lavers, S. Scott-Elliot, W.
Dobbie, W. Lee, F. (Hulme) Shackleton, E. A. A.
Dodds, N. N. Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) Silverman, J. (Erdington)
Driberg, T. E. N. Leonard, W. Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)
Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) Leslie, J. R. Simmons, C. J.
Dumpleton, C. W. Lever, N. H. Skeffington-Lodge, T. C.
Dye, S. Lewis, J. (Bolton) Skinnard, F W
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Lindgren, G. S. Smith, Ellis (Stoke)
Edelman, M. Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Sir C. (Bedwellty) Lipson, D. L. Smith, S. H. (Hull, S. W.)
Edwards, John (Blackburn) Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Snow, J. W.
Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) Logan, D. G. Sorensen, R. W.
Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) Longden, F. Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank
Evans, John (Ogmore) Lyne, A. W. Sparks, J. A.
Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) McAdam, W. Steele, T.
Ewart, R. McEntee, V La T. Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Fairhurst, F. McGhee, H. G. Stokes, R. R.
Farthing, W. J. McGovern, J. Strauss, Rt. Hon. G. R. (Lambeth)
Fernyhough, E. Mack, J. D. Stubbs, A. E.
McKay, J. (Wallsend) Summerskill, Rt. Hon. Edith
Field, Capt. W. J. Mackay, R. W. G. (Hull, N. W.) Swingler, S.
Follick, M. McKinlay, A. S. Sylvester, G. O.
Foot, M. M. Maclean, N. (Govan) Symonds, A. L.
Forman, J. C. McLeavy, F. Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield)
Fraser, T. (Hamilton) MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)
Freeman, J. (Watford) MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)
Freeman, Peter (Newport) Macpherson, T. (Romford) Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
Ganley, Mrs. C. S. Mainwaring, W. H. Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin)
Gibbins, J. Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton)
Gibson, C. W. Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) Thurtle, Ernest
Gilzean, A. Mann, Mrs. J. Tiffany, S.
Glanville, J. E. (Consett) Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) Timmons, J.
Gooch, E. G. Mathers, Rt. Hon. George Tolley, L.
Goodrich, H. E. Mayhew, C. P. Turner-Samuels, M.
Granville, E. (Eye) Medland, H. M. Usborne, Henry
Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) Middleton, Mrs. L. Vernon, Maj. W. F.
Grey, C. F. Mikardo, Ian Viant, S. P.
Grierson, E. Millington, Wing-Comdr. E. R. Walker, G. H.
Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) Mitchison, G. R. Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst)
Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) Monslow, W. Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.)
Guest, Dr. L. Haden Morley, R. Warbey, W. N.
Gunter, R. J. Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) Watkins, T. E.
Haire, John E. (Wycombe) Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) Watson, W. M.
Hale, Leslie Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) Webb, M. (Bradford, C.)
Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil Moyle, A. Weitzman, D.
Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. Murray, J. D. Wells, P. L. (Faversham)
Hardman, D. R. Nally, W. Wells, W. T. (Walsall)
Hardy, E. A. Naylor, T. E. West, D. G.
Harrison, J. Neal, H. (Claycross) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John (Edinb'gh, E.)
Hastings, Dr. Somerville Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) White, H. (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Haworth, J. Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. (Derby) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Kingswinford) Noel-Buxton, Lady Wigg, George
Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) Oldfield, W. H. Wilcock, Group-Capt. C. A. B.
Hobson, C. R. Oliver, G. H. Wilkes, L.
Holman, P. Orbach, M. Wilkins, W. A.
Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Horabin, T. L. Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) Willey, O. G. (Cleveland)
Houghton, Douglas Pannell, T. C. Williams, D. J. (heath)
Hoy, J. Parker, J. Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) Parkin, B. T. Williams, Ronalld (Wigan)
Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Paton, J. (Norwich) Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) Pearson, A. Willis, E.
Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) Perrins, W. Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Wilmot, Rt. Hon. J. Wyatt, W. Younger, Hon. Kenneth
Wise, Major F. J. Yates, V. F.
Woods, G. S. Young, Sir R. (Newton) TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Mr. Hannan and Mr. Bowden.
NOES
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Glyn, Sir R Ponsonby, Col. C. E
Amory, D. Heathcoat Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Prescott, Stanley
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. Grimston, R. V. Price-White, D.
Astor, Hon. M. Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O.
Barlow, Sir J. Harris, H. Wilson (Cambridge Univ.) Rayner, Brig. R.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Bowen, R. Haughton, S. G. Roberts, H. (Handsworth)
Bower, N. Head, Brig. A. H. Roberts, P. G. (Ecclesall)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Henderson, John (Cathcart) Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.)
Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. Hope, Lord J. Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) Ropner, Col. L.
Bullock, Capt. M. Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgn W.) Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry)
Butcher, H. W. Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) Sanderson, Sir F.
Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (S'ffr'n W'ld'n) Jeffreys, General Sir G. Savory, Prof. D. L.
Carson, E. Keeling, E. H. Scott, Lord W.
Challen, C. Kerr, Sir J. Graham Shephard, S. (Newark)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Conant, Maj. R. J. E. Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. Smithers, Sir W.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. M. F. C. Lennox-Boyd, A. T. Snadden, W. M.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Lindsay, M. (Solihull) Spearman, A. C. M.
Crowder, Capt. John E. Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) Spence, H. R.
Davidson, Viscountess Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
De la Bère, R. Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. Strauss, Henry (English Universities)
Digby, S. Wingfield MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray)
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) Sutcliffe, H.
Dower, Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Teeling, William
Dower, E. L. G. (Caithness) McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Thomas, Ivor (Keighley)
Drayson, G. B. Maclay, Hon. J. S. Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth)
Drewe, C. MacLeod, J. Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Touche, G. C.
Duncan, Rt. Hn. Sir A. (City of Lond.) Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) Turton, R. H.
Duthie, W. S. Maitland, Comdr. J. W. Tweedsmuir, Lady
Eccles, D. M. Marlowe, A. A. H. Vane, W. M. F.
Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Walter Molson, A. H. E. Wakefield, Sir W. W.
Erroll, F. J. Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. Ward, Hon. G. R.
Fletcher, W. (Bury) Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) Williams, C. (Torquay)
Fox, Sir G. Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) Willoughby de Eresby, Lord
Fraser, H. C. P. (Stone) Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. York, C.
Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) Neven-Spence, Sir B. Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir D. P. M. Noble, Comdr. A. H. P.
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Orr-Ewing, I. L. Mr. Studholme and
Gammans, L. D. Osborne, C. Colonel Wheatley.
Gates, Maj E. E. Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) Peto, Brig. C. H. M.

Bill read a Second time; and committed to a Committee of the Whole House for Tomorrow.