§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ "That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from
220§ the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Whiteley.]
§ The House divided: Ayes. 225; Noes, 102.
221| Division No. 290.] | AYES | [4. 10 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Piratin, P. |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Popplewell, E. |
| Allen, Scholefteld (Crewe) | Gunter, R. J. | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Alpass, J. H. | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil | Price, M. Philips |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Harrison, J. | Proctor, W. T. |
| Attewell, H. C. | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Kingswinford) | Randall, H. E. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Ranger, J. |
| Awbery, S. $. | Herbison, Miss M. | Rankin, J. |
| Ayles, W. H. ' | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Reeves, J |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs, B. | Holman, P. | Rhodes, H. |
| Balfour, A. | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Richards, R. |
| Barton, C. | Horabin, T. L. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvenshire) |
| Battley, J. R | Houghton, Douglas | Robertson, J. J (Berwick) |
| Beswick, F. | Hoy, J. | Rogers, G. H. R. |
| Bing, G. H C. | Hubbard, T. | Ross, William (Kilmarnock) |
| Binns, J. | Hudson, J H. (Ealing, W.) | Royle, C. |
| Blackburn, A. R. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Scott-Elliot, W. |
| Blyton, W. R. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Boardman, H. | Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Shackleton, E. A. A. |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) | Sharp, Granville |
| Bramall, E. A. | Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Shurmer, P |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Irvine, A. J. (Liverpool) | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Broughton, Or. A. D. D. | Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Janner, B. | Simmons, C. J. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Jay, D. P. T. | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Burden, T. W. | Jenkins, R. H. | Smith, C. (Colchester) |
| Burke, W. A. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Chater, D. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Chetwynd, G R. | Keenan, W. | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kenyon, C. | Snow, J. W |
| Cocks, F S. | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr E | Solley, L. J. |
| Coldrick, W. | Kinley, J. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Collindridge, F. | Kirkwood, Rt. Hon. D. | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank |
| Collins, V. J. | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Colman, Miss G. M. | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Cooper, G. | Lee, Miss J. (Cannock) | Swingler, S. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Leonard, W. | Sylvester, G. O |
| Cove, W. G. | Lipson, D. L. | Symonds, A. L. |
| Cripps, Rt. Hon. Sir S. | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Logan, D. G. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) |
| Cullen, Mrs. | Longden, F. | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) |
| Daines, P. | Lyne, A. W. | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | McAdam, W. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield) | McEntee, V La T | Tiffany, S. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | McGhee, H. G. | Tolley, L. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Panoras, S.W.) | Mack, J. D. | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Walker, G. H. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | McKinlay, A. S | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Deer, G. | McLeavy, F. | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) | Warbey, W. N. |
| Delargy, H. J. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) | Watson, W. M. |
| Diamond, J. | Mainwaring, W H. | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Dodds, N. N. | Mann, Mrs. J. | Weitzman, D. |
| Dumpleton, C. W. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C | Mathers, Rt Hon. George | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. N. (Caerphilly) | Mikardo, Ian | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John (Edinb'gh, E.) |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Millington, Wing-Comdr, E. R | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | Mitchison, G. R. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Evans, John (Ogntore) | Monslow, W. | Wilkes, L. |
| Farthing, W. J. | Moody, A. S | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Fernyhough, E. | Morley, R. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Foot, M. M. | Mort, D. L. | Williams, Ronald (Wigan) |
| Forman, J. C. | Murray, J. D | Williams, W. T (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Nally, W. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Nichol, Mrs M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Willis, E. |
| Ganley, Mrs C. S. | Noel-Buxton, Lady | Woodburn, Rt. Hon A |
| Gilzean, A. | Oldfield, W. H. | Woods, G. S. |
| Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Oliver, G. H. | Wyatt, W. |
| Gooch, E. G. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Yates, V. F. |
| Grenfell, D. R | Panned, T. C. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Grey, C. F. | Parkin, B. T. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Grierson, E | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) | |
| Pearson, A | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: | |
| Mr. Hannan and Mr. Wilkins. | ||
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Grimston. R. V. | Odey, G. W |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Osborne, C |
| Barlow, Sir J | Harden, J. R. E. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Bowen, R. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Bower, N. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | Price-White, D. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col, W. | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. |
| Buchan Hepburn, P. G. T. | Hollis, M. C. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Hope, Lord J | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Butcher, H. W. | Hurd, A. | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Byers, Frank | Hutchison, Lt.-Cm. Clark (E'b'rgh W.) | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Carson, E. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) |
| Channon, H. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Jennings, R. | Sanderson, Sir, F. |
| Clarke, Col. R. S. | Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. | Scott, Lord W. |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Keeling, E. H. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Smith, E. P. (Ashford) |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Langford-Holt, J. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Crowder, Capt. John E | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth) |
| Digby, S. Wingfield | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Dower, Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) | Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Touche, G. C. |
| Dower, E. L. G. (Caithness) | MoKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Turton, R. H. |
| Drayson, G. B. | MacLeod, J. | Tweedsmuir, Lady. |
| Drewe, C. | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Elliot, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Walter | Marples, A. E. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Erroll, F. J. | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Mellor, Sir J. | Winterton, Rt. Hon Earl |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Gammans, L. D. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | |
| George, Maj. Rt. Hon. G. Lloyd (P'ke) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gridley, Sir A. | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | Brigadier Mackeson and |
| Colonel Wheatley. |
Question put, and agreed to.