§ 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, 245; Noes, 100.
369| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Jenkins, R H. | Randall, H. E. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) | Ranger, J. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) | Rankin, J. |
| Deer, G. | Keenan, W. | Roes-Williams, D. R. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Reeves, J. |
| Delargy, H J. | Kinley, J. | Reid, T (Swindon) |
| Dobbie, W | Kirkwood, Rt Hon. D. | Richards, R. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Lang, G. | Robens, A. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lavers, S. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. | Robertson, J, J. (Berwick) |
| Dumpleton, C. W. | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) |
| Dye, S. | Lee, Miss C. (Cannock) | Royle, C. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Leonard, W. | Sharp, Granville |
| Edelman, M. | Lovy, B. W. | Shurmer, P. |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Lindgren, G. S. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | Lindsay, K. M. (Comb'd Eng. Univ.) | Silverman, S S. (Nelson) |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C. |
| Evans, S. N. (Wednesbury) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Ewart, R. | Logan, D. G. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Farthing, W. J. | Longden, F. | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Fernyhough, E. | Lyne, A. W. | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Field, Capt. W. J. | McAdam, W. | Snow, J. W. |
| Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | McEntee, V. La T. | Solley, L. J. |
| Follick, M. | McGhee, H. G. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Foot, M. M. | Mack, J. D. | Steele, T. |
| Forman, J. C. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Stokes, R. R. |
| Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | McKinlay, A. S | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Freeman, J. (Watford) | McLeavy, F. | Summerskill, Rt. Hon Edith |
| Freeman, Peter (Newport) | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) | Swingler, S. |
| Gallacher, W. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Ganley, Mrs. C. S | Mainwaring, W. H. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Gibson, C. W | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfteld) | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) |
| Gilzean, A. | Mann, Mrs. J. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) |
| Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Mathers, Rt. Hon. George | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) |
| Gooch, E. G. | Medland, H. M. | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Mellish, R. J. | Tiffany, S. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | Middleton, Mrs. L. | Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Mikardo, Ian | Vernon, Maj. W. F. |
| Grenfell, D. R | Mitchison, G. P. | Walker, G. H. |
| Grey, C. F. | Morley, R | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Grierson, E. | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| Guest, Dr. L. Haden | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) | Warbey, W. N. |
| Guy, W. H | Mort, D. L | Watson, W M |
| Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Moyle, A. | Webb, M. (Bradford C) |
| Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil | Murray, J. D | Weitzman, D. |
| Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R. | Nally, W. | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Hardy, E. A. | Naylor, T. E. | West, D. G. |
| Harrison, J. | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John (Edinb'gh, E.) |
| Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Kingswinford) | Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Noel-Buxton, Lady | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Herbison, Miss M. | Oldfield, W. H. | Wilkes, L |
| Hewitson, Capt. M. | Orbach, M. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Hobson, C. R. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Houghton, Douglas | Pannell, T. C. | Willey. O G. (Cleveland) |
| Hoy, J. | Pargiter, G A. | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| Hubbard, T. | Parke' J. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Hudson, J H. (Ealing, W.) | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) | Williams, Ronald (Wigan) |
| Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Paton, J. (Norwich) | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Pearson, A. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Hughes, H. D. (W'lverh'pton, W.) | Piratin, P. | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Hynd, H. (Hackney, C.) | Platts-Mills, J. F. F. | Wilmot, Rt Hon. J |
| Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) | Wyatt, W. |
| Irvine, A. J. (Liverpool) | Popplewell, E. | Ya'es, V F. |
| Janner, B. | Porter, E. (Warrington) | |
| Jeger, G. (Winchester) | Price, M. Philips | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Jeger, Dr. S. W. (St. Pancras, S.E.) | Prector, W. T. | Mr. Hannan and Mr. Bowden. |
| Division No. 291.] | AYES | [3.44 p.m |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Battley, J. R. | Burke, W. A |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Bechervaise, A. E. | Callaghan, James |
| Albu, A. H. | Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. | Chamberlain, R. A. |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworh) | Berry, H. | Champion, A. J. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Bing, G. H. C. | Chafer, D. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Binns, J. | Chetwynd, G. R |
| Attewell, H. C. | Blackburn, A. R. | Coldrick, W. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Blenkinsop, A. | Collindridge, F. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Blyton, W. R. | Collins, V. J. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Bottomley, A. G. | Colman, Miss G. M |
| Ayles, W. H. | Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) | Cooper, G. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Bramall, E. A. | Corbet, Mrs. F. K (Camb'well, N.W.) |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Brook, D. (Halifax) | Cove, W. G. |
| Balfour, A. | Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Cullen, Mrs. |
| Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. | Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Daines, P. |
| Bartlett, V. | Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Davies, Edward (Burslem) |
| Barton, C | Burden T. W. | Davles, Ernest (Enfield) |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Davidson, Viscountess | Galnraith, Cmdr. T. 0. (Pollok) |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Gammans, L. D. |
| Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. | De la Bère, R. | Gates, Maj. E. E. |
| Baxter, A. B | Digby, S. Wingfield | George, Maj. Rt. Hon. G. Lloyd (P'ke) |
| Beamish, Mai T. V. H. | Dower, Col. A. V. G. (Penrith) | Glyn, Sir R. |
| Bower, N. | Dower, E. L. G. (Caithness) | Gridley, Sir A |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Drayson, G. B. | Grimston, R. V. |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Comdr. J. G. | Drewe, C. | Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. | Duthie, W. S. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. |
| Carson, E. | Erroll, F. J. | Herbert, Sir A. P. |
| Challen, C. | Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. 0. E. | Fox, Sir G. | Hogg, Hon. Q. |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir D. P. M | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) |
Bill read a Second time.
| Hurd, A. | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Spence, H. R. |
| Jennings, R. | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Sallsbury) | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Keeling, E. H. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cireneester) | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Lambert, Hon. G. | Mott-Radclyffe, C E. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Odey, G. W | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Lennox-Boyd, A. T. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Rentrew, [...]) | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Low, A R W. | Pickthorn, K. | Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth) |
| Lucas, Major Sir J. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Price-White, D. | Turton, R. H. |
| Macdonald, Sir P. (I. of Wight) | Raikes, H. V. | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Ramsay, Maj. S | Vane, W. M. F. |
| McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Renton, D | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) | Ward, Hon. G. R. |
| Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) | Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey) |
| Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) | Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E.) |
| Marlowe, A. A. H. | Sanderson, Sir F. | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Medlicott, Brigadier F. | Scott, Lord W. | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Mellor, Sir J. | Shephard, S. (Newark) | |
| Mohan, A. H. E. | Shepherd, W S. (Bucklow) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Mr. Studholme and Major Conant. |