§ Motion made, and Question put,
§ "That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting,
956§ from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. H. Morrison.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 258; Noes, 94.
957| Division No. 292. | AYES | [3.40 p.m. |
| Acland, Sir Richard | Forman, J. C. | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield) |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Allen, A. C. (Bosworth) | Freeman, J. (Watford) | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Gallacher, W. | Mathers, Rt. Hon. George |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | Mellish, R. J. |
| Altewell, H. C. | Gibbins, J. | Messer, F. |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Gibson, C. W. | Middleton, Mrs. L. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Gilzean, A. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Ayles, W. H. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | Mitchison, G. R. |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B. | Goodrich, H. E. | Monslow, W. |
| Balfour, A. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | Morley, R. |
| Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.) |
| Barton, C. | Grenfell, D. R. | Moyle, A. |
| Battley, J. R. | Grey, C. F. | Murray, J. D. |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. J. (Llanelly) | Naylor, T. E. |
| Benson, G. | Gunter, R. J. | Neal, H. (Claycross) |
| Beswick, F. | Guy, W. H. | Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Haire, John E. (Wycombe) | Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) |
| Binns, J. | Hale, Leslie | Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) |
| Boardman, H. | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon P. J. (Darby) |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Hamilton, Lieut-Col. R. | Noel-Buxton, Lady |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl. Exch'ge) | Hardy, E. A. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Braddock, T. (Milcham) | Harrison, J. | Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) |
| Bramall, E. A. | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | Haworth, J. | Palmer, A. M. F. |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Henderson, Rt Hon. A. (Kingswinford) | Pannell, T. C. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) | Pargiter, G. A. |
| Brown, W. J. (Rugby) | Herbison, Miss M. | Parker, J. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Holman, P. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Burden, T. W. | Holmes, H. E. (Hemsworth) | Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) |
| Byers, Frank | Horabin, T. L. | Paton, J. (Norwich) |
| Carmichael, James | Houghton, Douglas | Pearson, A. |
| Chamberlain, R. A. | Hoy, J. | Poole, Cecil (Lichfield) |
| Champion, A. J. | Hubbard, T. | Popplewell, E. |
| Chafer, D. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayr) | Porter, E. (Warrington) |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Porter, G. (Leeds) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Randall. H. E. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Irving, W. J. (Tottenham, N.) | Ranger, J. |
| Collindridge, F. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Reeves, J. |
| Cooper, G. | Janner, B. | Raid, T. (Swindon) |
| Corbet, Mrs. F. K. (Camb'well, N.W.) | Jay, D. P. T. | Rhodes, H. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Jenkins, R. H. | Ridealgh, Mrs. M. |
| Crawley, A. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepool) | Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth) |
| Cripps, Rt. Hon. Sir. S. | Keenan, W. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Kenyon, C. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N) |
| Cullen, Mrs. | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) |
| Daggar, G. | King, E. M. | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) |
| Daines, P. | Kinley, J. | Rogers, G. H. R. |
| Dalton. Rt. Hon. H. | Kirby, B. V. | Royle, C. |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Lavers, S. | Scott-Elliot, W. |
| Davies, Edward (Burslem) | Lawson, Rt. Hon. J. J. | Segal, Dr. S. |
| Davies, Haydn (St. Pancras, S.W.) | Lee, F. (Hulme) | Sharp, Granville |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lee, Miss (Cannock) | Shawcross, Rt. Hon. Sir. H. (St Helens) |
| Deer, G. | Leonard, W. | Shurmer, P. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Lever, N. K. H. | Silverman, J. (Erdington) |
| Delargy, H. J. | Levy, B. W. | Silverman, S. S. (Nelson) |
| Dobbie, W. | Lewis, A. W. J. (Upton) | Simmons, C. J. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) | Skeffington-Lodge, T. C. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | Lipson, D. L. | Skinnard, F. W. |
| Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. | Smith, C. (Colchester) |
| Dumpleton, C. W. | Logan, D. G. | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) |
| Dye, S. | Longden, F. | Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Lyne, A. W. | Smith, S. H. (Hull, S.W.) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. N. (Caerphilly) | McAdam, W. | Snow, J. W. |
| Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | McEntee, V. La 1. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, W.) | McGhee, H. G. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Evans, John (Ogmore) | Mack, J. D. | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) |
| Ewart, R. | McKay, J. (Wallsend) | Stokes, R. R. |
| Farthing, W. J. | McKinlay, A. S. | Stubbs, A. E. |
| Fernyhough, E. | McLeavy, F. | Summerskill, Rt. Hon. Edith |
| Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) | Swingler, S. |
| Follick, M. | Macpherson, T. (Romford) | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Foot, M. M. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Symonds, A. L. |
| Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | |
| Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Warbey W. N. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) | Willis, E. |
| Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) | Weitzman, D. | Wills, Mrs. E. A. |
| Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Thurtle, Ernest | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) | Woods, G. S. |
| Tiffany, S. | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John (Edinb'gh, E.) | Wyatt, W. |
| Timmons, J. | White, C. F. (Derbyshire, W.) | Yates, V. F. |
| Tolley, L. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Viant, S. P. | Wilkes, L. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Walker, G. H. | Wilkins, W. A. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) | Mr. Hannan and Mr. Bowden. |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Harden, J. R. E. | Prescott, Stanley |
| Anderson, Rt. Hn. Sir J. (Scot. Univ.) | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury) |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. | Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham) |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Hulbert, Wing-Cdr. N. J. | Ropner, Col. L. |
| Beamish, Maj. T. V. H. | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Birch, Nigel | Keeling, E. H. | Savory, Prof. D. L. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Scott, Lord W. |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Smithers, Sir W. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Langford-Holt, J. | Snadden, W. M. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Channon, H. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Strauss, Henry (English Universities) |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stuart, fit. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S. | Studholme, H. G. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Maclean, F. H. R. (Lancaster) | Touche, G. C. |
| De la Bé re, R. | Macpherson, N. (Dumfries) | Turton, R. H. |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Dower, E. L. G. (Caithness) | Manningham-Buller, R. E. | Wakefield, Sir W. W. |
| Drayson, G. B. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Walker-Smith, D. |
| Drewe, C. | Marples, A. E. | Watt, Sir G. S. Harvie |
| Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond) | Marshall, O. (Bodmin) | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Medlicott, Brigadier F. | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Erroll, F. J. | Mellor, Sir J. | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir T. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fraser, Sir I. (Lonsdale) | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | York, C. |
| Galbrailh, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) | Nield, B. (Chester) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gammans, L. D. | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | Major Conant and |
| Gates, Maj. E. E. | Odey, G. W. | Mr. Wingfield Digby. |
| Gomme Duncan, Col. A. | Osborne, C. | |
| Grimston, R. V. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
Question put, and agreed to.