HC Deb 09 April 1952 vol 498 cc2754-8

Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on the National Health Service Bill 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, 285; Noes, 255.

Division No. 78.] AYES [4.0 p.m.
Aitken, W. T. Cooper-Key, E. M. Harvie-Watt, Sir George
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Hay, John
Alpert, C. J. M. Cranborne, Viscount Heald, Sir Lionel
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Heath, Edward
Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Henderson, John (Cathcart)
Anstruther Gray, Maj. W. J. Crouch, R. F. Higgs, J. M. C.
Arbuthnot, John Crowder, John E. (Finchley) Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton)
Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) Crowder, Petre (Ruislip—Northwoed) Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe)
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Cuthbert, W. N. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount
Astor, Hon. J. J. (Plymouth, Sutton) Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Hirst, Geoffrey
Baker, P. A. D. Davidson, Viscountess Holland-Martin, C. J.
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. Deedes, W. F. Hollis, M. C.
Baldwin, A. E. Digby, S. Wingfield Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich)
Banks, Col. C. Dodds-Parker, A. D. Hope, Lord John
Barber, A. P. L. Donaldson, Comdr. C. E. McA. Hopkinson, Henry
Baxter, A. B. Donner, P. W. Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P.
Beach, Maj. Hicks Drewe, C. Horobin, I. M.
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Dugdale, Maj. Rt. Hn. Sir-T. (Richmond) Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Florence
Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Howard, Gerald (Cambridgeshire)
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Duthie, W. S. Howard, Greville (St. Ives)
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Eccles, Rt. Hon. D. M. Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.)
Bennett, Sir Peter (Edgbaston) Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Hulbert, Wing Cmdr. N. J.
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) Erroll, F. J. Hurd, A. R.
Bennett, William (Woodside) Fell, A. Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (Ilford, N.)
Birch, Nigel Finlay, Graeme Hutchison, Lt.-Com. Clark (E'b'rgh W.)
Bishop, F. P. Fisher, Nigel Hutchison, James (Scotstoun)
Black, C. W. Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F. Hyde, Lt.-Col. H. M.
Boothby, R. J. G. Fletcher-Cooke, C. Hylton-Foster, H. B. H.
Bossom, A. C. Fort, R. Jenkins, R. C. D. (Dulwich)
Bowen, E. R. Foster, John Jennings, R.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) Johnson, Eric (Blackley)
Boyle, Sir Edward Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) Johnson, Howard (Kemptown)
Brains, B. R. Gage, C. H. Jones, A. (Hall Green)
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollak) Kaberry, D.
Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N.W.) Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Keeling, Sir Edward
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Gammans, L. D. Kerr, H. W. (Cambridge)
Brooman-White, R. C. Garner-Evans, E. H. Lambert, Hon. G.
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd Lambton, Viscount
Bullard, D. G. Glyn, Sir Ralph Lancaster, Col. C. G.
Bullock, Capt. M. Godber, J. B. Langford-Holt, J. A.
Bullus, Wing Cmdr. E. E. Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Law, Rt. Hon. R. K.
Burden, F. F. A. Gough, C. F. H. Leather, E. H. C.
Butcher, H. W. Gower, H. R. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H.
Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (Saffron Walden) Graham, Sir Fergus Legh, P. R. (Petersfield)
Carr, Robert (Mitcham) Gridley, Sir Arnold Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T.
Carson, Hon. E. Grimond, J. Linstead, H. N.
Cary, Sir Robert Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Llewellyn, D. T.
Channon, H. Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Harden, J. R. E. Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C.
Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Hare, Hon. J. H. Longden, Gilbert (Herts, S.W.)
Clarke Brig. Terence (Portsmouth, W.) Harris, Reader (Heston) Low, A. R. W.
Cole, Norman Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.)
Colegate, W. A. Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) Lucas, P. B. (Brentford)
Cooper, Sqn Ldr. Albert Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh
Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. Peake, Rt. Hon. O. Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.)
McAdden, S. J. Perkins, W. R. D. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
McCallum, Major D. Peto, Brig. C. H. M. Storey, S.
McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S. Peyton, J. W. W. Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.)
Macdonald, Sir Peter (I. of Wight) Pilkington, Capt. R. A. Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Mackeson, Brig. H. R. Pitman, I. J. Studholme, H. G.
McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Powell, J. Enoch Summers, G. S.
Maclean, Fitzroy Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) Sutcliffe, H.
MacLeod, Iain (Enfield, W.) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne)
MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) Profumo, J. D. Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Raikes, H. V. Teeling, W.
Macpherson, Maj. Niall (Dumfries) Rayner, Brig. R. Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford)
Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) Redmayne, M. Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway)
Maitland, Patrick (Lanark) Remnant, Hon. P. Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Markham, Maj. S. F. Roberts, Maj. Peter (Heeley) Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.)
Marlowe, A. A. H. Robertson, Sir David Thorneycroft, R. Hn. Peter (Monmouth)
Marshall, Sidney (Sutton) Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) Tilney, John
Maude, Angus Robson-Brown, W. Touche, G. C.
Maudling, R. Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) Turner, H. F. L.
Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. Roper, Sir Harold Turton, R. H.
Medlicott, Brig. F. Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard Tweedsmuir, Lady
Mellor, Sir John Russell, R. S. Vane, W. M. F.
Molson, A. H. E. Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. Vaughan-Morgan, J. K.
Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Vosper, D. F.
Morrison, John (Salisbury) Sandys, Rt. Hon. D. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. (Rochdale) Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth)
Nabarro, G. D. N. Scott, R. Donald Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Nicholls, Harmer Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. Watkinson, H. A.
Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) Shepherd, William Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster)
Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.) Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter Wellwood, W.
Nield, Basil (Chester) Smithers, Peter (Winchester) White, Baker (Canterbury)
Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P. Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay)
Nugent, G. R. H. Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) Williams, Gerald (Tunbridge)
Nutting, Anthony Snadden, W. McN. Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.)
Odey, G. W. Soames, Capt. C. Williams R. Dudley (Exeter)
O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Antrim, N.) Spearman, A. C. M. Wills, G.
Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Speir, R. M. Wison, Geoffrey (Truro)
Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Spence, H. R. (Aberdeenshire, W.) Wood, Hon. R.
Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.) Spans, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.) York, C.
Orr-Ewing, Ian L. (Weston-super-Mare) Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard
Osborne, C. Stevens, G. P. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Partridge, E. Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.) Major Conant and Mr. Oakshott.
NOES
Acland, Sir Richard Clunie, J. Glanville, James
Adams, Richard Cocks, F. S. Gordon-Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C.
Albu, A H. Coldrick, W. Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale)
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Collick, P. H. Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur (Wakefield)
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Cook, T. F. Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R.
Anderson, Alexander (Motherwell) Cove, W. G. Grey, C. F.
Anderson, Frank (Whitehaven) Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) Griffiths, David (Rother Valley)
Awbery, S. S. Crosland, C. A. R. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly)
Bacon, Miss Alice Crossman, R. H. S. Griffiths, William (Exchange)
Baird, J. Cullen, Mrs. A. Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.)
Balfour, A. Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley)
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Darling, George (Hillsborough) Hall, John (Gateshead, W.)
Bence, C. R. Davies, A. Edward (Stoke, N.) Hamilton, W. W.
Benn, Wedgwood Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Hannan, W.
Benson, G. Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) Hardy, E. A.
Beswick, F. de Freitas, Geoffrey Hargreaves, A.
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Deer, G. Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.)
Bing, G. H. C. Donnelly, D. L. Hastings, S.
Blackburn, F. Driberg, T. E. N. Hayman, F. H.
Blenkinsop, A. Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) Healey, Denis (Leeds, S.E.)
Blyton, W. R. Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis)
Boardman, H. Edelman, M. Herbison, Miss M.
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Edwards, John (Brighouse) Hewitson, Capt. M.
Bowden, H. W. Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) Hobson, C. R.
Bowles, F. G. Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) Holman, P.
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) Houghton, Douglas
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) Hoy, J. H.
Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Ewart, R. Hubbard, T. F.
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Fernyhough, E. Hudson, James (Ealing, N.)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Field, Capt. W. J. Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey)
Burke, W. A. Fienburgh, W. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.)
Burton, Miss F. E. Finch, H. J. Hynd, H. (Accrington)
Butler Herbert (Hackney, S.) Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe)
Callaghan, L. J. Follick, M. Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill)
Carmichael, J. Foot, M. M. Irving, W. J. (Wood Green)
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Forman, J. C. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A.
Champion, A. J. Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Janner, B.
Chapman, W. D. Freeman, Peter (Newprt) Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T.
Chetwynd, G. R. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Jager, George (Goole)
Jeger, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall)
Jenkins, R. H. (Stechford) Oldfield, W. H. Stross, Dr. Barnett
Johnson, James (Rugby) Oliver, G. H. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E.
Johnston, Douglas (Paisley) Orbach, M. Swingler, S. T.
Jones, David (Hartlepool) Oswald, T. Sylvester, G. O.
Jones, Frederick Elwyn (West Ham, S.) Padley, W. E. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Paget, R. T. Taylor, John (West Lothian)
Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) Paling, Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley) Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth)
Keenan, W. Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) Thomas, David (Aberdare)
Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. Pannell, Charles Thomas, Iorwerth (Rhondda, W.)
King, Dr. H. M. Pargiter, G. A. Thomas, Ivor Owen (Wrekin)
Lee, Frederick (Newton) Paton, J. Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton)
Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) Pearson, A. Thurtle, Ernest
Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) Peart, T. F. Timmons, J.
Lewis, Arthur Porter, G. Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G.
Lindgren, G. S. Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton) Tomney, F.
Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.) Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Logan, D. G. Proctor, W. T. Viant, S. P.
MacColl, J. E. Pryde, D. J. Wallace, H. W.
McGhee, H. G. Pursey, Cmdr. H. Watkins, T. E.
McInnes, J. Rankin, John Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.)
McKay, John (Wallsend) Reeves, J. Wells, Percy (Faversham)
McLeavy, F. Reid, Thomas (Swindon) Wells, William (Walsall)
MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Reid, William (Camlachie) West, D. G.
McNeil, Rt. Hon. H. Rhodes, H. Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John
MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Richards, R. White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint)
Mainwaring, W. H. Robens, Rt. Hon. A. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Roberts, Albert (Normanton) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) Wigg, G. E. C.
Mann, Mrs. Jean Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) Wilcock, Group Capt. C. A B.
Manuel, A. C. Ross, William Wilkins, W. A.
Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. Royle, C. Willey, Frederick (Sunderland, N.)
Mayhew, C. P. Schofield, S. (Barnsley) Willey, Octavius (Cleveland)
Mellish, R. J. Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. Williams, David (Neath)
Messer, F. Short, E. W. Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Abertillery)
Mikardo, Ian Shurmer, P. L. E. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Mitchison, G. R. Silverman, Julius (Erdington) Williams, W. R. (Droylsden)
Monslow, W. Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Moody, A. S. Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Morley, R. Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.) Winterbottom, Richard (Brighlside)
Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.) Snow, J. W. Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) Sorensen, R. W. Wyatt, W. L.
Mort, D. L. Sparks, J. A. Yates, V. F.
Moyle, A. Steele, T. Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Mulley, F. W. Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Murray, J. D. Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Nally, W. Strachey, Rt Hon. J. Mr. Popplewell and Mr. Holmes.

Question put, and agreed to.