§
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, 289; Noes, 234.
47| Division No. 211.] | AYES | [4.0 p.m. |
| Aitken, W. T. | Barber, Anthony | Boothby, R. J. G. |
| Allan, Rt. A. (Paddington, S.) | Barlow, Sir John | Bowen, E. R. |
| Alport, C. J. M. | Baxter, A. B. | Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. |
| Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) | Beamish, Maj. Tufton | Boyle, Sir Edward |
| Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) | Beach, Maj. Hicks | Braine, B. R. |
| Anstruther-Gray, Major W. J. | Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) | Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) |
| Arbuthnot, John | Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) | Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N.W.) |
| Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) | Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) | Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. |
| Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) | Bennett, Sir Peter (Edgbaston) | Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) |
| Astor, Hon. J. J. (Plymouth, Sutton) | Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) | Brooman-White, R. C. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Bucks, Wycombe) | Bennett, William (Woodside) | Browne, Jack (Govan) |
| Baker, P. A. D. | Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) | Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T |
| Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. | Birch, Nigel | Bullard, D. G. |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Bishop, F. P. | Bullock, Capt. M. |
| Banks, Col. C. | Black, C. W. | Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. |
| Burden, F. F. A. | Horobin, I. M. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Horsbrugh. Rt. Hon. Florence | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (Saffron Walden) | Howard, Greville (St. Ives) | Pete, Brig. C. H. M. |
| Carr, Robert (Mitcham) | Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) | Payton, J. W. W. |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) | Pickthorn, K. W. M. |
| Channon, H. | Hurd, A. R. | Pilkington, Capt. R. A. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (Ilford, N.) | Pitman, I. J. |
| Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) | Hutchison, James (Scotstoun) | Powell, J. Enoch |
| Cole, Norman | Hyde, Lt.-Col. H. M. | Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) |
| Colegate, W. A. | Hylton-Foster, H. B. H. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. |
| Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert | Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) | Profumo, J. D. |
| Cooper-Key, E. M. | Jennings, R. | Raikes, H. V. |
| Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Rayner, Brig. R. |
| Cranborne, Viscount | Jones, A. (Hall Green) | Redmayne, M. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C | Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. | Remnant, Hon. P. |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Kaberry, D. | Renton, D. L. M. |
| Crouch, R. F. | Keeling, Sir Edward | Roberts, Peter (Heeley) |
| Crowder, John E. (Finchley) | Kerr, H. W. (Cambridge) | Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) |
| Crowder, Petre (Ruislip—Northwood) | Lambert, Hon. G. | Robson-Brown, W. |
| Cuthbert, W. N. | Lambton, Viscount | Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Lancaster, Col. C. G. | Roper, Sir Harold |
| Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) | Langford-Holt, J. A. | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard |
| De la Bère, Sir Rupert | Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. | Russell, R. S. |
| Deedes, W. F. | Leather, E. H. C. | Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. |
| Digby, S. Wingfield | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Legh, P. R. (Petersfield) | Sandys, Rt. Hon. D. |
| Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA | Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T. | Savory, Prof. Sir Douglas |
| Donner, P. W. | Lindsay, Martin | Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. (Rochdale) |
| Doughty, C. J. A. | Linstead, H. N. | Scott, R. Donald |
| Drayson, G. B. | Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G. (King's Norton) | Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir T. (Richmond) | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Shepherd, William |
| Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. | Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) | Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.) |
| Duthie, W. S. | Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C. | Smithers, Peter (Winchester) |
| Eccles, Rt. Hon. D. M. | Longden, Gilbert (Herts, S.W.) | Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Low, A. R. W. | Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) |
| Erroll, F. J. | Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) | Soames, Capt. C. |
| Finlay, Graeme | Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) | Spearman, A. C. M. |
| Fisher, Nigel | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Speir, R. M. |
| Fleetwood-Hesketh, R.[...] | Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. | Spence, H. R. (Aberdeenshire, W.) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, C. | McAdden, S. J. | Spens, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.) |
| Fort, R. | McCallum, Major D. | Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard |
| Foster, John | McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S. | Stevens, G. P. |
| Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) | Macdonald, Sir Peter (I. of Wight[...] | Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.) |
| Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) | Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) | Maclay, Rt. Hon. John | Storey, S. |
| Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) | Maclean, Fitzroy | Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.) |
| Gammans, L. D. | Macleod, Rt. Hon. Iain (Enfield, W.) | Studholme, H. G. |
| Garner-Evans, E. H. | MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) | Summers, G. S. |
| George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloy[...] | Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Godber, J, B. | Macpherson, Maj. Niall (Dumfries) | Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. | Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) | Taylor, William (Bradford, N.) |
| Gough, C. F. H. | Maitland, Patrick (Lanark) | Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Gower, H. R. | Markham, Major S. F. | Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway) |
| Graham, Sir Fergus | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) |
| Gridley, Sir Arnold | Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin) | Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.) |
| Grimond, J. | Marshall, Sir Sidney (Sutton) | Thorneycroft, Rt. Hn. Peter (Monmouth) |
| Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) | Maude, Angus | Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C. N. |
| Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) | Maudling, R. | Tilney, John |
| Hare, Hon. J. H. | Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. | Touche, Sir Gordon |
| Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) | Medlicott, Brig. F. | Turner, H. F. L. |
| Harris, Reader (Heston) | Mellor, Sir John | Turton, R. H. |
| Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) | Molson. A. H. E. | Tweedsmuir, Lady |
| Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) | Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) | Morrison, John (Salisbury) | Vaughan-Morgan, J. K. |
| Harvie-Watt, Sir George | Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. | Vosper, D. F. |
| Hay, John | Nabarro, G. D. N. | Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. | Nicholls, Harmar | Ward, Hon. George (Worcester) |
| Heath, Edward | Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) | Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth) |
| Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.) | Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. |
| Higgs, J. M. C. | Nield, Basil (Chester) | Watkinson, H. A. |
| Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton) | Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P. | Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster) |
| Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) | Nugent, G. R. H. | Wellwood, W. |
| Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Nutting, Anthony | White, Baker (Canterbury) |
| Hirst, Geoffrey | Oakshott, H. D. | Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay) |
| Holland-Martin, C. J. | Odey, G. W. | Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.) |
| Hollis, M. C. | Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. | Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter) |
| Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich) | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. | Wills, G. |
| Holt, A. F. | Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Hope, Lord John | Orr-Ewing, Ian L. (Weston-super-Mare) | Wood, Hon. R. |
| Hopkinson, Rt. Hon. Henry | Osborne, C. | |
| Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P. | Partridge, E. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Mr. Drewe and Major Conant. |
| NOES | ||
| Acland, Sir Richard | Grey, C. F. | Pannell, Charles |
| Albu, A. H. | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Pargiter, G. A. |
| Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | Paton, J. |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Griffiths, William (Exchange) | Pearson, A. |
| Anderson, Alexander (Motherwell) | Hale, Leslie, (Oldham, W.) | Peart, T. F. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) | Poole, C. C. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Hamilton, W. W. | Popplewell, E. |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Hannan, W. | Porter, G. |
| Baird, J. | Hargreaves, A. | Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton) |
| Balfour, A. | Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) | Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.) |
| Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. | Hastings, S. | Proctor, W. T. |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. | Hayman, F. H. | Rankin, John |
| Bence, C. R. | Healey, Denis (Leeds, S.E.) | Reeves, J. |
| Benn, Wedgwood | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis) | Reid, Thomas (Swindon) |
| Benson, G. | Herbison, Miss M. | Reid, William (Camlachie) |
| Beswick, F. | Hewitson, Capt. M. | Robens, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) | Hobson, C. R. | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Holman, P. | Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) |
| Blackburn, F. | Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth) | Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Houghton, Douglas | Schofield, S. (Barnsley) |
| Blyton, W. R. | Hoy, J. H. | Shackleton, E. A. A. |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. | Hudson, James (Ealing, N.) | Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. |
| Bowden, H. W. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Short, E. W. |
| Bowles, F. G. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Shurmer, P. L. E. |
| Brockway, A. F. | Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Silverman, Julius (Erdington) |
| Brook, Dryden (Halifax) | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) | Slater, J. |
| Brown, Thomas (Ince) | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. | Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.) |
| Burton, Miss F. E. | Janner, B. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S.) | Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. | Sparks, J. A. |
| Callaghan, L. J. | Jeger, George (Goole) | Steele, T. |
| Carmichael, J. | Jeger, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Jenkins, R. H. (Stechford) | Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. |
| Champion, A. J. | Johnson, James (Rugby) | Strachey, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Chapman, W. D. | Johnston, Douglas (Paisley) | Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall) |
| Clunie, J. | Jones, David (Hartlepool) | Stross, Dr. Barnett |
| Cocks, F. S. | Jones, Frederick Elwyn (West Ham, S.) | Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E. |
| Collick, P. H. | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) | Swingler, S. T. |
| Corbet, Mrs. Freda | Keenan, W. | Sylvester, G. O. |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Kenyon, C. | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) |
| Crosland, C. A. R. | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Taylor, John (West Lothian) |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Kinley, J. | Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth) |
| Daines, P. | Lee, Frederick (Newton) | Thomas, David (Aberdare) |
| Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| Darling, George (Hillsborough) | Lever, Harold (Cheetham) | Thomas, Ivor Owen (Wrekin) |
| Davies, A. Edward (Stoke, N.) | Lewis, Arthur | Thurtle, Ernest |
| Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) | Lindgren, G. S. | Timmons, J. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. | Tomney, F. |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Logan, D. G. | Turner-Samuels, M. |
| Deer, G. | MacColl, J. E. | Thomson, George (Dundee, E.) |
| Delargy, H. J. | McGhee, H. G. | Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn |
| Dodds, N. N. | McInnes, J. | Usborne, H. C. |
| Donelly, D. L. | McKay, John (Wallsend) | Viant, S. P. |
| Driberg, T. E. N. | MoLeavy, F. | Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hn. John (W. Bromwich) | MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) | Wells, Percy (Faversham) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) | Wells, William (Walsall) |
| Edelman, M. | Mainwaring, W. H. | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John |
| Edwards, John (Brighouse) | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) | White, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.) |
| Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) | Mann, Mrs. Jean | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Evans, Albert (Islington, S. W.) | Manuel, A. C. | Wigg, George |
| Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) | Mellish, R. J. | Willey, Frederick (Sunderland, N.) |
| Ewart, R. | Mikardo, Ian | Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Abertillery) |
| Fernyhough, E. | Mitchison, G. R. | Williams, Ronald (Wigan) |
| Field, W. J. | Monslow, W. | Williams, W. R. (Droylsdan) |
| Fienburgh, W. | Moody, A. S. | Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.) |
| Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) | Morley, R. | Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton) |
| Follick, M. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) | Winterbottom, Ian (Nottingham, C.) |
| Foot, M. M. | Moyle, A. | Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside) |
| Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Murray, J. D. | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Freeman, John (Watford) | Nally, W. | Wyatt, W. L. |
| Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Neal, Harold (Bolsover) | Yates, V. F. |
| Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. | Oliver, G. H. | Younger, Rt. Hon. K. |
| Gibson, C. W. | Orbach, M. | |
| Gooch, E. G. | Oswald, T. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | Padley, W. E. | Mr. Royle and |
| Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. | Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Mr. Kenneth Robinson. |