§
Ordered,
That this day Business other than the Business of Supply may be taken before Ten o'clock.—[Mr. Crookshank.]
§
Motion made, and Question put,
That the Proceedings on the Town Development Bill and the Distribution of German Enemy Property Bill [Lords]be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. Crookshank.]
§ The House divided: Ayes, 228; Noes, 195.
417| Division No. 158.] | AYES | 4.3 p.m. |
| Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S) | Clyde, Rt. Hon. J. L | Gomme-Duncan, Col A |
| Alport, C. J. M. | Cole, Norman | Gower, H. R. |
| Anstruther-Gray, Major W J | Colegate, W. A. | Graham, Sir Fergus |
| Arbuthnot, John | Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert | Gridley, Sir Arnold |
| Ashton, H (Cheimsford) | Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) | Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) |
| Astor, Hon. J. J. (Plymouth, Sutton) | Cranborne, Viscount | Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Bucks, Wycombe) | Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H F C | Hare, Hon J. H |
| Baldock, Lt. -Cmdr J. M | Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. | Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Crouch, R. F. | Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) |
| Banks, Col. C. | Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) | Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) |
| Barber, A P. L. | Crowder, Petre (Ruislip—Northwood) | Harvie-Watt, Sir George |
| Barlow, Sir John | Cuthbert, W. N. | Hay, John |
| Baxter, A. B. | Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) | Heath, Edward |
| Beach, Maj. Hicks | Davidson, Viscountess | Henderson, John (Cathcart) |
| Beamish, Maj Tufton | Deedes, W. F. | Higgs, J. M. C. |
| Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) | Digby, S. Wingfield | Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton) |
| Bennett, F M. (Reading N.) | Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) |
| Bevins, J. R (Toxteth) | Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount |
| Birch, Nigel | Doughty, C J. A. | Hirst, Geoffrey |
| Bishop, F P. | Drayson, G. B. | Holland-Martin, C J |
| Black, C. W. | Drewe, C | Hollis, M. C |
| Boothby, R. J. G | Dugdale, Maj. Rt. Hn. Sir T. (Richmond) | Holt, A. F |
| Bossom, A. C. | Duncan, Capt. J. A. L | Hope, Lord John |
| Bowen, E. R. | Eden, Rt. Hon A. | Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Florence |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Elliot, Rt. Hon W. E | Howard, Greville (St. Ives) |
| Boyle, Sir Edward | Erroll, F. J. | Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) |
| Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G (Bristol, N.W.) | Fell, A. | Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. | Finlay, Graeme | Hulbert, Wing Cmdr. N. J |
| Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) | Fisher, Nigel | Hurd, A. R. |
| Brooman-White, R. C. | Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F | Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (Ilford, N.) |
| Browne, Jack (Govan) | Fletcher-Cooke, C. | Hutchison, Lt.-Com Clarke (E'b'grh W.) |
| Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T | Fort, R. | Hyde, Ll.-Col. H. M. |
| Bullard, D. G. | Foster, John | Hylton-Foster, H. B. H |
| Bullock, Capt. M | Fraser, Hon Hugh (Stone) | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) |
| Burden, F. F. A. | Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) | Kaberry, D. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) | Keeling, Sir Edward |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A (Saffron Walden) | Garner-Evans, E. H | Kerr, H. W. (Cambridge) |
| Cary, Sir Robert | George, Rl. Hon. Maj. G Lloyd | Lambert, Hon. G. |
| Channon, H | Glyn, Sir Ralph | Lancaster, Col. C. G |
| Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) | Godber, J. B | Langford-Holt, J A |
| Law, Rt. Hon. R. K. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H. (Antrim, N.) | Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.) |
| Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. | Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Legh, P. R. (Petersfield) | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Linstead, H. N. | Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.) | Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.) |
| Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Osborne, C. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray) |
| Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. | Studholme, H. G. |
| Low, A. R. W. | Perkins, W. R. D. | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) | Peto, Brig. C. H. M. | Taylor, William (Bradford, N.) |
| Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) | Peyton, J.. W. W | Teeling, W. |
| Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Pilkington, Capt. R. A. | Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway) |
| McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S. | Pitman, I. J. | Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) |
| Macdonald, Sir Peter (I. of Wight) | Powell, J. Enoch | Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.) |
| Mackeson, Brig. H. R. | Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) | Thorneycroft, Rt. Hn. Peter (Monmouth) |
| McKibbin, A. J. | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. | Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C. N. |
| McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Profumo, J. D. | Tilney, John |
| Maclean, Fitzroy | Raikes, H. V. | Turner, H. F. L |
| MacLeod, Rt. Hon Iain (Enfield, W) | Rayner, Brig. R. | Turton, R. H. |
| MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) | Renton, D. L. M | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Macpherson, Maj. Niall (Dumfries) | Roberts, Peter (Heeley) | Vaughan-Morgan, J. K |
| Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horneastle) | Robertson, Sir David | Vesper, D. F. |
| Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin) | Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) | Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. | Robson-Brown, W. | Walker-Smith, D. C. |
| Medliott, Brig. F. | Roper, Sir Harold | Ward, Hon. George (Worcester) |
| Mellor, Sir John | Russell, R. S. | Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth) |
| Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter | Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. | Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C |
| Morrison, John (Salisbury) | Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur | Watkinson, H. A |
| Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. | Scott, R. Donald | Wellwood, W. |
| Nabarro, G. D. N | Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. | White, Baker (Canterbury) |
| Nichols, Harmar | Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.) | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) | Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir Walter | Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.) |
| Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.) | Smithers, Peter (Winchester) | Williams, R Dudley (Exeter) |
| Nield, Basil (Chester) | Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) | Wills, G. |
| Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P | Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Nugent, G. R. H. | Snadden, W. MoN. | |
| Nutting, Anthony | Spearman, A. C. M. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Oakshott, H. D. | Speir, R. M. | Major Conant and |
| Odey, G. W. | Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard | Mr. T. G. D. Galbraith. |
| NOES | ||
| Albu, A. H. | Davies, A. Edward (Stoke, N.) | Hoy, J. H |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) | Hubbard, T. F. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) |
| Awbery, S. S. | Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Ayles, W. H. | de Freitas, Geoffrey | Hynd, H. (Accrington) |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Deer, G. | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) |
| Balfour, A. | Dodds, N. N. | Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) |
| Bartley, P. | Donnelly, D. L. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J | Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) | Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. |
| Bence, C. R | Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Jeger, George (Goole) |
| Benson, G. | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Jeger, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) |
| Beswick, F. | Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) | Jones, David (Hartlepool) |
| Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) | Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) | Jones, T. W (Merioneth) |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) | Keenan, W. |
| Blackburn, F. | Ewart, R. | Kenyon, C |
| Blenkinsop, A | Fienburgh, W. | King, Dr. H. M. |
| Blyton, W. R. | Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) | Kinley, J. |
| Boardman, H. | Follick, M. | Lee, Frederick (Newton) |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A G. | Foot, M. M. | Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) |
| Bowden, H. W. | Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) | Lewis, Arthur |
| Bowles, F. G. | Freeman, John (Watford) | Lindrgen, G. C. |
| Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. |
| Brockway, A. F. | Gaitskell, Rt. Hon H. T. N | Logan, D. G. |
| Brook, Dryden (Halifax) | Gibson, C. W. | MacColl, J. E. |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Glanville, James | McGovern, J |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Gooch, E. G. | McInnes, J. |
| Brown, Thomas (Ince) | Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale) | McKay, John (Wallsend) |
| Burke, W. A. | Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. | McLeavy, F. |
| Burton, Miss F. E. | Grey, C. F. | McNeil, Rt. Hon. H. |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S) | Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) |
| Callaghan, L. J. | Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | Mann, Mrs. Jean |
| Carmichael, J. | Griffiths, William (Exchange) | Manuel, A. C. |
| Castle, Mrs B. A | Hall, John (Gateshead, W.) | Marquand, Rt. Hon H A |
| Champion, A. J. | Hamilton, W. W. | Mayhew, C. P. |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Hannan, W. | Mellish, R. J. |
| Clunie, J. | Hardy, E. A. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Cooks, F. S. | Hargreaves, A. | Mitchison, G. R. |
| Coldrick, W. | Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) | Monslow, W |
| Cellick, P. H. | Hay man, F. H. | Moody, A. S. |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis) | Morley, R. |
| Crossman, R. H. S. | Herbison, Miss M | Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.) |
| Cullen, Mrs. A. | Hobson, C. R. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) |
| Daines, P. | Holman, P | Moyle, A. |
| Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth) | Murray, J. D. |
| Darling, George (Hillsborough) | Houghton, Douglas | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J |
| Oswald, T. | Shurmer, P. L. E. | Watkins, T. E. |
| Pannell, Charles | Silverman, Julius (Erdington) | Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Paton, J. | Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) | Wells, Percy (Faversham) |
| Peart, T. F. | Slater, J. | Wells, William (Walsall) |
| Plummer, Sir Leslie | Snow, J. W. | West, D. G. |
| Popplewell, E. | Sorensen, R. W. | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John |
| Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton) | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank | White, Henry (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.) | Sparks, J. A. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W |
| Proctor, W. T, | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) | Wigg, George |
| Pryde, D. J. | Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Rankin, John | Strachey, Rt. Hon. J. | Willey, Frederick (Sunderland, N.) |
| Reid, William (Camlachie) | Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E. | Williams, Ronald (Wigan) |
| Rhodes, H. | Sylvester, G. O. | Williams, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Don V'll'y) |
| Richards, R. | Taylor, John (West Lothian) | Williams, W. R. (Droylsden) |
| Robens, Rt. Hon. A. | Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth) | Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S) |
| Roberts, Albert (Normanton) | Thomas, David (Aberdare) | Winterbottom, Ian (Nottingham, C.) |
| Rogers, George (Kensington, N) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside) |
| Ross, William | Thomas, Iorwerth (Rhondda, W.) | Yates, V. F. |
| Shackleton, E. A. A. | Thomas, Ivor Owen (Wrekin) | |
| Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. | Thomeycroft, Harry (Clayton) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES. |
| Short, E. W. | Wallace, H. W. | Mr. Royle and |
| Mr. Kenneth Robinson |
Question put, and agreed to.