HC Deb 24 November 1952 vol 508 cc42-6

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 (Siftings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]

The House divided: Ayes, 288; Noes, 182.

Division No. 13.] AYES [3.47 p.m.
Aitken, W. T. Crouch, R. F. Hollis, M. C.
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich)
Alport, C. J. M. Cuthbert, W. N. Holt, A. F.
Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Hope, Lord John
Anstruther-Gray, Major W. J. Davidson, Viscountess Hopkinson, Rt. Hon. Henry
Arbuthnot, John Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P.
Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) Deedes, W. F. Horobin, I. M.
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Dodds-Parker, A. D. Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Florence
Astor, Hon. J. J. (Plymouth, Sutton) Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Howard, Gerald (Cambridgeshire)
Baker, P. A. D. Donner, P. W. Howard, Greville (St. Ives)
Baldwin, A. E. Doughty, C. J. A. Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.)
Banks, Col. C. Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Malcolm Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.)
Barber, Anthony Drayson, G. B. Hulbert, Wing Cdr. N. J.
Barlow, Sir John Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir Thomas (Richmond) Hurd, A. R.
Baxter, A. B. Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (Ilford, N.)
Beach, Maj. Hicks Duthie, W. S. Hutchison, Lt.-Com. Clark (E'b'rgh W.)
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Eccles, Rt. Hon. D. M. Hutchison, James (Scotstoun)
Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) Erroll, F. J. Hylton-Foster, H. B. H.
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Fell, A. Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich)
Bennett, Sir Peter (Edgbaston) Finlay, Graeme Johnson, Eric (Blackley)
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) Fisher, Nigel Johnson, Howard (Kemptown)
Bennett, William (Woodside) Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F. Jones, A. (Hall Green)
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Fletcher-Cooke, C. Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W.
Birch, Nigel Fort, R. Kaberry, D.
Bishop, F. P. Foster, John Keeling, Sir Edward
Black, C. W. Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) Kerr, H. W. (Cambridge)
Boothby, R. J. G. Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Lambert, Hon. G.
Boyle, Sir Edward Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok) Lambton, Viscount
Braine, B. R. Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Lancaster, Col. C. G.
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Garner-Evans, E. H. Langford-Holt, J. A.
Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N. W.) George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd Law, Rt. Hon. R. K.
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Godber, J. B. Leather, E. H. C.
Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H.
Brooman-White, R. C. Gough, C. F. H. Legh, P. R. (Petersfield)
Browne, Jack (Govan) Gower, H. R. Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T.
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. Graham, Sir Fergus Lindsay, Martin
Bullard, D. G. Gridley, Sir Arnold Linstead, H. N.
Bullock, Capt. M. Grimond, J. Llewellyn, D. T.
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G. (King's Norton)
Burden, F. F. A. Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.)
Butcher, H. W. Hall, John (Wycombe) Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C.
Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (Saffron Walden) Harden, J. R. E. Longden, Gilbert (Herts, S. W.)
Campbell, Sir David Hare, Hon. J. H. Low, A. R. W.
Carr, Robert (Mitcham) Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.)
Carton, Hon. E. Harris, Reader (Heston) Lucas, P. B. (Brentford)
Cary, Sir Robert Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh
Channon, H. Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O.
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) McAdden, S. J.
Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Harvie-Watt, Sir George McCallum, Major D.
Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmouth, W.) Hay, John McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S.
Clyde, Rt. Han. J. L. Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. Macdonald, Sir Peter (I. of Wight)
Cole, Norman Heath, Edward Mackeson, Brig. H. R.
Colegate, W. A. Henderson, John (Cathcart) McKie, J. H. (Galloway)
Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert Higgs, J. M. C. Maclay, Rt. Hon. John
Cooper-Key, E. M. Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton) Maclean, Fitzroy
Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley)
Cranborne, Viscount Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle)
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Hirst, Geoffrey Maitland, Patrick (Lanark)
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Holland-Martin, C. J. Manningham-Buller, Sir R. E.
Marples, A. E. Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.)
Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin) Profumo, J. D. Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Marshall, Sir Sidney (Sutton) Raikes, H. V. Studholme, H. G.
Maude, Angus Rayner, Brig. R. Summers, G. S.
Maudling, R. Redmayne, M. Sutcliffe, H.
Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. Remnant, Hon. P. Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne)
Medlicott, Brig. F. Renton, D. L. M. Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Mellor, Sir John Robertson, Sir David Teeling, W.
Molson, A. H. E. Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.) Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford)
Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Robson-Brown, W. Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Morrison, John (Salisbury) Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W>
Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. Roper, Sir Harold Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C. N.
Nabarro, G. D. N. Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard Tilney, John
Nicholls, Harmar Russell, R. S. Touche, Sir Gordon
Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. Turner, H. F. L.
Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.) Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Turton, R. H.
Nield, Basil (Chester) Sandys, Rt. Hon. D. Tweedsmuir, Lady
Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P. Savory, Prof. Sir Douglas Vane, W. M. F.
Nugent, G. R. H. Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. (Rochdale) Vaughan-Morgan, J. K.
Nutting, Anthony Scott, R. Donald Vosper, D. F.
Oakshott, H. D. Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Odey, G. W. Shepherd, William Wakefield, Sir Wavell (Marylebone)
O'Neill, Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.) Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Smithers, Peter (Winchester) Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth)
Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.) Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) Watkinson, H. A.
Orr-Ewing, Ian L. (Weston-super-Mare) Snadden, W. McN. Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster
Osborne, C. Soames, Capt. C. White, Baker (Canterbury)
Partridge, E. Spearman, A. C. M. Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay)
Peake, Rt. Hon. O. Spence, H. R. (Aberdeenshire, W.) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Perkins, W. R. D. Spens, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.) Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.)
Peto, Brig. C. H. M. Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Peyton, J. W. W. Stevens, G. P. Wills, G.
Pickthorn, K. W. M. Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.) Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Pilkington, Capt. R. A. Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) Wood, Hon. R.
Pitman, I. J. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Powell, J. Enoch Storey, S. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Mr. Drewe and Major Conant.
NOES
Acland, Sir Richard Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) Johnson, James (Rugby)
Albu, A. H. Evans, Albert (Islington, S. W.) Johnston, Douglas (Paisley)
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Jones, David (Hartlepool)
Anderson, Alexander (Motherwell) Ewart, R. Keenan, W.
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Fernyhough, E. Kinley, J.
Bacon, Miss Alice Field, W. J. Lee, Frederick (Newton)
Balfour, A. Fienburgh, W. Lewis, Arthur
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Finch, H. J. Lindgren, G. S.
Bence, C. R. Follick, M. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M.
Benn, Wedgwood Foot, M. M. Logan, D. G.
Beswick, F. Forman, J. C. MacColl, J. E.
Bing, G. H. C. Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) McInnes, J.
Blackburn, F. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. McLeavy, F.
Blenkinsop, A. Gibson, C. W. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles)
Blyton, W. R. Glanville, James McNeil, Rt. Hon. H.
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale) MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling)
Bowden, H. W. Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Wakefield) Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg)
Bowles, F. G. Grey, C. F. Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.)
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Mann, Mrs. Jean
Brockway, A. F. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Manuel, A. C.
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Griffiths, William (Exchange) Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A.
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Hale, Leslie (Oldham, W.) Mellish, R. J.
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Mikardo, Ian
Burton, Miss F. E. Hall, John T. (Gateshead, W.) Mitchison, G. R.
Callaghan, L. J. Hamilton, W. W. Moody, A. S.
Carmichael, J. Hannan, W. Morley, R.
Chapman, W. D. Hargreaves, A. Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.)
Chetwynd, G. R. Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.)
Clunie, J. Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis) Moyle, A.
Collick, P. H. Hobson, C. R. Mulley, F. W.
Corbet, Mrs. Freda Holman, P. Murray, J. D.
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth) Neal, Harold (Bolsover)
Cullen, Mrs. A. Houghton, Douglas Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J.
Daines, P. Hudson, James (Ealing, N.) Oliver, G. H.
Davies, A. Edward (Stoke, N.) Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Oswald, T.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Palmer, A. M. F.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Pannell, Charles
de Freitas, Geoffrey Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) Parker, J.
Deer, G. Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) Paton, J.
Dodds, N. N. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Pearson, A.
Driberg, T. E. N. Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Poole, C. C.
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Jeger, George (Goole) Porter, G.
Edelman, M. Jeger, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton)
Edwards, John (Brighouse) Jenkins, R. H. (Stechford) Rankin, John
Reeves, J. Sorensen, R. W. Wallace, H. W.
Reid, Thomas (Swindon) Sparks, J. A. Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.)
Reid, William (Camlachie) Steele, T. Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Robens, Rt. Hon. A. Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John
Roberts, Albert (Normanton) Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire) Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) Stross, Dr. Barnett Wigg, George
Ross, William Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E. Wilkins, W. A.
Shackleton, E. A. A. Swingler, S. T. Willey, Frederick (Sunderland, N.)
Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E. Sylvester, G. O. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Short, E. W. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) Williams, W. R. (Droylsden)
Shurmer, P. L. E. Taylor, John (West Lothian) Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Silverman, Julius (Erdington) Thomas, Ivor Owen (Wrekin) Wyatt, W. L.
Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) Thomson, George (Dundee, E.) Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) Thurtle, Ernest
Slater, J. Timmons, J. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.) Turner-Samuels, M. Mr. Popplewell and
Snow, J. W. Viant, S. P. Mr. Kenneth Robinson.