HC Deb 22 April 1953 vol 514 cc1171-6

Motion made, and Question put,

That the Proceedings on the Consideration of the Lords Amendments to the Transport 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, 283; Noes, 227.

Division No. 141.] AYES [3.38 p.m.
Aitken, W. T. Elliot, Rt. Han. W. E. Linstead, H. N.
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Erroll, F. J. Llewellyn, D. T.
Alport, C. J. M. Fell, A. Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G. (King's Norton)
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Finlay, Graeme Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.)
Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) Fisher, Nigel Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. G.
Anstruther-Gray, Major W. J. Fletcher-Cooke, C. Longden, Gilbert
Arbuthnot, John Ford, Mrs. Patricia Low, A. R. W.
Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) Fort, R. Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.)
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) Lucas, P. B. (Brentford)
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh
Baldwin, A. E. Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Lyttelton, Rt Hon. O
Banks, Col. C. Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) McAdden, S. J.
Barber, Anthony Gammans, L. D. McCallum, Major D.
Barlow, Sir John Gamer-Evans, E. H. Mackeson, Brig. H. R.
Baxter, A. B. George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd McKibbin, A. J.
Beach, Maj. Hicks Glyn, Sir Ralph Mackie, J. H. (Galloway)
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Godber, J. B. Maclay, Rt. Hon. John
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Gomme-Duncan, Col. A Maclean, Fitzroy
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Gough, C. F. H. Macleod, Rt. Hon. lain (Enfield, W.)
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) Gower, H. R. MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty)
Bennett, William (Woodside) Graham, Sir Fergus Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley)
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Gridley, Sir Arnold Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries)
Birch, Nigel Grimond, J. Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle)
Bishop, F. P. Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Maitland, Patrick (Lanark)
Black, C. W. Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Manningham-Buller, Sir R. E.
Boothby, R. J. G. Hall, John (Wycombe) Markham, Major S. F.
Bossom, A. C. Harden, J. R. E. Marlowe, A. A. H.
Bowen, E. R. Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) Marples, A. E.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Harris, Reader (Heston) Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin)
Boyle, Sir Edward Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) Marshall, Sir Sidney (Sutton)
Braine, B. R. Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) Maude, Angus
Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N.W.) Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Maudling, R.
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Harvie-Watt, Sir George Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C
Broooman-White, R. C. Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. Medlicott, Brig. F.
Browne, Jack (Govan) Heald, Sir Lionel Mellor, Sir John
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T Heath, Edward Molson, A. H. E.
Bullard, D. G. Henderson, John (Catheart) Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Higgs, J. M. C. Morrison, John (Salisbury)
Burden, F. F. A. Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton) Mott-Radclyffe, C. E.
Butcher, Sir Herbert Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) Nabarro, G. D. N
Campbell, Sir David Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Nicholls, Harmar
Carr, Robert Hirst, Geoffrey Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham)
Cary, Sir Robert Holland-Martin, C. J. Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich) Nugent, G. R. H.
Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Holt, A. F. Nutting, Anthony
Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmouth, W.) Hope, Lord John Oakshott, H. D.
Clyde,Rt. Hon. J. L. Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P. Odey, G. W.
Cole, Norman Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives) O'Neill, Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.)
Colegate, W. A. Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D.
Cooper Sqn.Ldr. Albert Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) Orr, Capt. L. P. S.
Cooper-Key, E. M. Hulbert, Wing Cdr. N. J. Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.)
Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Hurd, A. R. Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian (Weston-super-Mare)
Cranborne, Viscount Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (llford, N.) Osborne, C.
Crookshank, Capt, Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Hutchison, Lt.-Com. Clark(Eb'rgh W.) Partridge, E.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Hyde, Lt.-Col. H. M. Peake, Rt. Hon. O.
Crouch, R. F. Hylton-Foster, H. B. H. Perkins, W. R. D.
Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Peto, Brig. C. H. M
Crowder, Petre (Ruislip-Northwood) Jennings, R. Peyton, J. W. W.
Cuthbert, W. N. Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Pickthorn, K. W. M.
Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Johnson, Howard (Kemptown) Pilkington, Capt. R. A
Davidson, Viscountess Jones, A. (Hall Green) Pitman, I. J.
Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. Powell, J. Enoch
De la Bère, Sir Rupert Kaberry, D. Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.)
Deedes, W. F. Keeling, Sir Edward Profumo, J. D.
Digby, S. Wingfield Kerr, H. W. Raikes, Sir Victor
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Lambert, Hon. G. Redmayne, M.
Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Lambton, Viscount Rees-Davies, W. R.
Donner, P. W. Lancaster, Col. C. G. Remnant, Hon. P.
Doughty, C. J. A. Langford-Holt, J. A. Renton, D. L. M.
Drayson, G. B. Leather, E. H. C. Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir Thomas (Richmond) Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Robson-Brown, W.
Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks)
Duthie, W. S. Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T. Roper, Sir Harold
Eccles, Rt. Hon. D. M Lindsay, Martin Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard
Russell, R. S. Storey, S. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.) Wakefield, Sir Wavell (St. Marylebone)
Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Summers, G. S. Walker-Smith, D. C.
Savory, Prof. Sir Douglas Sutcliffe, Sir Harold Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Schofield, Lt-Col. W. (Rochdale) Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne) Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth)
Scott, R. Donald Taylor, William (Bradford, N.) Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford) Watkinson, H. A.
Shepherd, William Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster)
Smithers, Peter (Winchester) Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway) Wellwood, W.
Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay)
Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Snadden, W. McN. Thorneycroft, Rt. Hn. Peter (Monmouth) Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.)
Soames, Capt. C. Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C. N. Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Spearman, A. C. M. Tilney, John Wills, G.
Spence, H. R. (Aberdeenshire, W.) Touche, Sir Gordon Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Spens, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.) Turner, H. F. L. Wood, Hon. R.
Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard Turton, R. H. York, C.
Stevens, G. P. Vane, W. M. F.
Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.) Vaughan-Morgan, J. K. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) Vosper, D. F. Mr. Studholme and Major Conant.
Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. Wade, D. W.
NOES
Albu, A. H. Forman, J. C. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles)
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling)
Anderson, Alexander (Motherwell) Freeman, John (Watford) Mainwaring, W. H.
Anderson, Frank (Whitehaven) Freeman, Peter (Newport) Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg)
Awbery, S. S. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Mann, Mrs. Jean
Bacon, Miss Alice Gibson, C. W. Manuel, A. C.
Balfour, A. Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A
Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale) Mason, Roy
Bartley, P. Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Wakefield) Mayhew, C. P.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Grenfell, Rl. Hon. D. R. Mellish, R. J.
Bence, C. R. Grey, C. F. Messer, F.
Benn, Hon. Wedgwood Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Mikardo, Ian
Beswick, F. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Mitchison, G. R.
Blackburn, F. Griffiths, William (Exchange) Moody, A. S
Blenkinsop, A. Hale, Leslie Morley, R.
Blyton, W. R. Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.)
Boardman, H. Hall, John T. (Gateshead, W.) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.)
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Hamilton, W. W. Mort, D. L.
Bowden, H. W. Hannan, W. Moyle, A.
Bowles, F. G. Hargreaves, A. Mulley, F. W.
Brockway, A. F. Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) Murray, J. D.
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Hastings, S. Nally, W.
Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Hayman, F. H. Neal, Harold (Bolsover)
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Healey, Denis (Leeds, S.E.) Oldfield, W. H.
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis) Oswald, T.
Burks, W. A. Herbison, Miss M. Paget, R. T.
Burton, Miss F. E. Hobson, C. R. Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Dearne V'lly)
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S.) Holman, P. Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Callaghan, L. J. Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth) Palmer, A. M. F.
Carmichael, J. Hoy, J. H. Pannell, Charles
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Hudson, James (Ealing, N.) Pargiter, G. A.
Champion, A. J. Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) Paton, J.
Chapman, W. D. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Pearson, A.
Chetwynd, G. R. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Plummer, Sir Leslie
Clunie, J. Hynd, H. (Acorington) Poole, C. C.
Collick, P. H. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Porter, G.
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) Price, Joseph T. (Westhoughton)
Crosland, C. A. R. Irving, W. J. (Wood Greeen) Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.)
Cullen, Mrs. A. Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Proctor, W. T.
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Janner, B. Pryde, D. J.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Jay, Rt. Hon D. P. T. Pursey, Cmdr. H.
Davies, Harold (Leek) Jeger, George (Goole) Rankin, John
Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) Jenkins, R. H. (Stechford) Reeves, J.
de Freitas, Geoffrey Johnson, James (Rugby) Reid, Thomas (Swindon)
Deer, G. Johnston, Douglas (Paisley) Reid, William (Camlachie)
Dodds, N. N. Jones, David (Hartlepool) Rhodes, H.
Donnelly, D. L. Jones, Frederick Elwyn (West Ham, S.) Robens, Rt. Hon. A.
Driberg, T. E. N. Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) Keenan, W. Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Edelman, M. Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. Ross, William
Edwards, John (Brighouse) King, Dr. H. M. Royle, C.
Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) Kinley, J. Shackleton, E. A. A.
Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E.
Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) Short, E. W.
Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) Lewis, Arthur Shurmer, P. L. E.
Fernyhough, E. Lindgren, G. S. Silverman, Julius (Erdington)
Fienburgh, W. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Silverman, Sydney (Nelson)
Finch, H. J. Logan, D. G. Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill)
Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) MacColl, J. E. Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke-on-Trent)
Follick, M. Mclnnes, J. Slater, J. (Durham, Sedgefield)
Foot, M. M. McLeavy, F. Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.)
Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.) Thomson, George (Dundee, E.) Willey, F. T.
Snow, J. W. Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) Williams, David (Neath)
Sorensen, R. W. Thornton, E. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Sparks, J. A. Thurtle, Ernest Williams, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Don V'll'y)
Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) Timmons, J. Williams, W. R. (Droylsden)
Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. Turner-Samuels, M. Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall) Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Stross, Dr. Barnett Usborne, H. C. Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside)
Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E. Viant, S. P. Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Sylvester, G. O. Wallace, H. W. Wyatt, W. L.
Taylor, Barnard (Mansfield) Wells, Percy (Faversharn) Yates, V. F.
Taylor, John (West Lothian) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth) White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint)
Thomas, David (Aberdare) While, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.) TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Thomas, George (Cardiff) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. Mr. Popplewell and
Thomas, lvor Owen (Wrekin) Wilkins, W. A. Mr. Kenneth Robinson.

Question agreed to.