HC Deb 31 March 1953 vol 513 cc1046-50

Motion made, and Question put,

That the proceedings on 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, 256; Noes, 213.

Division No. 125.] AYES [3.55 p.m.
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Channon, H. Galbraith Rt. Hon. T. D. (Pollok)
Alport, C. J. M. Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. Galbraith, T. G D. (Hillhead)
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Garner-Evans, E. H.
Amory, Heathcoat (Tiverton) Clarke, Brig, Terence (Portsmouth, W.) George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd
Anstruther-Gray, Major W. J. Cole, Norman Godber, J. B.
Arbuthnot, John Colegate, W. A. Gough, C. F. H.
Ashton, H. (Chelmsford) Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert Gower, H. R.
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Graham, Sir Fergus
Astor, Hon. J. J. Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Gridley, Sir Arnold
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Grimond, J.
Barber, Anthony Crouch, R. F. Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury)
Barlow, Sir John Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) Hall, John (Wycombe)
Beach, Maj. Hicks Crowder, Petre (Ruislip—Northwood) Harden, J. R. E.
Beamish, Maj. Tufton Cuthbert, W. N. Hare, Hon. J. H.
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye)
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Davidson, Viscountess Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.)
Bennett, Or. Reginald (Gosport) Davies, Rt. Hon. Clement (Montgomery) Head, Rt. Hon. A. H.
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Deedes, W. F. Heald, Sir Lionel
Birch, Nigel Digby, S. Wingfield Heath, Edward
Bishop, F. P. Dodds-Parker, A. D. Higgs, J. M. C.
Black, C. W. Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton)
Boothby, R. J. G. Doughty, C. J. A. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount
Bossom, A. C. Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Malcolm Holland-Martin, C. J.
Bowen, E. R. Drayson, G. B. Hollis, M. C.
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Holmes, Sir Stanley (Harwich)
Boyle, Sir Edward Eccles, Rt. Hon. D. M. Holt, A. F.
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Hope, Lord John
Braithwaite, Lt.-Cdr. G. (Bristol, N.W.) Errell, F. J. Hopkinson, Rt. Hon. Henry
Brooman-White, R. C. Fell, A. Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P.
Browne, Jack (Govan) Finlay, Graeme Howard, Gerald (Cambridgeshire)
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. Fisher, Nigel Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.)
Bullard, D. G. Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F. Hulbert, Wing Cdr. N. J.
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Fletcher-Cooke, C. Hurd, A. R.
Burden, F. F. A. Fort, R. Hutchinson, Sir Geoffrey (Ilford, N.)
Butcher, Sir Herbert Foster, John Hutchison, Lt.-Com. Clark (E'b'rgh, W.)
Carr, Robert Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) Hutchison, James (Scotstoun)
Cary, Sir Robert Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Hylton-Foster, H. B. H.
* Correction made in col. 120.
Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Moore, Lt.-Col. Sir Thomas Spens, Sir Patrick (Kensington, S.)
Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Morrison, John (Salisbury) Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard
Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W. Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. Stevens, G. P.
Kaberry, D. Nabarro, G. D. N. Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.)
Keeling, Sir Edward Nicholls, Harmar Stewart, Henderson (Fill, E.)
Kerr, H. W. Nugent, G. R. H. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Lambert, HOT. G. Nutting, Anthony Storey, S.
Lambton, Viscount Oakshott, H. D. Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.)
Lancaster, Col. C. G. Odey, G. W. Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Langford-Holt, J. A. O'Neill, Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) Studholme, H. G.
Leather, E. H. C. Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Summers, G. S.
Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Sutcliffe, Sir Harold
Legh, P. R. (Petersfield) Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian (Weston-super-Mare) Taylor, Charles (Eastbourne)
Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T. Peaks, Rt. Hon. O. Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Linstead, H. N. Perkins, W. R. D. Testing, W.
Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G. (King's Norton) Peto, Brig. C. H. M. Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford)
Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) Peyton, J. W. W. Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury)
Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) Pickthorne, K. W. M. Thomas, P. J. M (Conway)
Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C. Pilkington, Capt. R. A. Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Longden, Gilbert Pitman, I. J. Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.)
Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Powell, J. Enoch Thornton-Kemsley, Col. C N
Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) Tilney, John
Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. Touche, Sir Gordon
Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. Profumo, J. D. Turner H. F. L.
McAdden, S. J. Raikes, Sir Victor Turten, R. H.
McCallum, Major D. Rayner, Brig, R. Tweedsmuir, Lady
MoCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M. S Redmayne, M. Vane, W. M. F.
Macdonald, Sir Peter Remnant, Hon. P.
McKibbin, A. J. Renton, D. L. M. Vaughan-Morgan, J. K
McKie, J. H. (Galloway) Roberts, Peter (Heeley) Vesper, D. F.
Maclay, Rt. Hon. John Robertson, Sir David Wade, D. W.
Maclean, Fitzroy Robson-Brown, W. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W)
Macleod, Rt. Hon. lain (Enfield, W.) Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) Walker-Smith, D. C.
MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) Russell, R. S. Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth)
Maitland, Cmdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) Ryder, Capt. R. E. D. Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C
Maitland, Patrick (Lanark) Salter, Rt. Hon. Sir Arthur Watkinson, H. A.
Manningham-Buller, Sir R. E. Savory, Prof. Sir Douglas Wellwood, W.
Markham, Major S. F. Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. (Roohdale) Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay)
Marlowe, A. A. H. Scott, R. Donald Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Marples, A. E. Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.)
Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin) Shepherd, William Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Marshall, Sir Sidney (Sutton) Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.) Wills, G.
Maude, Angus Smithers, Peter (Winchester) Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Maudling, R. Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington) Wood, Hon. R.
Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood) York, C
Medlicott, Brig. F. Snadden, W. McN.
Mellor, Sir John Soames, Capt. C. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Molson, A. H. E. Spearman, A. C. M Mr. Drewe and Major Conant.
Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Speir, R. M.
NOES
Adams, Richard Carmichael, J. Follick, M.
Albu, A. H. Castle, Mrs. B. A. Foot, M. M.
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Champion, A. J. Forman, J. C
Anderson, Alexander (Motherwell) Chapman, W. D. Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton)
Anderson, Frank (Whitehaven) Chetwynd, G. R. Freeman, Peter (Newport)
Awbery, S. S. Coldrick, W. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N
Bacon, Miss Alice Collick, P. H. Gibson, C. W.
Baird, J. Cove, W. G. Glanville, James
Balfour, A. Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C.
Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J. Crosland, C. A. R. Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale)
Bartley, P. Crossman, R. H. S. Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R.
Bence, C. R. Cullen, Mrs. A. Grey, C. F.
Benn, Wedgwood Daines, P. Griffiths, David (Rother Valley)
Benson, G. Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly)
Beswick, F. Darling, George (Hillsborough) Griffiths, William (Exchange)
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley)
Bing, G. H. C. Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) Hall, John T. (Gateshead, W.)
Blackburn, F. de Freitas, Geoffrey Hamilton, W. W.
Blenkinsop, A. Dodds, N. N. Hannan, W.
Blyton, W. R. Donnelly, D. L Hargreaves, A.
Boardman, H. Driberg, T. E. N. Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.)
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) Hastings, S.
Bowden, H. W. Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Hayman, F. H.
Bowles, F. G. Edelman, M. Healey, Denis (Leeds, S.E.)
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, John (Brighouse) Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis)
Brockway, A F. Edwards, W. J. (Stepney) Herbison, Miss M.
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) Hobson, C. R.
Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Holman, P.
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Evans, Stanley (Wednesbury) Holmes, Horace (Hemsworth)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Fienburgh, W. Houghton, Douglas
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S.) Finch, H. J. Hudson, James (Ealing, N.)
Callaghan, L. J. Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey)
Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Mulley, F. W. Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R
Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Murray, J. D Strachey, Rt. Hon. J.
Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) Nally, W. Stross, Dr. Barnett
Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E.
Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. Swingler, S. T.
Jager, Dr. Santo (St. Pancras, S.) Oliver, G. H. Sylvester, G. O.
Johnson, James (Rugby) Oswald, T. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Janes, David (Hartlepool) Padley, W. E. Taylor, John (West Lothian)
Jones, Frederick Elwyn (West Ham, S.) Paget, R. T. Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth)
Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Paling, Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley) Thomas, David (Aberdare)
Keenan, W. Pannell, Charles Thomas, lorwerth (Rhondda, W.)
Kenyon, C. Peart, T. F. Thomson, George (Dundee, E.)
Key, Rt. Hon. C. W Plummer, Sir Leslie Thornton, E.
King, Dr. H. M. Poole, C. C. Thurtle, Ernest
Lee, Frederick (Newton) Porter, G. Timmons, J.
Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) Price, Joseph T (Westhoughton) Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Lewis, Arthur Proctor, W T. Wallace, H. W.
Lindgren, G. S. Pryde, D. J. Webb, Rt Hon. M. (Bradford. C)
Lipton, Lt.-Col. M Rankin, John Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Logan, D. G. Reeves, J. Wells, William (Walsall)
MacColl, J. E. Reid, Thomas (Swindon) West, D. G.
McGhee, H. G Reid, William (Camlachie) Wheatley, Rt. Hon. John
McGovern, J. Rhodes, H. Wheeldon, W. E.
McInnes, J. Robens, Rt. Hon. A White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint)
McLeavy, F. Roberts, Albert (Normanton) White, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.)
MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) Whiteley, Rl. Hon. W.
Mainwaring, W. H. Ross, William Wigg, George
Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Royle, C. Wilkins, W. A.
Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) Shinwell, Rt. Hon E. Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Abertillery)
Mann, Mrs. Jean Short, E. W. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Manuel, A. C. Shurmer, P. L. E. Williams, W. R. (Droylsden)
Marquand, Rt. Hon. H A Silverman, Julius (Erdington) Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith. S.)
Mayhew, C. P. Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) Woodburn, Rt. Hon A
Mellish, R J. Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) Wyatt, W. L.
Mitchison, G. R. Slater, J. Yates, V. F.
Monslow, W. Snow, J. W. Younger, Rt. Hon. K
Moody, A. S. Sorensen, R. W.
Morley, R. Sparks, J. A. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Merris, Percy (Swansea, W.) Steele, T. Mr. Popplewell and Mr. K. Robinson.