HC Deb 22 February 1954 vol 524 cc34-8

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, 277; Noes, 162.

Division No. 41.] AYES [3.32 p.m.
Aitken, W. T. Gammans, L. D. Maitland, Patrick (Lanark)
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Garner-Evans, E. H Manningham-Buller, Sir R. E
Alport, C. J. M. George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd Markham, Major Sir Frank
Amory, Rt. Hon. Heathcoat (Tiverton) Glover, D. Marples, A. E.
Arbuthnot, John Godber, J. B Marshall, Douglas (Bodmin)
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. Maude, Angus
Astor, Hon. J. J. Gough, C. F. H. Maudling, R
Banks, Col. C. Gower, H. R. Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C
Barber, Anthony Graham, Sir Fergus Medlicott, Brig. F.
Barlow, Sir John Grimond, J. Mellor, Sir John
Baxter, A. B. Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Molson, A. H. E
Beach, Maj. Hicks Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Monckton. Rt. Hon. Sir Walter
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Hall, John (Wycombe) Moore, Sir Thomas
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) Morrison, John (Salisbury)
Bennett, William (Woodside) Harris, Reader (Heston) Mott-Radclyffe, C. E.
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Nabarro, G. D. N.
Birch, Nigel Hay, John Neave, Airey
Bishop, F. P. Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. Nicholls Harmer
Black, C. W. Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham)
Boothby, Sir R. J. G Heath, Edward Nicholson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.)
Bossom, Sir A. C Henderson, John (Catheart) Nield, Basil (Chester)
Bowen, E. R. Hill, Dr. Charles (Luton) Noble, Cmdr. A. H. P
Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. J. A. Hill, Mrs E. (Wythenshawe) Nugent, G. R. H.
Boyle, Sir Edward Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Nutting, Anthony
Braine, B. R. Hirst, Geoffrey Oakshott, H. D.
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Holland-Martin, C. J. Odey, G. W.
Braithwaite, Sir Gurney Hollis, M. C. O'Neill, Hon. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Holt, A. F. Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D.
Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) Hope, Lord John Orr, Capt. L. P. S.
Brooman-White, R. C. Hornsby-Smith, Miss M P. Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.)
Browne, Jack (Govan) Horobin, I. M. Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian (Weston-super-Mare)
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Florence Osborne, C.
Bullard, D. G. Howard, Gerald (Cambridgeshire) Page, R. G.
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives) Peak, Rt. Hon. O
Burden, F. F. A. Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) Perkins, Sir Robert
Butcher, Sir Herbert Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. (Saffron Walden) Hulbert, Wnig Cdr. N. J. Peyton, J. W W.
Campbell, Sir David Hurd, A. R. Pickthorn, K. W. M
Cary, Robert Hutchison, Sir Ian Clark (E'b'rgh, W.) Pilkington, Capt. R. A
Cary, Sir Robert Hutchison, James (Scotstoun) Pitman, I. J.
Channon, H. Hyde, Lt.-Col. H. M. Pitt, Miss E. M.
Churchill, Rt. Hon. Sir Winston Hylton-Foster, H B. H. Powell, J. Enoch
Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Iremonger, T. L. Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.)
Cole, Norman Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L
Colegate, W. A. Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Raikes, Sir Victor
Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert Johnson, Howard (Kemptown) Rayner, Brig. R.
Cooper-Key, E. M. Jones, A. (Hall Green) Redmayne, M.
Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Joynson-Hicks, Hon. L. W Remnant, Hon. P.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C Kaberry, D. Ridsdale, J. E.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Kerr, H. W. Roberts, Peter (Heeley)
Crouch, R. F. Lambert, Hon. G. Robertson, Sir David
Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) Lambton, Viscount Robson-Brown, W.
Crowder, Petre (Ruislip—Northwood) Lancaster, Col. C. G. Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks)
Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Langford-Holt, J. A Roper, Sir Harold
Davies, Rt. Hn. Clement (Montgomery) Leather, E. H. C Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard
Deedes, W. F Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Russell, R. S.
Digby, S. Wingfield Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) Ryder, Capt. R. E. D.
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T. Schofield, Lt.-Col. W
Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Linstead, Sir H. N. Scott, R. Donald
Donner, Sir P. W Lloyd, Rt. Hon. G. (King's Norton) Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R.
Doughty, C. J. A. Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) Shepherd, William
Douglas-Hamilton, Lord Malcolm Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.)
Drayson, G. B. Lockwood, Lt.-Col. J. C. Smithers, Peter (Winchester)
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. Sir T. (Richmond) Longden, Gilbert Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington)
Duncan, Capt J. A. L. Low, A. R. W. Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood)
Duthie, W. S. Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Snadden, W. McN.
Eccles, Rt. Hon. Sir D. M Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) Soames, Capt. C.
Eden, Rt. Hon. A. Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Spearman, A. C. M
Eden, J. B. (Bournemouth, West) Lyttelton, Rt. Hon. O. Speir, R. M.
Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. McAdden, S. J. Stanley, Capt. Hon. Richard
Erroll, F. J McCallum, Major D. Stevens, G. P.
Fell, A. McCorquodale, Rt. Hon. M S Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.)
Finlay, Graeme Macdonald, Sir Peter Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F Mackeson, Brig. Sir Harry Storey, S.
Fletcher-Cooke, C McKibbin, A. J Strauss, Henry (Norwich, S.)
Fort, R. Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) Studholme, H. G.
Foster, John Maclay, Rt. Hon. John Summers, G S.
Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) Maclean, Fitzroy Sutcliffe, Sir Harold
Fraser, Sir Ian (Morecambe & Lonsdale) Macleod, Rt. Hon. Iain (Enfield, W.) Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Galbraith, Rt. Hon. T. D. (Pollok) Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Teeling, W.
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P L. (Hereford)
Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) Vaughan-Morgan, J. K. Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster)
Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway) Vosper, D. F. Wellwood, W
Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) Wade, D. W. Williams, Rt. Hon. Charles (Torquay)
Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.) Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Therneycroft, Rt. Hn. Peter (Monmouth) Wakefield, Sir Wavell (St. Marylebone) Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.)
Tilney, John Walker-Smith, D. C. Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.)
Touche, Sir Gordon Wall, P. H, B. Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Turner, H. F. L. Ward, Hon. George (Worcester) Wills, G
Turton, R. H. Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth) Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Tweedsmuir, Lady Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Vane, W. M. F. Watkinson, H. A. TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Sir Cedric Drewe and Major Conant
NOES
Acland, Sir Richard Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Arthur (Wakefield) Parkin, B. T.
Albu, A. H. Griffiths. David (Rother Valley) Peart, T. F.
Allen, Scholefield (Crews) Griffiths, R. Hon. James (Llanelly) Plummer, Sir Leslie
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. Hall, John T. (Gateshead, W.) Popplewell, E.
Bacon, Miss Alice Hamilton, W. W. Pryde, D J.
Balfour, A. Hannan, W. Reeves, J.
Bartley, P. Hargreaves, A. Reid, Thomas (Swindon)
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) Reid, William (Camlachie)
Bence, C. R. Henderson, Rt. Hon. A.(Rowley Regis) Rogers, George (Kensington, N.)
Benn, Hon. Wedgwood Holman, P. Ross, William
Beswick, F. Holmes, Horace Royle, C.
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Hoy, J. H. Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E.
Blackburn, F. Hudson, James (Ealing, N) Short, E. W.
Blenkinsop, A. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Shurmer, P. L. E.
Blyton, W. R. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Silverman, Julius (Erdington)
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Hynd, H. (Accrington) Skeffington, A. M.
Bowden, H. W. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke-on-Trent)
Bowles, F. G. Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) Slater, J. (Durham, Sedgefield)
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.)
Brockway, A. F. Jeger, George (Goole) Sorensen, R. W
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Jeger, Mrs. Lena Steele, T.
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Jones, David (Hartlepool) Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) Strachey, Rt. Hon. J.
Callaghan, L. J. Keenan, W. Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall)
Carmichael, J. Kenyon, C. Stross, Dr. Barnett
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E.
Champion, A. J. Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) Sylvester, G. O.
Chapman, W. D. Lewis, Arthur Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Chetwynd, G. R. Lindgren, G. S. Taylor, John (West Lothian)
Clunie, J. Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth)
Collick, P. H. Logan, D. G. Thomson, George (Dundee, E.)
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) MacColl, J. E. Timmons, J.
Crosland, C. A. R. McGovern, J. Tomney, F.
Cullen, Mrs. A. McKay, J. (Wallsend) Viant, S. P.
Daines, P. MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Wallace, H. W.
Darling, George (Hillsborough) MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Warbey, W. N.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield, E.) Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.)
Davies, Harold (Leek) Mann, Mrs. Jean Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Deer, G. Manuel, A. C. West, D. G.
Dodds, N. N. Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Donnelly, D. L. Mason, Roy Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W
Driberg, T. E. N. Mayhew, C. P. Willey, F. T.
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) Mellish, R. J. Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Abertillery)
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Messer, Sir F. Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Edelman, M. Mitchison, G. R. Williams, W. R, (Droylsdon)
Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Monslow, W. Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Fienburgh, W, Morgan, Dr. H. B. W. Winterbottom, Ian (Nottingham, C.)
Finch, H. J. Morley, R Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside)
Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Follick, M. Moyle, A. Wyatt, W. L.
Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. Yates, V. F.
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Orbach, M. Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Gibson, C. W. Oswald, T.
Gooch, E. G. Pannell, Charles TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C Parker, J. Mr. Wilkins and Mr. James Johnson.