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Motion made, and Question put, That the Proceedings on the Television Bill be exempted at this day's Sitting, from the

provisions of Standard Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[Mr. Crookshank.]

The House divided: Ayes, 242; Noes, 233.

Division No. 84.] AYES [3.32 p.m.
Aitken, W. T. Gough, C. F. H. Nicolson, Nigel (Bournemouth, E.)
Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) Gower, H. R. Nield, Basil (Chester)
Alport, C. J. M. Graham, Sir Fergus Nugent, G. R. H.
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Oakshott, H. D.
Amory, Rt. Hon. Heathcoat (Tiverton) Hall, John (Wycombe) Odey, G. W.
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R. (Blackburn, W.) Harden, J. R. E. O'Neill, Hon. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.)
Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. Hare, Hon. J. H. Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D.
Baldwin, A. E. Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.) Orr, Capt. L. P. S.
Barlow, Sir John Harris, Reader (Heston) Orr-Ewing, Charles Ian (Hendon, N.)
Beach, Maj. Hicks Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian (Weston-super-Mare)
Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfield) Osborne, C.
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) Page, R. G.
Bennett, F. M. (Reading, N.) Hay, John Perkins, Sir Robert
Bennett, Dr. Reginald (Gosport) Heald, Rt. Hon. A. H. Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Bennett, William (Woodside) Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel Peyton, J. W. W.
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Heath, Edward Pickthorn, K. W. M.
Birch, Nigel Henderson, John (Cathcart) Pilkington, Capt. R. A.
Bishop, F. P. Higgs, J. M. C. Pitman, I. J.
Black, C. W. Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) Pitt, Miss E. M.
Bossom, Sir A. C. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount Powell, J. Enoch
Bowen, E. R. Hirst, Geoffrey Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.)
Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. J. A. Holland-Martin, C. J. Profumo, J. D.
Boyle, Sir Edward Holt, A. F. Raikes, Sir Victor
Braine, B. R. Hope, Lord John Ramsden, J. E.
Braithwaite, Sir Gurney Horobin, I. M. Rayner, Brig. R.
Brooke, Henry (Hampstead) Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives) Redmayne, M.
Brooman-White, R. C. Hudson, Sir Austin (Lewisham, N.) Remnant, Hon. P.
Browne, Jack (Govan) Hudson, W. R. A. (Hull, N.) Renton, D. L. M.
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. Hulbert, Wing Cdr. N. J. Ridsdale, J. E.
Bullard, D. G. Hurd, A. R. Roberts, Peter (Heeley)
Bullus, Wing Commander E E. Hutchison, Sir Ian Clark (E'b'rgh, W.) Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S.)
Burden, F. F. A. Hutchison, James (Scotstoun) Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks)
Butcher, Sir Herbert Iremonger, T. L. Roper, Sir Harold
Campbell, Sir David Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) Russell, R. S.
Carr, Robert Johnson, Eric (Blackley) Ryder, Capt. R. E. D.
Channon, H Johnson, Howard (Kemptown) Savory, Prof. Sir Douglas
Clarke, Col. Ralph (East Grinstead) Jones, A. (Hall Green) Schofield, Lt.-Col. W.
Clyde, Rt. Hon. J. L. Kaberry, D. Scott, R. Donald
Cole, Norman Kerby, Capt. H. B. Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R.
Colegate, W. A. Kerr, H. W. Smithers, Peter (Winchester)
Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert Lambert, Hon. G. Smithers, Sir Waldron (Orpington)
Cooper-Key, F. M. Langford-Holt, J. A. Smyth, Brig. J. G. (Norwood)
Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Leather, E. H. C. Snadden, W. McN.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. Soames, Capt. C.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) Speir, R. M.
Crouch, R. F. Lennox-Boyd, Rt. Hon. A. T. Spens, Rt. Hon. Sir P. (Kensington, S.)
Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) Lindsay, Martin Stanley Capt Hon Richard
Darling, Sir William (Edinburgh, S.) Linstead, Sir H. N. Stevens, G. P.
Davidson, Viscountess Llewellyn, D. T. Steward, W. A. (Woolwich, W.)
Deedes, W. F. Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.)
Dodds-Parker, A. D. Longden, Gilbert Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Strauss Henry (Norwich, S.)
Doughty, C. J. A. Lucas, P. B. (Brentford) Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Drayson, G. B. Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Summers, G. S.
Drewe, Sir C. McAdden, S. J. Sutcliffe, Sir Harold
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. Sir T. (Richmond) McCallum, Major D. Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Macdonald, Sir Peter Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
Duthie, W. S. McKibbin, A. J. Teeling, W.
Eccles, Rt. Hon. Sir D. M Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) Thomas, Rt. Hon. J. P. L. (Hereford)
Eden, J. B. (Bournemouth. West) Maclay, Rt. Hon. John Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury)
Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E Maclean, Fitzroy Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Erroll, F. J. Macleod, Rt. Hon. lain (Enfield, W.) Thompson Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, W.)
Fisher, Nigel MacLeod, John (Ross and Cromarty) Thorneycroft, Rt. Hn. Peter (Monmouth)
Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F Macmillan, Rt. Hon. Harold (Bromley) Thornton Kemsley, Col. C. N.
Ford, Mrs. Patricia Maitland, Comdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) Tilney John
Fort, R. Maitland, Patrick (Lanark) Touche, Sir Gordon
Foster, John Manningham-Buller, Sir R. E. Turner, H. F. L.
Fraser, Hon. Hugh (Stone) Marples, A. E. Turton, R. H.
Fyfe, Rt. Hon. Sir David Maxwell Maude, Angus Tweedsmuir, Lady
Galbraith, Rt. Hon. T. D. (Pollok) Maydon, Lt. -Comdr. S. L. C. Vane, W. M. F.
Galbraith, T. G. D. (Hillhead) Medlicott, Brig. F. Vaughan-Morgan, J. K
Gammans, L. D. Mellor, Sir John Vosper, D. F.
Garner-Evans, E. H. Molson, A. H. E. Wade, D. W.
George, Rt. Hon. Maj. G. Lloyd Nabarro, G. D. N. Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Glover, D. Neave, Airey Walker-Smith, D. C.
Godber, J. B. Nicholls, Harmar Wall, P. H. B.
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Ward, Miss I. (Tynemouth) Williams, Sir Herbert (Croydon, E.) Wood, Hon. R.
Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. Williams, Paul (Sutherland, S.)
Watkinson, H. A. Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter) TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Webbe, Sir H. (London & Westminster) Wills, Gerald Mr. Studholme and Major Conant.
Wellwood, W. Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
NOES
Acland, Sir Richard Hargreaves, A. Parkin, B. T.
Adams, Richard Harrison, J. (Nottingham, E.) Pearson, A.
Albu, A. H. Hastings, S. Plummer, Sir Leslie
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Hayman, F. H. Popplewell, E.
Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) Healey, Denis (Leeds, S.E.) Porter, G.
Anderson, Frank (Whitehaven) Henderson, Rt. Hon. A. (Rowley Regis) Price, J. T. (Westhoughton)
Attlee, Rt. Hon. C R Herbison, Miss M. Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.)
Awbery, S. S Hewitson, Capt. M. Proctor, W. T.
Baird, J. Hobson, C. R. Pryde, D. J.
Balfour, A. Holman, P. Pursey, Cmdr. H
Barnes, Rt. Hon. A. J Holmes, Horace Rankin, John
Bartley, P. Hoy, J. H. Reeves, J.
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J Hubbard, T. F. Reid, Thomas (Swindon)
Bence, C. R. Hudson, James (Ealing, N.) Reid, William (Camlachie)
Benn, Hon. Wedgwood Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) Rhodes, H.
Benson, G. Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) Richards, R.
Beswick, F. Hynd, H. (Accrington) Robens, Rt. Hon. A.
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Roberts, Albert (Normanton)
Bing, G. H. C. Irving, W. J. (Wood Green) Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon)
Blackburn, F. Janner, B. Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)
Blenkinsop, A. Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Ross, William
Blyton, W. R. Jeger, George (Goole) Royle, C.
Boardman, H Jeger, Mrs. Lena Shacklelon, E. A. A.
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G Jenkins, R. H. (Stechford) Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E.
Bowles, F. G. Johnson, James (Rugby) Short, E. W.
Brockway, A. F. Jones, David (Hartlepool) Shurmer, P. L. E.
Brook, Dryden (Halifax) Jones, Frederick Elwyn (West Ham, S.) Silverman, Julius (Erdington)
Broughton, Dr. A. D D. Jones, Jack (Rotherham) Silverman, Sydney (Nelson)
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill)
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Keenan, W. Skeffington, A. M.
Burton, Miss F. E. Kenyon, C. Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke-on-Trent)
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, S.) Key, Rt. Hon. C. W Slater, J. (Durham, Sedgefield)
Callaghan, L. J. King, Dr. H. M. Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.)
Carmichael, J. Kinley, J. Smith, Norman (Nottingham, S.)
Champion, A. J. Lawson, G. M. Sparks, J. A
Chapman, W. D Lee, Frederick (Newton) Steele, T.
Chetwynd, G. R Lever, Harold (Cheetham) Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)
Clunie, J. Lewis, Arthur Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R.
Collick, P. H. Lindgren, G. S. Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall)
Corbet, Mrs. Freda Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. Stross, Dr. Barnett
Cove, W. G. Logan, D. G. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) MacColl, J. E. Sylvester, G. O.
Crossman, R. H. S McGhee, H. G Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield)
Cullen, Mrs. A McGovern, J. Taylor, John (West Lothian)
Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. McInnes, J. Taylor, Rt. Hon. Robert (Morpeth)
Darling, George (Hillsborough) McKay, John (Wallsend) Thomas, lorwerth (Rhondda, W.)
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) McLeavy, F. Thomson, George (Dundee, E.)
Davies, Harold (Leek) MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) Thornton, E. (Farnworth)
Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) Timmons, J.
Deer, G. Mainwaring, W. H. Tomney, F.
Dodds, N. N. Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) Turner-Samuels, M.
Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John (W. Bromwich) Mann, Mrs. Jean Ungoed-Thomas, Sir Lynn
Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. Manuel, A. C. Usborne, H. C.
Edelman, M. Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A Viant, S. P
Edwards, Rt. Hon. John (Brighouse) Mason, Roy Wallace, H. W.
Edwards, W J. (Stepnery) Mellish, R. J. Warbey, W. N.
Evans, Albert (Islington, S.W.) Messer, Sir F. Webb, Rt. Hon. M. (Bradford, C.)
Evans, Edward (Lowestoft) Mitchison, G. R. West, D. G.
Fernyhough, E Moody, A. S. Wheeldon, W. E.
Finch, H. J. Morgan, Dr. H. B. W White, Mrs. Eirene (E. Flint)
Fletcher, Eric (Islington, E.) Morley, R. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N.E.)
Follick, M. Morris, Percy (Swansea, W.) Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W.
Forman, J. C. Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, S.) Wilkins, W. A.
Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Mort, D. L. Willey, F. T.
Freeman, Peter (Newport) Moyle, A. Williams, David (Neath)
Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H T. N Mulley, F. W. Williams, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Don V'll'y)
Gibson, C. W. Murray, J. D. Williams, W. R. (Droylsden)
Glanville, James Nally, W. Williams, W. T. (Hammersmith, S.)
Gooch, E. G. Neal, Harold (Bolsover) Willis, E. G.
Gordon-Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. J. Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Greenwood, Anthony (Rossendale) Oldfield, W. H. Winterbottom, Ian (Nottingham, C.)
Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. Oliver, G. H. Winterbottom, Richard (Brightside)
Grey, C. F. Orbach, M. Woodburn, R. Hon. A.
Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Oswald, T. Wyatt, W. L.
Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Paling, Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley) Yates, V. F.
Hall, Rt. Hon. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)
Hall, John T. (Gateshead, W.) Palmer, A. M. F. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Hamilton, W. W. Pannell, Charles Mr. Bowden and Mr. Rogers
Hannan, W Pargiter, G. A.