HC Deb 04 December 1956 vol 561 cc1068-72

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).—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]

The House divided: Ayes 261, Noes 183.

Division No. 14.] AYES [4.18 p.m.
Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. Cooper, A. E. Hall, John (Wycombe)
Aitken, W. T. Cooper-Key, E. M. Hare, Rt. Hon. J. H.
Allan R. A. (Paddington, S.) Cordeaux, Lt. Col. J. K. Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N. W.)
Alport, C. J. M. Corfield, Capt. F. V. Harris, Reader (Heston)
Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfd)
Amory, Rt. Hn. Heathcoat (Tiverton) Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E. Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.)
Anstruther-Gray, Major Sir William Crouch, R. F. Hay, John
Arbuthnot, John Cunningham, Knox Head, Rt. Hon. A. H.
Armstrong, C. W. Currie, G. B. H. Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel
Ashton, H. Dance, J. C. G. Heath, Rt. Hon. E. R. G.
Astor, Hon. J. J. Davidson, Viscountess Hill, Rt. Hon. Charles (Luton)
Atkins, H. E. D'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe)
Baldwin, A. E. Deedes, W. F. Hinchingbrooke, Viscount
Balniel, Lord Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. McA. Hirst, Geoffrey
Barber, Anthony Doughty, C. J. A. Holland-Martin, C. J.
Barter, John Drayson, G. B. Hope, Lord John
Beamish, Maj. Tufton du Cann, E. D. L. Hornby, R. P.
Bell, Ronald (Bucks, S.) Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir T. (Richmond) Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. P.
Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. Horobin, Sir Ian
Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) Duthie, W. S. Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Dame Florence
Bidgood, J. C. Eden, J. B. (Bournemouth, West) Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives)
Biggs-Davison, J. A. Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. Howard, John (Test)
Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral J.
Bishop, F. P. Errington, Sir Eric Hughes-Young, M. H. C.
Black, C. W. Fell, A. Hutchison, Sir Ian Clark (E'b'gh, W.)
Boothby, Sir Robert Finlay, Graeme Hutchison, Sir James (Scotstoun)
Bossom, Sir Alfred Fisher, Nigel Hyde, Montgomery
Bowen, E. R. (Cardigan) Fletcher-Cooke, C. Iremonger, T. L.
Boyd-Carpenter, Rt. Hon. J. A. Fort, R. Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye)
Boyle, Sir Edward Fraser, Sir Ian (M'cmbe & Lonsdale) Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich)
Braine, B. R. Freeth, D. K. Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle)
Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. Johnson, Eric (Blackley)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W. H. Gammans, Sir David Joynson-Hicks, Hon. Sir Lancelot
Brooke, Rt. Hon. Henry George, J. C. (Pollok) Kaberry, D.
Brooman-White, R. C. Gibson-Watt, D. Keegan, D.
Bryan, P. Glover, D. Kerby, Capt. H. B.
Buchan-Hepburn, Rt. Hon. P. G. T. Godber, J. B. Kershaw, J. A.
Bullus, Wing Commander E. E. Gomme-Duncan, Col. Sir Alan Kimball, M.
Burden, F. F. A. Gower, H. R. Kirk, P. M.
Butcher, Sir Herbert Graham, Sir Fergus Lambert, Hon. G.
Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (Saffron Waldn) Grant-Ferris, Wg Cdr. R. (Nantwich) Lambton, Viscount
Campbell, Sir David Green, A. Lancaster, Col. C. G.
Carr, Robert Gresham Cooke, R. Langford-Holt, J. A.
Cary, Sir Robert Grimond J. Leather, E. H. C.
Chichester-Clark, R. Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) Leavey, J. A.
Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) Grimston, Sir Robert (Westbury) Leburn, W. G.
Cole, Norman Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H.
Conant, Maj. Sir Roger Gurden, Harold Lindsay, Hon. James (Devon, N.)
Linstead, Sir H. N. Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.)
Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) Orr, Capt. L. P. S. Steward, Sir William (Woolwich, W.)
Lloyd, Rt. Hon. Selwyn (Wirral) Orr-Ewing, Sir Ian (Weston-S-Mare) Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.)
Lloyd-George, Maj. Rt. Hon. G. Osborne, C. Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Longden, Gilbert Page, R. G. Storey, S.
Low, Rt. Hon. A. R. W. Partridge, E. Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray)
Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) Peyton, J. W. W. Studholme, Sir Henry
Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh Pickthorn, K. W. M. Sumner, W. D. M. (Orpington)
Macdonald, Sir Peter Pilkington, Capt. R. A. Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne)
Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) Pitman, I. J. Taylor, William (Bradford, N.)
McLean, Neil (Inverness) Pitt, Miss E. M. Teeling, W.
Macmillan, Rt. Hn. Harold (Bromley) Pott, H. P. Temple, J. M.
Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) Powell, J. Enoch Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury)
Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) Price, David (Eastleigh) Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway)
Maddan, Martin Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. Thompson, Kenneth (Walton)
Maitland, Cdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) Profumo, J. D. Thorneycroft, Rt. Hon. P.
Maitland, Hon. Patrick (Lanark) Raikes, Sir Victor Thornton-Kemsley, C. N.
Manningham-Buller, Rt. Hn. Sir R. Ramsden, J. E. Tilney, John (Wavertree)
Markham, Major Sir Frank Rawlinson, Peter Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H.
Marlowe, A. A. H. Redmayne, M. Vane, W. M. F.
Marples, A. E. Remnant, Hon. P. Vaughan-Morgan, J. K.
Marshall, Douglas Renton, D. L. M. Vickers, Miss J. H.
Maude, Angus Rippon, A. G. F. Vosper, D. F.
Maudling, Rt. Hon. R. Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley) Wade, D. W.
Mawby, R. L. Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.) Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.)
Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. Robson-Brown, W. Walker-Smith, D. C.
Milligan, Rt. Hon. W. R. Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) Wall, Major Patrick
Molson, Rt. Hon. Hugh Roper, Sir Harold Ward, Hon. George (Worcester)
Monckton, Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C.
Mott-Radclyffe, C. E. Russell, R. S. Watkinson, Rt. Hon. Harold
Nabarro, G. D. N. Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. Webbe, Sir H.
Nairn, D. L. S. Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. Whitelaw, W. S. I. (Penrith & Border)
Neave, Airey Sharples, R. C. Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.)
Nicholls, Harmar Shepherd, William Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter)
Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) Smithers, Peter (Winchester) Wills, G. (Bridgwater)
Nicolson, N. (B'n'm'th, E. & Chr'ch) Soames, Capt. C. Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro)
Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. Spearman, Sir Alexander Wood, Hon. R.
Nugent, G. R- H. Speir, R. M.
Oakshott, H. D. Spens, Rt. Hn. Sir P. (Kens'gt'n, S.) TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
O'Neill, Hn. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) Stevens, Geoffrey Mr. Legh and
Colonel J. H. Harrison.
NOES
Ainsley, J. W. Deer, G. Jenkins, Roy (Stechford)
Albu, A. H. de Freitas, Geoffrey Johnson, James (Rugby)
Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) Dodds, N. N. Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham)
Allen, Arthur (Bosworth) Dugdale, Rt. Hn. John (W. Brmwch) Jones, T. W. (Merioneth)
Anderson, Frank Edwards, Rt. Hon. John (Brighouse) Kenyon, C.
Awbery, S. S. Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) Key, Rt. Hon. C. W.
Bacon, Miss Alice Edwards, Robert (Bilston) King, Dr. H. M.
Baird, J. Evans, Albert (Islington, S. W.) Lawson, G. M.
Balfour, A. Fernyhough, E. Lee, Frederick (Newton)
Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J. Finch, H. J. Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock)
Bence, C. R. (Dunbartonshire, E.) Fletcher, Eric Lewis, Arthur
Benn, Hn. Wedgwood (Bristol, S. E.) Forman, J. C. Lindgren, G. S.
Benson, G. Fraser, Thomas (Hamilton) Lipton, Lt.-Col. M.
Beswick, F. Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. H. T. N. Logan, D. G.
Bevan, Rt. Hon. A. (Ebbw Vale) Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson
Blackburn, F. Greenwood, Anthony McKay, John (Wallsend)
Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. Grey, C. F. McLeavy, Frank
Bowden, H. W. (Leicester, S. W.) Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) Mahon, Simon
Bowles, F. G. Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) Mainwaring, W. H.
Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth Hale, Leslie Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg)
Brockway, A. F. Hall, Rt. Hn. Glenvil (Colne Valley) Mann, Mrs. Jean
Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) Hamilton, W. W. Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A.
Brown, Thomas (Ince) Hannan, W. Mellish, R. J.
Burton, Miss F. E. Hayman, F. H. Mikardo, Ian
Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) Herbison, Miss M. Mitchison, G. R.
Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) Hobson, C. R. Monslow, W.
Callaghan, L. J. Holman, P. Moody, A. S.
Castle, Mrs. B. A. Holmes, Horace Moyle, A.
Champion, A. J. Houghton, Douglas Mulley, F. W.
Chetwynd, G. R. Howell, Denis (All Saints) Neal, Harold (Bolsover)
Clunie, J. Hubbard, T. F. Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. (Derby, S.)
Collick, P. H. (Birkenhead) Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) Oliver, G. H.
Cove, W. G. Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) Orbach, M.
Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) Hunter, A. E. Oswald, T.
Cronin, J. D. Hynd, H. (Acorington) Owen, W. J.
Cullen, Mrs. A. Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) Padley, W. E.
Darling, George (Hillsborough) Irving, S. (Dartford) Paget, R. T.
Davies, Ernest (Enfield, E.) Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. Paling Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley)
Davies, Harold (Leek) Jay, Rt. Hon. D. P. T. Palmer, A. M. F.
Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) Jeger, George (Goole) Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.)
Pargiter, G. A. Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) Weitzman, D.
Parker, J. Slater, Mrs. H. (Stoke, N.) Wells, Percy (Faversham)
Parkin. B. T. Slater, J. (Sedgefield) Wells, William (Walsall, N.)
Paton, John Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) West, D. G.
Pearson, A. Snow, J. W. Wheeldon, W. E.
Peart, T. F. Sparks, J. A. White, Henry (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Pentland, N. Steele, T. Wigg, George
Plummer, Sir Leslie Stewart, Michael (Fulham) Wilkins, W. A.
Popplewell, E. Stokes, Rt. Hon. R. R. (Ipswich) Willey, Frederick
Price, Philips (Gloucestershire, W.) Strachey, Rt. Hon. J. Williams, Rev. Llywelyn (Ab'tillery)
Probert, A. R. Strauss, Rt. Hon. George (Vauxhall) Williams, Ronald (Wigan)
Proctor, W. T. Stross, Dr. Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.) Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley)
Randall, H. E. Summerskill, Rt. Hon. E. Williams, W. T. (Barons Court)
Rankin, John Swingler, S. T. Willis, Eustace (Edinburgh, E.)
Redhead, E. C. Sylvester, G. O. Wilson, Rt. Hon. Harold (Huyton)
Reeves, J. Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) Winterbottom, Richard
Reid, William Taylor, John (West Lothian) Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A.
Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) Thomson, George (Dundee, E.) Yates, V. (Ladywood)
Rogers, George (Kensington, N.) Thornton, E. Younger, Rt. Hon. K.
Ross, William Usborne, H. C.
Shurmer, P. L. E. Viant, S. P. TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Silverman, Julius (Aston) Warbey, W. N. Mr. Kenneth Robinson and
Mr. Royle.