§
Question put,
That a sum, not exceeding £141,225,865, be granted to Her Majesty, to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March 1957, for Expenditure in respect of the Services included in Class VIII of the Civil Estimates, viz.:—
| £ | ||
| 1. | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Revised sum) | 10,256,720 |
| 2. | Agricultural and Food Grants and Subsidies (Revised sum) | 123,392,430 |
| 3. | Agricultural and Food Services (Revised sum) (including a Supplementary sum of £100,000) | 5,362,118 |
| 4. | Food (Strategic Reserves) (Revised sum) | −2,799,900 |
| 6. | Surveys of Great Britain, &c. | 1,992,570 |
| 7. | Office of Commissioners of Crown Lands | 67,927 |
| 8. | Agricultural Research Council | 2,060,000 |
| 9. | Nature Conservancy | 160,000 |
| 10. | Development Fund | 734,000 |
| 141,225,865 |
§ The Committee divided: Ayes 227, Noes 56.
551| Division No. 270.] | AYES | [9.43 p.m. |
| Aitken, W. T. | Atkins, H. E. | Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) |
| Allan, R. A. (Paddington, S.) | Baldock, Lt.-Cmdr. J. M. | Bevins, J. R. (Toxteth) |
| Alport, C. J. M. | Baldwin, A. E. | Biggs-Davison, J. A. |
| Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) | Balniel, Lord | Birch, Rt. Hon. Nigel |
| Amory, Rt. Hn. Heathcoat (Tiverton) | Barber, Anthony | Bishop, F. P. |
| Anstruther-Gray, Major Sir William | Barlow, Sir John | Body, R. F. |
| Arbuthnot, John | Barter, John | Bossom, Sir Alfred |
| Armstrong. C. W. | Baxter, Sir Beverley | Boyle, Sir Edward |
| Ashton, H. | Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) | Braine, B. R. |
| Brooke, Rt. Hon, Henry | Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) | Nugent, G. R. H. |
| Brooman-White, R. C. | Hill, John (S. Norfolk) | Oakshott, H. D. |
| Browne, J. Nixon (Craigton) | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | O'Neill, Hn. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) |
| Burden, F. F. A. | Hirst, Geoffrey | Ormsby-Gore, Hon. W. D. |
| Carr, Robert | Hope, Lord John | Osborne, C. |
| Channon, H. | Hornby, R. P. | Page, R. G. |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Hornsby-Smith, Miss M. p. | Pannell, N. A. (Kirkdale) |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Horsbrugh, Rt. Hon. Dame Florence | Peyton, J. W. W. |
| Cole, Norman | Howard, Hon. Greville (St. Ives) | Pilkington, Capt. R. A. |
| Conant, Maj, Sir Roger | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral J. | Pitt, Miss E. M |
| Cooper, Sqn. Ldr. Albert | Hughes-Young, M. H. C. | Pott, H. P. |
| Corfield, Capt. F. V. | Hurd, A. R. | Powell, J. Enoch |
| Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) | Hutchison, Sir Ian Clark (E'b'gh. W.) | Price, Henry (Lewisham, W.) |
| Crouch, R. F. | Hylton-Foster, Sir H. B. H. | Rawlinson, Peter |
| Crowder, Sir John (Finchley) | Iremonger, T. L. | Remnant, Hon. P |
| Cunningham, Knox | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Renton, D. L. M. |
| Dance, J. C. G. | Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) | Ridsdale, J. E. |
| Davidson, Viscountess | Jennings, J. C. (Burton) | Rippon, A. G. F. |
| Deedes, W. F. | Jennings, Sir Roland (Hallam) | Robinson, Sir Roland (Blackpool, S.) |
| Digby, Simon Wingfield | Johnson, Dr. Donald (Carlisle) | Rodgers, John (Sevenoaks) |
| Dodds-Parker, A. D. | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Roper, Sir Harold |
| Donaldson, Cmdr, C. E. McA. | Johnson, Howard (Kemptown) | Ropner, Col, Sir Leonard |
| Doughty, C. J. A. | Jones, Rt. Hon. Aubrey (Hall Green) | Russell, R. S. |
| du Cann, E. D. L. | Joseph, Sir Keith | Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. |
| Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. | Joynson-Hicks, Hon. Sir Lancelot | Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. |
| Eccles, Rt. Hon. Sir David | Keegan, D. | Sharples, R. C. |
| Eden, J. B. (Bournemouth, West) | Kerby, Capt. H. B. | Shepherd, William |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Kerr, H. W. | Smithers, Peter (Winchester) |
| Erroll, F. J. | Kershaw, J. A. | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| Fell, A. | Kimball, M. | Speir, R. M. |
| Finlay, Graeme | Kirk, P. M. | Spence, H. R. (Aberdeen, W.) |
| Fisher, Nigel | Lagden, G. W. | Stevens, Geoffrey |
| Fleetwood-Hesketh, R. F. | Langford-Holt, J. A. | Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, C. | Leavey, J. A. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Fort, R. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Fraser, Sir Ian (M'cmbe & Lonsdale) | Legh, Hon. Peter (Petersfield) | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Freeth, D. K. | Lindsay, Hon. James (Devon, N.) | Taylor, William (Bradford. N.) |
| Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Teeling, W. |
| Gammans, Sir David | Longden, Gilbert | Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) |
| Garner-Evans, E. H. | Low, Rt. Hon. A. R. W. | Thomas, P. J. M. (Conway) |
| George, J. C. (Pollok) | Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) | Thompson, Lt.-Cdr. R. (Croydon, S.) |
| Glover, D. | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Thorneycroft, Rt. Hon. P. |
| Godber, J. B. | Macdonald, Sir Peter | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N. |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. Sir Alan | Mackeson, Brig. Sir Harry | Tilney, John (Wavertree) |
| Gough, C. F. H. | McKibbin, A. J. | Touche, Sir Gordon |
| Gower, H. R. | Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) | Turner, H. F. L. |
| Grant, W. (Woodside) | McLaughlin, Mrs. P. | Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H |
| Grant-Ferris, Wg Cdr. R. (Nantwich) | Maclay, Rt. Hon. John | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Green, A. | McLean, Neil (Inverness) | Vaughan-Morgan, J. K. |
| Gresham Cooke, R. | Macpherson, Niall (Dumfries) | Vickers, Miss J. H. |
| Grimond, J. | Maddan, Martin | Vosper, D. F. |
| Grimston, Hon. John (St. Albans) | Maitland, Cdr. J. F. W. (Horncastle) | Wade, D. W. |
| Grosvenor, Lt.-Col. R. G. | Marlowe, A. A. H. | Walker-Smith, D. C. |
| Gurden, Harold | Marshall, Douglas | Wall, Major Patrick |
| Hall, John (Wycombe) | Mathew, R. | Ward, Hon. George (Worcester) |
| Hare, Rt. Hon. J. H. | Maude, Angus | Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth) |
| Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N. W.) | Maudling, Rt. Hon. R. | Waterhouse, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. |
| Harris, Reader (Heston) | Mawby, R. L. | Whitelaw, W. S. I. (Penrith & Border) |
| Harrison, A. B. C. (Maldon) | Maydon, Lt.-Comdr. S. L. C. | Williams, Paul (Sunderland, S.) |
| Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) | Molson, Rt. Hon. Hugh | Wills, G. (Bridgwater) |
| Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Macclesfd) | Moore, Sir Thomas | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Harvey, Ian (Harrow, E.) | Nabarro, G. D. N. | Wood, Hon. R. |
| Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Nairn, D. L. S. | Woollam, John Victor |
| Head, Rt. Hon. A. H. | Neave, Airey | Yates, William (The Wrekin) |
| Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel | Nicholls, Harmar | |
| Heath, Rt. Hon. E. R. G. | Nicholson, Godfrey (Farnham) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Henderson, John (Cathcart) | Nicolson, N. (B'n'm'th, E. & Chr'ch) | Mr. Wakefield a |
| Hill, Rt. Hon. Charles (Luton) | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P. | Mr. Redmayne. |
| NOES | ||
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Delargy, H. J. | Kenyon, G. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Lee, Frederick (Newton) |
| Bence, C. R. (Dunbartonshire, E.) | Forman, J. C. | Lever, Leslie (Ardwick) |
| Benn, Hn. Wedgwood (Bristol, S. E.) | Gooch, E. G. | Mikardo, Ian |
| Bowles, F. G. | Greenwood, Anthony | Mulley, F. W. |
| Braddock, Mrs. Elizabeth | Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. | Neal, Harold (Bolsover) |
| Brockway, A. F. | Griffiths, William (Exchange) | Paling, Rt. Hon. W. (Dearne Valley) |
| Brown, Thomas (Ince) | Hubbard, T. F. | Pargiter, G. A. |
| Burke, W. A. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Parker, J. |
| Butler, Mrs. Joyce (Wood Green) | Janner, B. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Coldrick, W. | Jeger, George (Goole) | Peart, T. F. |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Jones, Jack (Rotherham) | Probert, A. R. |
| Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Proctor, W. T. |
| Rankin, John | Sylvester, G. O. | Williams, David (Neath) |
| Reeves, J. | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) | Yates, V. (Ladywood) |
| Reid, William | Warbey, W. N. | Zilliacus, K. |
| Robens, Rt. Hon. A. | Watkins, T. E. | |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvon) | Weitzman, D. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Slater, J. (Sedgefield) | Wells, Percy (Faversham) | Mr. Ellis Smithland |
| Stross, Dr. Barnett (Stoke-on-Trent, C.) | West, D. G. | Mr. T W Jones |
Question put and agreed to.
§ Mr. Ellis Smith (Stoke-on-Trent, South)May we, Sir Charles, have these Estimates taken a little slower and the amounts stated, so that we can all hear the millions of pounds which we are voting?
§ The ChairmanI beg the Committee's pardon. I thought that the Committee was in rather a hurry to dispose of these items. There are 16 of them. I thought the Committee wished to go quickly, but I shall go slower.