§ Order for Second Reading read.
§ Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
§ 7.0 p.m.
Major W. Hicks Beach (Cheltenham)This Bill is a complete mystery to me, as an hon. Member who represents a Gloucestershire Division, and I oppose the Second Reading because I feel most strongly that we should receive some information from the Gloucester Corporation of what it is seeking to do by this Bill.
I think it is normal, certainly in my experience of this House, that when a Private Bill of this sort is introduced by some local authority, that authority sends some brief to the local Members of Parliament. If I had received one, I should have given it very careful consideration. I venture to say also that as this is a Bill which consists of some 137 Clauses and two Schedules, which has been introduced to the House, I hope that there will be some hon. Member of this House who can give us some explanation of it. I do not know if that is so. I do not know whether the hon. Member for Gloucestershire, West (Mr. Philips Price) can give us some explanation, but I venture to say that if matters of this sort are to handled in this way, the House should reject the Bill quite emphatically.
I regard it as gross discourtesy to this House that none of us has received any information about the Bill at all, and I hope I am in order in saying that I shall certainly oppose the Bill and that I wish to register a protest, on behalf of hon. Members representing Gloucestershire, about being given no information about it. I oppose the Bill, and do not think it should receive a Second Reading.
§ 7.3 p.m.
§ Mr. M. Philips Price (Gloucestershire, West)I rise to say a word or two in reply to the hon. and gallant Member for Cheltenham (Major Hicks Beach), although it would have been better if my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Gloucester City (Mr. Turner-Samuels) spoke instead of me; but he is at present abroad for health reasons. I rise to say 457 a few words in so far as I understand the reason why the Gloucester Corporation have inserted Clause 84 in the Bill.
§ Mr. SpeakerWe have not yet come to the Instruction, of which notice has been given. I have proposed the Question to the House, That the Bill be read a Second time, and the hon. and gallant Member
§ for Cheltenham (Major Hicks Beach) has spoken against the Second Reading of the whole Bill. When the Bill has been read a Second time, I shall call upon those who are sponsoring the Instruction to move their Motion.
§ Question put, That the Bill be now read a Second time:—
§ The House divided: Ayes 107, Noes 136.
459| Division No. 80.] | AYES | [7.5 p.m. |
| Albu, A. H. | Horbison, Miss M. | Parkin, B. T. |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Holmes, Horace | Pearson, A. |
| Awbery, S. S. | Holt, A. F. | Popplewell, E. |
| Bacon, Miss Alice | Howell, Charles (Perry Barr) | Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) |
| Balfour, A. | Hoy, J. H. | Rankin, John |
| Beswick, Frank | Hubbard, T. F. | Rhodes, H. |
| Blackburn, F. | Hughes, Cledwyn (Anglesey) | Rippon, A. G. F. |
| Bottomley, Rt. Hon. A. G. | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Bowden, H. W. (Leicester, S.W.) | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Ross, William |
| Bowen, E. R. (Cardigan) | Hunter, A. E. | Royle, C. |
| Boyd, T. C. | Hynd, H. (Accrington) | Simmons, C. J. (Brierley Hill) |
| Brockway, A. F. | Hynd, J. B. (Attercliffe) | Skeffington, A. M. |
| Brown, Thomas (Ince) | Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke, S.) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Joynson-Hicks, Hon. Sir Lancelot | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank |
| Collick, P. H. (Birkenhead) | Lawson, G. M. | Steele, T. |
| Craddock, George (Bradford, S.) | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Stewart, Henderson (Fife, E.) |
| Cullen, Mrs. A. | McGovern, J. | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) |
| Davies, Stephen (Merthyr) | McKay, John (Wallsend) | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) |
| Deer, G. | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Thomas, George (Cardiff) |
| de Freitas, Geoffrey | Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfd, E.) | Tomney, F. |
| Dodds, N. N. | Mann, Mrs. Jean | Usborne, H. C. |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hn. John(W. Brmwch) | Marquand, Rt. Hon. H. A. | Wade, D. W. |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Mason, Roy | Wells, Percy (Faversham) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | Mawby, R. L. | Wells, William (Walsall, N.) |
| Fletcher, Eric | Mellish, R. J. | Wigg, George |
| Gibson, C. W. | Mitchison, G. R. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Gooch, E. G. | Mort, D. L. | Williams, Rev. Liywelyn (Ab'tillery) |
| Gordon Walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | Mulley, F. W. | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) |
| Grenfell, Rt. Hon. D. R. | Neal, Harold (Bolsover) | Williams, W. R. (Openshaw) |
| Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Lianelly) | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hon. P. (Derby, S.) | Winterbottom, Richard |
| Grimond, J. | Oswald, T. | Woof, R. E. |
| Hall, Rt.Hon. Glenvil (Coine Valley) | Owen, W. J. | Yates, V. (Ladywood) |
| Hamilton, W. W. | Paget, R. T. | Zilliacus, K. |
| Hannan, W. | Palmer, A. M. F. | |
| Harrison, J. (Nottingham, N.) | Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Hastings, S. | Pargiter, G. A. | Mr. Philips Price and |
| Hayman, F. H. | Parker, J. | Mr. David Jones. |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Sir Peter | Cooke, Robert | Graham, Sir Fergus |
| Aitken, W. T. | Cooper-Key, E. M. | Grant, W. (Woodside) |
| Alport, C. J. M. | Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Green, A. |
| Amery, Julian (Preston, N.) | Craddock, Beresford (Spelthorne) | Gurden, Harold |
| Anstruther-Gray, Major Sir William | Crouch, R. F. | Harris, Reader (Heston) |
| Arbuthnot, John | Cunningham, Knox | Harrison, Col. J. H. (Eye) |
| Armstrong, C. W. | Davidson, Viscountess | Harvey, Air Cdre. A. V. (Masciesfd) |
| Ashton, H. | D'Avigdor-Goldsmid, Sir Henry | Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel |
| Atkins, H. E. | Deedes, W. F. | Heath, Rt. Hon. E. R. G. |
| Baidwin, A. E. | Drayson, G. B. | Hill, Mrs. E. (Wythenshawe) |
| Barber, Anthony | du Cann, E. D. L. | Hill, John (S. Norfolk) |
| Bariow, Sir John | Dugdale, Rt. Hn. Sir T. (Richmond) | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount |
| Baxter, Sir Beverley | Duncan, Capt. J. A. L. | Holland-Martin, C. J. |
| Bell, Philip (Bolton, E.) | Eden, J. B. (Bournemouth. West) | Hornby, R. P. |
| Bennett, F. M. (Torquay) | Errington, Sir Eric | Howard, Hon. Grevllie (St. Ives) |
| Biggs-Davison, J. A. | Farey-Jones, F. W. | Hughes-Young, M. H. C. |
| Bishop, F. P. | Foster, John | Hurd, A. R. |
| Braine, B. R. | Freeth, Denzil | Iremonger, T. L. |
| Braithwaite, Sir Albert (Harrow, W.) | Garner-Evans, E. H. | Irvine, Bryant Godman (Rye) |
| Brooman-White, R. C. | George, J. C. (Pollok) | Jenkins, Robert (Dulwich) |
| Bryan, P. | Gibson-Watt, D. | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) |
| Burden, F. F. A. | Godber, J. B. | Joseph, Sir Keith |
| Channon, Sir Henry | Gomme-Duncan, Col. Sir Alan | Keegan, D. |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Gower, H. R. | Kerby, Capt. H. B. |
| Kershaw, J. A. | Oakshott, H. D. | Steward, Sir William (Woolwich, W.) |
| Kimball, M. | O'Neill. Hn. Phelim (Co. Antrim, N.) | Stoddart-Seott, Col. M. |
| Kirk, P. M. | Page, R. G. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. James (Moray) |
| Leburn, W. G. | Pannell, N. A. (Kirkdale) | Studhoime, Sir Henry |
| Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Partridge, E. | Summers, Sir Spencer |
| Legh, Hon. Pater (Petersfield) | Pike, Miss Mervyn | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Lindsay, Hon. James (Devon, N.) | Pitt, Miss E. M. | Taylor, William (Bradford, N.) |
| Linstead, sir H. N. | Pott, H. P. | Temple, J. M. |
| Lloyd, Maj. Sir Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Powell, J Enoch | Vickers, Miss Joan |
| Lucas, Sir Jocelyn (Portsmouth, S.) | Prior-Palmer, Brig. O. L. | Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Raikes, Sir Victor | Wakefield, Sir Wavell (St. M'lebone) |
| Mackie, J. H. (Galloway) | Redmayne, M. | Ward, Dame Irene (Tynemouth) |
| MacLeod, John (Ross & Cromarty) | Rees-Davies, W. R. | Water-house, Capt. Rt. Hon. C. |
| Macmillan, Maurice (Halifax) | Robertson, Sir David | Whitelaw, W.S.I.(Penrith & Border) |
| Maitland, Cdr. J. F. W.(Horncastle) | Russell, R. S. | Williams, R. Dudley (Exeter) |
| Maltland, Hon. Patrick (Lanark) | Schofield, Lt.-Col. W. | Wills, G. (Bridgwater) |
| Manningham-Buller, Rt. Hn. Sir R. | Scott-Miller, Cmdr. R. | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Marshall, Douglas | Sharples, R. C. | Woollam, John Victor |
| Maydon, Lt.-Commdr, S. L. C. | Shepherd, William | |
| Moore, Sir Thomas | Simon, J. E. S. (Middlesbrough, W.) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Morrison, John (Salisbury) | Soames, Christopher | Major Hicks Brach and |
| Nairn, D. L. S. | Spearman, Sir Alexander | Mr. Nabarro. |
| Nugent, G. R. H. | Steward, Harold (Stockport, S.) |