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Mr. Attlee
May I ask the Prime Minister what will be the business for next week?
The Prime Minister
Monday: Defence Debate.
Tuesday: Committee stage of Supplementary Estimates, beginning with Colonial and Middle Eastern Services; Broadcasting; and Ministry of Labour. Wednesday: Committee stage of Supplementary Estimates for Diplomatic and Consular Services; Foreign Office; League of Nations; and consideration of any outstanding Supplementary Estimates. Thursday: Motion to move Mr. Speaker out of the Chair on Army Estimates and consideration of Votes A 1, 2, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, Ordnance Factories Vote, 1938, and Army Supplementary Estimate, 1937, in Committee. Friday: Consideration of Private Members' Bills. On any day, if there is time, other Orders may be taken. The order in which Supplementary Estimates are to be taken on Tuesday and Wednesday has been arranged through the usual channels.
Mr. Attlee
What form will the Defence Debate take? Will the Government put a Motion on the Paper?
The Prime Minister
Yes, I will put a Motion down to-night.
Mr. Attlee
As to broadcasting, in view of that being a new service and very important, I hope that it will not be taken at a late hour at night.
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| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Clarke, F. E. (Dartford) | Fleming, E. L. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Fox, Sir G. W. G. |
| Adams, S. V. T. (Leeds, W.) | Clarry, Sir Reginald | Fremantle, Sir F. E. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Cobb, Captain E. C. (Preston) | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Colfox, Major W. P. | Gibson, Sir C. G. (Pudsey and Otley) |
| Allen, Lt.-Col. Sir W. J. (Armagh) | Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir J. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Gluckstein, L. H. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | Cook, Sir T. R. A. M. (Norfolk, N.) | Graham, Captain A. C. (Wirral) |
| Assheton, R. | Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Grant-Ferris, R. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Cooper, Rt. Hn. A. Duff (W'st'r S. G'gs) | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Gretton, Col. Rt. Hon. J. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Cox, H. B. Trevor | Gridley, Sir A. B. |
| Balfour, Capt. H. H. (Isle of Thanet) | Critchley, A. | Griffith, F. Kingsley (M'ddl'sbro, W.) |
| Barrie, Sir C. C. | Croft, Brig.-Gen. Sir H. Page | Grimston, R. V. |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Crooke, Sir J. S. | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm'h) | Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Cross, R. H. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. |
| Bennett, Sir E. N. | Crossley, A. C. | Harbord, A. |
| Bernays, R. H. | Cruddas, Col. B. | Harris, Sir P. A. |
| Birchall, Sir J. D. | Culverwell, C. T. | Hartington, Marquess of |
| Bird, Sir R. B. | Dawson, Sir P. | Harvey, T. E. (Eng. Univ's.) |
| Blair, Sir R. | De Chair, S. S. | Haslam, Henry (Horncastle) |
| Bossom, A. C. | De la Bère, R. | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) |
| Boulton, W. W. | Denman, Hon. R. D. | Heilgers, Captain F. F. A. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Doland, G. F. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Hepburn, P. G. T. Buchan- |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Duckworth, W. R. (Moss Side) | Hepworth, J. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) |
| Browne, A. C. (Belfast, W.) | Duggan, H. J. | Higgs, W. F. |
| Bull, B. B. | Duncan, J. A. L. | Hills, Major Rt. Hon. J. W. (Ripon) |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Dunglass, Lord | Hoare, Rt. Hon. Sir S. |
| Burgin, Rt. Hon. E. L. | Eastwood, J. F. | Holdsworth, H. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Eckersley, P. T. | Horsbrugh, Florence |
| Butler, R. A. | Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Hulbert, N. J. |
| Campbell, Sir E. T. | Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Hurd, Sir P. A. |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Ellis, Sir G. | Keeling, E. H. |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Elmley, Viscount | Kerr, Colonel C. I. (Montrose) |
| Cary, R. A. | Emery, J. F. | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) |
| Cayzer, Sir C. W. (City of Chester) | Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Entwistle, Sir C. F. | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hn. N. (Edgb't'n) | Errington, E. | Lambert, Rt. Hon. G. |
| Channon, H. | Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Law, Sir A. J. (High Peak) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Leech, Sir J. W. |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Everard, W. L. | Leighton, Major B. E. P. |
| Christie, J A. | Fildes, Sir H. | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S. | Findlay, Sir E. | Levy, T. |
The Prime Minister
I cannot give a guarantee, but I hope that it will not. The right hon. Gentleman is aware that we have to get through these Supplementary Estimates.
Mr. Attlee
May I ask what it is proposed to take to-day in the event of the Motion for the suspension of the Eleven o'Clock Rule being carried?
The Prime Minister
The suspension of the Rule is being moved in order that we may take the Committee stage of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Bill, and I hope we shall be able to finish this stage. I do not propose to ask the House to sit beyond midnight.
Motion made, and Question put,
"That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]
The House divided: Ayes, 263; Noes, 126.
| Liddall, W. S. | Petherick, M. | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Lindsay, K. M. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Lipson, D. L. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. | Storey, S. |
| Lloyd, G. W. | Pownall, Lt.-Col. Sir Assheton | Stourton, Major Hon. J. J. |
| Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Procter, Major H. A. | Strauss, E. A. (Southward, N.) |
| MacAndrew, Colonel Sir C. G. | Raikes, H. V. A. M. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| M'Connell, Sir J. | Ramsbotham, H. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton- (N'thw'h) |
| MacDonald, Rt. Hon. M. (Ross) | Ramsden, Sir E. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| MacDonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Rathbone, Eleanor (English Univ's.) | Suater, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Macdonald, Capt. P. (Isle of Wight) | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Rawson, Sir Cooper | Tate, Mavis C. |
| McKie, J. H. | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Reid, Sir D. D. (Down) | Titchfield, Marquess of |
| Magnay, T. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) | Touche, G. C. |
| Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Roberts, W. (Cumberland, N.) | Tree, A. R. L. F. |
| Mander, G. le M. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Ropner, Colonel L. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) | Turton, R. H. |
| Markham, S. F. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Marsden, Commander A. | Rowlands, G. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Ruggles-Brise, Colonel Sir E. A. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Meller, Sir R. J. (Mitcham) | Russell, Sir Alexander | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Russell, R. J. (Eddisbury) | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Mills, Major J. D. (New Forest) | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Salmon, Sir I. | Watt, Major G. S. Harvie |
| Moreing, A. C. | Salter, Sir J. Arthur (Oxford U.) | Wayland, Sir W. A |
| Morgan, R. H. | Samuel, M. R. A. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Sanderson, Sir F. B. | Whiteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Sandys, E. D. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Sassoon, Rt. Hon. Sir P. | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Munro, P. | Savery, Sir Servington | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitchin) |
| Nail, Sir J. | Scott, Lord William | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Seely, Sir H. M. | Withers, Sir J. J. |
| Nicholson, G. (Farnham) | Selley, H. R. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Nicolson, Hon. H. G. | Shakespeare, G. H. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| O'Connor, Sir Terence J. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley |
| Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Simon, Rt. Hon. Sir J. A. | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Palmer, G. E. H. | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Patrick, C. M. | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) | |
| Peal, C. U. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) | TELLERS FOR THE AYES.— |
| Perkins, W. R. D. | Somervell. Sir D. B. (Crewe) | Captain Hope and Mr. Furness. |
| Peters, Dr. S. J. | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
NOES.
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| Adams, D. (Consett) | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Messer, F. |
| Adamson, W. M. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Milner, Major J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Montague, F. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Hall, G. H. (Aberdare) | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) |
| Batey, J. | Hardie, Agnes | Muff, G. |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Hayday, A. | Naylor, T. E. |
| Benn, Rt. Hon. W. W | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Paling, W. |
| Benson, G. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Parker, J. |
| Bromfield, W. | Henderson, T. (Tradesten) | Parkinson, J. A. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Pearson, A. |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. J. (S. Ayrshire) | Hollins, A. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Buchanan, G. | Hopkin, D. | Price, M. P. |
| Burke, W. A. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Cape, T. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Cassells, T. | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. | Richards, R. (Wrexham) |
| Charleton, H. C. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Ridley, G. |
| Chater, D. | Jones, Morgan (Caerphilly) | Riley, B. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Kelly, W. T. | Ritson, J. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Kennedy, Rt. Hon. T. | Robinson. W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Cove, W. G. | Kirby, B. V. | Salter, Dr. A. (Bermondsey) |
| Daggar, G. | Kirkwood, D. | Sexton, T. M. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Lansbury, Rt. Hon. G. | Shinwell, E. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lathan, G. | Silkin, L. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lawson, J. J. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Day, H. | Leach, W. | Simpson, F. B. |
| Dobbie, W. | Lee, F. | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | Leslie, J. R. | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Ede, J. C. | Logan, D. G. | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Lunn, W. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr. R. T. H. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Stephen, C. |
| Frankel, D. | McEntee, V. La T. | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Gallacher, W. | McGhee, H. G. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Gardner, B. W. | MacLaren, A. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Maclean, N. | Thorne, W. |
| Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Thurtle, E. |
| Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Marshall, F. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Mathers, G. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Grenfell, D. R. | Maxton, J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Walker, J. | Wilkinson, Ellen | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Watson, W. McL. | Williams, T. (Den Valley) | |
| Wedgwood, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Wilson, C. H. (Attercliffe) | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Westwood, J. | Windsor, W. (Hull, C.) | Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Groves. |