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Motion made, and Question proposed,
"That a number of Land Forces, not exceeding 170,000, all ranks, be maintained for the Service of the United Kingdom at
Division No. 132.]
| AYES.
| [11.50 p.m.
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| Adams, D. (Consett) | Garro Jones, G. M. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Adams, D. M. (Poplar, S.) | Gibson, R. (Greenock) | Parker, J. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Graham, D. M. (Hamilton) | Parkinson, J. A. |
| Ammon, C. G. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Pearson, A. |
| Attles, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Banfield, J. W. | Grenfell, D. R. | Price, M. P. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Pritt, D. N. |
| Barr, J. | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Quibell, D. J. K. |
| Batey, J. | Graves, T. E. | Richards. R. (Wrexham) |
| Bellenger, F. J. | Guest, Dr. L. H. (Islington, N.) | Ridley, G. |
| Bonn, Rt. Hon. W. W. | Hall, J. H. (Whitechapel) | Ritson, J. |
| Benson, G. | Hayday, A. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Broad, F. A. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Shinwell, E. |
| Bromfield, W. | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Silverman, S. S. |
| Brown, C. (Mansfield) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Smith, Ben (Rotherhithe) |
| Buchanan, G. | Hills, A. (Pontefract) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Burke, W. A. | Hopkin, D | Smith, Rt. Hon. H. B. Lees- (K'ly) |
| Capo, T. | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Chater, D. | Jenkins, Sir W. (Neath) | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jones, A. C. (Shipley) | Stewart, W. J. (H'ght'n-le-Sp'ng) |
| Cripps, Hon. Sir Stafford | Kelly, W. T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Daggar, G. | Kirby, B. V. | Thurtle, E. |
| Davidson, J. J. (Maryhill) | Lathan, G. | Tinker, J. J. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lawson, J. J. | Viant, S. P. |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lee, F. | Walker, J. |
| Day, H. | Macdonald, G. (Ince) | Watkins, F. C. |
| Dobbie, W. | McEntee, V. La T. | Watson, W. McL. |
| Dunn, E. (Rother Valley) | McGovern, J. | Westwood, J. |
| Ede, J. C. | MacMillan, M. (Western Isles) | Whiteley, W. (Blaydon) |
| Edwards, Sir C. (Bedwellty) | Marshall, F. | Windsor, W. (Hull. C.) |
| Fletcher, Lt.-Comdr, R. T. H. | Maxton, J. | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Frankel, D. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | |
| Gallacher, W. | Milner, Major J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES—
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| Gardner, B. W. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Hackney, S.) | Mr. Mathers and Mr. Adamson. |
Home and abroad, exclusive of India and Burma, during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1939."
Motion made, and Question put,
"That a number, not exceeding 169,900, all ranks, be maintained for the said Service." —[Mr. Lawson.]
The Committee divided: Ayes, 99; Noes, 196.
NOES.
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| Acland, R. T. D. (Barnstaple) | Foot, D. M. | Pilkington, R. |
| Agnew, Lieut.-Comdr. P. G. | Fremantle, Sir F. E. | Plugge, Capt. L. F. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Furness, S. N. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. | Fyfe, D. P. M. | Prooter, Major H. A. |
| Anderson, Sir A. Garrett (C. of Ldn.) | George, Major G. Lloyd (Pembroke) | Ramsay, Captain A. H. M. |
| Anstruther-Gray, W. J. | George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | Rankin, Sir R. |
| Apsloy, Lord | Gluokstein, L. H. | Rathbone, J. R. (Bodmin) |
| Aske, Sir R. W. | Gower, Sir R. V. | Rayner, Major R. H. |
| Assheton, R. | Grant-Ferris, R. | Raid, J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Greene, W. P. C. (Worcester) | Reid, W. Allan (Derby) |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham, E.) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Rickards, G. W. (Skipton) |
| Baillie, Sir A. W. M. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. | Ropner, Colonel L. |
| Baldwin-Webb, Col. J. | Guest, Lieut.-Colonel H. (Drake) | Ross, Major Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Barclay-Harvey, Sir C. M. | Gunston, Capt. Sir D. W. | Ross Taylor, W. (Woodbridge) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral T. P. H. | Hambro, A. V. | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Beaumont, Hon. R. E. B. (Portsm h) | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Harris, Sir P. A. | Russell, S. H. M. (Darwen) |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hartington, Marquess of | Salmon, Sir I. |
| Boyce, H. Leslie | Haslam, Sir J. (Bolton) | Salt, E. W. |
| Briscoe, Capt. R. G. | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Sanderson, Sir F. B. |
| Brocklebank, Sir Edmund | Heneage, Lieut.-Colonel A. P. | Sandys, E. D. |
| Brown, Col. D. C. (Hexham) | Herbert, Major J. A. (Monmouth) | Seely, Sir H. M. |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Higgs, W. F. | Selley, H. R. |
| Bull, B. B. | Holmes, J. S. | Shakespeare, G. H. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Hope, Captain Hon. A. O. J. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Burghley, Lord | Hore-Belisha, Rt. Hon. L. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Butcher, H. W. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir A. (C'thn's) |
| Cartland, J. R. H. | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hack., N.) | Smith, Bracewell (Dulwich) |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Jones, L. (Swansea W.) | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Cary, R. A. | Keeling, E. H. | Somerset, T. |
| Castlereagh, Viscount | Kerr, H. W. (Oldham) | Southby, Commander Sir A. R. J. |
| Cazalet, Thelma (Islington, E.) | Keyes, Admiral of the Fleet Sir R. | Spens, W. P. |
| Channon, H. | Kimball, L. | Stanley, Rt. Hon. Lord (Fylde) |
| Clarke, Colonel R. S. (E. Grinstead) | Knox, Major-General Sir A. W. F. | Storey, S. |
| Clydesdale, Marquess of | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Strauss, H. G. (Norwich) |
| Colfox, Major W. P. | Latham, Sir P. | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Lindsay, K. M. | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Colville, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. D. J. | Lipson, D. L. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (Padd., S.) |
| Conant, Captain R. J. E. | Llewellin, Lieut.-Col. J. J. | Thomson, Sir J. D W. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lloyd, G. W. | Tryon, Major Rt. Hon. G. C. |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Loftus, P. C. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Commander R. L. |
| Cox, H. B. Trevor | Mabane, W. (Huddersfield) | Turton, R. H. |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | McCorquodale, M. S. | Wakefield, W. W. |
| Crooke, Sir J. S. | McKie, J. H. | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Crookshank, Capt. H. F. C. | Maclay, Hon. J. P. | Wallace, Capt. Rt. Hon. Euan |
| Croom-Johnson, R. P. | Macnamara, Capt. J. R. J. | Ward, Lieut.-Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) |
| Cross, R. H. | Makins, Brig.-Gen. E. | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Crowder, J. F. E. | Manningham-Buller, Sir M. | Warrender, Sir V. |
| Cruddas, Col. B. | Margesson, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. D. R. | Waterhouse, Captain C. |
| Culverwell, C. T. | Markham, S. F. | White, H. Graham |
| Dower, Major A. V. G. | Maxwell, Hon. S. A. | Whlteley, Major J. P. (Buckingham) |
| Duckworth, Arthur (Shrewsbury) | Mayhew, Lt.-Col. J. | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. |
| Dugdale, Captain T. L. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. (Tamworth) | Williams, H. G. (Croydon, S.) |
| Duncan, J. A. L. | Mills, Major J. D. (Now Forest) | Willoughby de Eresby, Lord |
| Eastwood, J. F. | Mitchell, H. (Brentford and Chiswick) | Wilson, Lt.-Col. Sir A. T. (Hitehin) |
| Eckersley, P. T. | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Univ's.) | Windsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel G. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester) | Wise, A. R. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. W. E. | Muirhead, Lt.-Col. A. J. | Womersley, Sir W. J. |
| Ellis, Sir G. | Munro, P. | Wood, Hon. C. I. C. |
| Elmley, Viscount | Neven-Spence, Major B. H. H. | Wragg, H. |
| Emery, J. F. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir Hugh | Wright, Wing-Commander J. A. C. |
| Emmott, C. E. G. C. | Orr-Ewing, I. L. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Erskine-Hill, A. G. | Palmer, G. E. H. | |
| Evans, Capt. A. (Cardiff, S.) | Patrick, C. M. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
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| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Peat, C. U. | Lieut.-Colonel Kerr and Mr. |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Peters, Dr. S. J. | Grimston. |
| Fleming, E. L. | Petherick, M. | |
Original Question put, and agreed to.