Notice taken, that Strangers were present.
Whereupon Mr. SPEAKER, pursuant to Standing Order No. 89, put the Question, "That Strangers be ordered to withdraw."
Question agreed to.
Strangers withdrew accordingly.
Mr. SPEAKER afterwards issued the following Report of the PROCEEDINGS IN SECRET SESSION:
The House in Secret Session heard a statement from the Prime Minister on the Sittings of the House and debated a consequential Motion. A Division took place on an Amendment, which was defeated.
Proceedings in relation to Division:
Amendment proposed to the Prime Minister's Motion, in paragraph (1), to
Division No. 13.
| AYES.
| |
| Acland-Troyte, Lt.-Col. G. J. | Foot, D. M. | Messer, F. |
| Adamson, Jennie L. (Dartford) | Foster, W. | Mitcheson, Sir G. G. |
| Albery, Sir Irving | Frankel, D. | Montague, F. |
| Alexander, Rt. Hon. A. V. (H'lsbr.) | Fraser, T. (Hamilton) | Morrison, G. A. (Scottish Universities) |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Fyfe, Major Sir D. P. M. | Morrison, Major J. G. (Salisbury) |
| Banfield, J. W. | Galbraith, Comdr. T. D. | Mott-Radclyffe, Capt. C. E. |
| Barnes, A. J. | Gardner, B. W | Muff, G. |
| Barstow, P. G. | George, Maj. Rt. Hn. G. Lloyd (P'b'ke) | Murray, Sir D. K. (Midlothian, N.) |
| Beamish, Rear-Admiral, T. P. | Gibson, Sir C. G. | Murray, J. D. (Spennymoor) |
| Beattie, F. (Cathcart) | Gluckstein, Major. L. H. | Nall, Sir J. |
| Beauchamp, Sir B. C. | Green, W. H. (Deptford) | Naylor, T. E. |
| Beaumont, Hubert (Batley) | Grenfell, D. R. | Oldfield, W. H. |
| Beaumont, Maj. Hn. R. E. B. (P'ts'h) | Gridley, Sir A. B. | Oliver, G. H. |
| Beechman, N. A. | Griffiths, G. A. (Hemsworth) | Paling, W. |
| Bennett, Sir P. F. B. (Edgbaston) | Griffiths, J. (Llanelly) | Parker, J. |
| Benson, G. | Grimston, R. V. | Peake, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Bevin, Rt. Hon. E. | Guy, W. H. | Pearson, A. |
| Blair, Sir R. | Hacking, Rt. Hon. Sir D. H. | Perkins, W. R. D. |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. | Hall, Rt. Hon. G. H. (Aberdare) | Peters, Dr. S. J. |
| Bossom, A. C. | Hambro, Capt. A. V. | Petherick, Major M. |
| Boulton, W. W. | Hannah, I. C. | Pethick-Lawrence, Rt. Hon. F. W. |
| Bowles, F. G. | Hannon, Sir P. J. H. | Pilkington, Captain R. A. |
| Brass, Capt. Sir W. | Hardie, Agnes | Price, M. P. |
| Broad, F. A. | Harris, Rt. Hon. Sir P. A. | Radford, E. A. |
| Broadbridge, Sir G. T. | Hayday, A. | Raikes, Flight-Lieut. H. V. A. M. |
| Brocklebank, Sir C. E. R. | Heilgers, Major F. F. A. | Reakes, G. L. (Wallasey) |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Henderson, J. (Ardwick) | Reed, A. C. (Exeter) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. E. (Leith) | Henderson, J. J. Craik (Leeds, N.E.) | Reid, Rt. Hon. J. S. C. (Hillhead) |
| Brown, Brig.-Gen. H. C. (Newbury) | Henderson, T. (Tradeston) | Rickards, G. W. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Heneage, Lt.-Col. A. P. | Ridley, G. |
| Brown, W. J. (Rugby) | Higgs, W. F. | Riley, B. |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Holdsworth, H. | Robinson, W. A. (St. Helens) |
| Burden, T. W. | Hollins, A. (Hanley) | Rothschild, J. A. de |
| Burke, W. A. | Hollins, J. H. (Silvertown) | Rowlands, G. |
| Burton, Col. H. W. | Holmes, J. S. | Royds, Admiral Sir P. M. R. |
| Butler, Rt. Hon. R. A. | Horsbrugh, Florence | Russell, Sir A. (Tynemouth) |
| Cadogan, Major Sir E. | Howitt, Dr. A. B. | Salt, E. W. |
| Campbell, J. D. (Antrim) | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Schuster, Sir G. E. |
| Cape, T. | Hughes, R. M. | Selley, H. R. |
| Gary, R. A. | Hume, Sir G. H. | Shaw, Major P. S. (Wavertree) |
| Chapman, A. (Rutherglen) | Hunter, T. | Shaw, Capt. W. T. (Forfar) |
| Chapman, Sir S. (Edinburgh, S.) | Hutchinson, G. C. (Ilford) | Shepperson, Sir E. W. |
| Charleton, H. C. | Isaacs, G. A. | Shute, Col. Sir J. J. |
| Churchill, Flt. Hn. Winston S. (Ep'ing) | Jenkins, A. (Pontypool) | Simmonds, O. E. |
| Clarry, Sir Reginald | Johnston, Rt. Hon. T. (Stl'g & C'km'n) | Smith, E. (Stoke) |
| Cluse, W. S. | Jowitt, Rt. Hon. Sir W. A. | Smith, Sir R. W. (Aberdeen) |
| Clynes, Rt. Hon. J. R. | Kimball, Major L. | Smith, T. (Normanton) |
| Cocks, F. S. | Lawson, J. J. | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Collindridge, F. | Leach, W. | Southby, Comdr. Sir A. R. J. |
| Cook, Lt.-Col. Sir T. R. A. M. (N'flk, N.) | Leighton, Major B. E. P. | Stephen, C. |
| Cooke, J. D. (Hammersmith, S.) | Lennox-Boyd, A. T. L. | Stewart, W. Joseph (H'gton-le-Spring) |
| Courthope, Col. Rt. Hon. Sir G. L. | Leonard, W. | Strickland, Capt. W. F. |
| Craven-Ellis, W. | Leslie, J. R. | Stuart, Lord C. Crichton-(Northwich) |
| Crowder, Capt. J. F. E. | Lewis, O. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Daggar, G. | Liddall, W. S. | Studholme, Captain H. G. |
| Davies, Major Sir G. F. (Yeovil) | Little, Dr. J. (Down) | Sueter, Rear-Admiral Sir M. F. |
| Davies, R. J. (Westhoughton) | Lloyd, C. E. (Dudley) | Sutcliffe, H. |
| Davison, Sir W. H. | Lloyd, Major E. G. R. (Renfrew, E.) | Tasker, Sir R. I. |
| De Chair, Capt. S. S. | Loftus, P. C. | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'd'ton, S. |
| Denman, Hon. R. D. | Lyle, Sir C. E. Leonard | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) |
| Dobbie, W. | Mabane, W. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) |
| Doland, G. F. | McCorquodale, Malcolm S. | Thomas, J. P. L. (Hereford) |
| Donner, Squadron-Leader P. W. | Macdonald, Captain Peter (I. of W.) | Thomas, Dr. W. S. Russell (S'thm'tn) |
| Douglas, F. C. R. | McEwen, Capt. J. H. F. | Thorne, W. |
| Drewe, C. | McGovern, J. | Thorneycroft, H. (Clayton) |
| Dugdale, John (W. Bromwich) | Maclean, M. (Govan) | Tinker, J. J. |
| Dunn, E. | McNeil, H. | Titchfield, Lt.-Col. Marquess of |
| Ede, J. C. | Makins, Brig. Gen. Sir E. | Tomlinson, G. |
| Edmondson, Major Sir J. | Mander, G. le M. | Touche, G. C. |
| Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Marshall, F. | Tufnell, Lieut.-Comdr. R. L. |
| Edwards, N. (Caerphilly) | Martin, J. H. | Walkden, A. G. (Bristol, S.) |
| Edwards, Walter J. (Whitechapel) | Mathers, G. | Walkden, E. (Doncaster) |
| Fildes, Sir H. | Mellor, Sir J. S. P. | Walker, J. |
leave out sub-paragraph ( b).—[ Sir Edward Grigg.]
Question put, "That sub-paragraph ( b) stand part of the Question."
The House divided: Ayes, 241; Noes, 63.
| Ward, Col. Sir A. L. (Hull) | Westwood, J. | Windsor, W. |
| Waterhouse, Capt. C. | White, Sir Dymoke (Fareham) | Womersley, Rt. Hon. Sir W. |
| Watkins, F. C. | While, H. (Derby, N. E.) | Woodburn, A. |
| Watson, W. McL. | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. (Blaydon) | Woods, G. S. (Finsbury) |
| Watt, F. C. (Edinburgh Con.) | Wickham, Lt.-Col. E. T. R. | Young, A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Watt, Lt.-Col. G. S. H. (Richmond) | Williams, Sir H. G. (Croydon, S.) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Wells, Sir S. Richard | Williams, Rt. Hon. T. (Don Valley) | |
| Welsh, J. C. | Wilmot, John | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Mr. Adamson and Mr. Pym. |
NOES.
| ||
| Agnew, Comdr. P. G. | Grigg, Sir E. W. M. (Altrincham) | Morris-Jones, Sir Henry |
| Astor, Viscountess (Plymouth, Sutton) | Gruffydd, W. J. | Peto, Major B. A. J. |
| Astor, Hon. W. W. (Fulham E.) | Guest, Dr. L. Haden (Islington, N.) | Rathbone, Eleanor |
| Barr, J. | Gunston, Major Sir D. W. | Reed, Sir H. S. (Aylesbury) |
| Bartlett, C. V. O. | Hall, W. G. (Colne Valley) | Robertson, D. (Streatham) |
| Beit, Sir A. L. | Harvey, T. E. | Robinson, J. R. (Blackpool) |
| Bower, Norman (Harrow) | Hely-Hutchinson, M. R. | Silverman, S. S. |
| Bower, Comdr. R. T. (Cleveland) | Hewlett, T. H. | Spearman, A. C. M. |
| Braithwaite, Major A. N. (Buckrose) | Hill, Prof. A. V. | Stokes, R. R. |
| Brooke, H. (Lewisham) | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Storey, S. |
| Channon, H. | Hogg, Hon. Q. McG. | Strauss, G. R. (Lambeth, N.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Horabin, T. L. | Tate, Mavis C. |
| Davidson, Viscountess (H'm'l H'mst'd) | Hurd, Sir P. A. | Thomas, I. (Keighley) |
| Davies, Clement (Montgomery) | Jones, Sir G. W. H. (S'k Newington) | Walker-Smith, Sir J. |
| Drioerg, T. E. N. | Keir, Mrs. Cazalet | Ward, Irene M. B. (Wallsend) |
| Etherton, Ralph | Kendall, W. D. | Wedderburn, H. J. S. |
| Evans, D. O. (Cardigan) | Lakin, C. H. A. | Willink, H. U. |
| Furness, Major S. N. | Lamb, Sir J. Q. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Gammans, Capt. L. D. | Linstead, H. N. | York, Major C. |
| Gates, Major E. E. | Lipson, D. L. | |
| George, Megan Lloyd (Anglesey) | McGhee, H. G. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Gledhill, G. | Moore, Lieut.-Col. Sir T. C. R. | Mr. Molson and Major |
| Thorneycroft. | ||
The House subsequently resumed in Public Session.