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Business Of The House

Volume 465: debated on Tuesday 31 May 1949

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Motion made, and Question put,

"That the Proceedings on Government Business be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House)."—[The Prime Minister.]

The House divided: Ayes, 267; Noes, 115.

Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg)Rankin, J.Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare)
Mallalieu, J. P. W. (Huddersfield)Reeves J.Thomas, George (Cardiff)
Mann, Mrs. J.Reid, T. (Swindon)Thurtle, Ernest
Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping)Rhodes, H.Timmons, J.
Mathers, Rt. Hon. GeorgeRidealgh, Mrs. M.Titterington, M. F.
Mellish, R. J.Roberts, Emrys (Merioneth)Tolley, L.
Middleton, Mrs. L.Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvonshire)Tomlinson, Rt. Hon. G.
Millington, Wing-Comdr E. R.Robertson, J. J. (Berwick)Usborne, Henry
Mitchison, G. R.Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.)Vernon, Maj W. F.
Monslow, W.Rogers, G. H. R.Viant, S. P.
Moody, A. S.Ross, William (Kilmarnock)Wadsworth, G.
Morley, R.Royle, C.Walkden, E.
Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.)Scollan, T.Wallace, G. D. (Chistehurst)
Morris, Hopkin (Carmarthen)Segal, Dr. S.Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.)
Morrison, Rt. Hon. H. (Lewisham, E.)Sharp, GranvilleWarbey, W. N.
Moyle, A.Silkin, Rt. Hon. L.Watkins, T. E.
Nally, W.Silverman, J. (Erdington)Webb, M. (Bradford, C.)
Naylor, T. E.Silverman, S. S. (Nelson)Weitzman, D.
Neal, H. (Claycross)Simmons, C. J.Wells, W. T. (Walsall)
Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford)Skeffington, A. M.West, D. G.
Noel-Baker, Capt F. E. (Brentford)Skinnard, F. W.Wheatley, Rt Hon. John (Edin'gh E)
Noel-Baker, Rt Hon P. J. (Derby)Smith, C. (Colchester)White, H. (Derbyshire, N. E.)
Oldfield, W. H.Smith, H. N. (Nottingham, S.)Whiteley, Rt. Hon W.
Oliver, G. H.Snow, J. W.Wigg, George
Orbach, M.Solley, L. J.Wilkins, W. A.
Paling, Rt. Hon Wilfred (Wentworth)Sorensen, R. W.Willey, F. T. (Sunderland)
Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury)Soskice, Rt. Hon Sir FrankWilley, O. G. (Cleveland)
Parker, J.Sparks, J. A.Williams, D. J. (Neath)
Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe)Steele, T.Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove)
Paton, J. (Norwich)Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.)Williams, W. R. (Heston)
Pearson, A.Stokes R. R.Willis, E.
Popplewell, E.Stross, Dr. B.Wills, Mrs. E. A.
Porter, E. (Warrington)Stubbs, A. E.Wise, Major F. J.
Porter, G. (Leeds)Swingler, S.Woods, G. S.
Price, M. PhilipsSylvester, G. O.Wyatt, W.
Proctor, W. T.Symonds, A. L.Yates, V. F.
Pryde, D. J.Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield)
Randall, H. E.Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth)TELLERS FOR THE AYES:
Ranger, J.Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet)Mr. Collindridge and Mr. Bowden.

NOES

Agnew, Cmdr. P. G.Haughton, Colonel S. G. (Antrim)Peto, Brig. C. H. M.
Amory, D. HeathcoatHead, Brig. A. H.Pickthorn, K.
Assheton, Rt. Hon. R.Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon Sir C.Price-White, Lt.-Col. D.
Baldwin, A. E.Henderson, John (Cathcart)Prior-Palmer, Brig. O.
Beamish, Maj. T. V. H.Hinchingbrooke, ViscountRaikes, H. V.
Birch, NigelHollis, M. C.Rayner, Brig. R.
Bossom, A. C.Holmes, Sir J. Stanley (Harwich)Reed, Sir S. (Aylesbury)
Bower, N.Hope, Lord J.Robertson, Sir D. (Streatham)
Boyd-Carpenter, J. A.Hutchison, Lt-Cdr. Clark (Edin'gh, W.)Robinson, Roland (Blackpool, S)
Bromley-Davenport, Lt-Col. W.Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C)Ropner, Col. L.
Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T.Jeffreys, General Sir G.Sanderson, Sir F.
Bullock, Capt. M.Keeling, E. H.Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow)
Butcher, H. W.Langford-Holt, J.Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W.
Carson, E.Law, Rt. Hon. R. K.Smith, E. P. (Ashford)
Chatlen, C.Legge-Bourke, Maj E. A. H.Smithers, Sir W.
Channon, H.Lennox-Boyd, A. T.Stanley, Rt. Hon. O.
Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col G.Lindsay, M. (Solihull)Stoddart-Scott, Col. M.
Cole, T. L.Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.)Strauss, Henry (English Universities)
Conant, Maj. R. J. E.Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral)Studholme, H. G.
Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F. C.Low, A. R. W.Sutcliffe, H.
Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E.Macdonald, Sir P. (I of Wight)Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A. (P'dd't'n, S.)
Crowder, Capt, John E.McFarlane, C. S.Thomas, Ivor (Keighley)
Davidson, ViscountessMcKie, J. H. (Galloway)Thorneycroft, G. E. P. (Monmouth)
De la Bère, R.Maclay, Hon. J. S.Thornton-Kemsley C. N.
Dodds-Parker, A. D.Maclean, F. H. R. (Lancaster)Touche, G. C.
Drewe, C.Macpherson, N. (Dumfries)Turton, R. H.
Dugdale, Maj. Sir T. (Richmond)Maitland, Comdr. J. W.Tweedsmuir, Lady
Duthie, W. S.Manningham-Buller, R. E.Vane, W. M. F.
Eccles, D. M.Marsden, Capt. A.Wakefield, Sir W. W.
Eden, Rt. Hon. A.Marshall, D. (Bodmin)Ward, Hon. G. R.
Elliot, Lieut.-Col Rt Hon. WalterMarshall, S. H. (Sutton)Webbe, Sir H. (Abbey)
Erroll, F. J.Mellor, Sir J.Wheatley, Colonel M. J. (Dorset, E)
Fletcher, W. (Bury)Moore, Lt.-Col Sir T.Williams, C. (Torquay)
Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. (Pollok)Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cirencester)Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge)
Gammans, L. D.Mott-Radclyffe, C. E.Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick)
George, Maj. Rt. Hn G. Lloyd (P'ke)Nicholson, G.
Glyn, Sir R.Nield, B. (Chester)TELLERS FOR THE NOES:
Gomme-Duncan, Col. A.Noble, Comdr. A. H. P.Brigadier Mackeson and
Gridley, Sir A.Orr-Ewing, I. L.Mr. Wingfield Digby.
Harvey, Air-Comdre, A. V.Peake, Rt. Hon. O.