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Question put,
That the Proceedings on the Commonwealth Immigrants Bill be exempted, at this day's Sitting, from the provisions of Standing Order No. 1 (Sittings of the House).—[Mr. R. A. Butler.]
The House proceeded to a Division.
( seated and covered)
On a point of order. I want to draw attention to this fact, which I think cannot he controverted. According to the Order Paper, the Motion to suspend the rule had to be taken at ten o'clock. It is quite clear to quite a number of us who were watching the time very carefully that when ten o'clock came that Motion was not, in fact, put. In these circumstances, I beg respectfully to suggest that the time had passed when such a Motion could be put, because it should have been put at ten o'clock and not at one minute past ten o'clock. If the Government spokesman missed the boat, that is not the fault of the Opposition.
Mr. Deputy-Speaker
(Major Sir William Anstruther-Gray)
There is no question of the Government spokesman missing the boat. The onus is on the Chairman to vacate the Chair of the Committee and proceed to the Chair of the House at ten o'clock. I believe that I did so.
Hon. Members
Hear, hear.
The House divided: Ayes 277, Noes 194.
| Brooman-White, R. | Hill, J. E. B. (S. Norfolk) | Pilkington, Sir Richard |
| Brown, Alan (Tottenham) | Hirst, Geoffrey | Pitman, Sir James |
| Browne, Percy (Torrington) | Hobson, John | Pitt, Miss Edith |
| Bryan, Paul | Hocking, Philip N. | Pott, Percivall |
| Buck, Antony | Holland, Philip | Powell, Rt. Hon. J. Enoch |
| Bullard, Denys | Hollingworth, John | Price, David (Eastleigh) |
| Bullus, Wing Commander Eric | Hope, Rt. Hon. Lord John | Prior, J. M. L. |
| Burden, F. A. | Hopkins, Alan | Profumo, Rt. Hon. John |
| Butcher, Sir Herbert | Hornby, R. P. | Proudfoot, Wilfred |
| Butler, Rt. Hn. R. A. (Saffron Walden) | Howard, Hon. G. R. (St. Ives) | Pym, Francis |
| Cambell, Cordon (Moray & Nairn) | Hughes Hallett, Vice-Admiral John | Quennelt, Miss J. M. |
| Carr, Compton (Barons Court) | Hughes-Young, Michael | Ramsden, James |
| Cary, Sir Robert | Hulbert, Sir Norman | Rawlinson, Peter |
| Channon, H. P. G. | Hurd, Sir Anthony | Redmayne, Rt. Hon. Martin |
| Chataway, Christopher | Hutchison, Michael Clark | Rees, Hugh |
| Chichester-Clark, R. | Irving, Bryant Godman (Rye) | Renton, David |
| Clark, William (Nottingham, S.) | Jennings, J. C. | Ridley, Hon. Nicholas |
| Clarke, Brig. Terence (Portsmth, W.) | Johnson, Eric (Blackley) | Ridsdale, Julian |
| Cleaver, Leonard | Johnson Smith, Geoffrey | Rippon, Geoffrey |
| Cooke, Robert | Jones, Rt. Hn. Aubrey (Hall Green) | Roberts, Sir Peter (Heeley) |
| Cooper-Key, Sir Neill | Joseph, Sir Keith | Robson Brown, Sir William |
| Cordeaux, Lt.-Col. J. K. | Kaberry, Sir Donald | Roots, William |
| Corfield, F. V. | Kerans, Cdr. J. S. | Ropner, Col. Sir Leonard |
| Costain, A. P. | Kerr, Sir Hamilton | Royle, Anthony (Richmond, Surrey) |
| Coulson, Michael | Kimball, Marcus | Russell, Ronald |
| Courtney, Cdr. Anthony | Kitson, Timothy | St. Clair, M. |
| Craddock, Sir Beresford | Lagden, Godfrey | Scott-Hopkins, James |
| Critchley, Julian | Lancaster, Col. C G. | Seymour, Leslie |
| Crosthwaite-Eyre, Col. Sir Oliver | Langford-Holt, J. | Sharples, Richard |
| Cunningham, Knox | Leather, E. H. C. | Shaw, M. |
| Curran, Charles | Leburn. Gilmour | Shepherd, William |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry | Simon, Rt. Hon, Sir Jocelyn |
| Dance, James | Lewis, Kenneth (Rutland) | Skeet, T. H. H. |
| Deedes, W. F. | Lindsay, Martin | Smith, Dudley (Br'ntf'd & Chiswick) |
| de Ferranti, Basil | Line'ead, Sir Hugh | Soames, Rt. Hon. Christopher |
| Donaldson, Cmdr. C. E. M. | Lichfield, Capt. John | Spearman, Sir Alexander |
| Doughty, Charles | Longden, Gilbert | Speir, Rupert |
| Drayson, G. B. | Loveys, Walker H. | Stanley, Hon. Richard |
| du Cann, Edward | Low, Rt. Hon. Sir Toby | Stevens, Geoffrey |
| Duncan, Sir James | Lucas-Tooth, Sir Hugh | Stodart, J. A. |
| Eccles, Rt. Hon. Sir David | McAdden, Stephen | Stoddart-Scott, Col. Sir Malcolm |
| Elliot, Capt. Walter (Carshalton) | MacArthur, Ian | Studholme, Sir Henry |
| Elliott, R. W. (Nwcstle-upon-Tyne, N.) | McLaren. Martin | Talbot, John E. |
| Emmet, Hon. Mrs. Evelyn | Maclay, Rt. Hon. John | Tapsell, Peter |
| Errington, Sir Eric | Maclean, S | Taylor, Sir Charles (Eastbourne) |
| Erroll, Rt. Hon. F. J. | McLean, Neil (Inverness) | Taylor, Edwin (Bolton, E.) |
| Farey-Jones, F. W. | MacLeod, John (Ross & Cromarty) | Taylor, Frank (M'ch'st'r, Moss Side) |
| Farr, John | McMaster, Stanley R. | Taylor, W. J. (Bradford, N.) |
| Fell, Anthony | Madden, Martin | Temple, John M. |
| Finlay, Graeme | Maginiss, John E. | Thatcher, Mrs. Margaret |
| Fisher, Nigel | Manningham-Buller, Rt. Hon. Sir R | Thomas, Leslie (Canterbury) |
| Fletcher-Cooke, Charles | Marples, Rt. Hon. Ernest | Thomas, Peter (Conway) |
| Forrest, George | Marshall, Douglas | Thompson, Kenneth (Walton) |
| Fraser, Hn. Hugh (Stafford & Stone) | Marten, Neil | Thompson, Richard (Croydon, S.) |
| Fraser, Ian (Plymouth, Sutton) | Matthews, Gordon (Meriden) | Thorneycroft, Rt. Hon. Peter |
| Freeth, Denzil | Maudling, Rt. Hon. Reginald | Thornton-Kemsley, Sir Colin |
| Galbraith, Hon. T. G. D. | Mawby, Ray | Tiley, Arthur (Bradford, W.) |
| George, J. C. (Pollok) | Maxwell-Hyslop, R. J. | Tilney, John (Wavertree) |
| Gibson-watt, David | Maydon, Lt.-Cmdr. S. L. C. | Turner, Colin |
| Gilmour, Sir John | Mills, Stratton | Turton, Rt. Hon. R. H. |
| Glover, Sir Douglas | Montgomery, Fergus | van Straubenzee, W. R. |
| Goodhart, Philip | More, Jasper (Ludlow) | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Goodhew, Victor | Morgan, William | Vaughan-Morgan, Rt. Hon. Sir John |
| Gower, Raymond | Morrison. John | Vickers, Miss Joan |
| Grant, Rt. Hon. William | Mott-Radclyffe, Sir Charles | Wakefield, Edward (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Grant-Ferris, Wg. Cdr. R. | Nabarro, Gerald | Walder, David |
| Green, Alan | Neave, Airey | Walker, Peter |
| Gresham Cooke, R. | Nicholls, Sir Harmar | Webster, David |
| Grimston, Sir Robert | Nicholson, Sir Godfrey | Wells, John (Maidstone) |
| Gurden, Harold | Noble, Michael | Williams, Dudley (Exeter) |
| Hall, John (Wycombe) | Oakshott, Sir Hendrle | Wills, Sir Gerald (Bridgwater) |
| Hare, Rt. Hon. John | Orr, Capt. L. P. S. | Wilson, Geoffrey (Truro) |
| Harris, Frederic (Croydon, N.W.) | Orr-Ewing, C. Ian | Wise, A. R. |
| Harris, Reader (Heston) | Osborn, John (Hallam) | Wolrige-Gordon, Patrick |
| Harrison, Brian (Maldon) | Osborne, Sir Cyril (Louth) | Wood, Rt. Hon. Richard |
| Harrison, Col. Sir Harwood (Eye) | Page, John (Harrow, West) | Woodhouse, C. M |
| Harvey, John (Walthamstow, E.) | Page, Graham (Crosby) | Woodnutt, Mark |
| Harvie Anderson, Miss | Pannell, Norman (Kirkdale) | Woollam, John |
| Hastings, Stephen | Partridge, E. | Worsley, Marcus |
| Hay, John | Pearson, Frank (Clitheroe) | |
| Heald, Rt. Hon. Sir Lionel | Percival, Ian | TELLERS FOR THE AYES: |
| Hiley, Joseph | Peyton, John | Mr. Whitelaw and |
| Hill, Dr. Rt. Hon. Charles (Luton) | Pickthorn, Sir Kenneth | Mr. Michael Hamilton. |
| Hill, Mrs. Eveline (Wytnenshawe) | Pike, Miss Mervyn |
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| Ainsley, William | Hamilton, William (West Fife) | Pavitt, Laurence |
| Allaun, Frank (Salford, E.) | Hannan, William | Pearson, Arthur (Pontypridd) |
| Allen, Scholefield (Crewe) | Hart, Mrs. Judith | Peart, Frederick |
| Awbery, Slan | Hayman, F. H. | Pentland, Norman |
| Baird, John | Herbison, Miss Margaret | Plummer, Sir Leslie |
| Baxter, William (Stirlingshire, W.) | Hill, J. (Midlothian) | Popplewell, Ernest |
| Bence, Cyril | Hilton, A. V. | Prentice, R. E. |
| Bennett, J. (Glasgow, Bridgeton) | Holt, Arthur | Price, J. T. (Westhoughton) |
| Benson, Sir George | Houghton, Douglas | Probert, Arthur |
| Blackburn, F. | Howell, Denis (Small Heath) | Pursey, Cmdr. Harry |
| Blyton, William | Hoy, James H. | Randall, Harry |
| Boardman, H. | Hughes, cledwyn (Anglesey) | Rankin, John |
| Bowden, Herbert W. (Leics, S.W.) | Hughes, Emrys (S. Ayrshire) | Redhead, E. C. |
| Bowles, Frank | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) | Rhodes, H. |
| Boyden, James | Hunter, A. E. | Roberts, Albert (Normanton) |
| Braddock, Mrs. E. M. | Hynd, John (Attercliffe) | Roberts, Coronwy (Caernarvon) |
| Brockway, A. Fermer | Irvine, A. J. (Edge Hill) | Robertson, John (Paisley) |
| Broughton, Dr. A. D. D. | Janner, Sir Barnett | Robinson, Kenneth (St. Pancras, N.) |
| Brown, Rt. Hon. George (Belper) | Jay, Rt. Hon. Douglas | Ross, William |
| Butler, Herbert (Hackney, C.) | Jeger, George | Short, Edward |
| Chapman, Donald | Jenkins, Roy (Stechford) | Silverman, Julius (Aston) |
| Cliffe, Michael | Johnson, Carol (Lewisham, S.) | Silverman, Sydney (Nelson) |
| Collick, Percy | Jones, Dan (Burnley) | Skeffington, Arthur |
| Craddook, George (Bradford, S.) | Jones, Jack (Rotherham) | Slater, Mrs. Harriet (Stoke, N.) |
| Cronin, John | Jones, J. Idwal (Wrexham) | Slater, Joseph (Sedgefield) |
| Crosland, Anthony | Jones, T. W. (Merioneth) | Snow, Julian |
| Cullen, Mrs. Alice | Kelley, Richard | Sorensen, R. W. |
| Darling, George | Kenyon, Clifford | Soskice, Rt. Hon. Sir Frank |
| Davies, G. Elfed (Rhondda, E.) | Key, Rt. Hon. C. W. | Spriggs, Leslie |
| Davies, Harold (Leek) | Lawson, George | Steele, Thomas |
| Davies, Ifor (Gower) | Ledger, Ron | Stewart, Michael (Fulham) |
| Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Lee, Miss Jennie (Cannock) | Storehouse, John |
| Deer, George | Lewis, Arthur (west Ham, N.) | Stones, William |
| Delargy, Hugh | Lipton, Marcus | Strachey, Rt. Hon. John |
| Dempsey, James | Logan, David | Swain, Thomas |
| Diamond, John | Loughlin, Charles | Swingler, Stephen |
| Dodds, Norman | Mabon, Dr. J. Dickson | Symonds, J. B. |
| Donnelly, Desmond | McCann, John | Taylor, Bernard (Mansfield) |
| Driberg, Tom | MacColl, James | Taylor, John (west Lothian) |
| Dugdale, Rt. Hon. John | McInnes, James | Thomas, Iorwerth (Rhondda, W.) |
| Ede, Rt. Hon. C. | McKay, John (Wallsend) | Thompson, Dr. Alan (Dunfermline) |
| Edelman, Maurice | Mackie, John (Enfield, East) | Thomson, G. M. (Dundee, E.) |
| Edwards, Rt. Hon. Ness (Caerphilly) | McLeavy, Frank | Thornton, Ernest |
| Edwards, Robert (Bilston) | MacMilan, Malcolm (Western Isles) | Timmons, John |
| Evans, Albert | MacPherson, Malcolm (Stirling) | Wade, Donald |
| Fernyhough, E. | Mallalieu, E. L. (Brigg) | Wainwright, Edwin |
| Finch, Harold | Mallalieu, J.P.W. (Huddersfield, E.) | Warbey, William |
| Fitch, Alan | Manuel, A. C. | Watkins, Tudor |
| Fletcher, Eric | Mapp, Charles | Weitzman, David |
| Foot, Dingle (Ipswich) | Mason, Roy | White, Mrs. Eirene |
| Foot, Michael (Ebbw Vale) | Mellish, R. J. | Wilcock, Group Capt. C. A. B. |
| Forman, J. C. | Mendelson, J. J. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Gaitskell, Rt. Hon. Hugh | Milne, Edward J. | Willey, Frederick |
| Galpern, Sir Myer | Mitchison, G. R. | Williams, D. J. (Neath) |
| George, Lady Megan Lloyd (Crmrthn) | Morris, John | Williams, LI. (Abertillery) |
| Ginsburg, David | Moyle, Arthur | Williams, W. T. (Warrington) |
| Gooch, E. G. | Mulley, Frederick | Willis, E. G. (Edinburgh, E.) |
| Gordon walker, Rt. Hon. P. C. | Neal, Harold | Winterbottom, R. E. |
| Greenwood, Anthony | Noel-Baker, Francis (Swindon) | Woodburn, Rt. Hon. A. |
| Grey, Charles | Noel-Baker, Rt. Hn. Philip (Derby, S.) | Woof, Robert |
| Griffiths, David (Rother Valley) | Oram, A. E. | Wyatt, Woodrow |
| Griffiths, Rt. Hon. James (Llanelly) | Oswald, Thomas | Yates, Victor (Ladywood) |
| Griffiths, W. (Exchange) | Owen, Will | |
| Grimond J. | Padley, W. E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES: |
| Gunter, Ray | Pannell, Charles (Leeds, W.) | Mr. Charles A. Howell and |
| Hall, Rt. Hn. Glenvil (Colne Valley) | Parker, John | Mr. Sydney Irving. |