Business of the House.

– in the House of Commons am ar 23 Gorffennaf 1925.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Mr Arthur Henderson Mr Arthur Henderson , Burnley

May I ask the Prime Minister a question of which I have given him private notice, as to whether he is now in a position to state the decision of the Government with regard to their naval building programme?

Photo of Mr John Whitley Mr John Whitley , Halifax

I thought we were going to take a question about business. There is a statement to be made about this in answer to another question. Perhaps we may take the business question first.

Photo of Mr Arthur Henderson Mr Arthur Henderson , Burnley

In deference to your wishes, Sir, may I ask the Prime Minister to state what business the Government propose to take next week?

Photo of Mr Stanley Baldwin Mr Stanley Baldwin , Bewdley

On Monday: Supply, Committee; Colonial Office Vote.

Tuesday: Supply, Committee; Vote for the Department of Mines until 8 o'clock, and then Navy Estimates, Vote 8, and the necessary Token Vote for the new construction programme.

Wednesday: Supply, Committee; Home Office Vote.

Thursday: Unemployment Insurance Bill, Report stage.

Friday: Unemployment Insurance Bill, Third Reading, and, if time permit, other Orders on the Paper.

Photo of Mr Arthur Henderson Mr Arthur Henderson , Burnley

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman, arising out of one of the items in the business to be taken to-morrow—the sixth item, Telegraph [Money]—whether he will give us a little information as to what that involves?

Photo of Mr Stanley Baldwin Mr Stanley Baldwin , Bewdley

There will be an explanatory White Paper in the Vote Office by 7 o'clock this evening, I hope, but I may remind the right hon. Gentleman that the Bill which is described by this term is a Bill for giving the Post Office power to raise capital for telephone purposes, nothing else.

Captain BENN:

Is it the intention to suspend the Eleven o'clock Rule on the-day the Navy Vote is taken?

Photo of Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy , Kingston upon Hull Central

With reference to the business for Tuesday, do I understand that at 8.15 Vote 8 of the Navy Estimates will be taken, or are we going to discuss a Supplementary Estimate, or will there be another Supplementary Estimate afterwards? May wet have a little enlightenment?

Photo of Mr Stanley Baldwin Mr Stanley Baldwin , Bewdley

The Department of Mines Debate will close about 8 o'clock, and then will be taken Vote 8 of the Navy Estimates. The Eleven o'clock Rule will be suspended, and I imagine that the Token Vote, which will then be found necessary, will be taken after 11 o'clock.

Photo of Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy Commander Hon. Joseph Kenworthy , Kingston upon Hull Central

Does that mean that there will be no Supplementary Estimate for new ship construction?

Photo of Mr Stanley Baldwin Mr Stanley Baldwin , Bewdley

No; all that will emerge from my statement.

Captain BENN:

Does it mean that the House is to be asked to discuss the new programme after 11 o'clock at night?

Photo of Mr Stanley Baldwin Mr Stanley Baldwin , Bewdley

The new programme can be discussed on Vote 8 of the Navy Estimates.

Motion made, and Question put. That the Proceedings on any Private Business set down for consideration at? quarter-past Eight o'Clock this evening, by direction of the Chairman of Ways and Means, be exempted from the provisions of the Standing Order (Sittings of the

House), and, notwithstanding anything in Standing Order No. 8, may be taken after half-past Nine of the Clock."—[The Prime Minister.]

The House divided: Ayes, 227; Noes, 100.

Division No. 317.]AYES.[3.55 p.m.
Agg-Gardner, Rt. Hon. Sir James T.Erskine, Lord (Somerset, Weston s. M.)MacRobert, Alexander M.
Ainsworth, Major CharlesErskine, James Malcolm MonteithMaitland, Sir Arthur D. Steel
Albery, Irving JamesEvans, Captain A. (Cardiff, South)Makins, Brigadier-General E.
Alexander, E. E. (Leyton)Falle, Sir Bertram G.Malone, Major P. B.
Allen, J. Sandeman (L'pool, W. Derby)Falls, Sir Charles F.Manningham-Buller, Sir Mervyn
Applin, Colonel R. V. K.Fanshawe, Commander G. D.Margesson, Captain O.
Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W.Fermoy, LordMeller, R. J.
Ashmead-Bartlett, E.Fielden, E. B.Meyer, Sir Frank.
Astbury, Lieut.-Commander F. W.Fleming, O. P.Milne, J. S. Wardlaw.
Astor, ViscountessForestier-Walker, Sir L.Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark)
Atholl, Duchess ofFraser, Captain IanMitchell, W. Foot (Saffron Walden)
Baldwin, Rt. Hon. StanleyFrece, Sir Walter deMitchell, Sir W. Lane (Streatham)
Balfour, George (Hampstead)Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E.Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M.
Balniel, LordGates, PercyMoore, Sir Newton J.
Barclay-Harvey, C. M.Gilmour, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir JohnMoore-Brabaron, Lieut.-Col. J. T. C.
Barnett, Major Sir RichardGoff, Sir ParkMorrison H. (Wilts, Salisbury)
Barnston, Major Sir HarryGower, Sir RobertMorrison-Bell, Sir Arthur Clive
Beamish. Captain T. P. H.Grace, JohnMurchison, C. K.
Beckett, Sir Gervase (Leeds, N.)Grant, J. A.Nail, Lieut.-Colonel Sir Joseph
Bellairs, Commander Carlyon W.Greene, W. P. CrawfordNelson, Sir Frank
Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake)Greenwood, Rt. Hn. Sir H.(W'th's'w, E)Newman, Sir R. H. S. D. L. (Exeter)
Bennett, A. J.Grotrian, H. BrentNuttall, Ellis
Berry, Sir GeorgeGuinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E.O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh
Betterton, Henry B.Gunston, Captain D. W.Oman, Sir Charles William C.
Birchall, Major J. DearmanHall, Lieut.-Colonel Sir F. (Dulwich)Penny, Frederick George
Bird, Sir R. B. (Wolverhampton, W.)Hanbury, C.Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings)
Blades, Sir George RowlandHarland, A.Perkins, Colonel E. K.
Blundell, F. N.Hartington, Marquess ofPelo, Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple)
Bourne, Captain Robert CroftHarvey, G. (Lambeth, Kennington)Peto, G. (Somerset. Frome)
Boyd-Carpenter, Major A.Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes)Piclou, D. P.
Brass, Captain W.Headlam, Lieut.-Colonel C. M.Power, Sir John Cecil
Briggs, J. HaroldHeneage, Lieut.-Col. Arthur P.Pownall, Lieut.-Colonel Assheton
Brocklebank, C. E, R.Henn, Sir Sydney H,Price, Major C. W. M.
Brown, Brig.-Gen. H.C.(Berks, Newb'y)Hennlker-Hughan, Vice-Adm. Sir A.Radford, E. A.
Buckingham. Sir H.Herbert, Dennis (Hertford, Watford)Raine, W.
Bullock, Captain M.Herbert, S.(York, N.R., Scar. & Wh'by)Ramsden, E.
Burman, J. B.Hilton, CecilReid. D. D. (County Down
Burton, Colonel H. W.Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G.Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y)
Butler. Sir GeoffreyHogg. Rt. Hon. Sir D. (St. Marylebone)Roberts, E. H. G. (Flint)
Cadogan, Major Hon. EdwardHolbrook, Sir Arthur RichardRussell, Alexander West (Tynemouth)
Cautley, Sir Henry S.Holt, Captain H. P.Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham)
Cayzer, Sir C. (Chester, City)Homan, C. W. J.Sandemun. A. Stewart
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Sir Evelyn (Aston)Hopkins, J. W. W.Sanders, Sir Robert A.
Cecil, Rt. Hon. Lord H. (Ox. Univ.)Hopkinson, A. (Lancaster, Mossley)Sandon, Lord
Chadwick. Sir Robert BurtonHorlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N.Shaw. Capt. W. W. (Wilts, Westb'y)
Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood)Hudson, Capt. A. U. M.(Hackney. N.)Sheffield, Sir Berkeley
Chapman, Sir S.Hudson, R. S. (Cumberl'nd, Whiteh'n)Shepperson. E. W.
Christie, J. A.Huntingfield, LordSimms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down)
Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston SpencerHurd, Percy A.Skelton. A. N.
Clarry, Reginald GeorgeHurst, Gerald B.Slaney, Major P. Kenyon
Clayton, G. C.Hutchison, G. A. Clark (Midl'n & p'bl's)Somerville, A. A. (Windsor)
Cobb, Sir CyrilJackson, Sir H. (Wandsworth, Cen'l)spender Clay, Colonel H.
Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D.James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. CuthbertSprot, Sir Alexander
Cockerill, Brigadier-General G. K.Joynson-Hicks, Rt. Hon. Sir WilliamStanley, Hon O. F. G. (Westm'eland)
Conway, Sir W. MartinKennedy, A. R. (Preston)Stanley, col. Hon. G. F.(Will'sden,E.)
Cope, Major WilliamKidd, J. (Linlithgow)Stott. Lieut.-Colonel W. H.
Couper, J. B.King, Captain Henry DouglasStrickland. Sir Gerald
Craig, Ernest (Chester, Crewe)Kinloch-Cooke, Sir ClementStuart, Crichton-. Lord C.
Cralk, Rt. Hon. Sir HenryKnox, Sir AlfredStyles, Captain H. Walter
Crook, C. W.Lamb, J. Q.Sugden, Sir Wilfrid
Crookshank, Col. C. de W. (Berwick)Lane-Fox, Colonel George R.Thomson, F. C. (Aberdeen, S.I
Crookshank, Cpt. H. (Lindsey, Gainsbro)Lister, Cunliffe-, Rt. Hon. Sir PhilipThomson, Rt. Hon. Sir W. Mitchell-
Curzon, Captain ViscountLocker-Lampson, G. (Wood Green)Tinne, J. A.
Davidson, J. (Hertf'd, Hemel Hempsfd)Loder, J. de V.Titchfield, Major the Marquess of
Davies, Maj. Geo. F.(Somerset. Yeovil)Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harm nTryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement
Dawson, Sir PhilipLumley, L. R.Turton, Edmund Russborough
Dean, Arthur WellesleyMacAndrew, Charles GlenVaughan Morgan, Col. K. P.
Dixon, Captain Rt. Hon. H.McDonnell, Colonel Hon. AngusWard, Lt.-Col. A.L.(Kingston-on-Hull)
Doyle, Sir N. GrattanMacintyre, IanWarner, Brigadier-General W. W.
Drewe, C.McLean, Major A.Warrender, Sir Victor
Elliot, Captain Walter E.Macmillan, Captain H.Waterhouse, Captain Charles
Elveden, ViscountMcNeill, Rt. Hon. Ronald JohnWatts, Dr. T.
Wells, S. R.Wilson, R. R. (Stafford, Lichfield)Wood, Sir S. Hill- (High Peak)
White, Lieut.-Colonel G. DairympleWindsor-Clive, Lieut.-Colonel George
Williams, Com. C. (Devon, Torquay)Wise, Sir FredricTELLERS FOR THE AYES.—
Williams, Herbert G. (Reading)Wood, Rt. Hon. E. (York, W. R., Ripon)Colonel Gibbs and Major Hennessy.
Wilson, M. J. (York, N. R., Richm'd)Wood, E. (Chest'r, Stalyb'ge & Hyde)
NOES.
Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro')Henderson, Right Hon. A. (Burnley)Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston)
Ammon, Charles GeorgeHenderson, T. (Glasgow)Sitch, Charles H.
Attlee, Clement RichardHore-Belisha, Major LeslieSmith, Ben (Bermondsey, Rotherhithe)
Baker, WalterHutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose)Smith, H. B. Lees (Keighley)
Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery)John, William (Rhondda, West)Smith, Rennie (Penistone)
Barnes, A.Jones, Henry Haydn (Merioneth)Snell, Harry
Barr, J.Jones, J. J, (West Ham, Silvertown)Stamford, T. W.
Batey, JosephJones, Morgan (Caerphilly)Stephen, Campbell
Beckett, John (Gateshead)Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd)Sutton, J. E.
Benn, Captain Wedgwood (Leith)Kelly, W. T.Taylor, R. A.
Broad, F. A.Kennedy, T.Thomas, Rt. Hon. James H. (Derby)
Brown, James (Ayr and Bute)Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon. Joseph M.Thomson, Trevelyan (Middlesbro, W.)
Buchanan, G.Kenyon, BarnetThorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.)
Cape, ThomasKirkwood, D.Thorne, W. (West Ham, Plaistow)
Compton, JosephLansbury, GeorgeThurtle, E.
Connolly, M.Lee, F.Tinker, John Joseph
Davies, Ellis (Denbigh, Denbigh)Livingstone, A. M.Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. C. P.
Davies, Rhys John (Westhoughton)Lowth, T.Varley, Frank B.
Davison, J. E. (Smethwick)March, S.Viant, S. P.
Day, Colonel HarryMaxton, JamesWallhead, Richard C.
Dunnico, H.Mitchell, E. Rosslyn (Paisley)Warne, G. H.
Fisher, Rt. Hon. Herbert A. L.Montague, FrederickWatts-Morgan, Lt. Col. D. (Rhondda)
Garro-Jones, Captain G. M.Morris, R. H.Webb, Rt. Hon. Sidney
George, Rt. Hon. David LloydMorrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.)Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J.
Gibbins, JosephOliver, George HaroldWiggins, William Martin
Gillett, George M.Paling, W.Williams, Dr. J. H. (Llanelly)
Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.)Pethick-Lawrence, F. W.Williams, T. (York, Don Valley)
Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne)Ponsonby, ArthurWilson, R. J. (Jarrow)
Grenfell, D. Ft. (Glamorgan)Potts, John S.Wright, W.
Groves, T.Purcell, A. A.Young, Robert (Lancaster, Newton)
Grundy, T. W.Robertson, J. (Lanark, Bothwell)
Hall, G. H. (Merthyr Tydvil)Robinson, W. C. (Yorks, W.R., Elland)TELLERS FOR THE NOES.—
Hardle, George D.Rose, Frank H.Mr. Charles Edwards and Mr.
Harris, Percy A.Salter, Dr. AlfredHayes.
Hartshorn, Rt. Hon. VernonScrymgeour, E.

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