– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 4 Mawrth 1947.
Mr. De la Bère (Evesham) (seated and covered):
On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker. Owing to the intervention of senior Members on the Front Bench, my Questions 50 and 51, which were almost on the very brink of being taken, were not able to be taken. May I have your permission to postpone them to an appro-
Mr Douglas Clifton Brown
, Hexham
I quite agree. I think there were some rather exceptional circumstances. I was going to call the hon. Member, and therefore I will allow those Questions to be postponed.
Mr. De la Bère:
May I extend to you my hearty thanks, Mr. Speaker?
| Division No. 101.] | AYES | [3.31 p.m |
| Adams, Richard (Balham) | Daggar, G. | Henderson, Joseph (Ardwick) |
| Adams, W. T. (Hammersmith, South) | Daines, P. | Herbison, Miss M. |
| Allighan, Garry | Dalton, Rt. Hon. H. | Hicks, G. |
| Alpass, J. H. | Davies, Harold (Leek) | Holman, P |
| Anderson, A. (Motherwell) | Davies, Hadyn (St. Pancras, S. W.) | House, G. |
| Anderson, F. (Whitehaven) | Davies, S. O. (Merthyr) | Hoy, J |
| Attewell, H. C. | Deer, G. | Hubbard, T. |
| Attlee, Rt. Hon. C. R. | Delargy, H. J. | Hudson, J. H. (Ealing, W.) |
| Austin, H. Lewis | Diamond, J. | Hughes, Hector (Aberdeen, N.) |
| Awbery, S. S. | Dobbie, W. | Hughes, H. D. (W'Iverh'pton, W.) |
| Ayles, W. H. | Dodds, N. N. | Hutchinson, H. L. (Rusholme) |
| Ayrton Gould, Mrs. B | Driberg, T. E. N. | Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A. |
| Bacon, Miss A. | Dugdale, J. (W. Bromwich) | Janner, B |
| Balfour, A. | Dumpleton, C. W. | Jay, D. P. T. |
| Barstow, P. G | Dye, S | Jeger, G (Winchester) |
| Barton, C. | Ede, Rt. Hon. J. C. | Jones, D. T. (Hartlepools) |
| Battley, J. R. | Edelman, M. | Jones, Elwyn (Plaistow) |
| Bechervaise, A. E. | Edwards, A. (Middlesbrough, E.) | Jones, J. H. (Bolton) |
| Belcher, J. W. | Edwarcs, N. (Caerphilly) | Keenan, W. |
| Bellenger, Rt. Hon. F. J | Edwards, W. J. (Whitechapel) | Kendall, W. D. |
| Benson, G. | Evans, E. (Lowestoft) | Kenyon, C |
| Berry, H. | Evans, John (Ogmore) | King, E. M. |
| Beswick, F. | Ewart, R. | Kinghorn, Sqn.-Ldr. E. |
| Bing, G. H. C. | Fairhurst, F. | Kinley, J. |
| Binns, J. | Farthing, W. J | Kirby, B. V. |
| Blenkinsop, A. | Fletcher, E. G. M. (Islington, E.) | Kirkwood, D |
| Blyton, W. R. | Follick, M. | Lang, G. |
| Boardman, H. | Forman, J. C. | Lee, F. (Hulme) |
| Bottomley, A. G. | Freeman, Maj. J. (Watford) | Leslie, J. R. |
| Bowden, Flg.-Offr. H. W. | Freeman, Peter (Newport) | Lever, N. H. |
| Bowles, F. G. (Nuneaton) | Gallacher, W. | Levy, B. W. |
| Braddook, Mrs. E. M. (L'pl, Exch'ge) | Ganley, Mrs. C. S. | Lewis, T. (Southampton) |
| Brook, D. (Halifax) | George, Lady M. Lloyd (Anglesey) | Lipton, Lt.-Col. M. |
| Brooks, T. J. (Rothwell) | Gibbins, J. | Logan, D. G. |
| Brown, George (Belper) | Gibson, C. W | Longden, F. |
| Brown, T. J. (Ince) | Gilzean, A. | Lyne, A. W. |
| Bruce, Maj. D. W. T. | Glanville, J. E. (Consett) | McAdam, W |
| Buchanan, G. | Gordon-Walker, P. C. | McGhee, H. G. |
| Burden, T. W | Granville, E. (Eye) | Mack, J. D |
| Byers, Frank | Greenwood, Rt. Hon. A. (Wakefield) | McKay, J. (Wallsend) |
| Callaghan, James | Greenwood, A. W. J. (Heywood) | McKinlay, A. S. |
| Carmichael, James | Grenfell, D. R. | Maclean, N. (Govan) |
| Castle, Mrs. B. A. | Grey, C. F. | McLeavy, F. |
| Champion, A. J. | Grierson, E. | MacMillan, M. K. (Western Isles) |
| Chetwynd, G. R. | Griffiths, D. (Rother Valley) | Macpherson, T. (Romford) |
| Cobb, F. A. | Griffiths, W. D. (Moss Side) | Mann, Mrs. J. |
| Cocks, F. S. | Gunter, R. J. | Manning, C. (Camberwell, N.) |
| Collick, P. | Guy, W H. | Manning, Mrs. L. (Epping) |
| Collindridge, F. | Haire, John E. (Wyeombe) | Marquand, H. A |
| Collins, V. J. | Hale, Leslie | Mathers, G. |
| Colman, Miss G. M | Hall, W. G. | Medland, H. M. |
| Comyns, Dr. L. | Hamilton, Lieut.-Col. R | Mikardo, Ian. |
| Cook, T. F. | Hardman, D. R. | Montague, F. |
| Cooper, Wing-Cmdr. G. | Hardy, E. A. | Moody, A. S. |
| Corlett, Dr. J. | Harrison, J. | Morris, Lt.-Col. H. (Sheffield, C.) |
| Corvedale, Viscount | Hastings, Dr. Somerville | Morris, P. (Swansea, W.) |
| Cove, W. G. | Haworth, J. | Moyle, A. |
| Crawley, A. | Henderson, A. (Kingswinford) | Mulvey, A. |
| Murray, J. D. | Ross, William (Kilmarnoek) | Usborne,-Henry |
| Nally, W. | Royle, C. | Vernon, Maj. W. F |
| Naylor, T. E. | Segal, Dr. S. | Viant, S. P. |
| Neal, H. (Claycross) | Sharp, Granville | Wadsworth, G. |
| Nichol, Mrs. M. E. (Bradford, N.) | Shawcross, Rt. Hn. Sir H. (St. Helens) | Walkden, E. |
| Nicholls, H. R. (Stratford) | Shurmer, P. | Wallace, G. D. (Chislehurst) |
| Noel-Baker, Capt. F. E. (Brentford) | Silverman, J. (Erdington) | Wallace, H. W. (Walthamstow, E.) |
| Noel-Buxton, Lady | Silverman, S. S (Nelson) | Warbey, W. N. |
| O'Brien, T. | Skeffington, A. M. | Watkins, T. E. |
| Oldfield, W. H. | Skeffington-Lodge, T C. | Watson, W. M. |
| Paget, R. T. | Skinnard, F. W | Webb, M. (Bradford, C.) |
| Paling, Rt. Hon. Wilfred (Wentworth) | Smith, Ellis (Stoke) | Wells, P. L. (Faversham) |
| Paling, Will T. (Dewsbury) | Smith, H N. (Nottingham, S.) | Wells, W. T. (Walsall) |
| Parker, J. | Smith, S. H, (Hull, S.W.) | Westwood, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Parkin, B. T | Snow, Capt. J. W. | White, C. F. (Derbyshire, W.) |
| Paton, Mrs. F. (Rushcliffe) | Solley, L. J. | White, H. (Derbyshire, N.E.) |
| Pearson, A. | Sorensen, R. W | Whiteley, Rt. Hon. W. |
| Peart, Capt. T. F. | Sparks, J. A. | Wilkes, L. |
| Piratin, P. | Stamford, W. | Wilkins, W. A. |
| Poole, Major Cecil (Lichfield) | Stewart, Michael (Fulham, E.) | Willey, F. T. (Sunderland) |
| Popplewell, E. | Stokes, R. R. | Willey, O. G. (Cleveland) |
| Porter, E. (Warrington) | Stubbs, A. E. | Williams, J. L. (Kelvingrove) |
| Porter, G. (Leeds) | Swingler, S. | Williams, W. R. (Heston) |
| Price, M. Philips | Symonds, A. L. | Willis, E. |
| Pritt, D. N. | Taylor, H. B. (Mansfield) | Wills, Mrs. E. A |
| Proctor, W. T. | Taylor, R. J. (Morpeth) | Wilson, J. H. |
| Pursey, Cmdr. H | Taylor, Dr. S. (Barnet) | Wise, Major F. |
| Randall, H. E. | Thomas, D. E. (Aberdare) | Woodburn, A |
| Ranger, J. | Thomas, I. O. (Wrekin) | Woods, G. S |
| Rankin, J. | Thomas, George (Cardiff) | Wyatt, W. |
| Reid, T. (Swindon) | Thomson, Rt Hn. G. R. (Ed'b'gh, E.) | Yates, V. F. |
| Rhodes, H | Thorneycroft, Harry (Clayton) | Young, Sir R. (Newton) |
| Richards, R | Thurtle, E. | Younger, Hon. Kenneth |
| Ridealgh, Mrs. M. | Tiffany, S. | |
| Robens, A | Timmons, J. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES |
| Roberts, Goronwy (Caernarvenshire) | Titterington, M. F. | Mr. Simmonds and |
| Robertson, J. J. (Berwick) | Tolley, L. | Mr. Hannan |
| Rogers, G. H. R | Turner-Samuels, M. | |
| NOES | ||
| Agnew, Cmdr. P. G. | Hannon, Sir P. (Moseley) | Neven-Spence, Sir B |
| Aitken, Hon. Max | Hare, Hon. J. H. (Woodbridge) | Nicholson, G. |
| Amory, D. Heathcoat | Harris, H. Wilson | Noble, Comdr. A. H. P |
| Baldwin, A. E. | Harvey, Air-Comdre. A. V. | Nutting, Anthony |
| Barlow, Sir J. | Headlam, Lieut.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir C. | O'Neill, Rt. Hon. Sir H |
| Baxter, A. B. | Herbert, Sir A. P. | Osborne, C |
| Beechman N. A | Hinchingbrooke, Viscount | Peto, Brig. C. H. M |
| Boles, Lt.-Col. D. C. (Wells) | Hollis, M. C. | Ponsonby, Col. C. E. |
| Boothby, R. | Howard, Hon. A. | Poole, O. B. S. (Oswestry) |
| Bossom, A. C | Hudson, Rt. Hon. R. S. (Southport) | Prescott, Stanley |
| Bower, N. | Hutchison, Col. J. R. (Glasgow, C.) | Raikes, H. V. |
| Boyd-Carpenter, J. A. | Jarvis, Sir J. | Rayner, Brig. R |
| Bromley-Davenport, Lt.-Col. W | Jeffreys, General Sir G. | Renton, D. |
| Buchan-Hepburn, P. G. T. | Jennings, R. | Robinson, Wing-Comdr. Roland |
| Bullock, Capt. M. | Keeling, E. H. | Ross, Sir R. D. (Londonderry) |
| Butcher, H. W | Kerr, Sir J. Graham | Sanderson, Sir F. |
| Carson, E. | Lambert, Hon. G. | Savory, Prof. D. L |
| Challen, C. | Lancaster, Col. C. G | Scott, Lord W. |
| Channon, H. | Langtord-Holt, J. | Shephard, S. (Newark) |
| Churchill, Rt. Hon. W. S. | Legge-Bourke, Maj. E. A. H. | Shepherd, W. S. (Bucklow) |
| Clifton-Brown, Lt.-Col. G. | Lindsay, M. (Solihull) | Smiles, Lt.-Col. Sir W |
| Cole, T. L. | Lloyd, Maj. Guy (Renfrew, E.) | Smithers, Sir W |
| Conant, Maj. R. J. E. | Lloyd, Selwyn (Wirral) | Snadden, W. M. |
| Corbett, Lieut.-Col. U. (Ludlow) | Low, Brig. A. R. W | Stanley, Rt. Hon. O. |
| Crookshank, Capt. Rt. Hon. H. F C | Lucas, Major Sir J. | Stoddart-Scott, Col. M. |
| Crothwaite-Eyre, Col. O. E | Lucas-Tooth, Sir H. | Strauss, H. G. (English Universities) |
| Crowder, Capt. John E. | MacAndrew, Col. Sir C. | Stuart, Rt. Hon. J. (Moray) |
| Darling, Sir W. Y. | McCallum, Maj. D. | Taylor, C. S. (Eastbourne) |
| De la Bère, R. | Macdonals, Sir P (I of Wight) | Taylor, Vice-Adm. E. A (P'dd't'n, S.) |
| Teeling, William | ||
| Dodds-Parker, A. D | McKie, J. H. (Galloway) | Thornton-Kemsley, C. N |
| Drayson, G. B. | Maclay, Hon. J. S. | Thorp, Lt.-Col. R. A. F |
| Duthie, W. S. | MacLeod, J. | Touche, G. C. |
| Eden, Rt. Hon. A. | Macpherson, Maj. N. (Dumfries) | Vane, W. M. F. |
| Elliot, Rt. Hon. Walter | Maitland, Comdr. J. W. | Walker-Smith, D |
| Erroll, F. J. | Manningham-Buller, R. E | Wheatley, Colonel M. J |
| Fleming, Sqn.-Ldr. E. L | Marlowe, A. A. H | Williams, C. (Torquay) |
| Fletcher, W. (Bury) | Marples, A. E. | Williams, Gerald (Tonbridge) |
| Fox, Sir G. | Marsden, Capt. A. | Winterton, Rt. Hon. Earl |
| Fraser, Maj. H. C. P. (Stone) | Marshall, D. (Bodmin) | York, C. |
| Gage, C. | Mellor, Sir J. | Young, Sir A. S. L. (Partick) |
| Galbraith, Cmdr. T. D. | Molson, A. H. E. | |
| Gomme-Duncan, Col. A. G | Morris-Jones, Sir H. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES |
| Grant, Lady | Morrison, Maj. J. G. (Salisbury) | Mr. Studholme and |
| Grimston, R. V. | Morrison, Rt. Hon. W. S. (Cireneester) | Major Ramsay. |
Question put, and agreed to.
