Orders of the Day — Local Government (Scotland) Bill. – in the House of Commons at on 7 February 1929.
In page 18, leave out from the word "as," in line 41, to end of the Clause, and insert instead thereof the words:
the councils concerned may agree appoint—
to act as the agents of the county council to carry out any function (other than a
function relating to education or police) vested in the county council and exerciseable within the small burgh or district or small burgh and district, as the case may be, so however that a function relating to any form of medical or surgical treatment shall not be so delegated except with the approval of the Central Department, and subject to the terms of appointment a council or committee so acting as agent may act through a committee or sub-committee thereof.(2) Any council so acting as agent or having representation on any such joint committee may contribute towards the expenses incurred by the council or committee in so acting as agent, and any such contribution by a town council may be defrayed out of such rate leviable by the council and payable by owners and occupiers in equal proportions as the council may determine."—[Sir J. Gilmour.]
| Division No. 185.] | AYES. | [7.48 p.m. |
| Acland-Troyte, Lieut.-Colonel | Gower, Sir Robert | Oman, Sir Charles William C. |
| Albery, Irving James | Graham, Fergus (Cumberland, N.) | Ormsby-Gore, Rt. Hon. William |
| Alexander, sir Wm. (Glasgow, Cent'l) | Grant, Sir J. A. | Penny, Frederick George |
| Allen, Sir J. Sandeman | Grattan-Doyle, Sir N. | Percy, Lord Eustace (Hastings) |
| Amery, Rt. Hon. Leopold C. M.S. | Greene, W. P. Crawford | Peto, Sir Basil E. (Devon, Barnstaple) |
| Applin, Col. R. V. K. | Grenfell, Edward C. (City of London) | Pilcher, G. |
| Ashley, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Wilfrid W. | Guinness, Rt. Hon. Walter E. | Power, Sir John Cecil |
| Atkinson, C. | Hacking, Douglas H. | Pownall, Sir Assheton |
| Baldwin, Rt. Hon. Stanley | Hall, Capt. W. D'A. (Brecon & Rad.) | Price, Major C. W. M. |
| Barclay-Harvey, C. M. | Hammersley, S. S. | Radford, E. A. |
| Benn, Sir A. S. (Plymouth, Drake) | Hannon, Patrick Joseph Henry | Raine, Sir Walter |
| Berry, Sir George | Harland, A. | Reid, D. D. (County Down) |
| Blundell. F. N. | Harrison, G. J. C. | Remer, J. R. |
| Bowyer, Captain G. E. W. | Harvey, Major S. E. (Devon, Totnes) | Richardson, Sir P. W. (Sur'y, Ch'ts'y) |
| Brass, Captain W. | Henderson, Capt. R. R.(Oxt'd, Henley) | Roberts, Sir Samuel (Hereford) |
| Brassey, Sir Leonard | Henn, Sir Sydney H. | Rodd, Rt. Hon. Sir James Rennell |
| Bridgeman, Rt. Hon. William Clive | Hennessy, Major Sir G. R. J. | Ropner, Major L. |
| Briggs, J. Harold | Hills, Major John Waller | Ross, R. D. |
| Briscoe, Richard George | Hilton, Cecil | Ruggles-Brise, Lieut.-Colonel E. A. |
| Brittain, Sir Harry | Hoare, Lt.-Col. Rt. Hon. Sir S. J. G. | Rye, F. G |
| Brocklebank, C. E. R. | Hohier, Sir Gerald Fitzroy | Samuel, A. M. (Surrey, Farnham) |
| Brooke, Brigadier-General C. R. I. | Hope, Sir Harry (Forlar) | Sandeman, N. Stewart |
| Broun-Lindsay, Major H. | Hopkins, J. W. W. | Sanders, Sir Robert A. |
| Burman, J. B. | Hopkinson, Sir A. (Eng. Universities) | Sandon, Lord |
| Caine, Gordon Hall | Horlick, Lieut.-Colonel J. N. | Sassoon. Sir Philip Albert Gustave D |
| Carver, Major W. H. | Horne, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert S. | Savory, S. S. |
| Cassels, J. D. | Howard-Bury, Colonel C. K. | Shaw, Lt.-Col. A. D McI. (Renfrew, W) |
| Cayzer Sir C. (Chester, City) | Hudson, Capt. A. U. M. (Hackney, N.) | Shepperson, E. W. |
| Cayzer. Maj. Sir Herbt. R. (Prtsmth. S.) | Hume, Sir G. H. | Simms, Dr. John M. (Co. Down) |
| Chamberlain, Rt. Hon. N. (Ladywood) | Hunter-Weston, Lt.-Gen. Sir Aylmer | Skelton, A. N. |
| Chapman, Sir S. | James, Lieut.-Colonel Hon. Cuthbert | Smith, Louis W. (Sheffield, Hallam) |
| Charteris, Brigadier-General J. | Jones, Sir G.W.H.(Stoke New'gton) | Smith, R. W. (Aberd'n & Kinc'dine, C.) |
| Cobb, Sir Cyril | Kennedy, A. R. (Preston) | Smithers, Waldron |
| Cochrane, Commander Hon. A. D. | King, Commodore Henry Douglas | Somerville, A. A. (Windsor) |
| Cockerill, Brig.-General Sir George | Kinloch-Cooke, Sir Clement | Southby, Commander A. R. J. |
| Cohen, Major J. Brunel | Lamb, J. Q. | Spender-Clay, Colonel H. |
| Colman, N. C. D. | Leigh, Sir John (Clapham) | Stanley, Lieut.-Colonel Rt. Hon. G. F. |
| Conway, Sir W. Martin | Lister, Cunliffe, Rt. Hon. Sir Philip | Stanley. Hon. O. F. G. (Westm'eland) |
| Cooper, A. Duff | Lloyd, Cyril E. (Dudley) | Streatfeild, Captain S. R. |
| Couper, J. B. | Locker-Lampson, Rt. Hon. Godfrey | Stuart, Crichton-, Lord C. |
| Courtauld, Major J, S. | Luce, Major-Gen. Sir Richard Harman | Stuart, Hon. J. (Moray and Nairn) |
| Cowan, Sir Wm. Henry (Islington, N.) | Lumley, L. R. | Sugden, Sir Wilfrid |
| Craig, Sir Ernest (Chester, Crewe) | Mac Andrew, Major Charles Glen | Tinne, J. A. |
| Crooke, J. Smedley (Deritend) | Macdonald, Sir Murdoch (Inverness) | Titchfield, Major the Marquess of |
| Dalkeith, Earl of | Macdonald, R. (Glasgow, Cathcart) | Tomlinson, R. P. |
| Davies, Sir Thomas (Cirencester) | MacIntyre, Ian | Tryon, Rt. Hon. George Clement |
| Davies, Dr. Vernon | McLean. Major A. | Turton, Sir Edmund Russborough |
| Davison, Sir W. H. (Kensington, S.) | Macquisten, F. A. | Vaughan-Morgan, Col. K. P. |
| Dawson, Sir Philip | Mac Robert, Alexander M. | Ward. Lt.-Col. A L(Kingston-on-Hull) |
| Dixey, A. C. | Maitland, A. (Kent, Faversham) | Watson, Rt. Hon. W. (Carlisle) |
| Eden, Captain Anthony | Margesson, Captain D. | Watts, Sir Thomas |
| Edmondson, Major A. J. | Marriott, Sir J. A. R. | Wayland. Sir William A. |
| Elliot, Major Walter E. | Mason, Colonel Glyn K. | Wells, S. R. |
| Falle, Sir Bertram G. | Meller, R. J. | White, Lieut.-Col Sir G. Dairymple- |
| Fanshawe, Captain G. D. | Merriman, Sir F. Boyd | Williams, Com. O. (Devon, Torquay) |
| Fielden. E. B. | Meyer, Sir Frank | Williams. Herbert G. (Reading) |
| Ford, Sir P. J. | Mitchell, S. (Lanark, Lanark) | Windsor-Clive. Lieut.-Colonel George |
| Forestier-Walker, Sir L. | Monsell, Eyres, Com. Rt. Hon. B. M. | Womersley, W. J. |
| Forrest, W. | Moore, Lieut.-Colonel T. C. R. (Ayr) | Wood, Sir S. Hill- (High Peak) |
| Foster, Sir Harry S. | Moreing, Captain A. H. | Woodcock. Colonel H. C. |
| Frece, Sir Walter de | Morrison. H. (Wilts, Salisbury) | Worthington-Evans, Rt. Hon, Sir L. |
| Fremantle, Lieut.-Colonel Francis E. | Neville, Sir Reginald J. | Wragg, Herbert |
| Gadie, Lieut.-Col. Anthony | Nuttall, Ellis | |
| Ganzoni, Sir John | Oakley, T. | TELLERS FOR THE AYES— |
| Gilmour, Lt.-Col, Rt. Hon. Sir John | O'Connor, T. J. (Bedford, Luton) | Mr. F. C. Thomson and Sir Victor |
| Goff, Sir Park | O'Neill, Major Rt. Hon. Hugh | Warrender. |
| NOES. | ||
| Adamson, Rt. Hon. W. (Fife, West) | Bromley, J. | Connolly, M |
| Adamson, W. M. (Staff., Cannock) | Brown, Ernest (Leith) | Cove, W. G. |
| Alexander, A. V. (Sheffield, Hillsbro') | Brown, James (Ayr and Bute) | Crawfurd, H. E. |
| Baker, J. (Wolverhampton, Bilston) | Buchanan, G. | Dennison, R. |
| Barker, G. (Monmouth, Abertillery) | Charleton, H. C. | Dunnico, H. |
| Barnes, A. | Clark, A. B. | Evans. Capt. Ernest (Welsh Univer.) |
| Satey, Joseph | Cluse, W. S. | Gardner, J. p. |
| Bellamy, A. | Clynes, Rt. Hon. John R. | Gibbins, Joseph |
| Briant, Frank | Compton, Joseph | Gillett, George M. |
| Graham, D. M. (Lanark, Hamilton) | Lee, F. | Shiels, Dr. Drummond |
| Graham, Rt. Hon. Wm. (Edin., Cent.) | Livingstone, A. M. | Shinwell, E. |
| Greenwood, A. (Nelson and Colne) | Longbottom, A. W. | Short, Alfred (Wednesbury) |
| Granfell, D. R. (Glamorgan) | Lowth, T. | Sinclair, Major Sir A. (Caithness) |
| Griffiths, T. (Monmouth, Pontypool) | Lunn, William | Smillie, Robert |
| Groves, T. | Mackinder, W. | Stamford, T. W. |
| Grundy, T. W. | MacLaren, Andrew | Stephen, Campbell |
| Hall, F. (York, W. R., Normanton) | Maclean, Neil (Glasgow, Govan) | Stewart, J. (St. Rollox) |
| Hamilton, Sir R. (Orkney & Shetland) | MacNeill-Weir, L. | Sullivan, J. |
| Hardle, George D. | Malone, C. L'Estrange (N'thampton) | Taylor, R.,A. |
| Harris, Percy A. | Maxton, James | Thorne, G. R. (Wolverhampton, E.) |
| Hayday, Arthur | Mitchell, E. Rosslyn (Paisley) | Townend, A. E. |
| Hirst, G. H. | Morris, R, H. | Trevelyan, Rt. Hon. Sir Charles |
| Hirst, W. (Bradford, South) | Morrison, R. C. (Tottenham, N.) | Wall head, Richard C. |
| Here Belisha, Leslie | Mosley, Sir Oswald | Watson, W. M. (Dunfermline) |
| Hudson, J. H. (Hudderefield) | Murnin, H. | Wellock, Wilfred |
| Hutchison, Sir Robert (Montrose) | Oliver, George Harold | Welsh, J. C. |
| Jenkins. W. (Glamorgan, Neath) | Palin, John Henry | Westwood, J. |
| John, William (Rhondda, West) | Paling, W. | Wheatley, Rt. Hon. J. |
| Jones, T. I. Mardy (Pontypridd) | Parkinson, John Allen (Wigan) | Williams, T. (York, Don Valley) |
| Jones, W. N. (Carmarthen) | Pethick-Lawrence, F. W. | Wilson, R. J. (Jarrow) |
| Kennedy, T. | Potts, John S. | Windsor, Walter |
| Kenworthy, Lt.-Com. Hon, Joseph M. | Ritson, J. | Wright, W. |
| Kirkwood, D. | Runciman, Hilda (Cornwall, St. Ives) | |
| Lawrence, Susan | Scrymgeour, E. | TELLERS FOR THE NOES.— |
| Lawson, John James | Shaw, Rt. Hon. Thomas (Preston) | Mr. Hayesand Mr. Whiteley. |
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