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Commons Hansard for 23 December 1915 (Volume 77)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 11.59am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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TRADE REPORTS (ANNUAL SERIES).
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SHOPS ACT, 1912.
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MERCHANT SHIPS (CASUALTIES).
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OUTPUT OF COAL IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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WAR.
DECLARATION OF LONDON.
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NAVAL WARFARE (RULES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW).
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PERSIA (SAFETY OF BRITISH RESIDENTS).
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CONTRABAND (GLYCERINE).
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HONG KONG (HOTEL LICENCES).
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HOTEL REGISTERS (BRITISH NATIONALITY).
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LORD MILNER.
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BRITISH-MADE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
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SULPHATE OF AMMONIA (EXPORTS).
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HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (ECONOMY).
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RECRUITING.
TRIBUNALS (WORKING-CLASS REPRESENTATIVES).
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PAYMENT TO TEACHERS.
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LORD DERBY'S SCHEME.
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ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE ANTI-AIRCRAFT CORPS.
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MEDICALLY UNFIT FOR SERVICE.
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CIVIL SERVANTS.
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MINERS (CIVIL RIGHTS).
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SKILLED ACCOUNTANTS AND CLERKS.
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INCREASE OF RENT (WAR RESTRICTIONS) BILL.
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EPSOM ASYLUM (TREASURY LOAN).
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NATIONAL REGISTRATION ACT.
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WAR BONUS (ROYAL DOCKYARDS).
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ANTI-AIRCRAFT CORPS.
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COAL MINING (SOUTH WALES).
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RAILWAY WAGONS (SHORTAGE).
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PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDING OPERATIONS.
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INDIAN OFFICERS (PRISONERS).
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CHRISTMAS LEAVE.
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PROMOTIONS AND REWARDS.
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OFFICERS' HOSPITALS.
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FIELD CASHIERS.
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MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.
TOTAL CASUALTIES.
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SUVLA BAY LANDING (OFFICERS IN CHARGE).
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LEPROUS GERMAN PRISONER.
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EAST LANCASHIRE TERRITORIAL DIVISION.
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3RD BATTALION CAMERON HIGHLANDERS.
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FOREIGN SHIPS, KIRKCALDY (VISITS OF ALIEN).
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GENERAL RESERVE.
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UNMARRIED OFFICERS' DEPENDANTS.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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ADVANCE ON ADEN (TURKISH REPORT).
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COAL-SAVERS.
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AMERICAN SECURITIES.
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FOREIGN IMPORTS.
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CENTRAL POWERS (ECONOMIC RELATIONS).
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ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.
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PAYMENT OF MEMBERS.
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ADDITIONAL LAND FORCES.
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NATIONAL SHELL FACTORIES.
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WAR LOANS (ADVERTISEMENTS).
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RAILWAY CONGESTION.
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COFFEE EXPORTS TO HOLLAND.
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MERCHANT SHIPS REQUISITIONED (RELEASE).
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Taxi-Cabs (Relicencing).
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Inland Revenue (Annual Report).
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MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
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ADJOURNMENT (CHRISTMAS).
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ROYAL ASSENT.
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ADJOURNMENT (CHRISTMAS).
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
TOTAL BRITISH LOSSES IN ALL THEATRES.
FIGURES ANNOUNCED BY PRIME MINISTER.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.
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CONSUMPTION OF BEER AND SPIRITS (UNITED KINGDOM).
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BEER (AMENDED DEFINITION).
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HAY PURCHASES.
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ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH RAILWAY COMPANIES (WAR BONUS).
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ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY (DISTRICT INSPECTORS).
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LOSS OF H.M.S. "GOOD HOPE" AND "MONMOUTH."
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LORD DERBY'S SCHEME.
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BRITISH SUBJECTS IN UNITED STATES.
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ARMY SERVICE CORPS.
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IRISH REGIMENTS (LOSSES).
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS BATTALIONS.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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SHIRT-MAKING TRADE (IRELAND).
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ARMY PAY AND ALLOWANCES TO MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
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IRON RATIONS (PACKING).
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MILITARY STORES DEPOT, DUBLIN.
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GAS (PRICE AND QUALITY).
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CENTRAL CONTROL BOARD (LIQUOR TRAFFIC).
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LORD MURRAY.
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SULPHATE OF AMMONIA (EXPORTS.)
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WHEAT IMPORTED INTO HOLLAND.
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CHINESE LOANS.
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MILITARY POSTS IN EGYPT.
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South Eastern and Chatham Railway (Landslide).
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Royal Irish Constabulary.
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Vaccination (Boards of Guardians, Ireland).
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National School Teachers, Ireland (Salaries).
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Dublin Metropolitan Police.
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Omagh Petty Sessions (Election of Clerk).
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Horse Breeding (Ireland).
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Motor-Cab Drivers (Examination).
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Great Southern and Western Railway of Ireland (Through Rates).
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Post Office Electric Light Staff.
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TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT.
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CONTRIBUTION CARDS IN IRISH.
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FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL.
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RECRUITING.
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CAMPAIGN IN SERBIA.
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MUNITIONS.
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