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Commons Hansard for 26 January 1916 (Volume 78)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
23 February 2026 at 8.56am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Oral Answers to Questions
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War
Steamship "Heliopolis."
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Fishermen (St. Helens)
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Navy (Enrolment)
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British Wounded Prisoners of War (Switzerland)
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Nurses in Uniform (Military Travel Warrants)
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Standard Oil Company (Transfer of German Ships)
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American Ship "Kim."
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Montenegro (British Minister and Staff)
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Censorship of Letters (Cork)
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Military Prosecution (Listowel)
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Army Contracts (Cooke and Byrne)
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Soldiers' Pay (France)
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New Armies (Promotion of Officers)
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Detention Barracks
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Military Hospitals (Medical Appliances)
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Army Medical Services (Advisory Board)
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Combatant Officers (Full Pay)
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Parents' Visits to Wounded (Repayment of Fares)
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Deserters (Death Penalty)
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Wimbledon Military Camp (Huts)
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Special Reserve (Senior Officers)
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British Commercial Policy
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Old Age Pensions
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Importations Under Licence
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Army Food Supplies
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Army Pay Office, Warwick
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Stock Exchange Securities (Minimum Prices)
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Exchequer Bonds
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Excess Profits Tax
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Deutsche Bank
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Treasury Bills
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Maintenance of Property (Allowance to Owners)
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Revenue Disputes, Scotland
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Consular Invoice Certificates
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New Issues (Treasury Sanction)
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National Economy
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Jam Contracts (Sugar Prices)
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Pit-Wood (Home Production)
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Building Society Loans
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Shipping Freights (Import of Luxuries)
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Coal Supplies
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British Trade (Imports)
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Canal Boats
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Messrs. a. Markham and Company
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Enemy Aliens
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War Service Badges
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Films (Examination)
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British Shipping (Congestion and Freights)
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Railways (Congestion of Traffic)
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German Trade (Metric System)
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Belgian Manufactured Goods
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Patents and Designs Act, 1907 (Appeal Decision)
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British Steamers (Tonnage)
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Anti-Conscription Handbills (Action of Police)
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Lord Kitchener ("Weekly Dispatch")
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Exports and Imports (Ireland)
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Export of Cows (Ireland)
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Enemy Raids (Kentish Coast)
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Mr. Masterman
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Serbia
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Army Medical Services (Advisory Board)
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Compulsory Service (Disturbing Public Meetings)
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Soldiers Families (Certificates)
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American Securities
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Bombay (Trial by Jury)
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Feudal Casualties (Scotland) Act, 1914
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Small Holdings (Scotland)
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National Health Insurance
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Scientific Research
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British Blockade
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New Member Sworn
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Message Form the Lords
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Orders of the Day
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Enemy Trade
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Lord Kitchener ("Weekly Dispatch ")
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
House of Commons Refreshment Department - Discontinuance of Public Grants
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Flour and Meal Prices
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Lerwick Explosion
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Married Men
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1st Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Private George Day)
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Railway Congestion (Army Motor Lorries)
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British Expeditionary Force (France and Flanders)
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German Prisoners in United Kingdom (Parcels)
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Soldiers Missing (Certificates)
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Cavalry and Infantry (Commissions)
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German Casualties
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Partially Disabled Soldiers (Civil Employment)
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Factories (Joiners' Wages)
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Meetings Outside Works
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Dealing in Munitions Without Licence
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Army Transport Service
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Change of Names (Enemy Nationality)
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Irish Agricultural Laboubers
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Military or War Work (Payment of Rates)
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Museums and Galleries Closed to the Public
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Trading With the Enemy (Amendment—No. 2) Bill
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Kew Gardens (Admission Fees)
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Convent National Schools (Ireland)
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Workhouses (Ireland)
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