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Commons Hansard for 24 February 1916 (Volume 80)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 30 April 2026 at 12.49pm.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 82ce200c-308b-44e4-bc28-ca00193768b9)
NEW WRITS. (item number 2) (id d6ba767b-8eca-4489-8127-38f8a1013015)
PRIVATE BUSINESS. (item number 3) (id 57e7b055-c3f1-490f-b444-0d7bfbff003d)
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, INDUSTRIAL AND PROVIDENT SOCIETIES, TRADE UNIONS, ETC. (item number 4) (id 1e537b8d-50a2-4cce-9bdc-89ccea39751d)
NATIONAL DEBT (SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES). (item number 5) (id c367706a-cf17-45a7-a492-5d4b559beac7)
LAND LAW (IRELAND) ACT, 1887 (EVICTION NOTICES). (item number 6) (id d99f8298-78dd-4c59-aa1f-cc6330f81231)
SHOPS ACT, 1912. (item number 7) (id 62e8a1ca-3791-4d69-8404-1a42294cfb16)
INDIA OFFICE (RETIREMENT). (item number 8) (id 46164116-9e43-48ec-b439-cd753d1473f4)

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

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MILITARY SERVICE.

RECRUITING IN IRELAND (item number 1) (id 119fd85a-8ba7-41f1-abc3-42f289af6340)
ZULUS AND BASUTOS. (item number 1) (id 9eabc32b-6d29-4c28-8637-076e91b131d8)
MARRIED MEN. (item number 1) (id d46fbd69-8538-4ce5-ba5f-503cde56d7fe)
LOCAL TRIBUNALS. (item number 1) (id 2b654422-549a-4b1c-aaa0-ec85997776a8)
MILITARY SERVICE ACT, 1916. (item number 1) (id b199105a-6919-4e1c-aaae-0f1487a8ec43)
APPLICATIONS FOR COMMISSIONS. (item number 1) (id 67ac8595-dd07-4572-8b26-d3e224ea4543)
VOLUNTARY ATTESTED MEN. (item number 1) (id 409d56b9-3161-42a8-ad18-16005e331c90)
RECRUITING (COUNTY LEITRIM). (item number 1) (id 71f3f2c1-7d4d-4fba-9948-d1c6c0f98de8)
MEDICAL CERTIFICATES OF REJECTION. (item number 1) (id 7003104e-7211-4729-a24f-292d76d257c0)
MEN DISCHARGED FROM NAVY OR ARMY. (item number 1) (id 29d0f14c-55d5-4aa0-8c6d-4d8b08e0ca21)
UNSTARRED SINGLE MEN. (item number 1) (id ca19f149-01f6-4e02-ab94-02596c1dbbc0)
MERCANTILE MARINE. (item number 1) (id 3f0bd3a3-f7de-43c3-80cc-ba7ea29b2ac6)
NEW INDUSTRIES (IRELAND). (item number 1) (id a83ccf8f-6365-4b88-9b49-1f9b1dc7ba15)
ALLIED CAPTURE OF CAMEROONS. (item number 1) (id 4bc2923a-9453-4e1c-bd09-809e63901f00)
RAILWAY DIRECTORS' PASSES. (item number 1) (id 74fd4557-9dba-4fc5-984d-57bd0f549f86)
PLUMAGE (IMPORTATION). (item number 1) (id 40f9aea7-158c-4878-a98c-9caf9c1c22e5)
MAXIMUM PRICES OF NECESSARIES. (item number 1) (id 418ef461-8024-43ec-adca-dc7c9cdd464c)
TOILET SOAP MAKING (AMERICAN COMPETITION). (item number 1) (id 08f7098a-a67d-42fe-aa07-635e1a0c4b38)
LABOUR EXCHANGE CLERKS (BONUS). (item number 1) (id e2428b1c-03f0-491c-8589-b4e561f16a22)
ARMY EXPENDITURE. (item number 1) (id ffb378d4-b6d9-4a14-9770-bc9b5a5625cf)
SUB-POSTMASTERS (EDINBURGH). (item number 1) (id 042df51b-82be-40cf-a091-d09d76297200)

AIR SERVICE.

ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. (item number 1) (id 706483a6-35f7-441c-87b8-e93de42f7f86)
SIR, PERCY SCOTT. (item number 1) (id 4b93c237-a76b-44fd-a399-4d48fa16fd7b)
JOINT NAVAL AND MILITARY COMMITTEE. (item number 1) (id 7f006af7-0fbe-4e73-9009-cfd7eab12e1b)
SCHOOLMASTERS (ROYAL NAVY). (item number 1) (id 873ab483-740d-446d-bb4c-d49d1e030e8e)
H.M.S. "ALBION" (RELIEF). (item number 1) (id 3b3163dc-2614-4673-9316-d85844239a84)
S.S. "MAURETANIA." (item number 1) (id 64e12d14-5e68-43b5-a06a-5558d8a7205f)
ENEMY ALIENS. (item number 1) (id 2c941388-d713-4ecc-a6c8-2cdcb8f01e3f)
AMALGAMATED UNION OF CLOTHIERS' OPERATIVES. (item number 1) (id 73b6d364-46c4-43ad-8448-94ae3ae4ec63)
NORWICH PRISON. (item number 1) (id 05132fab-c0f0-4011-9221-38ad873c4e28)
LAND SETTLEMENT (SAILORS AND SOLDIERS). (item number 1) (id 3e2d73b0-2218-4b6a-a8bd-9ea73ea420b6)
BRITISH EXPEDITIONS (OFFICIAL RECORDS). (item number 1) (id a947b3d6-8400-44f3-a453-ea4f61cb0135)
COURTS-MARTIAL (PROCEDURE). (item number 1) (id c63bf50e-e6e3-4fba-87e6-16f8260a83e0)
AMERICAN DOLLAR SECURITIES. (item number 1) (id 86d7c4ba-f621-4f33-a651-687bf8efa352)
NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. (item number 1) (id c997a730-7a48-4552-8ba9-66f32f7c26f0)
NEW MILITARY MEDAL. (item number 1) (id 59acc571-86f5-45f3-a50c-b6be93f95ff8)
LONDON COUNTY HALL. (item number 1) (id d1487bca-5fab-4b5b-8cab-d6d6a0a05a5e)
WAR EXPENDITURE (TAXATION AND BORROWING). (item number 1) (id de375a13-33ef-468e-a01a-a5cad70dc7b4)
EXCESS PROFITS TAX. (item number 1) (id cd4323b4-bbc9-48bc-a6ca-3a7cb5baf13b)
NERVE-STRAIN (TREATMENT OF SOLDIERS). (item number 1) (id 8f7f7f69-7e8c-489a-bbf8-1b43b7d76ce6)
SOLDIERS UNDER MILITARY AGE. (item number 1) (id 8e6e1a08-4d51-4d48-ac76-bd3299e04b44)
ROYAL ENGINEERS (CHEMISTS' SECTION). (item number 1) (id 1a7a03fd-6074-4c6b-8f93-a76d25f8802d)
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS (EMPLOYMENT). (item number 1) (id 6b785845-93f9-4a2f-b745-60544074c51e)
ARAN ISLES (GALWAY) CABLE. (item number 1) (id 0215014e-9bcd-4006-88d5-ce13418a5247)
SOLDIER'S DEATH (WEYMOUTH). (item number 1) (id 94427fed-e2fb-4867-847a-682420842404)
TERRITORIAL FORCE (LABOUR BATTALION). (item number 1) (id c0bd3f05-e8f9-45f5-bcea-83cea326d6e1)
NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES). (item number 1) (id 34bd00e8-77d2-4807-bae0-56e6a3156863)
ARMY HORSES. (item number 1) (id 94fe372d-7430-45e3-8b26-87683b8646a9)
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, FRANCE (FIELD OFFICERS). (item number 1) (id c4c1734a-ff36-4447-9268-3737373c2596)
BLOCKADE OPERATIONS. (item number 1) (id ba7e71fd-06a9-4f41-a953-58afd65fff77)
MILITARY SERVICE. (item number 1) (id 97ce8bf2-65ad-4b28-997f-2f92f1e14025)
MUNITIONS. (item number 1) (id 80f4daec-e87c-46f3-99dc-d0a1a28ce255)
AIR SERVICE. (item number 1) (id fd3dd256-bd0c-402f-9462-32c1aec83227)
NATIONAL INSURANCE ACT. (item number 1) (id d5995217-825e-4483-a786-836fa331feb8)
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. (item number 10) (id 9eb0ed9f-f7d8-4676-8e60-f45666f79db0)
CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 1) BILL. (item number 11) (id 14c654cf-ff7d-4c3d-9209-5bb8346e37d6)
NAVAL PRIZE PROCEDURE BILL. (item number 12) (id d8151a82-41e9-4ba5-8267-d6f12312917b)
MILITARY SERVICE ACT. (item number 13) (id f59e9170-3957-4934-9434-fd29d4164d28)

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