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Commons Hansard for 7 March 1916 (Volume 80)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 2.05pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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COLONIAL REPORTS (ANNUAL).
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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.
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BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES.
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CEYLON WAR CONTRIBUTION.
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TREATY SERIES (No. 2, 1916).
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MISCELLANEOUS (No. 7, 1916).
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ARMY ESTIMATES (1916–17).
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TRADE AND NAVIGATION.
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CHURCH ESTATES COMMISSION.
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STREET ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY VEHICLES.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR IRELAND.
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LOCAL TAXATION (IRELAND) RETURNS.
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SHOPS ACT, 1912.
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MUNITIONS TRIBUNALS (APPEAL) RULES, 1916.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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WAR.
ITALIAN CO-OPERATION.
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DANUBE NAVIGATION (EUROPEAN COMMISSION).
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PERSIA (BRITISH PRISONERS).
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TREATMENT OF PRISONERS (DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS).
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ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE (GROENINGEN CAMP).
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TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
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PEACE PALACE, HAGUE.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
MEDICALLY UNFIT.
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LOCAL TRIBUNALS.
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EXEMPTED MAN (ARREST).
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CERTIFICATES OF REJECTION.
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CLERKS IN HOLY ORDERS.
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RECRUITS UNFIT FOE ACTIVE SERVICE.
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CHOICE OF REGIMENT.
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MEDICAL STANDARD.
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SEAMEN (ATTESTATION).
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UNMARRIED GIPSIES.
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IMMEDIATE ENLISTMENT.
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TERRITORIAL FORCE (HOME SERVICE).
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MEN OF FORTY-ONE.
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ALLEGATIONS AGAINST CABINET MINISTER.
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CLERICAL SERVICE.
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CIVIL SERVANTS.
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STEWARDS IN PASSENGER VESSELS.
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CENTRAL APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
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UNATTESTED MEN (CROYDON).
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SONS OF RUSSIAN JEWS.
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BRAMSHOTT CAMP (SOLDIERS AND CARPENTERS).
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MILITARY CAMPS (ALLEGEDASTE).
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SOLDIERS' PAY (HOSPITAL EDUCTIONS).
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AIR RAIDS (DEFENCES OF LONDON).
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17TH ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS (PRIVATES UNDER AGE).
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BRITISH SOLDIERS (LEAVE).
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SOLDIERS UNDER NINETEEN.
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WAR OFFICE AND HOME COMMANDS (STAFFS).
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DISCHARGES (ARMY).
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CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
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ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT (PROMOTIONS).
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES).
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BOXING CONTESTS (SOLDIERS).
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DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL.
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HOME CIVIL SERVICE (CANDIDATES).
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PRISONERS OF WAR.
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TREATMENT OF WOUNDED PRISONERS IN SWITZERLAND.
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OFFICIAL SALARIES.
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DENTAL OFFICERS.
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BILLETING ALLOWANCES.
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RETRENCHMENT COMMITTEE (REPORT).
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EXCHEQUER BONDS.
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CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (INCOME TAX).
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EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN.
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LAND SETTLEMENT SCHEMES (AUSTRALIA).
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NORTH SEA (INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION).
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MERCANTILE MARINE (CARGOSHIPS).
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CERTIFIED TRADES.
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IMPORTATION OF FRUIT (RESTRICTIONS).
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COAL PRICES.
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ALIEN ENEMY COMPANIES.
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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS (EMPLOYMENT).
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NEW LIGHTING REGULATIONS.
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EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN (BRADFORD).
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NON-POISONOUS DOPE.
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PRESS CENSORSHIP ("FIELD" NEWSPAPER).
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CIVILIAN AVIATION SCHOOLS.
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ORGANISED LABOUR.
DEPUTATION TO PRIME MINISTER.
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Scottish Universities.
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Margarine.
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Tuberculosis Order, 1914.
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Home-Grown Timber.
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Scottish Mails (Sunday Deliveries).
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Leeds General Post Office (Staff).
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Cable Connection (Aran Isles).
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Cambridge Guardians.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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ORGANISED LABOUR.
NEW WRIT.
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NEW MEMBERS SWORN.
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CHAIRMEN's PANEL.
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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS UNDER PARLIAMENT ACT, 1911.
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UNOPPOSED BILL COMMITTEES (PANEL).
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SUPPLY.
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NAVY ESTIMATES, 1916–17.—VOTES A. AND 1.
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MR. BALFOUR'S STATEMENT.
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DISCHARGED SAILORS: STATE PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES.
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SUPPLY: NAVY ESTIMATES, 1916–17.—VOTE A (MEN).
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
MORATORIUM FOR SOLDIERS.
ALIEN FIRMS.
PETROL SUPPLIES.
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ENGLISH PAPER MONEY.
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RAILWAY WORKERS' BONUS.
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ROYAL MARINE FORCES
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ROYAL NAVAL AIR DIVISION.
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LARD EXPORT.
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BATTLE OF LOOS.
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SOLDIER'S BURIAL (ILFORD CEMETERY).
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MERCHANT SEAMEN (ATTESTATION).
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RELEASE OF BRITISH PRISONER BY AUSTRIAN AUTHORITIES.
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ENLISTMENT AGE.
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LOCAL TRIBUNALS.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTIONS.
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COMMISSIONS.
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REGIMENTAL INSTITUTES (BOARD OF CONTROL).
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CHARGERS (RAILWAY TRANSIT).
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WOODWORKERS (FAIR-WAGES CLAUSE).
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CENTRAL CONTROL BOARD (LIQUOR TRAFFIC).
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WOMEN WORKERS.
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EXEMPTION FROM MILITARY SERVICE.
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MILITARY BOOTS.
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WORKERS FROM IRELAND.
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ROYAL SMALL AMIS FACTORY.
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EMPLOYMENT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
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MESOPOTAMIA FIELD FORCE.
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ADEN FIELD FORCE.
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ALIEN ENEMIES.
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STATEMENT BY MR. BONAR LAW.
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ALIENS AS SHAREHOLDERS.
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INSURANCE POLICIES.
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FREIGHT RATES.
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GRAND JURYMEN.
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INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE.
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Securities (Depreciation).
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Agricultural Grant (Ireland).
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Vaccination and Housing (Ireland).
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Arrack Shops, India.
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Railway Wagon Examiners (Charges of Theft).
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Post Office Clerks, Ireland.
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Letter Deliveries (Wick).
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Sunday Postal Deliveries.
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Telegraph Vacancies.
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Horses in United Kingdom.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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MUNITIONS.
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GERMAN COLONIES CONQUERED.
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