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Commons Hansard for 16 March 1916 (Volume 80)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 1.04pm.
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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NATIONAL DEBT (SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES).
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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WAR.
CONTRABAND COMMITTEE.
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SHIPMENTS OF GOLD TO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES.
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ALLIED GOVERNMENTS (PEACE TERMS).
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MRS. HARRIET SCOTT'S CREDEN-TIALS.
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COLOURED TROOPS.
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BRITISH COMMERCIAL ATTACHE IN DENMARK.
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GERMAN SHIPS IN ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE PORTS.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
SINGLE MEN IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
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LOCAL TRIBUNALS.
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EXEMPTIONS.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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NATIONAL REGISTER COMMITTEE.
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GOVERNMENT SERVANTS.
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DEFECTIVE VISION.
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VACCINATION.
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MEDICALLY UNFIT.
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CIVIL SERVANTS (PAY).
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ARTISTS' RIFLES.
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COMMISSIONS.
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MARRIED MEN.
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ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY.
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COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, IRELAND.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS.
STATUTORY COMMITTEE (ACCOMMODATION).
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TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION.
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FATAL ACCIDENTS TO SOLDIERS.
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ROYAL PARKS (BONUS TO WORKMEN).
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MUSEUMS AND PICTURE GALLERIES (CLOSING).
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WOOL (EXPORTS TO SWITZERLAND).
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BRITISH VESSELS (NEUTRAL OWNERSHIP).
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MERCANTILE TONNAGE (LAMPORT AND HOLT LINE).
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MEAT SUPPLY.
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FRUIT (PROHIBITION OF IMPORTS).
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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.
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LOSS OF SS. "LUSITANIA."
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GERMAN RAIDER "MOEWE."
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ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE.
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MINES AND SHIPYARDS.
BAD TIME-KEEPING.
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AIR SERVICE (RESUMPTION OF DEBATE).
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MESOPOTAMIA EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (CASUALTIES).
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ESSENTIAL TRADES (COLONIAL LABOUR).
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HOP IMPORTS FROM BELGIUM.
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DISABLED SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.
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BRITISH STEAMERS CHARTERED TO NEUTRALS.
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LABOUR EXCHANGES (CLERKS).
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A. WILSON PECK AND COMPANY.
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COAL FREIGHTS (ARGENTINA).
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IMPORT OF PIT PROPS.
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ENEMY ALIENS
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NATIONAL ECONOMY (WOOL FABRICS).
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MUNITIONS.
BELGIANS OF MILITARY AGE.
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CONTROLLED ESTABLISHMENTS (ARMAMENT FIRMS).
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WOMEN-WORKERS (MINIMUM WAGE).
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WOMEN'S DEMONSTRATION (PUBLIC COST).
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SINGLE MEN IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
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POSTAL FACILITIES.
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NATIONAL INSURANCE (SIMPLIFICATION AND ECONOMIES).
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POTATO CROPS (INFECTED AREAS, STAFFORDSHIRE).
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VALUATION STAFF (INLAND REVENUE).
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MOTOR ROAD-SWEEPERS (DUTY).
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HOPS (IMPORTATION).
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SUGAR COMMISSION.
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PRISONERS OF WAR.
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CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
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NATURALISED GERMANS.
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RESERVE OF OFFICERS.
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TERRITORIAL FORCE (HOME SERVICE).
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MENTAL CASES.
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ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY (SERGEANT SAMWAYS).
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CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTS COMPANY.
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OFFICERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE (LEAVE).
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ELSWICK WORKS (SOLDIERS' PAY).
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PORTSMOUTH GARRISON ORDERS.
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HARNESS TRADE (WOMEN'S WAGES).
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TUBERCULOSIS.
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OATS AND MAIZE SUPPLIES.
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TENT-MAKING.
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CONGESTED DISTRICTS BOARD, IRELAND.
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Irish Language.
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Telephone Charges (Cambuslang).
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Crouch End Post Office.
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Customs and Excise Watchers.
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Religious Orders, Ireland (Rating).
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Training of Teachers, Ireland (Grants).
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY WAR PENSIONS.
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MINES AND SHIPYARDS.
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MUNITIONS.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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ARMY ESTIMATES, 1916–17.
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PAY, ETC., OF THE ARMY.
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WAYS AND MEANS.
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PETITION PRESENTED.
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WEDNESDAY.
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
CUSTOMS ENTRY.
PRISONERS OF WAR.
STAINES LOCAL TRIBUNAL (MILITARY REPRESENTATIVE).
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MORATORIUM FOR SOLDIERS.
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PHYSICAL UNFITNESS.
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SINGLE MEN IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
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CHELSEA HOSPITAL (PENSIONS).
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STANDARD OF VISION (BRITISH AND FOREIGN ARMIES).
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RUSSIAN SUBJECTS (SERVICE IN ALLIED ARMIES).
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RECRUITING MEETING, HYDE PARK.
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SOLDIERS' LABOUR.
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ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS AND NURSES.
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ARMY LIQUOR RATIONS.
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NO TREATING ORDER.
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DESERTERS.
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CHILDREN'S PROBATION OASES.
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FACTORY INSPECTION.
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REGISTRATION COSTS.
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HOLT LINE (PROFITS).
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FOREIGN AND COLONIAL IMPORTS (RAILWAY RATES).
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MEAT PRICES.
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LOSS OF STEAMSHIP "LUSITANIA."
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GERMAN CONSULS (UNITED KINGDOM).
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ALLIES' CONFERENCE (PARIS).
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County Meath, Committee of Agriculture.
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Small Holdings (Applications to County Councils).
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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