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Commons Hansard for 18 April 1916 (Volume 81)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
23 February 2026 at 9.32am.
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
Imprisonment of Mr. Draycott (Switzerland)
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British Prisoners of War
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Greek Territory (Allies' Occupation)
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Russia and Turkey (Constantinople)
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Military Service
Exempted Men Become Combatants
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Soldiers' Leave
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Whittington Camp, Salop
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Wrexham Recruit (Richard Ivor Parry)
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Theological Students
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Enlistment of Boys Under Age of Eighteen
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Blackburn Recruiting Case
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Attested Men (Burnley)
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Territorial Force (Imperial Service)
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Workers Discharged
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Local Tribunals
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Single Men Enlisted
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Conscientious Objectors
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Non-Combatant Corps
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Naval and Military Services
Pensions and Grants
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Soldiers Mentally Affected
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Regimental Institutes (Board of Control)
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Volunteer Training Corps
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Wounded Soldiers (New Zealanders)
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Mesopotamia Campaign
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Civilian Prisoners (Exchange of Medically Unfit)
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Internment in Swiss Sanatoria
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Sentence of Death by Courtmartial
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Military Staff, Deptford
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Contracts (Percentage Payment)
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British Prisoners (Bulgaria and Turkey)
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Naval Transport Officer (Steamship "Arragon")
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Questions
Old Age Pensions
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Duke of Cumberland and Duke of Albany
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New Writs
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Near East Campaign
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House of Commons (Secret Sittings)
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Coal-Pit Casualties (County of Durham)
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Interned Aliens
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Munitions
Shell Work (Inspecting and Gauging)
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Messrs. Vickers' Works, Erith
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Women and Young Persons (Hours of Work)
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Health of Munition Workers' Committee
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Appeals for Workers
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Questions
Life-Saving Appliances
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Restriction of Imports
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Sugar Supplies (Sale of Tea)
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Railway Congestion
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Passenger Ships (Danger Zones)
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Merchant Service (Lives Lost)
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Loss of Steamship "Persia."
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Irish Eggs (Glasgow Prosecutions)
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Tuberculosis Dispensaries (Westminster)
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Tabard Street Area
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Standing Orders
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Orders of the Day
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Military Service
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Finance (New Duties) Bill
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Ways and Means [17th April].— Report
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"Stop the War" Demonstration
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Military Service
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Duties on Table Waters
Entertainments Duty
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Motor-Car Licence Duty
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Income Tax
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Irish Taxation
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Exploration Company
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Customs Entries
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St. John's Lodge, Regent's Park
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Salaries of Members of Parliament
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Old Age Pensions
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Midshipmen (Rates of Pay)
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Naval Dockyards (Productive Capacity)
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Royal Marines and Royal Marine Light Infantry (Promotions)
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Naval and Military Services (Pensions and Grants)
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Cases Under Consideration
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Conscientious Objectors
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"No-Conscription Fellowship."
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Volunteer Training Corps
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Alien Children (Education Facilities)
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Women and Girl Workers (Weekly Hours)
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Welsh Soldiers' Comforts Fund
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Food Supplies (Farm Implements)
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American Laundry Soaps (Importation)
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Board of Trade Certificates (Spelling Test)
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Plumage of Wild Birds
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Mesopotamia Expedition (Letters and Parcels)
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Enemy Raids (Communicating Information)
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National Insurance Audit Department
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Prisoners on "Hunger Strike."
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Land Purchase (Ireland)
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Irish Land Commission
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