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Commons Hansard for 16 May 1916 (Volume 82)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 2.14pm.
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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LIGHTHOUSES, ETC. (LOCAL INSPECTIONS).
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UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.
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CIVIL SERVICES, 1916–17 (REVISED ESTIMATE).
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LUNACY.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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AIR SERVICES.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
EXEMPTION OF TRADESMEN.
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RESERVE BATTALIONS.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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UNFIT FOR MILITARY SERVICE.
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REFUSAL TO SIGN ATTESTATION PAPERS.
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UNATTESTED MARRIED MEN (STATISTICS).
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SOLDIERS (INDUSTRIAL WORK).
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MANCHESTER REGIMENT.
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
BOMBARDMENT OF BUILDINGS.
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REFUSAL TO OBEY ORDERS.
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COLLECTION OF ARMS.
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SHERWOOD FORESTERS.
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TELEGRAPHIC AND TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION.
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LETTERS FROM MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.
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RECORDS OF SEARCHES.
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ARMY ORDNANCE DEPOT, STIRLING.
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BUDGET PROPOSALS.
MOTOR-CAR DUTIES.
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HAY AND CORN HARVEST (ASSISTANCE OF SOLDIERS).
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FOOD SUPPLY.
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CEYLON.
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WIRELESS OPERATORS (QUALIFIED SOLDIERS).
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FROZEN MEAT STORES.
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WOOD IMPORTS.
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SUGAR.
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BARLEY, MALT, AND HOPS.
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INTERNED GERMANS.
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MUNITIONS.
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN.
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CONCESSIONS (INDIA).
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BURMA (PROPOSED UNIVERSITY).
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TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES (TROOPS).
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ANGLO-INDIAN MILITARY FORCE.
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LOSS OF ADMIRAL CRADOCK'S SQUADRON.
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Greenhill Lane Post Office, Derbyshire.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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MILITARY SERVICE BILL.
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CLAUSE 1.—(Extension and Continued Operation of Military Service Act, 1916.)
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CLAUSE 2.—(Prolongation of Expiring Terms of Service.)
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CLAUSE 3.—(Modification of Exceptions from Service.)
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CLAUSE 4.—(Provisions as to Certificates of Exemption).
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CLAUSE 5.—(Amendment of Section 3 (3) of the Principal Act).
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CLAUSE 7.—(Proof of Offences in Connection with Deserters and Absentees.)
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CLAUSE 8.—(Duty to Produce Certificate of Exemption or to Give Particulars.)
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CLAUSE 10.—(Transfer to Reserve under Special Circumstances.)
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CLAUSE 11.—(Amendment of the Army (Transfers) Act, 1915. 5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 43.)
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CLAUSE 12.—(Transfer of Officers and Men of the Territorial Force. 7 Edw. 7, c. 9.)
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CLAUSE 15.—(Short Title.)
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
MOTOR-CAR DUTIES.
WILLS OF DECEASED SERVICE MEN.
PROGRESS REPORTS (INDIVIDUAL SOLDIERS).
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COMPULSORY SERVICE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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MICHAEL BRENNAN'S CASE.
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CONGESTED DISTRICTS BOARD (IRELAND).
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FISHING INDUSTRY (ARAN ISLES).
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IRISH PRISONS.
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DOUGLAS GOLDRING'S CASE.
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HAY SUPPLIES.
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Index of Townlands (Ireland).
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Turbary Rights.
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