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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 (item number 1) (id 22952b9f-d344-468f-80df-b7796ad8d944)
PRIVATE BUSINESS. (item number 2) (id 5bb15316-b9c9-4f44-aafb-fc011f492ebd)
LIGHTHOUSES, ETC. (LOCAL INSPECTIONS). (item number 3) (id 1ffcee6f-6955-408d-ba73-5fb6b6d9758e)
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. (item number 4) (id b1710ea6-c8fb-45f9-bd2f-bb1a0926c4c3)
CIVIL SERVICES, 1916–17 (REVISED ESTIMATE). (item number 5) (id 6267bacd-6bcd-4099-8d8a-b500ebc260c4)
LUNACY. (item number 6) (id 443311e7-eb4f-4ef0-af82-81cb04ef4dd4)

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

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AIR SERVICES. (item number 1) (id ac8c45ad-4ee4-4002-8286-1fc22051ddb9)
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. (item number 8) (id aec6772f-7e15-4d2c-b8a0-7d68000bfeef)
MILITARY SERVICE BILL. (item number 9) (id 2aa78515-7a3b-4b2c-8f8a-6395cf350f98)
CLAUSE 1.—(Extension and Continued Operation of Military Service Act, 1916.) (item number 10) (id f6aa86dd-cd2f-4d0d-91a7-c2e70726473a)
CLAUSE 2.—(Prolongation of Expiring Terms of Service.) (item number 11) (id 6ae2fbe6-d595-44a0-b56e-dcde28314ada)
CLAUSE 3.—(Modification of Exceptions from Service.) (item number 12) (id b0c0d527-b045-4163-a88e-5816a0b79b99)
CLAUSE 4.—(Provisions as to Certificates of Exemption). (item number 13) (id 1baa3924-2539-4574-92fa-e3dc458e9754)
CLAUSE 5.—(Amendment of Section 3 (3) of the Principal Act). (item number 14) (id 2f839014-c4d8-46c0-a2fc-5b98c2f9a3f5)
CLAUSE 7.—(Proof of Offences in Connection with Deserters and Absentees.) (item number 15) (id c7139ac3-f6b4-4b3f-9639-45cb7b26ea38)
CLAUSE 8.—(Duty to Produce Certificate of Exemption or to Give Particulars.) (item number 16) (id c5ac9dca-f93e-46b9-aeb7-8217f220e705)
CLAUSE 10.—(Transfer to Reserve under Special Circumstances.) (item number 17) (id eca26808-a591-4c30-9749-c804ce7146de)
CLAUSE 11.—(Amendment of the Army (Transfers) Act, 1915. 5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 43.) (item number 18) (id fcb27c28-e28c-499e-bd15-f6038bcb83c9)
CLAUSE 12.—(Transfer of Officers and Men of the Territorial Force. 7 Edw. 7, c. 9.) (item number 19) (id c7ebc781-6314-41db-bf7b-0fa97da42465)
CLAUSE 15.—(Short Title.) (item number 20) (id 2c7576b1-0e8f-46f4-8896-b48818b56cae)
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. (item number 21) (id 7989b77b-858a-4fb6-908f-c53f6b379bde)

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