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Commons Hansard for 17 May 1916 (Volume 82)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 30 April 2026 at 2.20pm.

Commons Chamber

Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 20def508-8068-456a-9ca9-dc3ade3e6cc0)
COLLEGE CHARTER ACT, 1871. (item number 2) (id c638eedd-a05b-4e13-b1a5-a3a8a867e550)
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS COMMITTEE. (item number 3) (id b23e80a0-15d2-4892-93e2-4597682b1de3)
HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS (MEDICAL SERVICE) GRANT ACT, 1913. (item number 4) (id a50c48e6-09e1-4065-957a-80188ebe3c9c)
SHOPS ACTS, 1912. (item number 5) (id 80953671-70dc-4246-a9fd-cc688ffddb89)
MILITARY SERVICE (CIVIL LIABILITIES) COMMITTEE. (item number 6) (id e3d108f5-e513-4241-a6b7-811b1420ac5c)

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

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MILITARY SERVICE.

MEN MEDICALLY UNFIT. (item number 1) (id 1723cd4e-500e-4bea-9465-34b2ccdc7df7)
OFFICERS RESIGNED. (item number 1) (id ca0c3038-1fb3-416b-811f-74a4f1f9eefb)
GROUP SYSTEM. (item number 1) (id 854ddc8f-6aa9-47d1-b0b7-75ec5503b20a)
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS. (item number 1) (id 8793f1ed-0f6b-475e-a073-456f13714e51)
AGE LIMIT. (item number 1) (id d9735f36-2e02-4539-9e1d-9e94f17b8ac6)
TRANSFERS TO RESERVE. (item number 1) (id e664d086-edc8-4c10-8fc5-30ae04afd7f3)
PERSONS OF MILITARY AGE RESIDENT ABROAD. (item number 1) (id cbaba102-f9e4-45b0-b955-1f8aac7742f4)
DISCHARGED PRIVATE (LIABILITY TO SERVICE). (item number 1) (id d39e911c-6db1-4a99-a511-f164df77a34e)
WOOLWICH AND SANDHURST CANDIDATES. (item number 1) (id d6df8860-67be-4815-a81c-9a99db4701ed)
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. (item number 1) (id a1dd2e29-9873-4f37-96bd-980111b4a754)
SOLDIERS IN BARRACKS. (item number 1) (id 2d3607ac-674a-4cc5-964b-81f5ea6cf3f5)
VOLUNTARILY ATTESTED MEN. (item number 1) (id 1ddecfe2-9e48-48ce-824c-71855554b6b7)
LOCAL TRIBUNALS (EXEMPTIONS). (item number 1) (id 2c75e90d-2a24-485c-a72d-7f32d6b9cedc)
NAVAL SERVICE. (item number 1) (id 310ddb3b-3b6c-4795-8b6b-12a99a9f1b18)
MARRIED MEN'S APPEALS. (item number 1) (id 37005599-6211-47d5-9407-70b73a7c025a)
PUBLIC BREAD SUPPLY. (item number 1) (id 618e7b0c-08ee-4673-b8a6-91dbbcc12835)
TERRITORIAL FORCE. (item number 1) (id f9a18d4d-b80f-4d6f-9e35-bbaae9ba9760)
RAILWAY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT (ENLISTED MINERS). (item number 1) (id a4676ad4-946c-4014-b368-9d0140474420)
ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS. (item number 1) (id 238a83c0-9dc9-494a-96d2-197ade8620ae)
COAL SUPPLY. (item number 1) (id 219e7e0a-6ba2-44f2-a947-9680a4c72797)
VOLUNTARY MILITARY HOSPITALS (MEDICAL OFFICERS). (item number 1) (id 7f6da4a9-c1a7-4eea-95a8-f1f550332ee3)
MR. H. CHARLES WOODS. (item number 1) (id a74db96a-63e8-4fbf-a35e-5d685ad50b80)
FRIENDLY ALIENS (INTRENMENT CAMP). (item number 1) (id 9a5ae297-ac34-4aed-8d12-ad5d41f56fa4)
REGIMENTAL SERGEANT-MAJORS (TERRITORIAL, BATTALIONS). (item number 1) (id f41a0430-5803-46cd-9820-e6251c0c93bf)
SOLDIERS PHYSICALLY UNFIT. (item number 1) (id c0abc4fb-322e-4f9a-8137-4c34f2fa20be)
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS (CIVIL EMPLOYMENT). (item number 1) (id c70fb628-87c5-46eb-8223-002cbf702741)
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. (item number 1) (id 5f8c8502-2613-4129-8cda-20c7a2440a6f)
NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS). (item number 1) (id 2b2207c4-0d9e-432c-b4bd-a33f30d2f283)
CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (INCOME TAX). (item number 1) (id 41f7dd45-647d-4a3f-9165-33e748706b91)
WAR RISK PREMIUMS (ALLOWANCES). (item number 1) (id dfda4368-2d6b-4fa6-9ec3-f5745c818246)
BRITISH LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANIES (INCOME TAX). (item number 1) (id f2f3dd5f-098b-4262-b22e-3ac8c84a52cf)
WAR-SAVING CERTIFICATES. (item number 1) (id e2035069-f7b7-4080-ae54-77ca51530ed2)
FOREIGN TEA (IMPORT). (item number 1) (id 76a070aa-86f6-4529-9098-0d996e467c1f)
FINANCE OF THE YEAR. (item number 1) (id 838d632e-5ca6-4b5e-a89e-d55a3c4808a7)
FOREIGN LOANS (INCOME TAX). (item number 1) (id 6ed6640e-aa20-4071-92d0-e491f5d4597e)
LAND CULTIVATION (SUPPLY OF LIME). (item number 1) (id 9029b9f3-6a9f-41f1-9ad8-3aa7b5fadfdd)
MALT (EXPORTS). (item number 1) (id 2a439821-fd13-4fcb-8225-4ab0dcec9f18)
AIR SERVICE. (item number 8) (id f43e9f04-e6c7-43ec-bc14-d3b7b854f8c8)
ROYAL ASSENT. (item number 9) (id 6bd72365-4dba-4710-8cba-b1bf8d1ae9dd)

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