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Commons Hansard for 24 May 1916 (Volume 82)

From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated 30 April 2026 at 2.21pm.

Commons Chamber

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

House of Commons (item number 1) (id 5fd77432-d554-468f-8c9d-ae1c7efbcbc1)
PRIVATE BUSINESS. (item number 2) (id 5e8cb42d-c54a-4822-95ca-c699e3d4ca3d)
SINKING FUNDS. (item number 3) (id c69f438e-e887-4f01-a556-8f2aa74dd630)
HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS (ROYAL COMMISSION). (item number 4) (id bc26301d-59b3-424b-9644-6e38b926abd2)
PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS (CONDITIONAL LICENCE). (item number 5) (id 84aa3435-162f-4907-a631-459b834c30c8)

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. (item number 7) (id 33b8a526-2385-4fc5-987e-aeea947cbc72)
MILITARY SERVICE BILL. (item number 8) (id 49b38f59-602d-469c-8880-c492ff09422f)
CLAUSE 4.—(Provisions as to Certificates of Exemption). (item number 9) (id 6880afe5-8946-46c6-a117-2d1e5a087fef)
CLAUSE 5.—(Amendment of Section 2 (3) of Principal Act.) (item number 10) (id 07568e7d-fa70-4cfd-892e-49a03d6bf4a6)
CLAUSE 6.—(Amendment of Section 3 (3) of the Principal Act.). (item number 11) (id 82101691-7db6-4794-a0a6-4e8528abeabe)
CLAUSE 8.—(Proof of Offences in Connection with Deserters and Absentees.) (item number 12) (id 317df73a-7916-4e35-acf6-c8bc2f167e48)
CLAUSE 9.—(Duty to Produce Certificate of Exemption or to Give Particulars.) (item number 13) (id ca1ba489-946c-462a-bcda-21aba51c9f84)
SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE OF CREDIT, 1916–17. (item number 14) (id bf0585cc-13f2-4793-a904-b17630224635)
WAYS AND MEANS [23RD. MAY.] (item number 15) (id 7d571bed-6c72-4098-84c5-84798d9dee5a)
CONSOLIDATED FUND (NO. 3) BILL,— (item number 16) (id c0eb36ff-8311-4fc3-882a-da882417cb8d)
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA BILL, (item number 17) (id f5ca1cc9-b792-43fa-a519-81ec69e3e629)
FINANCE (EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES). (item number 18) (id 3509f41e-c976-4804-ae8d-188c62ff5e7b)
ERRATUM. (item number 19) (id 32c8c81f-ad40-4c1e-aca2-424390bf427e)

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RELIEF FOOD FOR BELGIANS AND FRENCH.

BEER BREWED IN UNITED KINGDOM.

AIRCRAFT INSURANCE SCHEME. (item number 1) (id 497ae1f6-ff75-4282-b675-e753cbf5ce7c)
WEST ATLANTIC SQUADRON (LEAVE). (item number 1) (id a0b59f84-dc9f-4b0d-aa8f-24ea6f761e92)
NAVAL OPERATIONS (item number 1) (id c4255c93-743e-47f6-b719-441b82aedf44)
ARREST OF MR. LOUIS SMYTH. (item number 1) (id b6609be8-6776-4ef4-bcb4-e9f4675b7bd8)
MEN CALLED TO COLOURS (CIVIL LIABILITIES). (item number 1) (id 5ab7a48b-0d10-456b-b421-5529b16baced)
TIME-EXPIRED MEN (BOUNTIES). (item number 1) (id 0dc3ea50-67e1-4c74-83f4-0f7b4bd611c0)
PROPRIETORS OF BUSINESSES. (item number 1) (id c82970ff-bbc5-420e-9d13-0c8dacecd01a)
STUDY COURSE INTERRUPTED BY AUTHORITIES. (item number 1) (id 05f70752-da56-4f91-b408-f05cc3ee3ea5)
NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS). (item number 1) (id f3ecedfe-ad3b-430f-83a7-c6c0bb1ded96)
HOLY PLACES OF MAHOMEDANS. (item number 1) (id d53c01e3-6478-4c41-9894-107b8efe438b)
WAR ECONOMY (WHOLE-WHEAT FLOUR). (item number 1) (id 3c27384b-939d-41b4-b6c3-b6f3d7028ba4)
MERCANTILE MARINE (ALLOWANCE TO DEPENDANTS). (item number 1) (id 4068bd4c-176e-490f-933a-b15c33c6c556)
MOTOR "JOY-RIDES." (item number 1) (id 618c4211-05a2-449d-ac69-0ae180f58b6c)
CROYDON TRAMWAY DISPUTE. (item number 1) (id ec5fcd05-3401-4434-9a08-6b8a3c1da5f2)
STEAMSHIP "APPAM." (item number 1) (id 899c93c9-c2f3-432f-bf5f-20aafe5c6102)
FRUIT CROP (SCOTLAND). (item number 1) (id a8d116ce-7ab0-4f8c-8969-e2e47ffa2bf2)
Technical Education Committee, Limerick. (item number 1) (id ac081f0b-af16-48e7-9642-90acd0eb11cf)

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