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Commons Hansard for 12 July 1916 (Volume 84)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 2.45pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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SHOPS ACT, 1912.
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ARMY (TERRITORIAL FORCE).
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HOUSE OF COMMONS (KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS).
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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WAR.
NAVAL ENGINEERS.
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COMMISSIONED RANKS (ROYAL NAVY).
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ORKNEY MAIL SERVICE.
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UNTRIED PRISONERS IN ENGLAND.
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EXCHANGED PRISONERS.
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SIR FRANCIS OPPENHEIMER.
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PEAT FUEL (IRELAND).
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GERMANS IN NEUTRAL SHIPS.
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CEYLON.
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HARVEST LABOUR (SCOTLAND).
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MILITARY SERVICE.
MEDICAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS.
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UNATTESTED MEN.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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ARRESTED AS ABSENTEE.
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CORPORALS REDUCED TO PRIVATES.
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CIVIL SERVANTS.
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FRIENDLY ALIENS.
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SOLDIERS PHYSICALLY UNFIT.
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UNDER-AGE SOLDIERS.
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DEPENDANTS' ALLOWANCES.
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RELEASE OF RAILWAYMEN.
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
WOUNDED MEN (DUBLIN).
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FUNERALS FROM DUBLIN TO GLASNEVIN.
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CHARGE OF LOOTING AGAINST SOLDIERS.
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MR. GERARD CROFTS (DUBLIN).
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PAPERS AND POEMS OF P. H. PEARSE.
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ARRESTS.
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NORTH KING STREET CASES.
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WOUNDED PRISONERS.
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LADY PRISONERS.
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NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS.
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GERMAN PRISONERS.
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VOLUNTEERS' UNIFORM.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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DISCHARGED SOLDIERS.
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2ND NORFOLK YEOMANRY REGIMENT.
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ENEMY ALIENS.
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COLONIAL SERVICE (EX-SOLDIERS).
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EGYPT (TREATMENT OF TROOPS).
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WOOL (WAR PRICES).
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TOOTING MILITARY HOSPITAL.
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WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE (SALISBURY HOTEL).
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TABLE WATERS DUTY.
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LAND SETTLEMENT (SOLDIERS).
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MUNITIONS.
EXHIBITION OF MACHINERY.
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EXCHANGED CIVILIAN PRISONERS.
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METROPOLITAN POLICE (TIME-EXPIRED MEN).
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HYDE POLICE COURT CASE.
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SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES (STUDENTS).
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POST OFFICE (CABLE DEPARTMENT).
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POSTAL VACANCIES.
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MAIL SERVICE (ORKNEY).
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ENEMY TRADING.
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FOOD SUPPLIES.
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RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS.
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MESOPOTAMIA.
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DUKE OF CUMBERLAND.
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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN PARIS.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
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MUNITIONS.
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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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RE-ELECTION OF MINISTERS.
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WAYS AND MEANS [11TH JULY].
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FINANCE BILL.
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Further Provision as to Profits Applied in Extinction of Previous Losses.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Drawback on Exported Coffee and Chicory and Mixtures of Coffee and Chicory.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Reduction of Duty on Herb Beer.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Exemption of Newly Planted Woodland.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Income Tax. Woodlands.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Assessment for Income Tax of Controlled Establishments.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Amendment of 5 and 6 Geo. V., c. 89, Fourth Schedule.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Computation of Excess Profits Duty in Certain Cases.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Modification of Entertainments Duty.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Rebate for Superannuation Funds.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Exemption of School Entertainments from Entertainments Duty.)
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CLAUSE 7.—(Customs Duties on Table Waters.)
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CLAUSE 10.—(Duties on Tinder Boxes, etc.)
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CLAUSE 11.—(Provisions as to Motor Cars Used as Hackney Carriages.)
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CLAUSE 12.—(Extension of Belief in Respect of Motor Car Licence Duty.)
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CLAUSE 13.—(Motor Spirit Licence Duty.)
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CLAUSE 14.—(Supplemental Provisions as to Motor Spirit Licence Duty.)
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CLAUSE 24.—(Additional Income Tax on Securities which the Treasury are Willing to Purchase.)
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CLAUSE 2.—(Right of Soldiers and Sailors to Pay Reduced Bates of Income Tax in Respect of their Fay.)
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CLAUSE 38.—(Provision as to Government Securities Issued Free of Tax.)
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CLAUSE 39.—(Exemption from Taxation of Municipal Securities Issued in America.)
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PART III.—EXCESS PROFITS DUTY.
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CLAUSE 40.—(Continuance and Increase of Bate of Excess Profits Duty.)
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CLAUSE 41.—(Increase of Rate of Excess Mineral Bights Duty.)
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CLAUSE 44.—(Provision as to Directors' Fees.)
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CLAUSE 45.—(Amendment of 5 and 6 Geo. V., c. 89, Fourth Schedule.)
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CLAUSE 46.—(Provision as to Accounting Period.)
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CLAUSE 49.—(Deposit of Sums for Payment of Excess Profits Duty.)
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CLAUSE 58.—(Payment of Interest on Exchequer Bonds in Certain Cases Without Deduction of Income Tax.)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
PRISONERS SENTENCED BY COURT-MARTIAL.
FRONGOCH INTERNMENT CAMP.
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CASES UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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AMERICAN SECURITIES (STAMP DUTY).
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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SOLDIER'S CREDIT (LOCAL AUTHORITY'S CLAIM).
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CANADIAN TIME-EXPIRED RESERVISTS.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING CORPS (SPECIAL CONSTABLES).
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IRISH BUTTER.
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CEYLON (UNTRIED PRISONERS).
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HOPS (IMPORTATION).
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MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK ABROAD.
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POSTAL SERVICE (CASTLETOWN).
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CALVES KILLED.
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NEUTRAL RELIEF COMMISSION.
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Irish National Board (Teachers).
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Plumage (Importation).
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Llanharran Estate, Glamorgan.
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Charities Emergency Bill.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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