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Commons Hansard for 20 July 1916 (Volume 84)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 2.49pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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REVENUE DEPARTMENTS (SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATE, 1916–17).
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PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL.
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PUBLIC SERVICES IN INDIA (ROYAL COMMISSION).
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CALEDONIAN CANAL.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
View all ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
WAR.
ALLIES' CITIZENS (DEPORTATION).
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FOODSTUFFS FOR BELGIUM.
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PRESS MESSAGES.
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CYPRUS.
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TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT (IRELAND).
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COUNTY INSPECTOR, COUNTY CARLOW.
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SHOP-WORKERS' HOLIDAY
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NATURALISED BRITISH SUBJECTS.
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
CASES UNDER CONSIDERATION.
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RELEASE OF PRISONERS.
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DISFIGURING CAPTAIN PHILLIPS' RESIDENCE, CORK.
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REPUBLICAN DEMONSTRATIONS (CORK).
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PUBLIC TRIAL FOR WOMEN.
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EXHIBITING PICTURE POSTCARDS (SINN FEIN LEADERS).
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ROYAL COMMISSION (REPORT).
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PORTOBELLO BARRACKS (DEATHS OF MESSRS. SKEFFINGTON, M'INTYRE, AND DIXON).
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SHOT BY REBELS.
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MARTIAL LAW.
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NORTH KING STREET AFFAIR.
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NATIONAL TEACHERS (IRELAND).
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ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY (DEPENDANTS).
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PRICES COMMITTEE.
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MEAT SUPPLY (BACON).
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PATENTS AND DESIGNS ACT.
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BREAD AND FLOUR.
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HORTICULTURE (IMPORTATION OF BULBS).
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EXCESS PROFITS DUTY (TRANSFER OF TONNAGE TO AUSTRALIA).
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BRITISH STEAMERS IN BALTIC.
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THERMIT, LIMITED.
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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.
AMENDING BILL.
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PRIZE MONEY.
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COST OF WAR.
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HIGHER EDUCATION.
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BUTTER FROM HOLLAND.
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OLD AGE PENSIONS.
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LORD HALDANE'S VISIT TO BERLIN.
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COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROBLEMS.
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DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA (PAPERS).
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TRADING WITH THE ENEMY.
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PETROLEUM SUPPLIES (ASTRA ROMANA COMPANY).
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POST OFFICE (EX-SOLDIERS AND SAILORS).
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MAIL SERVICES.
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NAVAL PRISONERS.
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DARDANELLES (NAVAL OPERATIONS).
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CHIEF WRITERS (ROYAL NAVY).
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NAVAL TEST MOBILISATION, 1914.
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NAVAL LEAVE.
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ARMED TRAWLERS (SINKING BY GERMAN SUBMARINES).
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SHERIFF CLERK (LANARKSHIRE).
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MUNITIONS.
MESSRS. DOULTON'S WORKS, PAISLEY.
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NATIONAL SHELL-FILLING FACTORY.
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ST. PAUL'S BRIDGE.
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CANNON CARTRIDGE FACTORY, WOOLWICH.
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ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
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IRISH ORDERS.
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MESSRS. RICHARDSON, LIMITED (ABERDEEN).
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CAPTURED SUBMARINE IN THAMES.
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SALE OF COCAINE TO SOLDIERS.
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Estate Improvements (Ireland).
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Intermediate Education Board (Ireland).
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Leprosy.
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Education (House of Lords Debate).
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Bradford Local Education Authority.
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Small Landholders (Scotland) Act, 1911.
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Glasgow Town Council.
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Lanarkshire (Sheriff-Clerk).
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
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GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT.
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COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY.
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ISLE OF MAN (CUSTOMS) BILL.
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PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL.
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PUBLIC WORKS LOAN (REMISSION OF DEBT).
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PETITIONS PRESENTED DURING THE WEEK.
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MONDAY.
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THURSDAY.
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
VOLUNTARY ALLOWANCES TO EMPLOYES (INCOME TAX).
BUYING OUT DISTILLERIES.
TREASURY BILLS.
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AGRICULTURAL SHOWS (IRELAND).
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PUBLICATION IN PROVINCIAL NEWSPAPERS.
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS (WOMEN EMPLOYES).
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ACUTE MENTAL CASES (ROYAL NAVY).
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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NON-COMBATANT CORPS.
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ABSENTEE (SHEFFIELD).
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TRENCH BADGES.
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FINAL DISCHARGE OF SOLDIER.
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COURT-MARTIAL CASES.
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MECHANICAL TRANSPORT SERVICE.
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ATTESTED MARRIED MEN (WAR OFFICE WORK).
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MEDICAL BOARDS.
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SOLE PROPRIETORS OF BUSINESSES.
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FRIENDLY ALIENS.
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MEN CALLED TO COLOURS (CIVIL LIABILITIES).
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GERMAN AND BRITISH PRISONERS.
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TERRITORIAL FORCE (BANDS).
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HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.
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PROGRESS OF WAR.
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HARVEST (SOLDIERS' ASSISTANCE).
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PUBLIC INQUIRY.
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ARTIFICIAL MANURES AND FEEDING STUFFS (PRICES).
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AIR INQUIRY.
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SALONIKA (LEAVE TO OFFICERS AND MEN).
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GERMAN PRISONERS.
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CANADIAN FORCES (BOYS UNDER MILITARY AGE).
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WOOL.
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TOOTING MILITARY HOSPITAL.
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SHOEBURYNESS (GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING WORKS).
(item number 1)
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POOR LAW SCHOOLS (HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION).
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS (GERMAN FIRMS).
(item number 1)
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DEATHS FROM HEAT STROKE.
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LIGHTING REGULATIONS (BICYCLES).
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ABLE-BODIED PAUPERS.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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UNRECEIVED ALLOWANCE (SLIGO).
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ECONOMIC CONFERENCE IN PARIS.
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CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
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PRICES COMMITTEE.
(item number 1)
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MAINTENANCE OF LIVE STOCK ORDERS.
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VACANT LAND.
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Ceylon (Assessments).
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FINANCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
(item number 2)
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MILITARY SERVICE.
(item number 3)
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
(item number 4)
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TERRITORIAL FORCE IN INDIA.
(item number 5)
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