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Commons Hansard for 31 July 1916 (Volume 84)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
30 April 2026 at 2.55pm.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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PRIVATE BUSINESS.
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NEW WRIT.
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DIET AT RUHLEBEN INTERNMENT CAMP (MISCELLANEOUS, No. 25, 1916).
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REBELLION IN IRELAND (ROYAL COMMISSION).
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LICENSING OF MOTOR DRIVERS.
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SMALL LANDHOLDERS (SCOTLAND) ACTS.
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SHOPS ACT, 1912.
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ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND.
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SAVINGS BANKS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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WAR.
GERMAN PRISONERS IN FRANCE.
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NEUTRAL FISHING VESSELS.
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MOHAMMERAH-KHORAMABAD RAILWAY.
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BRITISH PRISONERS IN GERMANY.
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OFFICER PRISONERS (ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES).
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VICE-CONSUL FOR SWEDEN (GLASGOW).
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ENEMY SHIPS AVAILABLE FOR USE.
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TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
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PETROL SUPPLY.
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MILK PRICES.
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CONRAD SCHMIDT (F. A. GLAESER), LIMITED.
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SHELL TRADING AND TRANSPORT COMPANY.
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PRICES COMMITTEE.
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STEEL GOODS (CERTIFICATES).
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HAIN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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CHINESE LABOUR ON BRITISH SHIPS.
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COAL PRICES.
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AIR SERVICE.
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MESOPOTAMIA AEROPLANE FORCE.
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TREE-FELLING, DOVEDALE.
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SHEEP CARGO ("COLLEEN BAWN").
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
WOMEN PRISONERS.
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WOUNDED IRISH PRISONERS.
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NORTH KING STREET.
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SERGEANT ROWE (ALLOWANCE TO FAMILY).
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IRISH RELIEF FUND OF AMERICA.
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DEATH OF A SECONDARY TEACHER.
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UNARMED PERSONS SHOT.
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HARDINGE COMMISSION.
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MRS. SKEFFINGTON (RETURN OF PROPERTY).
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JOSEPH M'CARTHY, NEW Ross.
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PRISONERS INTERNED.
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PICTORIAL RECORDS.
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DUBLIN METROPOLITAN POLICE.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS (STATUTORY COMMITTEE).
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CONSULAR SERVICE.
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PRIVY COUNCIL.
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ACT OF SETTLEMENT.
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SIR EDGAR SPEYER.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS (RECESS).
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OLD AGE PENSIONS.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS.
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REGISTRATION.
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SPECIAL COMMISSIONS (DARDANELLES AND MESOPOTAMIA) BILL.
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AIR RAIDS (LIGHTING REGULATIONS).
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ENEMY ALIENS.
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MEETING OF IRISH IN LONDON (ARRESTS).
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COCAINE (UNREGISTERED DENTISTS).
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DEPORTATIONS.
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MUNITIONS.
CLYDE DEPORTED ENGINEERS.
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CARPENTERS DISCHARGED.
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CENTRAL CONTROL BOARD (LIQUOR TRAFFIC).
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GERMAN CONSULS.
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BARLINNIE PRISON (WARDERS' WAGES).
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SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY COURTS (ORDINANCE).
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LIQUOR TRADE FINANCE (REPORT OF SCOTTISH COMMITTEE).
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INCOME TAX.
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MURDER OF CAPTAIN FRYATT.
STATEMENT OF PRIME MINISTER.
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SUSPENSION OF MEMBER.
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Land Purchase (Ireland).
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Fee Grants.
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Juvenile Offenders (Aberdeen).
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DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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MUNITIONS.
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GREAT BRITAIN AND ITALY.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
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CHIEF SECRETARY APPOINTED.
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OUTPUT OF BEER (RESTRICTION) BILL.
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PUBLIC WORKS LOANS (REMISSION OF DEBT).
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PUBLIC WORKS LOANS BILL.
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CLAUSE 1.—(Grants for Public Works.)
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CLAUSE 2 {Certain Debts not to be Beckoned as Assets of Local Loans Fund) ordered to stand part of the Bill.
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CLAUSE 3.—(Remission of Arrears of Principal and Interest in Respect of Eyemouth Harbour Loan.)
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CLAUSE 4 (Short Title) and Schedule agreed to.
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ISLE OF MAN CUSTOMS BILL.
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EXPIRING LAWS CONTINUANCE BILL.
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GAS (STANDARD OF CALORIFIC POWER) BILL.
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CLAUSE 1.—(Power to Substitute Standard of Calorific Power for Standard of Illuminating Power.).
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COCAINE (UNREGISTERED DENTISTS).
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
DISTURBANCES IN IRELAND.
MR. SHEEHY-SKEFFINGTOH.
COURTS-MARTIAL.
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POST OFFICE RAILWAY.
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ENTERTAINMENTS DUTY.
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STRANORLAR AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
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OLD AGE PENSIONS.
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ESCAPE OF "GOEBEN" AND "BRESLAU" (DISPATCHES).
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CAITHNESS AND ORKNEY (MAIL SERVICE).
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RETIRED OFFICERS (DISABLEMENT PENSIONS).
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NAVAL ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.
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ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE.
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PETROL SUPPLY.
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GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN.
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MEN ABROAD.
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INQUIRIES.
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MEDICAL EXAMINATION.
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CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS.
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BUSINESS OBLIGATIONS.
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CAPTURED GUNS AND TROPHIES.
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IRISH-CURED BACON.
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HAY AND STRAW SUPPLIES.
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DESTRUCTION OF CROPS.
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NAVAL AND MILITARY SERVICES (PENSIONS AND GRANTS).
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TOOTING MILITARY HOSPITAL.
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WOOL PURCHASES.
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BILLETING ARRANGEMENTS.
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DAMAGE TO CROPS BY SOLDIERS.
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DISCHARGE FROM RECRUITING OFFICE.
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BODY SHIELDS.
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ST. CLARE'S HALL, MANORHAMILTON (DAMAGE).
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HORSES AND MULES (ARMY PURCHASES).
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PRISONERS OF WAR.
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FIELD PUNISHMENT.
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IRISH OFFICERS
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HOME BATTALIONS (PROMOTION).
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ARMY COMMANDS.
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS (EMPLOYES' WAGES).
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ARMY DOCTORS.
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MESOPOTAMIA AND INDIA (POSITION OF OFFICERS).
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IRISH NEWSPAPER (TRANSMISSION TO AMERICA).
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OFFICERS IN EGYPT (COLONIAL ALLOWANCE).
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NAVAL AND MILITARY BADGES.
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FLYING SCHOOL, SIMLA.
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PROHIBITED AREA (SCOTLAND).
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ROYAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY.
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ENEMY AIR RAIDS.
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READJUSTMENT OF FACTORIES.
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CASES BEFORE TRIBUNALS.
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Spirits in Warehouse (Age).
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Devonport Dockyard (Recorders).
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Model Schools, Ireland.
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Old Age Pensions (Ireland).
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Public Elementary Schools.
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Primary Schools (Salford).
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Venereal Diseases.
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MILITARY SERVICE.
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MUNITIONS.
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