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Commons Hansard for 18 October 1917 (Volume 98)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
23 February 2026 at 10.28am.
Commons Chamber
Record of debates that happened in the House of Commons main chamber.
House of Commons
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Oral Answers to Questions
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War
War Aims
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Conquered German Colonies (System of Government)
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China (British Concession at Shameen.)
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Pope's Peace Note (United States' Reply)
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Catholic Conference, Granada (Passports)
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Holland and Denmark
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Egypt (Legal Reforms)
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Seizure of Arms (Ireland)
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Labourers' Cottages (Ireland)
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Major Price
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Hong Kong (Military Service)
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President Lincoln (Statue in Westminster)
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Food Supplies
Milk
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Sugar
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Potatoes
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Agricultural Wages Boards (Queen's County)
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Army Beef Purchases (Ireland)
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Wine Imports
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Questions
Mr. Philip Laszlo (Internment)
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Pacifist Campaign
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Enemy Aliens
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London Emery Works
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Military Service
Conscientious Objectors (Dartmoor)
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Empire Honours
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Empire Armies (Public Gratitude)
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British Army Successes (Prisoners and Guns)
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Questions
Vatican Peace Overtures
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Foreign Companies in United Kingdom
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Liquor Traffic (State Purchase)
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Junior Military Officers (Pay)
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His Majesty's Ship "Hampshire."
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Petrol and Petroleum Products
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Allies War Aims
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British Operations (Official Dispatches)
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Ministry of Health
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Soldiers and Sailors (Land Settlement)
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Peace Propaganda (Literature)
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Soldiers and Sailors (Insignia of Honour)
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Courts (Emergency Powers) Act
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Defence of the Realm Act Prisoners (Ireland)
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Admiralty Reorganisation
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Questions
Registration of Public Stocks
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Co-Operative Societies (Assessments)
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Conscription of Wealth
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Income Tax (Consolidation of Acts)
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Criminal Law Amendment Bill
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Government Stock Holders (Coupons)
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Liquor Trade (Ireland)
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Bills Presented
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Orders of the Day
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Business of the House
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Representation of the People Bill
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Petroleum (Production) [Payment and Expenses]
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
Income Tax (Abatement)
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Bonded Spirits
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Requisitioned Vessels
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Grain Purchases
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Tea and Sugar
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Potatoes
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Fixed Prices
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Malt
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Wheat, Etc. (Restriction) Order, 1917
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Feeding Stuffs
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Home-Grown Meat
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Condensed Milk (Government Contract)
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Potatoes Planted by German Prisoners
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Dental Treatment
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Transfers
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Agricultural Labourers
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Time-Expired Soldiers
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Recruits (Standards and Classification)
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Hay and Straw Prices (Ireland)
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Oats (Army Purchases)
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Naval and Military Pensions and Grants
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Army Stores (Dublin Depot)
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Remount Depot (Ireland)
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War Service Chevrons (Qualification)
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Bradford War Hospital (Labour Dispute)
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Gallantry in Action (Awards)
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German Prisoners (Escapes)
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Mesopotamia Commission (Censured Officers)
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Soldiers on Leave
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Army Officers (Promotion)
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Expeditionary Force Medical Service
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Imperial Forces (Casualties)
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Battle of Ypres, 1914
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Allied Subjects and Naturalisation
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Lighting Regulations
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Army Officers (Meals in Licensed Premises)
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Political Agitation, India (Mrs. Besant)
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Oil Palm Forests (West Africa)
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Patents
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Coal Miners (Wages)
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Prisoners of War
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Shipping (Italy)
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR (Mr. ST. J. HEATH)
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Industrial Unrest (Insurance Agents)
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Allotments (Rents)
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Secondary Education (Ireland)
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Trawling (Dublin Bay)
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