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Commons Hansard for 12 December 1917 (Volume 100)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
23 February 2026 at 10.54am.
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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Questions
Beachley Dock (Housing Accommodation)
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Steamship "Thomas Holt" (Captain Gladney)
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Shipping Losses
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Enemy Submarines Sunk
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Royal Navy
Home Stations (Christmas Holidays)
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Yardcraft Ratings
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Mercantile Marine Ratings
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Royal Naval Division (Promotion)
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Questions
Netherlands (Food Supply)
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Palestine
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Russia
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Roumania
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Republicanism
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Imperial Federation
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State Governorship (Australia)
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Naval and Military Pensions and Grants
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Directorate of Labour
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Military Service
French Nationals
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Conscientious Objectors
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Exemption Claim (John Swift)
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Soldiers' Leave
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Questions
Officers Unfit for General Service
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Salonika Expeditionary Force
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Court-Martial Sentences
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Directors of Railways (Mesopotamia)
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Army Officers (Widows' Pensions)
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (Penalties)
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Prisoners of War (Medical Officers)
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Merchant Shipping
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Military Situation (Statement)
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Public Assistance (Co-Ordination)
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Army Officers (Pay and Allowances)
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Air Force (Landing Grounds)
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Assurance Companies (Lapsed Policies)
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Commissions and Committees
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Personal Explanation
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Questions to Ministers
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Orders of the Day
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Business of the House
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Supply
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Ministry of Munitions (Priority Permits)
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Leaflets (Censorship)
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Navy and Army Expenditure, 1915–16
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Ways and Means
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National Insurance (Unemployment) [Money]
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
Questions to Ministers
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Sir Edward Carson
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Commissions and Committees
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Christmas Bank Holidays
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Land Settlement (Ex-Service Men)
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Australian Soldiers (Pay)
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Income Tax (Pensions)
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War Loans (Investment)
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British America Nickel Corporation (Loan)
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Naval and Military Pensions and Grants
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War Aims Committee
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Submarine Menace
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Food Distribution
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Advisory Committees
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Mayoral Luncheon, Reigate
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Butter and Margarine
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Pigs (Prices)
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Potatoes
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Masonic Banquet, Romford
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Tillage (Ireland)
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Irish Rebellion (Compensation Claim)
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Royal Engineers (Staff)
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Troops in India
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Military Prisons
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Recruiting Officers
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Case Under Inquiry
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Conscientious Objectors
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Army Pensioners
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Labour Battalions
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War Department Employes
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Hospital Grants
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Civil Liabilities Commissioner
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Workers' Holidays
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Housing
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Committee of Inquiry
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Discharged Soldiers (Training)
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Police Raids
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Metropolitan Police (War Service)
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Conscientious Objectors
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Motor-Car Restrictions
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Enemy Copyright Books
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British Railways (State Purchase)
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Race-Horses (Conveyance)
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Traders' Price Lists
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War Cabinet Labour Committee
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Emden—Valencia Cable
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Siemens Brothers
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Public Assistance (Co-Ordination)
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Kellner-Partington Wood Pulp Company
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Prisoners of War
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Imperial War Museum (Library)
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London Hotels (Government Occupation)
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Income Tax (Railways)
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Intermediate Education (Ireland)
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National School Teachers (Ireland)
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Land Purchase (Ireland)
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Conacre Lettings (Ireland)
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Allotments (Ireland)
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Fiars Prices
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National Health Insurance (Accounts)
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