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Commons Hansard for 17 December 1919 (Volume 123)
From the digitised editions of archive material. Last updated
12 May 2018 at 7.08pm.
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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Ministry Of Health Provisional Order (Housing) Bill
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Sessional Returns:
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Adjournment Motions Under Standing Order No 10
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Closure Of Debate (Standing Order No 26)
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Business Of The House
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Private Bills And Private Business
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United Services Fund
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Naval Ammunition Factory, Alexandra
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Hours Of Employment (No 2) Bill
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Munitions
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Russia
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Coal Production
Transport Difficulties
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Education (Ireland) Bill
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Questions To Ministers
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War Emergency Laws (Continuance) Bill
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Message From The Lords
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High Prices And Profits
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Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill
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Currency And Exchange
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Imperial War Graves Commission
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Overseas Trade Department
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Unemployment
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Aliens Restriction Bill
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Clause 5—(Employment Of Aliens In Ships Of The Mercantile Marine)
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Clause 6—(Appointment Of Miens To The Civil Service)
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Clause 7 —(Restriction Of Change Of Name By Aliens)
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Clause 9—(Deportation Of Former Enemy Aliens)
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Clause 10—(Admission Of Former)
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Clause 11—(Temporary Restriction On Acquisition By Fortner Enemy Aliens Of Certain Kinds Of Property)
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Clause 13—(Additional Power, Of Secretary Of State)
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Clause 14—(Offences And Penalties)
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Clause 15—(Saving For Diplomatic Persons, Etc)
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Clause 16—(Definitions)
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Patents And Designs Bill
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Clause 1—(Provisions For The Prevention Of Abuse Of Monopoly Rights)
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Clause 2
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"24 — (Provision As To Patents Indorsed 'Licences Of Right')
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Clause 4—(Amendment Of Section 11 Of Principal Act As To Opposition To Grant Of Patent)
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Clause 7 —(Amendment Of Section 18 Of Principal Act As To Extension Of Term Of Patent)
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Clause 8 —(Right Of Crown To Use Patented Incentions)
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Clause 9
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32A—(Power Of Court To Grant Relief In Respect Of Particular Claims)
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Clause 11
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38A—(Chemical Products And Substances Intended For Food Or Medicine)
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Clause 13—(Amendment Of S 41 (2) Of Principal Act As To Anticipation)
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Clause 22—(Short Title And Commencement)
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Schudule —(Minor Amendments Of Principal Act)
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Trade Marks Bill
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Profiteering (Continuance) Bill
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Military Knights Of Windsor Bill Lords
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Union Of Benefices Bill Lords
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Clause 1 —(Bishop On Request Of Ecclesiastical Commissioners To Issue Commission As To Union Of Neighbouring Benefices)
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Clause 9—(Provision As To Church Within United Parish And Not Being Parish Church)
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Clause 15—(Bishop May Give Direction As To Services In Church Not Being Parish Church)
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Clause 21—(Short Title And Extent)
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Written Answers
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Written Answers
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Officers' Wives (Desertion)
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National Finance
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Government Departments (Typewriters)
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Board Of Customs And Excise (Women Clerks)
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Food Supplies
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Milk
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Improper Packing
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Hops (Cultivation)
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Control Of Dogs Order
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Land Reclamation, Wash
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British Mission To Sanna
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