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Commons Hansard for 20 May 1920 (Volume 129)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
24 February 2026 at 8.18am.
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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Ireland
Land Seizure (Restoration)
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Police Barracks Destroyed
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Attack on Police, Limerick
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Rate of Exchange, Portugal
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Russian Ice-Breaker "Solovei" (Relief Expedition)
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Peace Treaties
Lympne Conference
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Armenia
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Cyprus
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Physical Training Organisers
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Central Research Institute, Hampstead
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Housing
Dagenham Scheme
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Bricklayers (Restriction of Work)
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Channel Tunnel
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Theatres (Sale of Chocolates)
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Foreign Claims (Compensation)
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Profiteering Act Department
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Defence of the Realm Losses Commission
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De Keyser's Royal Hotel
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Ex-Service Men
Barristers
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Union of Temporary Civil Servants
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Thornhill Iron and Steel Company
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Living (Cost)
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Friendly Societies' Registry (Hotel Petrograd)
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League of Nations
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Pre-War Pensioners
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Finance Bill
Super-Tax (Payment)
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Excess Profits Duty
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War Wealth (Levy)
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Poland (Munitions)
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India
Housing Conditions, Bombay
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S.S. "Limburgia."
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British Military Mission, Berlin
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Persia (Russian Invasion)
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Nyasaland (Export Duty)
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Business of the House
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Bills Presented
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Sittings of the House
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Message from the Lords,
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Selection (Standing Committees)
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Orders of the Day
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Profiteering (Amendment) Bill
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Whitsuntide Recess (Adjournment)
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Royal Assent
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Whitsuntide Recess (Adjournment)
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Ireland
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Munitions Disposal Board (Colonel Spurrier)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
Written Answers to Questions
Questions
Pre-War Pensions (Widowers)
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Plumage Bill
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Military Service Acts
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Mess-Jacket
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Norfolk Regiment (Private Lowe)
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Royal Garrison Artillery (Gunner Gilbey's Estate)
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Soldiers' Accounts, India
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Troops in Egypt (Family Allowance)
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Vaccination, Woolwich
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Artificers, Royal Artillery (Promotion)
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Re-Employed Officers
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Venereal Disease
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Navy and Army Canteen Board
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Re-Assessment of Pensions (Canadian Soldiers)
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Royal Air Force (Corporal G. Colin's Gratuity)
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Disability Pensions (Mr. a. J. Goodall, Bueslem)
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Renewal Pension Books
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Widow's Pension (Adopted Child)
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Artificial Limbs
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Institutional Treatment
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Re-Settlement Grant
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Naval Pensions (Commutation)
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Yarmouth Hospital (Rates of Pay)
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H. M. S. "Resolution" (Ratings Detained at Baku)
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Out-Of-Work Donation
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Bricklaying Training Classes (Equipment)
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Royal Engineer Department, Aldershot (Discharges)
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Potatoes (Tonnage), Scotland
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Flour
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Wheat
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Sugar Supplies, Belfast
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Foodstuffs (Exports from Smyrna)
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Chichester, Westhampnett and West-Bourne Offices (Amalgamation)
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Luggage in Advance
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School Treats (Reduced Fares)
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Fruit Harvest Workers, Scotland (Railway Fares)
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Ukraine Government (Recognition)
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British Refugees (Statements)
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Credits, Foreign Countries
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Non-Ferrous Metals Committee (Report)
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Business Statistics (Government Demands)
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Distribution
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Japan (British Trade)
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Prices
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Fishing Industry (Bunker Coal)
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Wage Increases
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Government Publications (Advertisements)
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Corporation Profits Tax (Co-Operative Societies)
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Land Value Duties
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Premium Bonds
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War Saving Certificates
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Treasury Bonds
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Anglo-French Loan
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Ecclesiastical Tithe Rent Charge (Rates) Bill
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Adriatic (Argyrocastro)
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German Assets (England)
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International Police Force (Turkey)
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Poland (Munitions)
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Referendum, Switzerland
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Hunter Report (Evidence)
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Viceroy's Executive Council
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Police Act, 1861
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Government Schools, Burma (Native Newspapers)
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Civil Servants
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University Franchise (Women)
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Ex-Service Men (Intimidation)
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Civil Servants (Insurance)
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Prison Officers (Pay)
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Small Holdings, Ramsey St. Mary's, Huntingdon
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Tenants' Contracts (Stored-Up Fertility)
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Statistical Returns
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Housing Schemes Awaiting Decision
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County Councils (Members' Expenses)
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Hospital for Women, Clare Market, W.C. (Appointments)
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Representation of People Bill
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Dental Caries
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Ministry of Health
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Executive and Administrative Posts (Women)
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Ministry of Pensions
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Employment Exchanges
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Ministry of Labour (Typists' Pay)
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Increased Rates
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Paris Telephone Calls
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Juvenile Crime
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Firearms Bill
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Tanganyika Territory
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Licensed Trade Claims
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