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Commons Hansard for 16 May 1923 (Volume 164)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
24 February 2026 at 10.35am.
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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Russia
British Trawlers (Arrest)
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Consulate, London
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Territorial Waters
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Peace Treaties
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Saar Valley Ordinance
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Unemployment
Catering and Amusement Trades
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Newcastle-On-Tyne
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Wages Regulation
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Juvenile Centres
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Afforestation Schemes
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Land Reclamation
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Water Supply Schemes
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Business Premises (Security of Tenure)
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Trawling, Scotland (Committee)
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Intoxicating Liquor Bill
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Ex-Service Men
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Direct Labour
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National Health Insurance
Panel System
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Small-Pox
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Dentists Act (Opticians)
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Pembroke Square, Earl'scourt
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Oxford University (Powers and Jurisdiction)
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Legal Procedure (Manchester Ship Canal Case)
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Irish Representative Peers
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Broadcasting Service (West of England)
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Co-Operative Societies' Liberation
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Finance Act (1922) Amendment
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Business of the House
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Selection (Standing Committees)
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Orders of the Day
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Industrial Assurance BILL [Lords]
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Pre-War Pensioners
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Dogs' Protection Bill
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Industrial Assurance Bill [Lords]
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Agricultural Holdings Bill [Lords]
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Dangerous Drugs and Poisons (Amendment) Bill
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Consolidation Bills
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Guardianship of Infants Bill [Lords.]
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Foodstuffs (Preservatives)
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Government Publications (Advertisements)
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Islington Board of Guardians (Milk Contract)
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West Ham (Medical Relief)
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Public Library, St. Martin's Lane
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Officers' Chief Stewards and Cooks
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Marriage Allowance
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Royal Marine Artillery
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Deportations to Ireland
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Sporting Rifles and Ammunition (Restrictions)
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Golden Ballot
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Greek Prisoners of War
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Lithuania
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Germany (Foreign Investments)
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Beer (Brewed, 1923)
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Valuation Office
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House Property (Income Tax Assessment)
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State Printing Works, Harrow (Strike)
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Liqueurs (Conditions of Sale)
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Land Settlement
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Farm Sale
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Oats (Railway Freights)
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Meat, Milk, and Horticultural Produce (Prices)
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