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Commons Hansard for 5 December 1927 (Volume 211)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 11.56am.
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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PERTH COUNTY BUILDINGS ORDER CONFIRMATION. [STAMP DUTIES.]
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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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INDIA.
RAILWAY BOARD (INDIANS).
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COCAINE (ILLICIT TRAFFIC).
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MINERS (WORKING HOURS).
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SANDHURST COMMITTEE.
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CHRISTIAN RELIGION (EXPENDITURE).
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ANGLICAN CHURCH (ADHERENTS).
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HINDUS AND MOSLEMS.
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CORONEL AND FALKLANDS BATTLES (FILM).
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FALKLAND ISLANDS (COMMUNICATIONS).
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AIR SERVICES (BRITISH GUIANA, TRINIDAD AND BARBADOS).
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TRADE AND COMMERCE.
EAST AFRICA.
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CUSTOMS DUTIES.
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LANCASHIRE TEXTILE GOODS (CHINA).
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GOLD (IMPORTS AND EXPORTS).
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EGGS, SCOTLAND (MARKETING GRANT).
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RETIRED COLONIAL GOVERNORS AND OFFICIALS (DIRECTORSHIPS).
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BRITISH GUIANA (IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, GEORGETOWN).
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IRAQ (AGREEMENT).
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DEAD SEA SALTS (CONCESSION).
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KENYA (FEETHAM COMMISSION).
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DUTCH EAST INDIES (COMMUNIST AGITATION).
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AGRICULTURE.
LAMB DISEASE (YORKSHIRE POWDERS).
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RAILWAY CHARGES AND FACILITIES.
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COTTAGE AND SMALLHOLDINGS (LANCASHIRE).
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MILK (STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS).
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FARMERS' CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES (LIABILITY).
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CONFERENCE, LINCOLN (RESOLUTIONS).
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HIGH COURT JUDGES.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
PRISONERS (TREATMENT).
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DISARMAMENT (PREPARATORY COMMITTEE).
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DOCKYARD EMPLOYES, PORTSMOUTH.
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CABLE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS.
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RUGBY WIBELESS STATION.
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EDUCATION (SCHOOL LEAVING AGE.)
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CHINA (BRITISH TROOPS).
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MINISTRIES (REORGANISATION).
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NAURU AND OCEAN ISLANDS (PHOSPHATE ROCK).
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IRISH FREE STATE.
EX-BRITISH CIVIL SERVANTS.
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EX-SERVICE MEN.
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FRANCHISE LAW.
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HOUSE OF LORDS.
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PEERESSES.
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SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
NATIVE JUVENILE EMPLOYMENT.
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ROBERT SAMBO (DEPORTATION).
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BRITISH ARMY (PAY AND ALLOWANCES, CEYLON).
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ELECTRICITY SCHEME, SOUTHEAST ENGLAND.
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MILLING OFFALS.
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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BILL.
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Power to make grants out of unemployment fund towards cost of approved courses of instruction.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Abolition of waiting period.)
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NEW CLAUSE.— (Amendment as to meaning of continuous period of unemployment.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Amendment to equalize contributions of employers and of insured persons.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Abolition of employers' contributions in respect of exempt persons.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Persons in certain excepted employments to be credited with thirty contributions on becoming insured contributors.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Provisions as to temporary agricultural workers.)
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NEW CLAUSE.—(Exclusion of certain sub-postmasters.)
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ACT.
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MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
WHEAT MEAL AND FLOUR (IMPORTS).
WATER POLLUTION (BEET SUGAR FACTORIES).
TELEGEAPHISTS (PAY).
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TELEPHONE CALLS, LONDON.
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MEDICAL SERVICE, BENGAL.
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COAL.
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CEYLON LABOUR ORDINANCE.
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COAL INDUSTRY (STATISTICS).
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GUN AND GAME LICENCES.
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GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS(EX-SERVICE MEN).
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GOODS IN BOND (RESTRICTIONS ON (CLEARANCES).
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TANNING EXTRACTS (FRENCH TARIFF).
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CONTRIBUTORY PENSIONS ACT.
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PERMANENT COURT OF INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE.
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SHIPS SCRAPPED.
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NON-SUBSTANTIVK RATINGS (COST OF TRAINING).
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SHIP CONSTRUCTION, DEVONPORT.
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ROYAL AIR FORCE (COMPASSES).
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EDUCATION (PROVISION OF MEALS).
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BRITISH GUIANA (IMPROVEMENT SCHEME, GEORGETOWN).
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RAILWAY COMPANIES (STATISTICAL RETURNS).
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MOTORING OFFENCES (FINES).
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