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Commons Hansard for 12 December 1927 (Volume 211)
From the corrected (daily) version. Last updated
1 May 2026 at 11.57am.
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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ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
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INDIA.
RAILWAY BOARD (INDIANS).
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GOVERNMENT PURCHASES (RAILS).
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BURMA RAILWAYS (MANAGEMENT).
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ORISSA FLOODS.
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IMPRISONMENT (SOLITARY CONFINEMENT).
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DEVDASI SYSTEM.
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TIKKA SAHIB OF NABHA (EDUCATION).
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ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S REPORT.
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DEAD SEA SALTS (CONCESSION)
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TRADE AND COMMERCE.
ITALY, SCOTTISH WHISKY.
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IRON, STEEL, AND COAL INDUSTRIES.
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AUSTRALIAN TARIFF.
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EMPIRE TRADE.
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GRANITE TRADE.
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IRAQ (TREATY).
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EGYPT.
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WOMEN FRANCHISE.
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HALF-PAY OFFICERS (POLITICAL ACTIVITIES).
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DISARMAMENT (PREPARATORY COMMISSION).
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COMMONWEALTH TRUST, LTD.
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SOUTHERN RHODESIA (JUVENILE EMPLOYMENT).
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FACTORIES BILL.
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COAL INDUSTRY.
OIL EXTRACTION (BERGITUS PROCESS).
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MINERS' NYSTAGMUS.
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LOVETT v. YORKSHIRE COAL OWNERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, LIMITED.
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CHINA (BRITISH TROOPS).
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STATE LOTTERIES.
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WAR FILMS (PRODUCTION AND ASSISTANCE).
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KENYA.
MASAI TRIBE (SPEARS).
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DEFENCE FORCE ORDINANCE.
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NATIVE RESERVES.
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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.
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MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS.
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CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS BILL.
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AUDIT (LOCAL AUTHORITIES) BILL.
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CLAUSE 1.—(Disqualification of persons surcharged more than five hundred pounds.)
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CLAUSE 2.—(Appeals against decisions of auditors.)
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CLAUSE 3.—(Recovery of sums certified by the auditor.)
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CLAUSE 4.—(Short title, application, repeal and extent.)
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SCHEDULE.—(Enactments Repealed.)
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MENTAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
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CLAUSE 1.—(Definition of defectives.)
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Written Answers
Content for Written Answers.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
RAILWAYS.
BRITISH FILMS.
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PROVINCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
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LAND ASSESSMENT.
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BENGAL PROVINCIAL COUNCIL.
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DELHI UNIVERSITY.
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MANDATED TERRITORIES (PETITIONS).
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OCEAN ISLAND (PHOSPHATES).
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EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD (GRANTS).
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STEEL FORGINGS.
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IRON AND STEEL (IMPORTS).
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SUGAR REFINING INDUSTRY.
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ELECTRICITY SCHEME, SOUTH-EAST ENGLAND.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT CURRENT WANDSWORTH (PRICE).
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BANKRUPTCIES.
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EGGS (MARKING).
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PRODUCTION COSTS.
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TENANCIES, EAST ANGLIA.
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MARINE ALGAE (DR. M. KNIGHT'S INVESTIGATIONS).
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ACCOMMODATION, WITHINGTON.
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ECONOMY.
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DIVORCE PETITIONS.
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COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE.
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CHINA (PIRATES).
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VALUATION DEPARTMENT (ADVICE, LOCAL AUTHORITIES).
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VOLUNTARY HOSPITALS.
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WOMEN FRANCHISE (REGISTER).
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LICENSED PREMISES (DISINTERESTED MANAGEMENT).
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TAXI AND OMNIBUS DRIVERS, LONDON (PROSECUTIONS).
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ROYAL NAVY (CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS).
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EMPIRE SETTLEMENT.
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AUSTRALIA (IMMIGRANTS).
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BRANCH EMPLOYMENT OFFICES (CLERKS).
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NATIONAL FINANCE (GIFTS).
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INCOME TAX (ALLOWANCES).
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