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Historical records for Great Britain in 1914

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May

13 May 1914

Engineering Branch Policy

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions concerning the Royal Navy engineering branch.

13 May 1914

Government Dockyards

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Addresses Commons questions concerning government dockyards and Admiralty administration.

13 May 1914

Hospital Ship Provision

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers parliamentary questions concerning hospital-ship provision for the Royal Navy.

13 May 1914

Naval Materiel Supply

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers parliamentary questions concerning naval materiel and Admiralty supply arrangements.

14 May 1914

Pacific Naval Policy

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions about British naval policy and commitments in the Pacific.

18 May 1914

Instructional Allowances

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Provides a parliamentary answer concerning instructional allowances in naval service.

19 May 1914

Reform of Parliament

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Welsh Church Disestablishment Bill for the third time

19 May 1914

Welsh Church Third Commons Passage

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The Commons passes Welsh Church disestablishment legislation for a third time.

20 May 1914

Kings Regulations

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers a parliamentary question concerning the application of King's Regulations in the naval service.

21 May 1914

Battleship Construction

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Provides parliamentary information concerning battleships then under construction.

21 May 1914

Dockyard Admirals Superintendent

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers questions concerning admirals superintendent serving at Royal Navy dockyards.

21 May 1914

Home Rule Compromise

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Argues for compromise over Irish Home Rule as the Liberal Government attempts to contain the constitutional crisis.

21 May 1914

Light Cruiser Construction

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Provides parliamentary information concerning the Royal Navy's light-cruiser construction programme.

22 May 1914

Anglo Persian Oil Control

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

Britain acquires control of Persian Gulf oil interests from the Anglon Oil Company.

22 May 1914

Purchase of Anglon Oil

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

Britain acquires control of oil in the Persian Gulf from the Anglon Oil Company

25 May 1914

Home Rule

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill

25 May 1914

Home Rule Third Commons Passage

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill in May 1914.

25 May 1914

Irish Home Rule

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill

25 May 1914

Reform of Parliament

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

The House of Commons passes the Irish Home Rule Bill

May 1914

Royal Society

Eddington, Arthur Stanley · Science / Astronomy

Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society

June

15 June 1914

Agreement on the Baghdad Railway & Mesopotamia

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

British-German agreement on the Baghdad Railway & Mesopotamia

15 June 1914

Baghdad Railway Agreement

Asquith, Henry Herbert · London · Prime Minister of Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government

Britain and Germany reach agreement concerning the Baghdad Railway and Mesopotamia.

15 June 1914

Government Oil Investment Allocation

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Explains that new government capital will finance wells, pipelines, refinery plant, storage, transit and other development.

17 June 1914

Anglo-Persian Acquisition Motion

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Moves Commons authorization for up to two million two hundred thousand pounds to acquire company share or loan capital.

17 June 1914

Persian Oil Supply Secured

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Helps secure a long-term Persian oil supply for the Royal Navy through government involvement in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

22 June 1914

India Government Consultation Confirmed

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Confirms that the Government of India was consulted about the proposed controlling investment in Anglo-Persian.

23 June 1914

British Crews Oil Transport Policy

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Explains that Admiralty oil transport will use British-flag vessels under government freight arrangements.

29 June 1914

Anglo-Persian Oil Contract

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Defends the Anglo-Persian oil contract in the House of Commons.

29 June 1914

Armed Merchantmen Policy

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Explains Admiralty policy concerning the arming of British merchant ships.

29 June 1914

Persian Gulf Service

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions concerning naval service in the Persian Gulf.

30 June 1914

Domestic Oil Fuel Supply

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers parliamentary questions about securing oil fuel supplies within the United Kingdom.

30 June 1914

New Naval Construction

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions concerning new Royal Navy construction.

June 1914

South Pole

Shackleton, Ernest Henry · River Thames · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The Endurance arrives in the Thames for Shackletons expedition to the South Pole

July

1 July 1914

Royal Naval Air Service Formation

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Oversees creation of the Royal Naval Air Service as a distinct naval air organisation.

2 July 1914

Greek and Turkish Naval Missions

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Provides parliamentary information concerning British naval missions connected with Greece and Turkey.

6 July 1914

Coal and Oil Supplies

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions concerning coal and oil supplies for the Royal Navy.

7 July 1914

Anglo-Persian Capital Resolution Approved

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Secures Commons approval for financing the government's acquisition of Anglo-Persian share and loan capital.

7 July 1914

Anglo-Persian Oil Company Stake

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Defends government acquisition of a controlling financial interest in the Anglo-Persian Oil Company.

13 July 1914

Admiralty Oil Price Kept Confidential

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Refuses to disclose the maximum price payable under the Admiralty's Anglo-Persian oil supply arrangements.

13 July 1914

Battleships Submarines and Airships

Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer · London · First Lord of Admiralty · Government / Liberal Party Government

Answers Commons questions comparing Admiralty policy for battleships, submarines and airships.

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