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Cyn MP am North Down

Aeth i mewn i'r Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 27 Hydref 1931 — Etholiad cyffredinol

Gadawodd y Tŷ'r Cyffredin ar 31 Ionawr 1953 — Wedi marw

Also represented Down; Blackburn

Future MPs in this constituency

• Patricia Ford
• George Currie
• James Kilfedder
• Robert McCartney
• Sylvia Hermon
• Stephen Farry
• Alex Easton

Ymddangosiadau diweddar

• Civil Estimates, Supplementary Estimate, 1952–53; Army Supplementary Estimate, 1952–53: Anglo-Argentine Trade Agreement 27 Jan 1953

  I hope it is not to be all cotton piece-goods. There are other textiles in the United Kingdom as well as cotton.

• Class Ix. Vote 17: Ministry of Materials (Strategic Reserves) 26 Jan 1953

  I agree with the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Ipswich (Mr. Stokes) when he throws compliments and bouquets at the two Ministers. As far as I can see, the impression was given abroad that the British Government were not in the market for strategic materials and the prices dropped. Then some other Minister comes in by the back door and buys these materials much cheaper. I commend that...

• Class Vi. Vote 4: Export Credits 26 Jan 1953

  I also am interested in the problems of Brazil on account of the linen industry of Northern Ireland, because Brazil used to be one of our best customers. Today, however, when one goes to the Chamber of Commerce and asks about the Brazilian trade, they raise their hands and say, "Don't speak of the dead," because the linen industry in Brazil has been shrinking and shrinking. I was extremely...

Mwy o ymddangosiadau diweddar Lieut-Colonel Sir Walter Smiles