Rural Communities and Transport
House of Commons debates, 26 June 2001, 5:46 pm
Dr Richard Taylor (Wyre Forest, Independent)
It is a great pleasure to follow John Mann. He was among the first group of MPs that I met at Westminster, in a television studio, and all the new Members there made it clear that their prime duty would be to their constituents, which I found very welcome. I would argue about the best election breakfast, because I could recommend the Horse Fair cafe in Kidderminster, and I would argue about the strawberries--the strawberries of Wyre Forest are magnificent--but if that is a sample of the speeches that we shall get from the hon. Gentleman, I look forward to more.
I address the House as, I believe, the oldest new boy. I have had the ultimate compliment for the older generation in that the Fees Office, before it would pay me, demanded to see my birth certificate.
I come with an overwhelming mandate from the people with whom I have lived and worked--[Interruption.]