Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 17 February 1954.
Mr Philip Bell
, Bolton East
12:00,
17 February 1954
I am interested in Sudan cotton because I represent a Bolton Constituency. Are the right hon. Gentleman's fears that the production of cotton in the Sudan will go down because the Raw Cotton Commission are not buying, or are his fears that other people will buy and we shall not get our share?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
