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– in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 13 February 1991.

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For the county constituency of Ribble Valley, in the room of the right hon. David Charles Waddington., QC, called up to the House of Peers.—[Mr. Ryder.]

QC

A barrister appointed to senior rank by the Lord Chancellor. When the monarch is a king the term is King’s Counsel (KC). A QC wears a silk gown and takes precedence over a junior member of the Bar. The title QC always precedes the title of MP, for example Michael Howard QC MP

constituency

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