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Mr Richard Body is a former MP for Boston and Skegness.

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Former Conservative MP for Boston and Skegness

Entered the House of Commons on 26 May 1955 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 14 May 2001 — General election

Also represented Holland with Boston; Billericay

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Future MPs in this constituency

• Mark Simmonds
• Matt Warman
• Richard Tice

Recent appearances

• Petition: Travellers' Camps (Skegness) 28 Mar 2001

  I applied for this Adjournment debate because, after I had arranged an appointment with the Minister to receive a civic deputation from Lincolnshire, I received a message that the meeting was to be cancelled, as the Minister had something more important to do, or words to that effect. I regret that no offer of an alternative date was made. I was put in some difficulty because, when I had to...

• Foot and Mouth 27 Mar 2001

  As one who has an unforgettable memory of the outbreak in 1967, may I ask the Minister to confirm that the then Minister, Fred Peart, was advised not only that the slaughtered animals should be buried immediately, but that if the carcases were burned, there was a serious risk that the virus was so viable that it could be carried a considerable distance beyond the infected area?

• Prime Minister: Engagements 14 Feb 2001

  Will the Prime Minister help the lobby outside by telling us how many representative bodies have called on him to bring to an end community health councils?

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