John Stanley

Former Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling

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John Stanley is a former MP for Tonbridge and Malling.

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Former Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling

Entered the House of Commons on 28 February 1974 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

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Topics of interest

  • Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
  • Health
  • Transport
  • Home Department
  • Business
  • Innovation and Skills
  • Iraq
  • Members: Correspondence
  • Pandemic Influenza
  • Correspondence
  • Community Hospitals

Other offices held in the past

  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Chair, Committees on Arms Export Controls (13 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Mar 2008 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Mar 2008 to 13 Oct 2010)
  • Member, Committees on Arms Export Controls (10 Mar 2008 to 13 Oct 2010)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs: Entry Clearance Sub-Committee (29 Jan 1998 to 19 Nov 1998)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (12 Jun 1987 to 1 Jun 1988)
  • Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces) (13 Jun 1983 to 12 Jun 1987)
  • Minister (Department of Environment) (Housing & Construction) ( 7 May 1979 to 12 Jun 1983)

Future MPs in this constituency

Recent appearances

  • Elections for Positions in the House: Backbench Business — Valedictory Debate 26 Mar 2015

    Without question, the greatest privilege I have had during my 41 years in this House and throughout my life is to have represented the people of Tonbridge and Malling in one of the most beautiful and historic parts of our country. I make a mild apology to Members on both sides of the House that my constituency is a phonetical trap, given that, almost with exception, every town and village is...
  • Elections for Positions in the House: Backbench Business — Valedictory Debate 26 Mar 2015

    Mr Speaker, I understood that your latitude applied only to the opening speakers, not to those of us speaking subsequently, but I await your guidance. I would tell my hon. Friend that under the so-called Henry VIII powers, Ministers now have an order-making power, which is defined as “a delegated power which enables a Minister, by delegated legislation, to amend, modify or repeal an Act of...
  • Elections for Positions in the House: Backbench Business — Valedictory Debate 26 Mar 2015

    I am grateful to my hon. Friend, but I am anxious not to be responsible for cutting anybody out of this debate. I want to turn to my next very important point. I will not repeat what I said on 6 March in the debate on the private Member’s Bill, introduced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Sir Alan Duncan), to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. For me,...

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