Former MP for Altrincham and Sale
Mr Anthony Barber is a former MP for Altrincham and Sale.
Former MP for Altrincham and Sale
Entered the House of Commons on 25 October 1951 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 20 September 1974 — General election
Also represented Doncaster
On 17th December I announced to the House reductions in public expenditure which will cut back demand in the coming financial year by some £1,200 million. That was in addition to the reimposition of hire-purchase and other credit controls. In the debate which followed, it was clear that there were some who underestimated the magnitude of the action which we had taken. In fact, the action...
I shall deal later with the effect of the increased oil prices on demand. I was saying that the cause of the non-oil deficit is in part the short-term adverse effects of the depreciation of sterling, but it is mainly due to the unprecedented increases in the world prices of food and raw materials. In the autumn before the increase in the price of oil, there was—and still is—reason to...
I mentioned at the outset of my speech—for the obvious reason that I wanted people such as the hon. Gentleman to know—the sequence in which I would deal with these matters. I shall come to the miners' dispute later. I should like to deal with it comprehensively. I was saying that with the curtailment of power supplies industry has been maintaining outputs at about 70 per cent. of normal....
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