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Major Sir Robert Conant is a former MP for Rutland and Stamford.

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Former MP for Rutland and Stamford

Entered the House of Commons on 27 October 1931 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 18 September 1959 — General election

Also represented Bewdley; Chesterfield

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Neville Smith-Carington
• Charles Dixon
• Claud Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby

Future MPs in this constituency

• Willoughby de Eresby
• Kenneth Lewis
• Alicia Kearns

Recent appearances

• Procedure (Report of Select Committee) 13 Jul 1959

  So many hon. Members are waiting to speak and there is such scope for oratory in the Motion before the House that I would confine my remarks to one or two points in the Report from the Select Committee on Procedure which have a bearing on the Committee of Selection, of which I have had the honour to be Chairman for some time past. May I preface my remarks by saying that I wholeheartedly...

• Local Government, Leicester 23 Apr 1959

  I beg to move, That the Leicester (Amendment of Local Enactments) Order, 1959, dated 18th March, 1959, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24th March, be annulled. I should like to apologise for detaining the House, and, in particular, for detaining my right hon. Friend the Minister of Housing and Local Government, who has already done two days' work in the last twelve hours. This...

• Local Government, Leicester 23 Apr 1959

  The point is that it is our responsibility to ensure that an Order like this does not inflict hardship on the constituents of the hon. and learned Member.

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