Mr Desmond Donnelly
Former MP for Pembrokeshire
Former MP for Pembrokeshire
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I appreciate the difficulties of the hon. Member for Preston, North (Mr. Ronald Atkins). I take it that he is the hon. Gentleman who replaced the right hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Mr. Amery). I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's problems in an election year and I sympathise with his coming oblivion. The right hon. Gentleman in the last Parliament, when he was the hon. Member for Preston,...
Yes, Sir, and I intend to give some more—double stabs. The hon. Gentleman has delivered an apologia. He dealt with a number of points. He had some words to say about commitments exceeding expenditure. He talked about TSR2, the Harrier and the MRCA and had some words to say on the Phantom. I agree with him about the Phantom. I will have a few words to say about TSR2, the Harrier and the...
What I am saying is that the people of Preston had a chance to do something remarkable in the history of this country and that it was denied them through no fault of their own. The TSR2 was the first supersonic high- and/ or low-level strike reconnaissance aircraft in the world, and by far the most advanced aircraft. If it had been produced for our own use, other countries, including the...
Former MP for Pembrokeshire
Entered the House of Commons on 23 February 1950 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 29 April 1970 — General election
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