Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cyprus Earthquake (Relief and Rehabilitation) 21 Oct 1953

  asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) what financial aid Her Majesty's Government proposes to give to Cyprus to assist rehabilitation in view of the severe earthquake last month; (2) how many tents have been asked for by the Commissioner for the Paphos district, Cyprus, far people rendered homeless by the earthquake; and how many have now been delivered; (3) whether he will...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cyprus Earthquake (Relief and Rehabilitation) 21 Oct 1953

  While I welcome the Minister's expression of sympathy for the people who have suffered so much in this devastating earthquake, will he bear in mind that there are still thousands of people sleeping out in the cold at night in tents? Will he give an assurance that at least as much will be done for these people in this Colony as was done for the people of the Ionian Isles? Secondly, is he aware...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Kenya: Mau Mau Oath 4 Mar 1953

  asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will set up a small committee of persons with expert knowledge of African witchcraft and of tribal psychology to consider the profound influence of the Mau Mau oath upon Kikuyu mentality; and to make recommendations designed to weaken, or ridicule, the spell of fear which this oath imposes on Kikuyu.

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Former MP for Basingstoke

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 May 1955 — General election

Also represented Islington West

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lymington
• Arthur Holbrook
• Reginald Fletcher
• Arthur Holbrook
• Auckland Geddes
• Arthur Salter
• Arthur Jeffreys
• George Sclater

Future MPs in this constituency

• Henry Drummond-Wolff
• Denzil Freeth
• David Mitchell
• Andrew Hunter
• Maria Miller