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Sir William Griggs is a former MP for Ilford.

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Former MP for Ilford

Entered the House of Commons on 14 December 1918 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 11 August 1920 — Died

Future MPs in this constituency

• Fredric Wise
• Collingwood Hamilton
• Geoffrey Hutchinson

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Ready-Money Football Betting Bill. 5 Mar 1920

  I support this Bill because I have knowledge of the evils which have been laid before us to-day, and I speak as the leaseholder of the ground of one of the big amateur clubs. It affects not only grown-ups, and men and women, but boys and girls as well, and the evil that is carried to families on Saturday afternoons by them not taking their money home is very great.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Naval and Military Pensions and Grants.: Pension Books. 26 Feb 1920

  7. asked the Pensions Minister whether he is aware of the delay in forwarding the quarterly pension books to the district post offices, whereby incapacitated men have to wait two or three months before being able to draw their pensions, and whether he can give any reason for such delay, and will cause inquiries to be made to expedite or remove the delay which is causing inconvenience to many...

• Orders of the Day — Housing (Additional Powers) Bill.: Clause 1. — (Provision for Payment of Money to Persons Constructing Houses.) 12 Dec 1919

  While I agree it is necessary to have these small tenements, we must remember that suitable accommodation must also be provided for families in which there are four or five children.

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