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Mr Michael Jopling is a former MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale.

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Former MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale

Entered the House of Commons on 15 October 1964 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 8 April 1997 — General election

Also represented Westmorland

Future MPs in this constituency

• Tim Collins
• Tim Farron

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — BSE Crisis 17 Feb 1997

  I have read a parliamentary answer which stated that Ministers were first told about the BSE situation in June 1987. That was a week or two after I left the Ministry, which was fortuitous timing from my point of view.

• Orders of the Day — BSE Crisis 17 Feb 1997

  My only comment on the speech that we have just listened to is that the leader of the Liberal Democrats has a bare-faced cheek coming in five minutes before his spokesman makes a speech and then telling us what has been left out from the first hour and a quarter of the debate. If is he going to interfere in debates in that way, I hope that he will do us the courtesy of listening to the debate...

• Orders of the Day — BSE Crisis 17 Feb 1997

  I regard that as a total distortion of the events in March and of what has happened since. I do not recognise the facts from what the hon. Gentleman has said.

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