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Sir Henry Legge-Bourke is a former MP for Isle of Ely.

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Former MP for Isle of Ely

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 1945 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 21 May 1973 — Died

Previous MPs in this constituency

• James de Rothschild
• Hugh Munro-Lucas-Tooth
• Henry Mond
• Norman Coates
• Colin Coote

Future MPs in this constituency

• Clement Freud

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Uganda 23 Oct 1972

  I certainly would not wish in any way to criticise but rather to praise the action the Government have taken in a thoroughly compassionate and laudable way over the reception of the Asians here and the attempts the Government have made to persuade other countries to help in taking them in. However, does my right hon. Friend realise that in the country as a whole there is a very considerable...

• European Communities (Summit Conference) 23 Oct 1972

  If there is any magnanimity left, would my right hon. Friend bear in mind that there are many of us and, I believe, a very great number of people in the country as a whole, who would wish to take this opportunity of congratulating him on the culmination of many years of dedicated work in this cause which he advocated in his maiden speech in this House—and which I very well remember because...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Science: Nature Conservancy 19 Oct 1972

  Will my right hon. Friend bear in mind that the Government's statement of policy on the Nature Conservancy as contained in the White Paper commenting on the report of the Select Committee on Science and Technology is a great departure from the attitude when this matter was looked at by the Select Committee investigating the National Environment Research Council? Will my right hon. Friend...

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