Mr Robin Maxwell-Hyslop
Former MP for Tiverton
Former MP for Tiverton
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May I at this point say how glad I am that it is my hon. Friend who is replying to this debate, because 31â years ago, I took over from the well-loved Derick Heathcoat-Amory? It is a particular pleasure that, at the end of my last Parliament, a member of the same family should end that Parliament at the Dispatch Box.
There is one important aspect of your Speakership which needs to be placed on record, I hope as a guide for the future. All the holders of your office have been invested, by the tradition of the House and by Standing Orders, with authority. But, up until 1983, for longer than anyone can remember, the election of Mr. Speaker had been largely a fiction. The Speaker had been imposed on the House...
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Former MP for Tiverton
Entered the House of Commons on 16 November 1960 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 16 March 1992 — General election
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