Former MP for Down
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I ask for your indulgence, Mr. Speaker, and that of the House for a very short period in which to add my contribution to an already wide and instructive Debate. I do so, not by way of criticism, but with the genuine desire to help in the solution of the present crisis. The Gracious Speech has dealt with many matters of the utmost importance. I will touch on only one, which has already been...
asked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to complaints made by owners of land in the Holywood district of County Down, concerning trespass and damage to crops and fences by military personnel; and if he will take steps now to prevent this.
Former MP for Down
Entered the House of Commons on 6 June 1946 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 3 February 1950 — General election
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