Former MP for Horncastle
Mr Samuel Pattinson is a former MP for Horncastle.
Former MP for Horncastle
Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1922 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 9 October 1924 — General election
Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the promise was made in the candidate's address as well as in the circular?
I am one of the few of those who voted against the Second Reading of this Bill. I happen to live among farm labourers; I know all their difficulties as well as any hon. Member of this House, and I am not convinced that putting the power into the hands of the central authority in London and placing the destinies of the whole industry in their hands was doing the right thing. I was very sorry...
By the Labour party. If they mean it—[HON. MEMBERS: "Read it!"] It says: The Labour Government wants to help the farmer, as well as the agricultural workers, by guaranteeing fair prices to the farmers, so that they may know in advance what their crops will fetch. If they do mean that, they can have the minimum wage and they can have the Wages Board, and I can assure them that agriculture...
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