Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Police and Criminal Evidence Bill: New Clause 2 3 May 1983

  It is clear that there has been a large increase in crime. In Kent, we have been anxious during the last year about the crime rise, particularly in serious offences such as robbery and burglary. The new clause gives a power which has never existed—the power for a justice of the peace to authorise entry to search in respect of a serious offence. This has not been stressed in the debate....

• Orders of the Day — Police and Criminal Evidence Bill: New Clause 2 3 May 1983

  Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

• Citizens Advice Bureaux 27 Apr 1983

  I congratulate the Minister on arriving at an agreed review, but will that review be able to consider whether there is any party political bias in any of these bureaux and be able to make recommendations accordingly? In the citizens advice bureaux that I have been conversant with over many years, there never has been any party political bias, and there is no reason why there should be. Will...

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Former MP for Thanet West

Entered the House of Commons on 12 March 1953 — unknown

Left the House of Commons on 13 May 1983 — General election

Also represented Isle of Thanet

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP