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Mr Athelstan Rendall is a former MP for Thornbury.

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Former MP for Thornbury

Entered the House of Commons on 12 January 1906 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 9 October 1924 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Charles Colston
• John Plunkett
• Edward Howard

Future MPs in this constituency

• Herbert Woodcock
• Derrick Gunston
• Joseph Alpass

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Unemployment.: Contribution's (Refunds). 14 May 1924

  35. asked the Minister of Labour whether he is prepared to consider an amendment of the Unemployment Insurance Act under which no return of premiums is made to the widow of a man dying at the age of 56, although he has never received a penny of benefit during his life?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Enemy Action Claims. 19 Feb 1924

  10. asked the President of the Board of Trade why the Reparation Claims Department, in reply to letters complaining of delay, state they cannot say how long it will b before they will have dealt with the applications before them or when decisions on their merits will be made; and whether, having regard to the necessity of many of the applicants, and their liability to die before their cases...

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: Clause 15. — (Income Tax on offices, employments, and pensions to be chargeable under Schedule E.) 13 Jul 1922

  When I put an Amendment down for the Committee stage on this point, the Solicitor-General, with great skill, explained to the Chairman that I was under a great delusion if I thought that I had found the right place to move the Amendment. He argued that the Chairman ought not to allow the Amendment to be moved, because we were dealing with an explanatory Clause. It was therefore not discussed...

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