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Mr Daniel Somerville is a former MP for Willesden East.

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Former MP for Willesden East

Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1922 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 1 July 1938 — Died

Also represented Barrow-in-Furness

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Henry Mallaby-Deeley

Future MPs in this constituency

• Harcourt Johnstone
• George Stanley
• Samuel Hammersley
• Maurice Orbach
• Trevor Skeet
• Reginald Freeson

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause. — (Exemption where the in come of an individual is not subject to Income Tax.) 7 Jul 1937

  Everyone appreciates the motive behind this Clause. I hesitate to say that it is, in fact, contrary to the basic principle of the National Defence Contribution in case some one should move to report Progress. But the principle of the National Defence Contribution has already been approved by the Committee, and the principle is that the tax is one on profits of companies and not on the incomes...

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause. — (Exemption where the in come of an individual is not subject to Income Tax.) 7 Jul 1937

  That is a different point. This is a proposal to make it fall upon those who pay Income Tax and not to fall upon those who do not. What I was suggesting to the Committee was that the effect was to make it a tax on incomes, and to incorporate in it the liabilities and exemptions, and so on, upon which Income Tax is based would make it a tax on incomes. That would, I suggest to the Committee...

• Orders of the Day — New Schedule. — (Adaptations of Income Tax provisions as to computation of profits.) 7 Jul 1937

  I will begin by giving the figure which my right hon. Friend promised that I would give, of the estimate of the amount which, under the formula, will be received from the building societies. The figure is in the neighbourhood of £400,000. Having given that I will come to the general point of this Debate, and will endeavour to be as brief as I can in doing what I hope will be justice to the...

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