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Mr Anthony Speller is a former MP for North Devon.

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Former MP for North Devon

Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 16 March 1992 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jeremy Thorpe
• James Lindsay
• Christopher Peto

Future MPs in this constituency

• Nick Harvey
• Peter Heaton-Jones
• Selaine Saxby
• Ian Roome

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Further and Higher Education Bill [Lords]: Adult Education Funding for Community Colleges 3 Mar 1992

  I have enjoyed not just the debate, but the work which led up to it. It has been one of those occasions when one is rightly obliged to consult principals of community colleges and those in further education colleges and to listen to what is said. Three points have come over most strongly to me. The first is that many non-vocational courses that are taken almost for pleasure may lead to a...

• Orders of the Day — Further and Higher Education Bill [Lords]: Report on Provision for Adult Education 3 Mar 1992

  I accept what my right hon. and learned Friend says and congratulate him on his admirable desire to provide wider education opportunities. However, I should like my right hon. and learned Friend to deal with the more specific point of Devon's local community colleges where the existing machinery works well. Does he agree that such colleges would respond better to local needs in rural areas if...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry: Development and Assisted Area Status (Devon) 12 Feb 1992

  To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will reconsider the boundaries for development and assisted-area status in Devon.

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