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Mr David Trippier is a former MP for Rossendale and Darwen.

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Former MP for Rossendale and Darwen

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

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

Also represented Rossendale

Future MPs in this constituency

• Janet Anderson
• Jake Berry
• Andy MacNae

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Environmental Protection Act 1990 19 Feb 1992

  The Environmental Protection Act 1990 has already led to significant improvements in national pollution control, waste disposal, the control of litter and the reorganisation of bodies responsible for the countryside. Progress in all areas is continuing on schedule.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Environmental Protection Act 1990 19 Feb 1992

  When the hon. Gentleman sat on the Standing Committee on the Bill he did not vote on any single occasion against the precise measures to which he now refers. There is a major difference between the hon. Gentleman and myself as to whether prosecutions are an agency's proof of success. I maintain that the principal force of the 1990 Act is the deterrents that it introduced. Prosecutions are...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Environment: Environmental Protection Act 1990 19 Feb 1992

  My hon. Friend is right. On his last point, Labour has manifestly failed to square the circle. While it has a policy such as that to which my hon. Friend referred, it cannot convince the House or anyone else that it is serious about stabilising and reducing carbon dioxide levels. My hon. Friend's first point is valid. Conservative Governments have been responsible for all major environmental...

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