Lieut-Commander Richard Tufnell
Former MP for Cambridge
Former MP for Cambridge
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I intervene only for a very few moments to support the suggestion of one hon. Member, who asked that great encouragement should be given to the Sea Cadet Corps. I have been amazed at what I have seen in the depths of the country, where the boys are very anxious to form these cadet corps, and all they ask is that they shall be encouraged by the Admiralty. I hope the Admiralty will do their...
I will not intervene for very long at this stage. I have already given my views on this particular matter of allocating local education authorities to certain boroughs or urban districts, and I still feel that the Government are doing the thing completely the wrong way round. Obviously, the right way is to take those authorities which are efficient to-day and work on them. Therefore, I hope...
I hope the hon. Gentleman will consider this sympathetically. Surely the excepted districts, who know the circumstances and know the people, should have the first consideration as to whom they should appoint. We were suspicious from the start that the county authority having the financial control would wish to control the appointment of the excepted district officers and, therefore, I hope...
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Former MP for Cambridge
Entered the House of Commons on 8 February 1934 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 15 June 1945 — General election
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