Mr John Withers
Former MP for Cambridge University
Former MP for Cambridge University
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The Spanish Government would have belligerent rights as well, and of course, they would be able to exercise them just the same as General Franco.
I congratulate the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the practical completion of the Finance Bill, and I hope that he will excuse me if I repeat what I said on a previous occasion, that I hoped, in future years, some effort will be made to simplify the Budget and the Finance Bill. They are almost unintelligible. For instance, in Clause 41 there are three pages devoted to an explanation of...
Hear, hear——
Former MP for Cambridge University
Entered the House of Commons on 13 February 1926 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 29 December 1939 — Died
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