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Mr Jack Ashley is a former MP for Stoke-on-Trent South.

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Former MP for Stoke-on-Trent South

Entered the House of Commons on 31 March 1966 — General election

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

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ellis Smith

Future MPs in this constituency

• George Stevenson
• Rob Flello
• Jack Brereton
• Allison Gardner

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Employment: Disabled People (Unemployment) 10 Mar 1992

  To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the current rate of unemployment for (a) registered disabled people and (b) disabled people generally.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Employment: Disabled People (Unemployment) 10 Mar 1992

  Is the Minister aware that an unemployment rate among disabled people nearly four times as high as that among able-bodied people cannot be justified? As this is the Government's 13th hour and it is now too late for them to help, will the Minister explain to disabled people why the Secretary of State for Employment spends so much of his time rubbishing trade unions, rather than finding jobs...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 27 Feb 1992

  Is the Prime Minister aware that something far more valuable than the woolly citizens charter was brought before this House recently—a Bill to improve the rights of disabled people—but was talked out by Conservative Members? Will he now undertake to rescue the Bill? Or is this yet another example of the Government and their supporters talking up human rights in theory and knocking them...

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