Sir John Anderson
Former MP for Combined Scottish Universities
Former MP for Combined Scottish Universities
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There is one small point which I should like to bring to the notice of the Committee arising from this Clause. Clause 8, as hon. Members will observe, makes provision for grants towards the expense of constructing additional landing stages, not being Festival landing stages. It makes no provision for any contribution towards the cost of operating or maintaining such landing stages. The point...
With the indulgence of the House, before coming to the more immediate matters which are our concern today, I should like to go over some of the ground of the previous Debate last month in which I was prevented from taking part by my absence in Canada. As I see the matter, we are confronted by two distinct problems which, though interconnected, ought to be considered separately. This is...
I certainly do not understand it. Have the people in fact been so much better off?
Former MP for Combined Scottish Universities
Entered the House of Commons on 25 February 1938 — unknown
Left the House of Commons on 3 February 1950 — General election
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