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Mr Ralph Assheton is a former MP for Blackburn West.

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Former MP for Blackburn West

Entered the House of Commons on 14 November 1935 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 May 1955 — General election

Also represented City of London; Rushcliffe

Recent appearances

• Textile Industries, Lancashire and Northern Ireland 3 May 1955

  May I be allowed to congratulate my right hon. Friend on the two very important concessions which have been made and to tell him that the export trade of Lancashire will benefit greatly not only by the complete abolition of Purchase Tax on these two classes of goods, but also by the very substantial reductions of duty in India?

• Orders of the Day — Budget Proposals and Economic Situation 21 Apr 1955

  The right hon. Gentleman the Member for Bishop Auckland (Mr. Dalton) has been very lighthearted this afternoon and we all enjoyed it. I was not surprised that he was light-hearted, because it would have been difficult for him to have made a serious speech on this occasion. Yesterday, I listened with the greatest interest to the speech of the right hon. Gentleman the Member for Leeds, South...

• Orders of the Day — Budget Proposals and Economic Situation 21 Apr 1955

  I will come to that. The Opposition are in a great difficulty. If hon. Members opposite say, as the right hon. Gentleman said yesterday, that the Chancellor was bribing the voters with Income Tax concessions, that entirely spikes their guns when they come to say that only the rich are benefiting by the reduction of the taxes. They are in a hopeless dilemma and, therefore, they have to think...

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