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Mr John Potter is a former MP for Eccles.

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Former MP for Eccles

Entered the House of Commons on 27 October 1931 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 25 October 1935 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Mort
• Albert Bethel
• John Buckle
• Marshall Stevens
• George Pollard
• Octavius Leigh-Clare
• Henry Roby
• Alfred Egerton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Robert Cary
• William Proctor
• Lewis Carter-Jones
• Joan Lestor
• Ian Stewart

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce.: Anglo-German Payments Agreement. 21 Feb 1935

  37. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the state of the discussions now proceeding between the German Government and the financial interests concerned relating to the inability of British subjects to obtain from the German authorities documents to which they are entitled under Article 7 (ii) of the Anglo-German Payments Agreement of November last?

• Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance.: Excess Profits Duty. 21 Feb 1935

  38. asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount still outstanding in respect of Excess Profits Duty; the number of cases in which legal proceedings have been commenced with a view to recovery of duty; and the amount lost, or estimated to be lost, to the Treasury arising out of liquidation or bankruptcy proceedings?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland.: Companies Act (Amendment). 21 Feb 1935

  49. asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, after the disclosures in the collapse of James and Shakespeare, he will, when amending the Companies Act of 1929, consider adding a new clause to provide that, when shares in a company are transferred to nominees as holders, the transfers, in addition to stating the names of the nominees, shall also state the names of the beneficial...

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