Mr David James

Former MP for North Dorset

Recent appearances

  • Orders of the Day — Public Lending Right Bill 10 Nov 1978

    The Bill must surely stand an admirable chance of getting on to the statute book when the hon. Member for Putney (Mr. Jenkins) and I have similar thoughts. I am not as clever as my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Mr. St. JohnStevas), but I have had six books published. One was reprinted about a month ago and I have three on the stocks. I declare an interest and welcome the Bill. I...
  • Orders of the Day — Public Lending Right Bill 10 Nov 1978

    My hon. Friend says that there are a few eccentric people in favour of it. I very much take the point, made particularly by the hon. Member for Isle of Ely (Mr. Freud), that even though this Bill has massive imperfections, for goodness sake let us get it on to the statute book as a first step, even to the extent of forgetting Committee points if necessary, because we can always have further...
  • Orders of the Day — Public Lending Right Bill 10 Nov 1978

    I am perfectly prepared to accept the fact in this Bill that half a loaf is better than no bread, but I am suggesting that in the future it would be proper to go to a system of library charges; indeed, it would be proper, in the fullness of time, when people are more enlightened and discriminating about how they spend their money, that they should be charged for museums. All the interest that...

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Former MP for North Dorset

Entered the House of Commons on 8 October 1959 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 7 April 1979 — General election

Also represented Brighton, Kemptown

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