Mr Dudley Smith
Former MP for Warwick and Leamington
Former MP for Warwick and Leamington
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Will my hon. Friend bear in mind the point that I made about those who are trying to pre-empt the scheme? I very much welcome the scheme. Will he do something about those who wish to pre-empt it?
The hon. Gentleman is aware of my support for his general thesis. Is he aware that, although we have not reached the end of the second month of the year, in Warwickshire 3,500 m of hedgerows have been stripped away in a very short time, some of them in Sherbourne in my constituency? Warwickshire wildlife trust, an admirable body which works hard, thinks that some farmers and landowners are...
Is not my right hon. Friend absolutely right to say that our defence spending in the past 17 years has been creditable compared with that of many of our European counterparts? Should there not be an increase in defence spending in other European countries to help provide a stable Europe in the future?
Former MP for Warwick and Leamington
Entered the House of Commons on 8 October 1959 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 8 April 1997 — General election
Also represented Brentford and Chiswick
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