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Mr John Jennings is a former MP for Burton.

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Former MP for Burton

Entered the House of Commons on 26 May 1955 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 8 February 1974 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Arthur Colegate
• Arthur Lyne
• John Gretton
• John Gretton
• Robert Ratcliff
• Sydney Evershed
• Michael Bass

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ivan Lawrence
• Janet Dean
• Andrew Griffiths
• Kate Kniveton

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Cbi and TUC (Meetings) 31 Jan 1974

  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Is it right that any hon. Member of this House, whether from the Front Bench or the back benches, should take up so long, whatever the merits of the question? Is it right that he should take up such a long time in the 15 minutes allowed for Prime Minister's Questions?

• Education (Expenditure) 28 Jan 1974

  Does the hon. Gentleman remember that marvellous dictum of Sir Stafford Cripps about a previous Labour Government—"We staggered from crisis to crisis"?

• Education (Expenditure) 28 Jan 1974

  I begin on a note of congratulation to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Sparkbrook (Mr. Hattersley) on the moderation of his speech and his honest attempt to make it factual. I think he made a sincere attempt to set the tone of the debate on a low key. He succeeded. We have deviated once or twice in the debate from that low key on both sides of the House, but I hope that I can proceed in a...

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