Former MP for Burton
Mr John Jennings is a former MP for Burton.
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
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?
Does the hon. Gentleman remember that marvellous dictum of Sir Stafford Cripps about a previous Labour Government—"We staggered from crisis to crisis"?
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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