Mr John Temple, former MP, City of Chester

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Orders of the Day — Chile 28 Nov 1973

I agree with my right hon. Friend the Minister of State and with the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Mr. Heffer) that this is an exceedingly serious debate. I shall endeavour to give what I regard as the true facts of the situation and I shall also meet the constitutional arguments put forward by the Opposition. I hope my arguments will carry conviction. I have had the good fortune of...
Orders of the Day — Chile 28 Nov 1973

The Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of what should or should not happen under the constitution. I had the opportunity of studying the Allende régime to a small extent. I went to a farm near Valparaiso which was in a perfectly shocking state. There was no doubt that agricultural production was dropping on almost every farm throughout Chile because the whole agricultural reform...
Orders of the Day — Chile 28 Nov 1973

I knew that it was a mistake to give way to the hon. Gentleman, purely because that was exactly my next point. The situation was escalating towards civil war. I do not rely for my information on the Press. In those circumstances, it became known to those in the armed forces, and generally known afterwards, that there was something called the Z plan. That was referred to by my right hon....

Former MP for City of Chester

Entered the House of Commons on 15 November 1956 — unknown

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

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