Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Public Expenditure 5 Mar 1979

  All Government decisions, on expenditure as on other matters, have my full support.

• Oral Answers to Questions — Public Expenditure 5 Mar 1979

  I do not know that there are any hatchet men among the Civil Service, in spite of the one-sided leaks that one reads about. The Government's approach to public expenditure is based on a rather broader vision than that of the Conservative Party. I am afraid that I cannot go along with my hon. Friend in believing that it would be appropriate to procure an immediate £3 billion increase in...

• Oral Answers to Questions — Public Expenditure 5 Mar 1979

  I am not aware of any such proposals from the Labour Party. I am aware that some of my hon. Friends are understandably anxious to increase the public services. I share their desire. It is a question of timing in relation to our economic achievement permitting increases in public expenditure.

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Former MP for Manchester Central

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 1945 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 11 June 1979 — unknown

Also represented Manchester Cheetham; Manchester Exchange

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Future MPs in this constituency

• Robert Litherland
• Tony Lloyd
• Lucy Powell