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Mr Richard Crossman is a former MP for Coventry East.

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Former MP for Coventry East

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

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

Future MPs in this constituency

• Mary Creagh

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — State of Emergency 15 Nov 1973

  The Government.

• Orders of the Day — Direct Grant Schools 15 Nov 1973

  I have not often ventured to intervene in an education debate, but I think it might be useful to take some concrete examples and see how they work. I have been the Member for Coventry, East, for a good many years. The Labour Party captured the local authority in 1937 and sought to introduce comprehensive education. We have in Coventry four direct grant schools—two for boys and two for...

• Orders of the Day — Direct Grant Schools 15 Nov 1973

  I wish to heavens more education authorities maintained them. We, in Coventry, are proud to have the Coventry City Boarding School, because there are any number of special cases who benefit from a boarding school education. What I am talking about is the problem of there co-existing in the same place four intensively selective schools. Perhaps the distinguishing feature of the direct grant...

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