Former MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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I support the Motion of my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond, Yorks (Mr. Kitson), notwithstanding his remark that "even" Northern Ireland had started an eradication scheme. Not only have we started a brucellosis eradication scheme, but we are also free of foot-and-mouth disease. The Northern Ireland Ministry of Agriculture started the scheme about a year ago. First, it concentrated, very...
I wish to support my hon. Friend the Member for Mid-Ulster (Mr. Forrest). The House will generally welcome any legislation that facilitates adoption in any form. The terms of the Bill are narrow and bring into line Great Britain, the Channel Islands the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland. Certain of our colleagues have contributed to adoption legislation—Baroness Horsbrugh, who is now in...
I am very happy to support this small Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Armagh (Mr. Maginnis), which will rub out the rather ridiculous situation that one can be wrong and right under two different pieces of legislation, a state of affairs which can make life very difficult if one gets into trouble at any time. There is one small point which I hope that my hon. Friend the...
Former MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Entered the House of Commons on 26 May 1955 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 25 September 1964 — General election
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