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Mr James Hill is a former MP for Southampton, Test.

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Former MP for Southampton, Test

Entered the House of Commons on 18 June 1970 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 8 April 1997 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bob Mitchell
• John Fletcher-Cooke
• John Howard
• Horace King

Future MPs in this constituency

• Bryan Gould
• Alan Whitehead

Recent appearances

• Business of the House 20 Feb 1997

  I expect that my right hon. Friend has noticed early-day motion 378. [That this House welcomes the joint appeal by the church councils of both parts of the Sudan entitled 'Here We Stand United in Action for Peace' noting particularly their appeal for international help to oversee a cease-fire and a referendum; and encourages the Foreign Secretary to respond positively.] The motion expresses...

• Orders of the Day — Education and Local Government 29 Oct 1996

  I praise the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for the magnificent work that she has done—against tremendous opposition from the Labour party, as we have heard. We have not mentioned this subject much so far, but of the schools in my constituency that have been examined by Her Majesty's inspectors of schools, one had to look to its curriculum and to the quality of its...

• Orders of the Day — Education and Local Government 29 Oct 1996

  Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the chance to explain that all those matters revolve one on another. Thuggery on council estates will not stray past a playground. Youngsters stay at school until the age of 16. Boys and girls seem to be much more developed these days. Unless there are sufficient facilities in an urban conurbation, youngsters turn to a certain amount of what I...

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