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Mr William Clark is a former MP for Croydon South.

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Former MP for Croydon South

Entered the House of Commons on 8 October 1959 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 16 March 1992 — General election

Also represented East Surrey; Nottingham South

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Richard Thompson
• David Rees-Williams
• Herbert Williams
• William Mitchell-Thomson
• Allan Smith
• Ian Malcolm

Future MPs in this constituency

• Richard Thompson
• David Winnick
• Richard Thompson
• Richard Ottaway
• Chris Philp

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 1992

  We must be logical. The hon. Gentleman has agreed that part of the borrowing requirement is caused by welfare benefits and transferred payments. Surely all those payments go to consumption.

• Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 1992

  The hon. Member for Dunfermline, East (Mr. Brown) did not once mention the increase in public expenditure that was announced in the autumn statement or the increases in public expenditure, in real terms, on roads, health and so on since 1979. Many of us listened with bated breath when the hon. Gentleman called for more expenditure on this, more expenditure on that and more on the other, but...

• Orders of the Day — Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 12 Mar 1992

  I am not familiar with the economic circumstances of the Koreans. If the Korean gentleman believes that, he should talk to people from the United States and Japan who will tell him that our wage rates are very competitive and are not lower than those elsewhere. The hon. Gentleman makes accusations about the Koreans, but I should not have thought that one could possibly compare the Korean...

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