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Mr William Hughes is a former MP for City of Durham.

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Former MP for City of Durham

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

Left the House of Commons on 18 May 1987 — General election

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Charles Grey
• Joshua Ritson
• William McKeag
• Joshua Ritson
• John Hills
• Arthur Elliot
• Matthew Fowler
• Thomas Milvain
• Thomas Thompson
• Farrer Herschell
• Arthur Monck
• Thomas Thompson
• John Henderson
• John Wharton
• John Davison
• John Henderson
• John Mowbray
• John Henderson
• John Mowbray
• William Atherton
• John Mowbray
• Adolphus Vane
• Henry Spearman
• William Atherton
• Thomas Granger
• Henry Spearman
• Thomas Granger
• John Bright
• Dungannon
• Thomas Granger
• Robert Fitzroy
• William Harland
• Dungannon
• William Harland
• Dungannon
• William Harland
• William Chaytor
• Dungannon
• Michael Taylor
• Roger Gresley
• Henry Hardinge
• Michael Taylor
• Henry Hardinge
• Michael Taylor
• Henry Hardinge
• Richard Wharton
• Michael Taylor
• Richard Wharton
• George Allan
• Richard Wharton
• Ralph Lambton
• Richard Wharton
• Robert Shafto
• Ralph Lambton
• Robert Shafto
• Richard Wharton
• Ralph Lambton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gerry Steinberg
• Roberta Blackman-Woods
• Mary Foy

Recent appearances

• Points of Order 12 May 1987

  On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. What opportunity will be provided for hon. Members who are not seeking re-election to bid their farewells to you—as has been the custom over a number of Parliaments—given the arrangements for Dissolution and Prorogation? There should be such an opportunity?

• State Security 28 Apr 1987

  Further to that point of order. Mr. Speaker. I doubt whether I shall ever address the House again, but may I just say that the discussion that I have heard has brought the House into such disrepute that, after 17 years as a Member, I trust that your successor, Mr. Speaker, never has to rule that we are not able to discuss a matter of such importance in such circumstances.

• South Atlantic Fisheries 29 Oct 1986

  I should like to follow precisely that point. Are the resources for the Falkland Islands Government in manpower and ships other than utterly inadequate to deal with the size of Russian, Japanese and other machinery there? Is it not completely erroneous to believe that they can cope without bringing the British military presence into direct confrontation?

More of Mr William Hughes’s recent appearances