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Mr George Thomson is a former MP for Edinburgh East.

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Profile

Former MP for Edinburgh East

Entered the House of Commons on 3 October 1945 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons in 1947 — Resigned

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
• David Mason
• Thomas Shiels
• James Hogge
• James Gibson
• George McCrae
• Robert Wallace
• George Goschen

Future MPs in this constituency

• John Wheatley
• Eustace Willis
• Gavin Strang
• Sheila Gilmore
• Tommy Sheppard

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland: Fatal Accident, Strathblane (Inquiry) 5 Aug 1947

  I have been asked to reply. This fatal accident will be the subject of a Fatal Accidents Inquiry under the Fatal Accidents Inquiries (Scotland) Act, 1895. At that inquiry the cause of death and the circumstances of the accident will be fully and publicly investigated by the sheriff.

• Orders of the Day — CROWN PROCEEDINGS BILL [Lords]: New Clause. — (Application of 56 & 57 Vict, c. 61 to the Crown.) 25 Jul 1947

  When the Committee adjourned its discussions a fortnight ago I had just moved the Second Reading of the new Clause. In Scotland the period to which it refers is still six months, and it seems desirable that where we are dealing with the Crown the rules should be the same in both countries. For this reason I propose that it should be made one year in Scotland just as it is in England.

• Orders of the Day — CROWN PROCEEDINGS BILL [Lords]: New Clause. — (Application of 56 & 57 Vict, c. 61 to the Crown.) 25 Jul 1947

  This new Clause is intended to go into the Scottish application part of the Bill. The rules of limitation in England are separately dealt with and this provision will apply merely to Scotland. Its only effect will be that, so far as Crown proceedings are concerned, the period will be a year, whereas at present it is six months in Scotland.

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