Sir Lionel Heald
Former MP for Chertsey
Former MP for Chertsey
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May I very respectfully submit to you, Mr. Speaker, that after you have allowed a speech to be made by the hon. Member for Liverpool, Walton (Mr. Heffer) you should hear both sides before deciding the matter; and may I with the utmost respect suggest that if you do not allow further discussion you will have set a precedent with very great dangers. That a decision of major importance should...
As it has been mentioned that the Attorney-General for the Duchy of Cornwall has petitioned against the Bill, I think that you, Mr. Speaker, and the House would wish there to be no misunderstanding of the position of the Duchy of Cornwall in this matter. It is, I expect, known to most people that virtually the whole of Dartmoor was granted to Edward the Black Prince, first Duke of Cornwall by...
I am grateful to you, Mr. Speaker, for calling me after the hon. Member for Burnley (Mr. Dan Jones). It enables me to beat his time record, because I shall deal only with one point which particularly concerns the County of Surrey in which my constituency is situated. Paragraph 39 of the White Paper says that the Government have decided that the unitary areas proposed by the Commission are of...
Former MP for Chertsey
Entered the House of Commons on 23 February 1950 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 29 April 1970 — General election
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