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Mr Samuel Roberts is a former MP for Sheffield Ecclesall.

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Former MP for Sheffield Ecclesall

Entered the House of Commons on 11 January 1921 — unknown

Left the House of Commons on 25 October 1935 — General election

Also represented Hereford

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Samuel Roberts
• Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett

Future MPs in this constituency

• Samuel Roberts
• Albert Harland
• Geoffrey Ellis
• Peter Roberts

Recent appearances

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause — (Repayment of estate duty on property included in a clearance area.) 11 Jun 1934

  The hon. Member for South-West Bethnal Green (Sir P. Harris) has an inaccurate idea of the valuation for Death Duty. Land is not valued for Death Duty on what the owner has made out of it in the past, the basis of the valuation is what the land would fetch in the open market, and as slum property is fetching very small sums in the open market now because of the knowledge of these various...

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause — (Amendment as, to stamp duty on loan capital.) 11 Jun 1934

  I beg to move, "That the Clause be read a Second time." It is a growing practice among groups of companies for one member of the group to lend money to other members without security and repayable on demand. The money is thus moved about from company to company where it may be used more profitably. It therefore appears to be desirable that anything which, by reason of its doubtful...

• Orders of the Day — Finance Bill.: New Clause — (Amendment as, to stamp duty on loan capital.) 11 Jun 1934

  I thank the right hon. Gentleman.

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