Example sentences of "the [adj] member for [noun prp] " in BNC.

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1 This anomaly became known as the West Lothian question as it was continuously raised by Tam Dalyell , the Labour Member for West Lothian and a firm opponent of devolution .
2 It is regrettable that , yet again , the Labour Member for Bristol has not bothered to turn up .
3 The Hon. Members for Cunninghame , North ( Mr. Wilson ) , for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) and for Glasgow , Maryhill ( Mrs. Fyfe ) raised the question of the procedures to be adopted if a bus service is withdrawn .
4 The hon. Members for Gordon ( Mr. Bruce ) and for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) spent some time describing in detail cases with which they were familiar .
5 I am afraid that the remarks of the hon. Members for Newham , North-East ( Mr. Leighton ) and for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) about market forces only go to show how little they understand them .
6 Perhaps it is not surprising that the Hon. Members for Wimbledon ( Dr. Goodson-Wickes ) and for Battersea ( Mr. Bowis ) and those other Hon. Members from other exotic places who served with us would not find it particularly attractive to participate in further debates on the Bill today .
7 I do not include in that 70 the number of occasions when the hon. Members for Brightside and for Dagenham have said contradictory things .
8 It is obvious from the speeches of the hon. Members for Midlothian ( Mr. Eadie ) and for Teignbridge ( Mr. Nicholls ) and from that of the right hon. Member for Llanelli ( Mr. Davies ) that underlying today 's debate is a debate on Britain 's energy policy .
9 The problem of carers was sensibly raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Chislehurst ( Mr. Sims ) and by several other hon. Members , including the hon. Members for Withington and for Birkenhead .
10 I suspect that a number of Conservative Members support the establishment of such a committee most likely the right Hon. Member for Kincardine and Deeside ( Mr. Buchanan-Smith ) and the Hon. Members for Dumfries ( Sir H. Monro ) and for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale ( Mr. Lang ) .
11 The hon. Members for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) and for West Bromwich , East ( Mr. Snape ) referred to an article in the Evening Standard .
12 For example , will you instigate an investigation and action to change the Short money as a result of the hon. Members for Liverpool , Broadgreen ( Mr. Fields ) and for Coventry , South-East ( Mr. Nellist ) ceasing to be members of the Labour party ?
13 Boyson ) , and the hon. Members for Hendon , South ( Mr. Marshall ) , for Lancaster ( Dame E. Kellett-Bowman ) , for Rochford ( Dr. Clark ) , for Leeds , North-West ( Dr. Hampson ) , for Warrington , South ( Mr. Butler ) , for Gravesham ( Mr. Arnold ) and for Honiton ( Sir P. Emery ) .
14 I would not normally have said that that was a reflection on the respective debating abilities of the hon. Members for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) and for Blackburn .
15 I have undertaken missions with the hon. Members for Foyle ( Mr. Hume ) , for Fermanagh and South Tyrone ( Mr. Maginnis ) and for South Down ( Mr. McGrady ) in an attempt to get more business and development in their areas .
16 Most of us listened carefully to those hon. Members whose constituencies have been affected by this hooliganism — the hon. Members for Tyne Bridge ( Mr. Clelland ) , for Wansbeck ( Mr. Thompson ) and for Hartlepool ( Mr. Leadbitter ) .
17 It is perhaps characteristic of the hon. Members for Rother Valley and for Holborn and St. Pancras ( Mr. Dobson ) that they take the most pessimistic scenario and present it as fact .
18 We have heard speeches not only by my hon. Friend the Member for Leicestershire , North-West , who initiated the debate , and the hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West but by the hon. Members for Leicester , East ( Mr. Vaz ) , for Rutland and Melton ( Mr. Latham ) , for Harborough ( Sir J. Farr ) , for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) , for Staffordshire , South ( Mr. Cormack ) , and for Hendon , South ( Mr. Marshall ) , my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) and the right hon. Members for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) and the hon. Members for Crewe and Nantwich ( Mrs. Dunwoody ) , for Houghton and Washington ( Mr. Boyes ) , the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery ( Mr. Carlile ) , and the Opposition Chief Whip .
19 We have heard speeches not only by my hon. Friend the Member for Leicestershire , North-West , who initiated the debate , and the hon. and learned Member for Leicester , West but by the hon. Members for Leicester , East ( Mr. Vaz ) , for Rutland and Melton ( Mr. Latham ) , for Harborough ( Sir J. Farr ) , for Chelmsford ( Mr. Burns ) , for Staffordshire , South ( Mr. Cormack ) , and for Hendon , South ( Mr. Marshall ) , my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) and the right hon. Members for Morley and Leeds , South ( Mr. Rees ) and the hon. Members for Crewe and Nantwich ( Mrs. Dunwoody ) , for Houghton and Washington ( Mr. Boyes ) , the hon. and learned Member for Montgomery ( Mr. Carlile ) , and the Opposition Chief Whip .
20 The hon. Members for Birkenhead and for Halifax ( Mrs. Mahon ) and my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield referred to my part in the events of 1990 .
21 The hon. Members for Birkenhead and for Withington raised the problem of evictions .
22 The hon. Members for Stretford ( Mr. Lloyd ) and for Newham , North-East gave a telling and effective account of what happens during unemployment — of the destructive , demoralising and damaging effect on individuals who are unemployed .
23 To revert to the Scottish question that was raised by the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) , has the Prime Minister noted the statement today by the leaders of the financial services industries north of the border that in the event of a measure of devolution or independence , to which the Opposition parties aspire , the likeliest result would be that many of the financial services companies would move south of the border ?
24 The hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) asked what would happen to the pound if the United Kingdom were exempt from stage three .
25 However , I can tell the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan what I am seeking to achieve .
26 I wish to take this early opportunity to thank the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) .
27 I apologise to the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) for interrupting his speech .
28 According to my experience — and , I believe , that of my hon. Friends the Members for Aberdeen , North ( Mr. Hughes ) and for Greenock and Port Glasgow ( Dr. Godman ) , and the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan ( Mr. Salmond ) — there is no such thing as anonymity .
29 The hon. Member for Banff and Buchan mentioned promotion , for instance .
30 Does my hon. Friend agree — unlike the hon. Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) — that the Prevention of Terrorism Act is exactly that : a measure to prevent terrorism ?
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