Example sentences of "hon. member for dunfermline " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the Opposition spokesman , the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) , has the guts and really cares about Ravenscraig , will my hon. Friend ask him to stand up now and commit a future Labour Government to keeping Ravenscraig open ? |
| 2 | The last time it was asked about them by The Times , the best that it could do was to put up a research assistant to the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) to answer . |
| 3 | If Labour Members are so keen on Ravenscraig staying open , why does the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) not have the guts — or perhaps the influence in the shadow Cabinet — to give an unequivocal commitment that if the Labour party came to power it would keep Ravenscraig open ? |
| 4 | Yet is that not exactly what the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) and his hon. Friends are advocating , through the establishment of a national investment bank and a host of other measures — despite the fact that the hon. Gentleman has never done a day 's work in industry in his life ? |
| 5 | Presumably the same principle would apply to the right hon. and learned Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) and the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) . |
| 6 | I am not sure that the right hon. Gentleman has told the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) that , but perhaps the hon. Gentleman is putting down an early marker for after the next election . |
| 7 | I shall be happy to give way to the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) if Mr. Speaker will allow him to answer that question . |
| 8 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) has spent much of his time over the past few months telling industry about his policies . |
| 9 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who I believe is a prospective candidate in Garscadden , need have no worries about a statutory register in respect of the council tax . |
| 10 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) criticised the £8 billion of profits from the various companies which would yield about £2 billion or £2.5 billion of taxation to the Exchequer . |
| 11 | In the long tirade by the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) , there were about 10 debating points and if time permits I shall try to answer them . |
| 12 | Much of the speech by the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East , which lacked content , was taken up by a series of jealous tirades against the pay of people in the private sector who have satisfied shareholders , directors and other representatives of their need for a pay rise . |
| 13 | If we are to have a serious debate , we can do without the barracking that passes as comment from the hon. Member for Dunfermline , West . |
| 14 | I was once in that position , together with my former colleague the hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who is now a member of the Scottish National party . |
| 15 | The hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) sought to undermine that , but he will see how far we have gone . |
| 16 | I should have referred to the hon. Member for Dunfermline , West ( Mr. Douglas ) , who comes from Govan . |
| 17 | The Government 's forecasts have already been caricatured by the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East , and they were bizarre . |