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<br> <form action="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/search" id="person-search" method="get" rel="search"><input size="24" title="Access key: M" accesskey="m" name="query" id="person-search-query" type="search" placeholder="Search Hansard" autosave="hansard.millbanksystems.com" results="10" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="speaker" value="mr-richard-needham"> <input type="submit" value="Search in speeches by this person"> </form> <h2>Constituencies</h2> <ol class="constituencies"> <li class="constituency"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/constituencies/chippenham?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Chippenham</a> May 3, 1979 - June 9, 1983</li> <li class="constituency"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/constituencies/wiltshire-north?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Wiltshire North</a> June 9, 1983 - May 1, 1997</li> </ol> <h2 class="offices">Offices</h2> <ol class="offices"> <li class="office"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/offices/under-secretary?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Under-Secretary</a> 1985 - 1992</li> <li class="office"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/offices/minister-of-state?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Minister of State</a> 1992 - 1997</li> </ol> <h2>Titles in Lords</h2> <ol class="lords-memberships"> <li class="lords-membership">Earl of Kilmorey 1977 -</li> </ol> <h2>Contributions</h2> <p class="first-speech">First recorded, on May 25, 1979 <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written_answers/1979/may/25/farmers-fuel-oil-supplies?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S5CV0967P0_19790525_CWA_75">Farmers (Fuel Oil Supplies)</a> Written Answers</p> <p class="by-year">By year, 5124 in total: <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1979?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1979</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1980?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1980</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1981?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1981</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1982?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1982</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1983?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1983</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1984?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1984</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1985?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1985</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1986?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1986</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1987?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1987</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1988?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1988</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1989?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1989</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1990?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1990</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1991?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1991</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1992?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1992</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1993?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1993</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1994?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1994</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1995?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1995</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1996?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1996</a> </span> <span class="speeches-by-year"> <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham/1997?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">1997</a> </span></p> <p class="last-speech">Last recorded, on March 5, 1997 <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/commons/1997/mar/05/prevention-of-terrorism?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0291P0_19970305_HOC_324">Prevention of Terrorism</a> Commons</p> <p class="disclaimer">Information presented on this page was prepared from the XML source files, together with information from the History of Parliament Trust, the work of Leigh Rayment and public sources. 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