John Major : Timeline
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1979 - Elected as Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire
1983 - Re-elected as Member of Parliament for renamed Huntingdon constituency
1985 - Appointed Under Secretary of State for Social Security
1986 - Appointed as Minister of State for Social Security
1987 - Re-elected as Member of Parliament for Huntingdon constituency
1987 - Appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury


Mr Major's Maiden Speech - June 1979
Mr Major's Intervention on Civil Service and Technology Grades - July 1979
Mr Major's Intervention on Council House Building - November 1979
Mr Major's Intervention on Mortgage Interest Rates - November 1979
Mr Major's Questions on the Council of Foreign Ministers - November 1979
Mr Major's Intervention on Small Businesses - December 1979
Mr Major's Intervention on the Rate Support Grant - January 1980


UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

Mr Major's Answers on Sick Pay - November 1985 (Major's first appearance on front bench)
Mr Major's Answers on Economic Deprivation - November 1985
Mr Major's Answers on Heating Bills - December 1985


MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY

Mr Major's Answers on the Severe Weather Payments - January 1987
Mr Major's Statement on Maternity and Funeral Payments - January 1987


Written Questions made by John Major in the House of Commons

Council of Ministers - June 20th 1979
Capital Punishment - July 17th 1979
Capital Punishment - Northern Ireland - July 17th 1979
Council House Sales - July 25th 1979
Stamp Duty - October 22nd 1979
Local Authorities Staff - November 5th 1979
Closed Shop - November 6th 1979
Efficiency Levels - November 7th 1979
National Freight Corporation - November 7th 1979
Sugar - November 9th 1979
Sugar Beet - November 12th 1979
Rate Support Grant - November 14th 1979
Tax and Price Index - November 19th 1979
TUC - November 22nd 1979
Members' Allowances - November 23rd 1979
European Council (Dublin) - December 4th 1979
Closed Shop Agreements - December 4th 1979