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  1. ↑ The junior role for shipping and aviation was assumed directly by the Secretary of State for Transport.

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  2. ↑ "Search Results - Birth, Marriage, Death - findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  3. 1 2 "Register of interests: Councillor Ian Courts". Solihull.gov.uk.
  4. ↑ "Visit by Cllr Ian and Mrs Sheila Courts". TroopAid. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Whither Witney? The by-election everyone's watching". www1.dehavilland.co.uk. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
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  7. 1 2 Press Association (22 September 2016). "Robert Courts chosen as Tory candidate for David Cameron's constituency". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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7 December 2023 –5 July 2024
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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for Witney
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