[3] Thomas held various ministerial posts during the Heath and Thatcher administrations, including government Whip, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Treasurer of HM Household and in the Welsh Office, the later as a result of the premature death of Michael Roberts MP in February 1983.
Stradling-Thomas was involved in one such instance, which was recalled by Joe Ashton MP: "We had a tied vote and Leslie Spriggs was brought to the House in an ambulance having suffered a severe heart attack.
So [Joe] leaned forward, turned the knob on the heart machine, the green light went around, and he said, 'There, you've lost-it's 311' [the vote had been tied 310-310].
[1] After missing a debate regarding tolls on the Severn Bridge, discontent about his capacity grew in his constituency party, and efforts began to deselect him in 1990.
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