– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 14 Mai 1964.
Mr Selwyn Lloyd
, Wirral
Yes, Sir. The business for the first week after the Whitsun Adjournment will be as follows:
Mr Carol Johnson
, Lewisham South
In view of the great interest that has been aroused by the Report on the extension of accommodation, and as, undoubtedly, when the debate on it takes place a large number of hon. Members may wish to refer to Reports made by earlier Committees on the question of accommodation, is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that all those Reports are now out of print?
Will he use his good offices to see that copies are made available in the House before the debate?
Mr Selwyn Lloyd
, Wirral
I will certainly consider the hon. Member's suggestion.
The Second Reading is the most important stage for a Bill. It is when the main purpose of a Bill is discussed and voted on. If the Bill passes it moves on to the Committee Stage. Further information can be obtained from factsheet L1 on the UK Parliament website.
Laws are the rules by which a country is governed. Britain has a long history of law making and the laws of this country can be divided into three types:- 1) Statute Laws are the laws that have been made by Parliament. 2) Case Law is law that has been established from cases tried in the courts - the laws arise from test cases. The result of the test case creates a precedent on which future cases are judged. 3) Common Law is a part of English Law, which has not come from Parliament. It consists of rules of law which have developed from customs or judgements made in courts over hundreds of years. For example until 1861 Parliament had never passed a law saying that murder was an offence. From the earliest times courts had judged that murder was a crime so there was no need to make a law.
