Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 11 Chwefror 1991.
Dr Jack Cunningham
Chair, House of Commons (Services): Computer Sub-Committee, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
12:00,
11 Chwefror 1991
The Majority of Members—indeed, I hope, the whole House—recognise the urgent need to review security. The measures taken certainly have my support and that of my right hon. and hon. Friends.
To revert to the original question of my hon. Friend the Member for Islington, North (Mr. Corbyn), the right hon. Gentleman said that a number of steps have been taken. It is the number of steps which is the problem. If the House really intends to resolve the problem of access for disabled people, it should show the same urgency in dealing with that problem as it has shown on security.
The House of Commons is one of the houses of parliament. Here, elected MPs (elected by the "commons", i.e. the people) debate. In modern times, nearly all power resides in this house. In the commons are 650 MPs, as well as a speaker and three deputy speakers.
The term "majority" is used in two ways in Parliament. Firstly a Government cannot operate effectively unless it can command a majority in the House of Commons - a majority means winning more than 50% of the votes in a division. Should a Government fail to hold the confidence of the House, it has to hold a General Election. Secondly the term can also be used in an election, where it refers to the margin which the candidate with the most votes has over the candidate coming second. To win a seat a candidate need only have a majority of 1.
