– in the House of Commons at on 24 March 1943.
Mr Alfred Bossom
, Maidstone
asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works whether he intends that existing building Acts, by-Laws and Regulations now in force shall apply to post-war construction, or to introduce substantial modifications to enable the new materials and processes evolved in recent years to be adopted?
Mr George Hicks
, Woolwich East
My Noble Friend is aware of the desirability of taking all possible steps to make it possible throughout the country to adopt the best methods of construction and to make use of new materials and processes evolved in recent years. As soon as the present technical studies which my Ministry has in hand with the other Departments concerned are completed, consideration will be given to the need for action on the lines indicated by my hon. Friend.
Mr Alfred Bossom
, Maidstone
While thanking my hon. Friend for his reply, may I ask him to be as speedy as possible in getting these Regulations issued to the public?
Mr George Hicks
, Woolwich East
Yes, Sir.
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.
