Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 20 January 1959.
Mr Frank Beswick
, Uxbridge
12:00,
20 January 1959
Is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that in my Constituency, which is in the Metropolitan area, there have been within the last year two cases of motor cars being overturned after collision with runaway horses? Is it not a fact that, under the present law, there is no liability on the owner of those horses, and will the right hon. and learned Gentleman therefore consider whether the law could be changed?
In a general election, each Constituency chooses an MP to represent them. MPs have a responsibility to represnt the views of the Constituency in the House of Commons. There are 650 Constituencies, and thus 650 MPs. A citizen of a Constituency is known as a Constituent
