Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4 June 1964.
Mr Arthur Holt
, Bolton West
12:00,
4 June 1964
While thanking the hon. Gentleman for that Answer, may I ask whether he is aware that in my Constituency a boy died as a result of a car accident in January and that his body is still in cold storage because of an offence by his friend who was driving his car, which comes under Section 1 of the 1960 Road Traffic Act? This is highly embarrassing to all concerned. May I have an assurance from the hon. Gentleman that the amending Regulations which he intends to bring in within a month will take care of that kind of case?
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