Orders of the Day — Sexual Offences Bill

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 February 1966.

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Photo of Sir Cyril Black Sir Cyril Black , Wimbledon 12:00, 11 February 1966

Surely the right hon. Gentleman realises that when we make certain offences which for over 400 years have been contrary to the law of this country cease to be contrary to the law, the man in the street must conclude from that that Parliament has now decided that things believed for 400 years to be wrong are no longer wrong.