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I remember David Penhaligon saying in the 1980s that while queuing in the
Division Lobby once, he noticed that all the statutes were in bound
volumes along its length. And also that those from 1980 to 1985 took up as
much shelf space as those from 1066 to 1979.
So, all in all, a Sisyphean task.

David Penhaligon. An excellent MP.

"The major failure of the Minister has been his neglect to do anything to
deal with the problem of seat belt legislation or to tighten up the drink
and driving laws. I am not sure whether this is not due to a failure on the
part of the House since the issues involved here clearly have majority
support in the House. There is no point in any party claiming special virtue
on this subject because I do not know of any party which is united on this
issue. All parties have their oppositions within them and my party is no
different. It is an appalling scandal and a sad reflection on this House
that we cannot enact legislation which the overwhelming majority of hon.
Members would like to see on the statute book."

David Penhaligon died in a car accident and it was found that he hadn't
fastened his seat belt.

You can vote for the law, you can understand its importance but you can
still end up breaking it.