Part of Oral Answers to Questions — National Finance – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 28 Ionawr 1947.
Mr Hugh Dalton
, Bishop Auckland
12:00,
28 Ionawr 1947
I do not know whether this House wants me to use my powers of direction under Section 4 of the Bank of England Act, but if that is the request of the Opposition, I will take it into account.
The Opposition are the political parties in the House of Commons other than the largest or Government party. They are called the Opposition because they sit on the benches opposite the Government in the House of Commons Chamber. The largest of the Opposition parties is known as Her Majesty's Opposition. The role of the Official Opposition is to question and scrutinise the work of Government. The Opposition often votes against the Government. In a sense the Official Opposition is the "Government in waiting".
