Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Fisheries and Food – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 20 Rhagfyr 1973.
Nicholas Winterton
, Macclesfield
12:00,
20 Rhagfyr 1973
Is not it time that the Opposition showed some responsibility towards our farmers, who provide our food, and realised the increased costs with which farmers are faced? Is it not time that the British public realised the value that they are getting from the British farmer?
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".
