Part of Orders of the Day — Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Bill – in the House of Commons am 5:30 pm ar 20 Mehefin 1991.
Mr Kevin McNamara
, Kingston upon Hull North
5:30,
20 Mehefin 1991
The Opposition are grateful to the Government for accepting our argument that more precision is needed in the safeguarding of individuals. We welcome what has been done.
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".
