Opposition days

Question 1

Opposition days:

Question 2

KU: what it is (days where the opposing parties get to choose what to discuss

Answer 2

20 days in a session for this) and how a govt minister must respond to the discussion

Question 3

A: important because it can make the government change their mind about a matter. Eg

Answer 3

in 2009 a Lib Dem opposition day made the government change their mind on the rights of retired ghurkas to live in the uk

Question 4

KU: it’s not very good at holding the govt to account though because the govt usually has a majority and so they win most of the votes anyway.

Question 5

A: important because it means that opposition days don’t really work well or often. Eg

Answer 5

the ghurka example was the only opposition day defeat between 1978 and 2016

Question 6

E: this is never effective since it barely ever happens

Answer 6

and the govt has a majority so they win most of the votes anyway.