But the leaders of Parliament also believed that the absence of a codified authority to act as lender of last resort would not keep the Bank of England from doing so when necessity commanded. As First Lord of the Treasury Sir Robert Peel wrote: “If it be necessary to assume a grave responsibility, I dare say men will be willing to assume such a responsibility.”
但英国议会领袖们也认为，缺乏充当最后贷款人的法定权力并不会影响英格兰银行在必要时这么做。正如第一财政大臣罗伯特·皮尔（Robert Peel）所写的：“在需要勇敢地承担责任的时候，我敢说，人们会乐于站出来承担责任的。”