Summary - Notes on Parliament: Unit 2 - Governing the UK
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Unit 2 - Governing the UK
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PEARSON (PEARSON)
Find 5 PDF documents finding summary notes relating to the topic of 'parliament' within A Level Government and Politics, paper 2. Simplified notes on the powers of the House of Lords and the House of Commons, the ways in which parliament interacts with the Executive (these notes are helpful in an e...
The Ways in Which Parliament Interacts with the
Executive
25 November 2022 13:09
Backbenchers Have a Significant role in parliament because...
• backbenchers can introduce private members' bills which may become laws
• 10 minute rule bills- these are an opportunity for backbenchers to voice an opinioin on
subject or aspect of existing legislation. This is when MPs make speeches of less than 1
minutes , which another member may oppose in a similar short statement. This rases t
profile of a particular issue
• They can carry out detailed scrutiny of government bills and policy, through working o
public bill and select commitees
• they can pose questions to gov ministers during question time
• they can examine gov actions through debates in the commons
• they can write questions to ministers who must provide a response
• they can raise concerns of their constituents and bring them to government's attentio
• they can use parliamentary priveledge which grants legal immunities for MPs and peer
allow them to perform their duties without interference from outside of the House
Backbenchers don't have a significant role in Parliament because...
• Private members bills very rarely come law, so most of a backbencher's time is spent
considering government bills
• when it comes to scrutiny, government whips limit the role of backbenchers, limiting t
independence and significance
• when debating, there is a limited time available to discuss issues in detail. Debates ofte
have little direct impact on legislation
• MPs could represent the people better they are often elected with less than 50% of th
vote in their constituencies, views of women and minority groups may not be properly
represented
• question time is often weak and ineffective.
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