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• COVID 19 restrictions 2020-2021 • 2021 Angela Rayner very Are not as effective due to the
effective against Johnson over Patterson scandal in place of fact that politicians have a
Starmer • 2017: case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe • Urgent However, majority in the parliament,
PMQs
questions about her detention in Iran. However, an urgent PMQs therefore it’s always going to be
question was asked again in October 2021 by Tulip Siddiq - so in favour of the PM and the
not effective? • 2018-20: case of Windrush, David Lammy party.
• Can sometimes get government to change mind • E.g. motion
Are limited. • Only 22 debates
for Syrian airstrikes 2013 rejected • E.g. IS airstrikes
However, held between 2017-19 - 4
authorised 2014 • on contaminated blood scandal, a debate Debates
debates emergency debates held between
moved by MP Diana Johnson, which helped stimulate
2010-2015
government action
• Often Members of the same
party, therefore it’s like
scrutinising the government by
• E.g a candidate for Bank of England Deputy Governor Public BIll government (Bill) • 0.5% of non-
resigned in 2017 after the Treasury Select Committee criticised committees, government MP
incomplete answers that she had given them. • Since 2007 can Lords recommendations are supported
review ministerial appointments - e.g. Amanda Spielman was committees by the government (Bill) • 2014
Select
rejected for head of Ofsted by the Education Select Committee and report on televised debates very
Committees
(yet was appointed!) • Foreign Affairs Committee looked into delegate little effect (Lord) • Members
Brexit and the EU in 2016. - Honours committee following committees selected by whips Select
Labour’s uncontrolled patronages in 2007 • Four special inquiry are not committees are only advisory
committees each year e.g. COVID 19 Committee 2020 useful at all. and, therefore, government
doesn’t have to listen to them.
Only 40% of advices are taken
into account.
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