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Functions of parliament (Representation (Descriptive representation…

- - - - White Paper
        
        Detailed proposal for legislation
      - Green Paper
        
        Various options for legislation
      - Draft bill
        
        Scrutinised by select committee or joint committee
        
        Redrafting or influencing
        
        Limited time
        
        1997 - 2010 (75)
        
        2010 - 2015 (35)
    - - Formal presentation
      - No debate
    - - Main debate
      - Rare defeats
        
        1945 (2)
        
        1986 (Sunday Trading Bill)
    - - Public Bill Committee
        
        Detailed scrutiny
        
        2015-16 (22)
        
        Membership reflects party strength
    - - Considered by Commons
      - John Major lost on Masstricht Treaty in 1993
    - - Debate on amended bill
    - - If amendments are made, Commons may agree, reject or amend them
      - Parliamentary ping pong
        
        2010 - 2012
        
        Commons overturned a series of amendments on legal aid and welfare reform
    - - Private Members Bill
        
        Ballot
        
        Fillibustering
        
        Lobbyists
        
        Ten Minute Rule Bill
        
        Few get beyond this
        
        Draw attention
        
        Presentation
        
        No debate
        
        Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965
        
        Abortion Act 1967
    - - 3,500 per year
      - Scrutinised by statutory instruments committee
  - - - Amend or reject proposals
    - - Modify or reject legislative
      - Unable to develop extensive proposals
      - UK Parliament
        
        Government bills
        
        Parliamentary timetable
        
        Payroll vote
        
        Party discipline
    - - No modification or veto
- - - - Strategy
      - Policy
      - Expenditure and performance
      - Draft bills
      - Bills and delegated legislation
      - Post legislative scrutiny
      - European scrutiny
      - Appointments
      - Support for the house
      - Public engagement
    - - EU (21 members)
        
        Voted using AV
        
        Independent or expert
        
        Enhanced autonomy
    - - Restricted documents
      - Summon witnesses
        
        2015-16 Culture, Media and Sports
        
        Phone hacking
    - - 40%
  - - - First response at PMQs
      - Six questions
    - - Oppose government legislation
      - Alternative government
    - - 150,000 votes
      - 2 seats
- - - - Europe refugee crisis
      - UK steel industry
  - - - Shape parliamentary legislation
      - EU referendum
      - Hillsborough disaster
      - Elected within party groups
- - - - 208 in 2017 (32%)