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Parliament - Coggle Diagram
Parliament
Scrutinising the executive
PMQ's
=
Opposition get 6 questions
Pantomime
opposition days
debates
select comitees
chaired by MP's elected by peers
Jeremy hunt
Windrush Amber Rudd
liaison committees
Question the PM
3 x a year
House of commons
Strike down legislation
elected representatives
recall
Money bills
votes of no confidence
debating issues
urgent questions
large increase with john bercow
Big issues
war - syria 2013
Sustaining government
Provide ministers
130 payroll vote
No confidence
14 days to form new gov't
coalition
Sovereignty
legal
Make any law
Create any law
strike down any law
Political
reality
enforceable laws
EU
ECJ
Factortame
referendums (Brexit 2015)
elections
House of lords
Use expertise and offer advice
can only delay legislation
Not allowed to interfere with manifesto pledges
cross benchers
Representative democracy
HOC
Represent interest groups
HOL
represent electorate
constituencies
whips
Effective
whips
parties too influential
PM too much power
Blair / Johnson
yes
Mps individually elected
select committees actually work?
Both
Scrutinise bills
Debates
Select committees
hold executive to account
BBBC
e-petitions
other issues chosen by them
32 days each session
Making laws
Scrutinise bills
Delay power (1949 parliament act)
Private members bills - up skirting
statutory instruments
No vote
Covid