2.2 Parliament: Committees
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- Created on: 15-05-17 13:59
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- committees of the whole house
- Committees
- legislative committees of either house
- grants power to MPs and peers but not free from party discipline
- party loyalty is expected to apply in committee
- not a popular job
- MPs with specific interests will be put into certain committees
- Pressure groups are very active at this stage.
- MPs with specific interests will be put into certain committees
- governing party is always granted a majority
- positions are allocated (roughly) in proportion to party membership in the two houses
- members of the governing party are only required to vote for amendments approved by the government
- governing party members normally vote against amendments the government doesn't approve of
- any changes proposed in the HOL must be approved by HOC
- any unwanted amendments from the HOC legislative committees can be overturned at the 'Report Stage'
- Both Houses refer legislation to committees for detailed discussion and approval. These committees are part of the process of making laws
- grants power to MPs and peers but not free from party discipline
- other select committees of the house
- Pubic Accounts Committee (PAC)
- chair person is from the opposition party
- Pubic Accounts Committee (PAC)
- departmental select committees
- 19 deparmental select committees
- Both Houses establish select committees, from.
- their job is to conduct inquiries and to produce reports on a range of matters
- this can range from the conduct of Government to specialist subject areas
- their job is to conduct inquiries and to produce reports on a range of matters
- concerned with a specific area of government responsibility
- examples:
- culture, media, sport
- health
- home affairs
- health
- culture, media, sport
- examples:
- legislative committees of either house
- In the HOL often the amendment stage of a bill is considered by plenary session of the whole house
- This is rare in the commons
- when a bill is of special significance a committee of the whole HOC will be called
- Committees
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