Parliament UK – Research & Activity
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- Created on: 12-10-20 13:30
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- Assignment 1 - Lesson 4
- Parliament’s role
- Parliament is made up of 3 parts.
- House of Commons
- House of Lords
- Monarchy
- Checking the work of the government
- Making laws
- Debating
- Parliament is made up of 3 parts.
- Elections and Voting
- A general election is a chance for people in every part of the UK to choose and choose their MP .
- A by-election occurs when a seat in the House of Commons is vacant between general elections.
- At a general or local election, voters put a cross (X) next to their preferred candidate on a ballot paper.
- The United Kingdom is currently split into 650 parliamentary constituencies, each of which is represented by one MP in the House of Commons.
- Daily Business
- Prayers
- Question Time
- Urgent Questions
- Ministerial Statement
- Debates
- Divisions
- Judgments
- Written Ministerial Statement
- Early Daily Motions
- Written Questions and Answer
- Making Laws
- Draft Bills are Bills issued for consultation before being formally introduced to Parliament
- A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament.
- A Bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form by both Houses before becoming an Act
- Secondary legislation is used to make changes to law if the existing Act of Parliament (law) allows it.
- A Bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form by both Houses before becoming an Act
- A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament.
- Draft Bills are Bills issued for consultation before being formally introduced to Parliament
- Committees
- General committees are unique to the Commons and mainly look at the bill in detail.
- The Commons has three Grand Committees dealing with issues on Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Select Committees check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic issues
- Parliament’s role
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