How effective is the scrutiny function?

Parliament scrutinises proposed legislation making any amendments needed and thus protecting all areas of society and ensuring the laws are clear.

• Some methods of scrutiny are more effective than others
• Executive dominance, scrutiny function, opposition days
• Members of the legislature must be able to scrutinise the actions of the executive....

6 ways in which the legislature scrutinises the executive:

• Standing committees
• Select committees
• Ombudsman
• Opposition days
• PMQs
• House of Lords

Covid Recovery Group raising questions on the validity of lockdowns. The impact of COVID is relevant to this question because of scrutiny.

[REFER TO COVID + BREXIT IN THE EXAM]

Withdrawal Agreement - Theresa May tried to get this passed for a very long time because she had a small majority.

Expenses Scandal - was a major political scandal that emerged in 2009, concerning expenses claims made by members of the UK parliament over previous years.

Jeremy Hunt - (Conservative MP) was David Cameron's secretary of state for health, now in charged…