Politics - The Legislature

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T G G P O U R U O O S N E L H J Q V O C M
N W P U H G I V T N V A W V B G F S H H O
R V T B T W V M I W C I W R O M L E N F Q
Y V V L H U A D O O L C U P L H G L N C I
K F S I E F T E N R I I P P D M T E L K S
J R O C Q L E T O K A T W W C B N C O K K
R S F B U O M D F I I I K K A Q E T S J K
P P E I E R E Q N N S L P S P M S C N C M
F A Q L E D M O O G O O K G N N S O N G G
M F N L N S B L C P N P J N W A A M P Q B
W H Q C S S E T O E C E D Q E U L M X L L
V F G O S P R Q N E O M L G T Q A I O P P
U C J M P I S M F R M I U G G M Y T A J C
O E B M E R B Q I S M T Y F D E O T T F L
K N O I E I I F D U I T D M D X R E U B P
P G U T C T L M E W T R J R A S E E N I F
L V C T H U L G N T T A U V T H H X W N P
D D I E M A S M C H E P Y H Y P T J C T H
L N A E M L C I E D E X Q B F Y N E R K Y
V O L S V S N K V U A B M U Q B I G G N F

Clues

  • 2 archbishops and 24 senior bishops of the Church of England who sit in the House of Lords (5, 9)
  • A Parliamentary motion which, if passed, requires the resignation of the government (6, 2, 2, 10)
  • Created in 2002 and consists of chairs of all departmental select committees. Oversees the work of select committees but its main job is to hold the PM to account (has to appear before them twice a year) and could become more important with a small govern (7, 9)
  • Individuals who have been granted the honour of a peerage but are not interested in political activity (3, 7, 5)
  • Members have specialist knowledge as they serve for a long time and they scrutinise a particular government department. Smaller (11-16 members) and are more powerful- can hold hearings and collect evidence (6, 9)
  • Non specialist committee set up to examine a specific bill. Usually big (16-50 members) and can take evidence from outside officials and experts. Party political (6, 4, 9)
  • Peers who are often not attached to any party, but do take part in debates and votes that particularly interest them (4, 4, 11)
  • The last stage in a bill being passed. Approval by the monarch- when a law is signed it can then become an actual law (3, 5, 6)
  • These are bills brought by an individual MP or peer (7, 7, 5)
  • When the Queen opens a new Parliamentary session, the monarch sets out the main bills in a speech written by the government (3, 6, 6)

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