UK Executive Scrutiny
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- Executive Scrutiny
- Committees
- Public Bill Committees:
- Consider bills on a line by line basis.
- Ad hoc (temporary)
- 40% of amendments are accepted.
- Eg finance bill 2017
- large amount of time spent.
- Select Committees:
- Scrutinise gov departments.
- Call for persons and papers.
- 18 select committees, e.g. Pubic Accounts Committee.
- reflective of the floor of the House.
- Whips allocate MPs, can keep rebellious MPs out.
- 5 HOL select committees: The European Union Committee.
- Public Bill Committees:
- Parliamentary Ombudsman
- Limited to cases of maladministration brought to their attention by MPs.
- Power is diminished by factors such as:
- Limited resources.
- Limited access to files: Cannot access Cabinet papers.
- No powers of enforcement.
- PMQs/Question Time
- Often watched by the Public.
- Adversarial politics: arguing along party lines.
- Political point scoring.
- Brought scandals to light: Blair Cash for Honours.
- Opposition days
- 20 opposition days a year.
- Raise issues of interest.
- Awkward questions ti present the gov in a negative light.
- Somewhat ritualistic.
- House of Lords
- More impartial as there are no party whips. More legitimate.
- European Select Committee is highly specialised.
- Strong ability to scrutinise the gov's European policy.
- Highly respected in Parliament.
- Debates
- Discuss national issues e.g. London riots 12011.
- Damaging blows from opposition.
- Ritualistic/political point scoring.
- Everything is recorded in Hansard.
- Committees
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