Law making by parliament

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Anosh Eric

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what are the two houses of parliament?
The house of lords, and the house of commons
What is the role of the prime minister?
They are the leader of the government
What is the government?
The political party that has the majority of MPs
what type of people sit in the house of commons?
The MPs elected by the public
What type of people sit in the house of lords?
The MPs who are unelected professionals in their field
what is the purpose of the cabinet?
They are senior MPs who decide govt policies
what is a minister?
An MP appointed by the prime minister to head a specific area
Who are the opposition?
The party which was the runner up in the election
What is a backbench MP?
An indiviudal MP who isnt part of the government or the opposition
what is meant by the constituency? 
How the country is split up into areas
What is a general election?
When people vote for an MP every 5 years
What is a MP?
A Member of Parliament
What is a bill?
Drafted legislation
What is legislation?
Law made by paliament following a set procedure
What are examples of laws made by parliament?
The human rights act 1998
The offences against the person act 1861
The juries act 1974
the criminal justice act 1988
The criminal justice and immigration act 2008
describe the composition of the house of commons?
There are 650 Members of Parliament in the house of commons, they are elected by the public usually every 5 years. MPs in the house of commons represent a local area called a consituency. All members of the government, including the prime minister are members of parliament
what is the role of the house of commons?
They introduce, debate and scrutinise new bills. They also vote on the passage of a bill through parliament
what are the powers of the house of commons?
The HC has the most power in the legislative process because the members have been elected. It can choose any legislation to be passed with a one year delay
describe the composition of the house of lords (HL)?
It is mainly made up of appointed members, who are called peers, by the prime minister for having expert knowledge in their specific field.
what are the roles of the HL?
They review proposals from the HC. The HL can introduce bills. The HL's main role is to scrutinise and revise bills from the commons
What are the powers of the HL and which legislation supports this?
The HL can delay a bill for a year if it disagrees with the bill. This was supported by the Parliament acts 1911 and 1949 - That said, the following year the HC can pass the bill without the HL's approval
what is the role of the Monarch in the legislative process?
The monarch can summon the two houses, and dissolve parliament in an order that an election may be held using the royal prerogative. The Monarch also gives royal assent to bills
what is a green paper?
A consultation document produced by the government
What does a green paper contain?
Green papers outline policy proposals and will often contain several alternative policy options - this will invite comments from the interested stakeholders
What is the aim of a green paper?
To allow the people effected both inside and outside of parilament to debate the subject and give the department feedback on the suggestions
what are two examples of green papers?
The Special education needs department review : Right support, right place, right time.
Helath and disability green paper
What did the following green paper look at, The Special education needs department review : Right support, right place, right time ?
It gained views on the SEND in egnland, wanting views from children, young people, parents, carers and those who work with and/or advocate for the SEND ssector
What did the health and disability green paper look at?
It explored how the welfare system can better meet the needs of disabled people, of now and the future, to enable them to live and work independently
what is a white paper?
A white paper is a policy document that is produced by the government to set out their proposal for a future legislation. They are also known as command papers, and will likely include an example of a bill being planned
What is the purpose of a white paper?
It provides the basis for further consultation and discussion with the impacted stakeholders and allows final changes to be made before the bill is formally presented to parliament
what are two examples of white papers?
The dept of health and social care integration and innovation paper
The department for education opportunity for all paper
who drafts bills, and how?
the parliamentry counsel to the treasury will be given instructions on what to include by the proposer of the law
what is a public bill?
It is the most common form of bill, they involve matters of public policy which effect everyone in society or a large section
What are examples of public bills?
The human rights act 1998 + the Equality act 2010
What are the two types of public bill?
Government bills + Private member bills
What is a government bill?
A bill sponsored by the government
What is an example if a government bill?
The safety of Rwanda, asylum and immigration bill
What is a private bill?
A bill sponsored by an individual MP
What is an example of a private member bill?
The pet abduction bill 2023 + 2024
who introduce private member bills?
Back bench MP. They dont have a high success rate due to the fact most parliamentry time is allocated to the non back bench members