Why Parliament Fails Us
Controlling Business
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Contents Home. Only Half a Democracy. How Government Fails Us. Government and Environment. Global Context. Citizens and Corporations. Taking Liberties. Why Parliament Fails Us. What Parliament Should be. Powers of Ministers. Legislation. Accountability. Controlling Business. Remedies. Barriers to Reform. The Local Dimension. A New Kind of Party. Your Issues. What's New. References. Help Needed. Contact David Smith at: savingdemocracy@googlemail.com |
Why Parliament Fails Us - Controlling Business In both Houses of Parliament the government effectively controls the order of business. This is why committee reports are not properly debated and negative resolutions are never voted on. This is understandable (though most regretable) in the House of Commons, which is dominated by the government. It is less so in the House of Lords where there is no government majority, but the House normally accepts the order of business set out by the Leader of the House. Basic navigation on this site is by clicking the relevant item in the contents list. Page Last Updated 8 January 2008. |