Influences on Parliamentary Law Making

Question 1

Influences on Parliamentary Law Making

Answer 1

Political Influence

The Media

Public Opinion

Pressure Groups

Lobbyists

The Law Commission

Question 2

Political Influence

Answer 2

The governments manifesto— during the campaign before a general election, each political party publishes a programme of policies and reforms that it wants to carry out if they become the government, many of which will require legislation, it is designed to persuade the electorate to vote for that party

Legislation planned for each session of Parliament (one year) is announced in the
King’s speech It is written by the Prime
minister and other senior ministers , An example of an Act of Parliament influenced by a manifesto commitment is the European Union Referendum Act 2015.

The party that wins the most seats in an election becomes the government.