is parliament effective at holding govt to account

Question 1

YES

-about govt defeat

Answer 1

govt can be defeated if some of its own MP’s rebel

Question 2

NO

-about defeat of govt legislation

Answer 2

defeat of govt legislation is rare

-govt almost always has strong majority in the commons eg TB’s elective dictatorship in 1997

Question 3

YES

-pmq’s

Answer 3

pmq’s are a v public weekly way the pm and govt are questioned about their decisions . official opposition also have days where they control what’s discussed

Question 4

YES

-bbbc

Answer 4

bbbc has some control over parliamentary time and can raise issues and debates on topics that parliament may want to avoid

Question 5

NO

-contradicts the bbbc one

Answer 5

govt has control over the time in commons and lords and can schedule/delay votes to suit their needs

Question 6

YES

-select committees

Answer 6

sc’s can compel ministers to attend and give evidence. sc’s are v knowledgeable and are good at scrutinising govt

Question 7

NO

-contradicts the sc one

Answer 7

sc’s require ministers; famous ppl attend but they have no legal right to enforce anything