Parlentary Process Flashcards
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Fat
Snails
Can’t
Reach
The
Hand
Rails
Stages
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report
Third reading
House of Lords
Royal assent
First
First reading
Name and aim of bill
Second
Second reading
Mps debate principles
Speaker controls debate
Must be a majority at vote to continue
Third
Committee stage
If majority in second reading
People with specialist interest/ experts are consulted
Clauses are agreed/changed/removed
Can suppose additions
4
Report
Report back to House of Commons on any amendments or changes
Amendments are debate - accepted or rejected
In the committee stage what happens if there are no amendments
Then there is no report stage
So no 4th stage
5
Third reading
Final vote for bill
Majority needed
6
House of Lords
- stages repeat in House of Lords
- if no majority then back to House of Commons for amendments
What can happen if House of Lords don’t have majority
Bill can ping pong back and forth
Yet normally will from House of Commons will prevail as they are the elected representatives
7!
Royal assent
Formally
Shown short title not entire bill
Approval from king
Last time royal assent was refused
1707 by Queen Anne
Scottish militia bill
Advantages
Democratic - MP elected, ping pong will mean mp will shall prevail, election 5 years
Emergency - quick in emergency like covid
Length process - throughly scrutinised and discussed - however means no private members bill not discussed
Made by expertises - gov ministers have knowledge
Law reports from commission - better drafted, less mistakes
Disadvantages
Undemocractic- pass through House of Lords and royal assent . Mps vote for majority based on party not constituency
Time consume - long process, no time for private members, ping pong can takes months like consumer rights act
Mps are not experts and house of common will prevail
Areas of law not covered like intoxication which under mines separation of powers
