Parliamentary representatives

Question 1

When is Prime Minister Question time?

Answer 1

Every Wednesday at noon

for 30 minutes

Question 2

What is wrong with the PMQT being only 30 minutes?

Answer 2

PM is shown questions before to prepare for answers
but people feel like it is staged to gain more following on TV and this wastes a lot of time - hardly any questions answered

Question 3

When are the debates aired?

Answer 3

every night

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of debates?

Answer 4

Poorly attended by MPS - probably because it is poorly watched.

Question 5

What are thew advantages of debates?

Answer 5

No time constraints - Phillip Davies talked for so long to block bill on pupils receiving first aid training in 2015

Question 6

What can the HOL do?

Answer 6

They can scruitinse bills

Can reject bills - wording of EU referendum, they didn’t like the wording of it

Question 7

What can the monarchy do?

Answer 7

Royal Assent- Signing off bills but hasn’t been refused since 1707
Appointing the Prime Minister- appoints the leader of the winning party and has not said no to any leader.
= not needed