Prime Minister And Executive

Question 1

roles of executive branch

Answer 1

• making policy decisions= PM and cabinet set political priorities
  = given permission in 2017 to trigger Article 50, brexit secretary began negotiating terms on brexit with EU
• propose legislation that gov wants parliament to passonce a year in King’s speech= gov ministers persuade and propose gov bills to MPs and peers
  = gov proposed Voyeurism Bill in 2018= now made Voyeurism Act 2019 criminalising upskirting
• chancellor of Exchequer proposes budget in HOC, then written into finance bill and debated in HOL
  = march 2020 Johnson gov proposed £12 bn of extra spending to provide economic stability in face of covid

Question 2

define royal prerogative

Answer 2

set of powers exercised by gov ministers or monarch that don’t need parliamentary approval

Question 3

prerogative powers of executive

Answer 3

• making and ratifying treaties= Paris Agreement for climate change
• international diplomacy= blair sought parliamentary approval for UK participation in Iraq invasion 2003
• deployment of armed forces overseas= cameron didn’t launch air strikes on syria when parliament voted against him in 2013 but did in 2015 when parliament approved
• PM’s ability to recommend dissolution of parliament= 2017 MPs approved motion for early GE by 522 votes to 13 + Johnson plans to repeal Fixed-Term Parliament Act 2011 and revive PM’s power to dissolve Parliament
• organisation of civil service= 24 gov departments specific on different areas