Responsible Parliamentary Government pt 2

Question 1

question time

Answer 1

a period of time every ‘sitting’ day where members from the opposition parties can ask the PM and the government ministers questions about the departments they are responsible for - their portfolios.

Question 2

individual ministery

Answer 2

Ministers can also have a Censure motions raised against them. A Censure is raised in the relevant house, the behaviour debated and then the house holds a vote as to whether the minister should be censured or not.

Question 3

cabinet ministry responsibility

Answer 3

If a government is incompetent or corrupt the parliament may hold them accountable via a motion of no confidence.