structure and role of parliament

Question 1

PMQ examples

Answer 1

• tony blair in january 1997 acussed prime minister, john major as being ‘weak, weak, weak’
• gordon brown accidnetally said ‘we not only saved the world’ when he meant to say ‘saved the banks’

Question 2

legisative process key stages

Answer 2

• first reading - bill is formally introduced
• second reading - main opportunity for debate, questioning and voting - in December 2017 the commons voted 309 to 305 to give parliament the final say on the final Brexit deal
• committee stage - chance to go over the bill and go over any amendments made at second reading - each bill given its own public bill committee
• report stage - last chance for mps to make any amendments
• third reading - short debate, no further changed can be made, a final vote is made before going onto royal assent