The Functions Of Hoc

Question 1

How does the hoc legislate?

Answer 1

Gov bills, private member bills presented by backbench MPs.
Most bills passed by gov through hoc, bill sometimes amended by lords.
E.g voyeurism act 2019,abortion act 1967

Question 2

Scrutiny

Answer 2

Select committees=19e.g immigration,Suella braverman, ministers r questioned
Public account committees= conducts how the gov is spending their money e.g google in 2016 avoiding taxes HMRC needs to do better to investigate tax avoidance so gov introduced finance bill 2017 to give hmrc mre powers to deal with tax avoidance
Liaison committee = questions the pm and is made up of the chairs by all the select committee to question the pm.

Question 3

Representation

Answer 3

Every mp represent the interests of their constituency, also pursue the interests of a section of society or a particular cause.
MPs also formed themselves into groups to pursue a particular interest by creating cross party groups that transcend party allegiance and seek to exert collective pressure on gov over key issues.
Parliamnet dominated by white male mps aged over 50 as well as by a disproportionately large number of privately educated MPs, hoc is far from socially representative.