the main functions of parliament - providing ministers 2.1

Question 1

how is ‘providing ministers’ a way of parliamentary scrutiny

Answer 1

ministers must sit in one of the two houses of Parliament, with the prime minister using their power of patronage, including awarding peerages, to appoint ministers

Question 2

what is a reason as to why MPs don’t directly ask their constituents as to what they should vote for

Answer 2

• FPTP shows that the MP symbolises wht teh majority of the constituency stands for = relyon that belief so that constituents are represented

Question 3

how many MPs voted against HS2 in 2016 because of their constituents ( showing that MPs have to have an element to democracy if they want to stay in their job)

Answer 3

44

Question 4

does parliament effectively perform its representative function?

Answer 4

NO
- MP’s loyalty to their party, reinforced by the desire to win a promotion to the government, may come into conflict with the need to represent a constituency
- still not truly representative

YES
- MINISTERIAL CODE = allows the MP to follow the wishes of their constituents if needing to go against party lines