legislation Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
legislative process
A
- pre legislative stage = green/white paper
-bill is drafted
legislative stages-
- first reading in hoc
- second reading in hoc
- committee stage
- report stage
- third reading in hoc
- same procedures in the hol
- pingpong stage
- royal assent
2
Q
requires agreement of both houses
A
- positive
1 - democratic as hoc fully elected , hol has no hereditary peers , but life peers, given the role for specific skills
negative -
1. not fully democratic, as hol not elected, + mps usually have to vote along party lines (under 3 line whip)
3
Q
bills are scruntinised
A
- bills related to special skills = can be scrutinised/debated properly in hol , as life peers appointed for abilities
-neg
1. hoc, most mps dont have special skills, but the will of hoc usually overrides hol, limiting its influence
4
Q
ping pong between houses
A
pro-
1. ensures that bills are thoroughly scrutinised and debated, improving quality of leg
neg-
process =. time consuming, changing to laws= need to go through whole leg processes again
