Parliamentry Law Making

Question 1

Are the House of Lords elected or unelected?

Answer 1

unelected

Question 2

Are the House of Commons elected or unelected?

Answer 2

elected

Question 3

What two things happen during the pre-legislative process?

Answer 3

The Green and White paper

Question 4

🥰
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 4

Pre legislative process (Green and White Papers)

Question 5

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
🥰
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 5

Bill is drafted

Question 6

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
🥰
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 6

First Reading

Question 7

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
🥰
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 7

Second Reading

Question 8

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
🥰
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 8

Committee Stage

Question 9

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
🥰
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 9

Report Stage

Question 10

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
🥰
Same procedure in other house
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 10

Third Reading

Question 11

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
🥰
Royal Assent
What is missing?

Answer 11

Same procedure in other house

Question 12

Pre-legislative process (Green and White Papers)
Bill is drafted
First reading
Second reading
Committee stage
Report stage
Third reading
Same procedure in other house
🥰
What is missing?

Answer 12

Royal assent

Question 13

What is the difference between the Green and White papers?

Answer 13

Green papers gather feedback on changes to policy while white papers outline legislative proposals and a plan for government policy.

Question 14

What comes first the Green or White paper?

Answer 14

Green

Question 15

What is a new law called while it’s making its way through the stages of becoming an Act of Parliament?

Answer 15

a Bill

Question 16

What is a public bill?

Answer 16

A bill that involves a matter of public policy that affect the whole/most of the country.

Question 17

What is a private members bill?

Answer 17

A bill that gives the opportunity to individual MPs who are not part of the government to introduce a bill

Question 18

What is a private bill?

Answer 18

A bill designed to only affect individuals or corporations.

Question 19

Public Bill example.

Answer 19

Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015

Question 20

Private Members Bill example.

Answer 20

Abortion Act 1967

Question 21

Private Bill example

Answer 21

University College London Act 1996

Question 22

What happens in the first reading?

Answer 22

Main aims of bill announced. No debate

Question 23

What happens in the second reading?

Answer 23

Main debate focused on main principles rather than details. At then the end a vote is taken and there must be a majority in favour for bill to be taken further.

Question 24

What happens at the Committee Stage?

Answer 24

There’s a detailed examination of the Bill by a committee of between 15-60MPs

Question 25

What happens at the report stage?

Answer 25

Committee will give their feedback to the house for debate. Then there is a vote at the end on whether to accept the amendments. If the committee has no scrutiny this stage will be skipped.

Question 26

What happens during the third reading?

Answer 26

The House is given a final chance to look at bill and decide whether they want it to go further.

Question 27

What happens when the process is repeated in the other house?

Answer 27

The other house is given the bill and has to go through the : First reading,second reading,committee stage,report stage, and third reading

Question 28

List 4 advantages of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) :

Answer 28

-full reform -detailed debate -democratic -delegated legislation/consultation

Question 29

Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : full reform

Answer 29

Parliament can reform and consolidate whole areas of law in one act , making the law simpler to find.

Question 30

What act is an example full reform being an advantage of the legislative process?

Answer 30

the *Fraud Act 2006*, which abolished old offences of fraud and deception and created a newer, simpler structure of offences.

Question 31

Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : detailed debate

Answer 31

Bills are subject to scrutiny and detailed consideration as they must pass a number of different stages in Parliament. MPs and Lords from opposing parties will examine and vote on the Bill meaning the scrutiny is balanced, objective and thorough.

Question 32

Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : democratic

Answer 32

Parliamentary made law is made by our elected representatives and gives effect to election manifesto commitments. And as there is a general election every 5 years a government can be voted out if it has not performed how the electorate expected.

Question 33

Explain this advantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) : delegated legislation/consultation

Answer 33

Acts of Parliament can set broad policies and give powers to others, this is an advantage because the general structure is laid down by the relevant experts in the specific field, allowing greater detail in the law.

Question 34

List 4 disadvantages of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making) :

Answer 34

-lengthy process -lack of publicity -complexity -lack of Parliamentary time

Question 35

Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lengthy process

Answer 35

-The whole process, from Green Paper to Royal Assent, can take several months, even years. (the *Consumers Rights Act 2015* took 14 months) -Making legislation too quickly could result in poorly considered legislation.(*Dangerous Dogs Act 1991*)

Question 36

What act is an example of the legislative process being too lengthy?

Answer 36

the *Consumers Rights Act 2015* took 14 months from first reading to Royal Assent.

Question 37

Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lack of publicity

Answer 37

The public should know when the law has changed after an Act has come into effect, but many acts recieve little to no publicity before hand. (the *Control of Horses Act 2015*)

Question 38

What act is an example of the lack of publicity during the legislative process?

Answer 38

the *Control of Horses Act 2015*, which states that occupiers of land can detain a horse which is on their land wihtout permission.

Question 39

Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): complexity

Answer 39

Acts of Parliament are very long and written in complex langauge, making them difficult to understand.

Question 40

Explain this disadvantage of the legislative process (Parliamentary Law Making): lack of Parliamentary time

Answer 40

The government controls the Parliamentary timetable and there is not always time to consider all reforms that are proposed. Legislation may be a compromise of the Commons and Lords in order to ensure law is passed, rather than in its best form.