Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills

1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-20903-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

The making of laws in Britain takes a long time. Government bills gestate slowly, being conceived in some policy statement or the administrative failings of earlier legislation. Originally published in 1974, this book is concerned to try to estimate the impact which Parliamentary scrutiny has on Government bills; other influences are referred to only so far as they operate through Parliamentarians as revealed in Parliamentary proceedings.

The method adopted is to describe the ways in which the House of Commons scrutinises Government bills; and to examine in detail the extent of this scrutiny in three recent sessions: 1967–68, 1968–69 and 1970–71. A chapter on the House of Lords considers the extent to which that House exerts its impact. Finally, some conclusions are drawn and proposals made.

It was hoped that this examination would indicate some of the many directions in which further research into the day-to-day working of Parliament could be conducted. Today it can be read in its historical context.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, General, and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffith, J. A. G.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface. 1. Introduction 2. Second Reading 3. Committee Stage in the House of Commons 4. Report Stage in the House of Commons 5. Third Reading in the House of Commons 6. The Impact of the House of Commons 7. The House of Lords 8. Parliamentary Scrutiny of Government Bills. Appendices. Index.