How parliament works/ Robert Rogers and Rhodri Walters

By: Rogers, RobertContributor(s): Walters, RhodriMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York: Routledge, 2015Edition: 7th edDescription: xiii, 424 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 0273790374Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament | Great Britain | Legislative bodies DDC classification: 328.41
Contents:
1. Parliament : its home and origins -- 2. Who is in Parliament? -- The Commons -- The Lords -- The Queen -- 3. Running Parliament -- The House of Commons -- The Speaker -- The Deputy Speakers -- The Leader of the House -- The Clerk of the House -- The House of Commons service -- The House administration -- The House departments -- MPs' pay, allowances and IPSA -- Finance for opposition parties -- The House of Lords -- The Lord Speaker -- The Chairman of Committees, Deputy Speakers and Deputy Chairmen -- The Leader of the House of Lords -- The Clerk of the Parliaments and the staff of the House -- House of Lords administration -- How much does Parliament cost? -- 4. Influences on Parliament -- The House of Commons -- The party -- Parliamentary standards -- The House of Lords -- 5. The parliamentary day and the organization of business -- The parliamentary calendar -- A parliament -- A session -- Adjournments -- The sitting week in the Commons -- The sitting day in the Commons -- Time in the House -- An MP's day -- Sittings and use of time in the House of Lords -- Parliamentary papers -- Voting -- The media -- Broadcasting Parliament -- Privilege -- Procedure -- 6. Making the law -- Government bills -- Commons stages -- Lords stages -- Disagreement between the Houses : the balance of power -- Private legislation -- Delegated legislation -- 7. Parliament and the taxpayer -- The budget cycle -- The estimates cycle -- The reporting cycle -- Conclusion -- 8. Debates -- Debates n the House of Lords -- 9. Calling to account : questions -- Questions in the Commons -- Questions in the House of Lords -- Public petitions -- e-Petitions -- MPs' letters -- 10. Calling to account : select committees -- Select committees in the House of Commons -- The committees -- How committees work -- Select committees in the House of Lords -- 11. Parliament and Europe -- 12. The future of Parliament -- Modernization, reform and effectiveness -- The House of Commons -- The House of Lords -- Modernization of practice and procedure in the Lords -- Conclusion -- Glossary of parliamentary terms.
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1. Parliament : its home and origins --
2. Who is in Parliament? --
The Commons --
The Lords --
The Queen --
3. Running Parliament --
The House of Commons --
The Speaker --
The Deputy Speakers --
The Leader of the House --
The Clerk of the House --
The House of Commons service --
The House administration --
The House departments --
MPs' pay, allowances and IPSA --
Finance for opposition parties --
The House of Lords --
The Lord Speaker --
The Chairman of Committees, Deputy Speakers and Deputy Chairmen --
The Leader of the House of Lords --
The Clerk of the Parliaments and the staff of the House --
House of Lords administration --
How much does Parliament cost? --
4. Influences on Parliament --
The House of Commons --
The party --
Parliamentary standards --
The House of Lords --
5. The parliamentary day and the organization of business --
The parliamentary calendar --
A parliament --
A session --
Adjournments --
The sitting week in the Commons --
The sitting day in the Commons --
Time in the House --
An MP's day --
Sittings and use of time in the House of Lords --
Parliamentary papers --
Voting --
The media --
Broadcasting Parliament --
Privilege --
Procedure --
6. Making the law --
Government bills --
Commons stages --
Lords stages --
Disagreement between the Houses : the balance of power --
Private legislation --
Delegated legislation --
7. Parliament and the taxpayer --
The budget cycle --
The estimates cycle --
The reporting cycle --
Conclusion --
8. Debates --
Debates n the House of Lords --
9. Calling to account : questions --
Questions in the Commons --
Questions in the House of Lords --
Public petitions --
e-Petitions --
MPs' letters --
10. Calling to account : select committees --
Select committees in the House of Commons --
The committees --
How committees work --
Select committees in the House of Lords --
11. Parliament and Europe --
12. The future of Parliament --
Modernization, reform and effectiveness --
The House of Commons --
The House of Lords --
Modernization of practice and procedure in the Lords --
Conclusion --
Glossary of parliamentary terms.

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