Working With the New Parliament
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This course forms part of a CMI Certificate in Leadership and Management
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An overview of how Parliament works, including PQs, Select Committees, Legislation and Debates and how these have changed in this Parliament
Learning Objectives
- Understand the role, practices and procedures of Parliament
- Understand the differences between how the Commons and the Lords work
- Deepen your understanding of the role of MPs and Peers
- Increase your ability to effectively interact with Parliament
- Increase awareness of the political environment within which they work
- Understand how Parliament holds the Executive to account
- The work of select committees in the Commons and Lords
- Types of Parliamentary Questions and Debates
- Parliamentary cycle and the legislative process
- Recent and future developments (programming, pre-legislative scrutiny, role of select committees, role of Lords)
Programme
| 9:15 | Registration |
| 9:45 | Chair's Introduction
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| 10:00 |
An Overview of How Parliament Works — its work, practices and procedures
Bi-cameral Parliament and the relationship between the two Houses, limitation to its powers e.g. Parliament Acts, EU & courts
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| 10:55 |
Refreshments
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| 11:10 |
Legislation
private members bills, passage of a bill, preparing a Government bill, statutory instruments
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| 12:00 |
Parliamentary Questions & Debates
PQs - written, oral, named day, PMQs. Debates – Main Chamber, Westminster hall, adjournment
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| 13:00 |
Lunch
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| 14:00 |
Select Committees
evidence, inquiries, reports, government response, debates
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| 14:50 | Refreshments |
| 15:15 |
A Parliamentarian’s view of the work of Parliament
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| 16:00 |
Changes in Parliamentary Procedure
An overview of all the changes that have taken place so far, such as Backbench Business Committees; Select Committee elections; use of Guillotine; and a look at potential changes that may be introduced in the future
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| 16:10 | Close |
Please note that the programme is subject to change without notice