Examine the role played by the House of Commons in controlling the UK Government
...gnals to Blair that he would not be able to dictate the House. If a Government has a very small majority or none at all then there are severe limits on the power they possess in Parliament. Legislative proposals (or bills) may be introduced in the House of Commons as well as the Lords. Although most legislation are introduced by the government, many important bills such as the legalisation on abortion were introduced by ordinary MP’s. Whereas legislation passed by government concern mostly social, economic and political scenarios, bills proposed by ordinary MPs concern issues of morality and conscience. The third major function of the House of Commons is to scrutinise and publicise the work of the government and thereby influencing what the government does. As long as the government does have such a large majority it will continue to have legislative proposals accepted. It is often argued that even more important than legislation is subjecting the actions of the government in close examination so that the business of the government is out in the open. Scrutiny provides voters with additional facts when judging the performance of the government. If the government is scrutinised a lot then it may appear 2 lose favour with the public where as publicising the government could increase its popularity and increase the governments chance of being re elected. Therefore to an extent it could be said that the House of Commons does control the UK government. The Final major role of the House of Commons is representing constituents and the views of the country. MPs can represent their constituents in a number of ways. They can propose bills which affect their constituency and they can also debate against bills which their constituents have concerns about. Backbench MPs are given the opportunity to force the d of constituents’ grievances, representing the people and ensuring the responsibility of the executive to Parliament. It could be said that in question time normal MPs o have powers but they have been limited. It does allow MPs to quiz Ministers about their policies and actions. It can be said...