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How effective are M.P.'s at scrutinising the Government?
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POLITICS ESSAY How effective are M.P.'s at scrutinising the Government? The issue of whether or not M.P.'s are effective at scrutinising the Government is extremely controversial. Many would argue that that they are effective due to the six scrutinising mechanisms, debates, question time, and the opposition, standing committees, Select Committees and the liaison committee. However some critics would contend that M.P.'s are not as effective at scrutinising the Government as the majority of M.P.'s belong to the governing party. Thereby undermining their effectiveness at scrutinisers as they have a conflict of interest, as party loyalty is so strong. Executive dominance inhibits M.P.'s from effectively scrutinising the Government. Debates are one mechanism that M.P.'s use in order to scrutinise the Government. Debates are en effective means of scrutinising the Government as they force the Government to explain and justify its actions. They also allow parliament to express dissenting views and to challenge the Government....
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