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What Problems does Parliament encounter in performing its various function?
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What Problems does Parliament encounter in performing its various function? In the 'parliamentary government' currently in place in Britain, it should be the case that the executive is subordinate to the legislature due to the fact that the members of the executive are drawn form the majority party in Parliament. However, in reality, due to the 'first past the post' electoral system utilised in Britain producing strong majority governments, the executive tends to dominate the legislature in what has been called an 'electoral dictatorship'. The legislature's role is therefore limited to the scrutiny of government and encounters many problems performing its functions. In performing the act of scrutiny, it could be said that the appearance of ministers in Parliament and the independent actions of select committees were helping in keeping the government in check. However, Parliament also encounters numerous problems in its role of scrutiniser. The general culture of British government...
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