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"An Institution in decline." Discuss this view of the contemporary House of Commons.
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"An Institution in decline." Discuss this view of the contemporary House of Commons. The House of Commons has seven main functions; legitimating, Scrutinising, Accountability, Legislating, Law-making, Redressing of grievances and deliberating. If the contemporary House of Commons were in decline, we would see this by a decline in the effectiveness of the House of Commons when carrying out these functions. Looking at the functions of the House of Commons will help to assess whether or not the House of Commons is "an institution in decline." Legislation has to be approved by the House of Commons in order to give the consent of the people for the laws that they will be expected to follow. This is achieved in the function of legitimating in the House of Commons. No decline in effectiveness seems to be shown in this function. MPs are becoming more representative of the population as the House of Commons is...
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