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‘The House of Commons most important function is to participate in the law making process’ Give arguments for and against this view
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13th September 2005 Louise Collins 'The House of Commons most important function is to participate in the law making process' Give arguments for and against this view Parliament is described as the 'legislature'; this suggests its main role is to make laws. However, the legislative procedure process is a relatively small part of its functions. The House of Commons, in particular, plays a much wider role in the British political system than the term 'legislature' suggests. There are many different functions undertaken by the House of Commons. The House of Commons plays an important role in law making; they do not legislate, however, they can put forward bills to the House of Lords. Two circumstances apply to this: The first being a Private Members' Bill, this is when a bill is introduced by an individual MP and the second is a free vote, this is when MPs are allowed to make up their own...
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