functions of parliament
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Politics Homework 28/01/2008 The main functions of the House of Commons in the UK are to examine and challenge the work of the government, to debate and pass all laws and to enable the government to raise taxes. MPs examine the work of the government by reading proposed bills and going thought them section by section, they debate the clauses and sometimes offer suggestions on how to improve and remove loop holes in the proposed legislation, these are called Public or Private Bill Committee, and they are made every time a bill is introduced to parliament. Public Bill Committees examine each Bill clause by clause. Once a committee has finished looking at a Bill, it reports its conclusions and any amendments made to the Commons, where Members debate the Bill further. The Bill is printed again with the amendments made by the Public Bill Committee this is publicly available in printed and...

