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WORKING WITH PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT

WORKING WITH PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT. Kate Udy. ROLE OF PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER. A Two Way Exchange of Information To inform the Work of the Council Influence the policy and legislative Process. INFORMING AND INFLUENCING.

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WORKING WITH PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT

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  1. WORKING WITH PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT Kate Udy

  2. ROLE OF PARLIAMENTARY OFFICER A Two Way Exchange of Information • To inform the Work of the Council • Influence the policy and legislative Process

  3. INFORMING AND INFLUENCING • Tracking and Monitoring - provision of briefs, issuing of consultations • Networking - Parliamentary, Governmental and Political contacts • Engaging - responding to consultations, lobbying, corresponding and meeting with stakeholders

  4. BUSINESS BULLETINS • Business Bulletin No. 69 / 2004 • Section A: Announcements • Section B : Business ProgrammeSection C : Agendas of Committee Meetings • Section D: Oral Questions Selected for AnswerSection E : Written questions lodged on... • Section F : Motions and AmendmentsSection G : Bills: Notices and AmendmentsSection H : New Documents • Section I: Petitions Lodged • Section J: Notice of Decisions (Parliamentary Bureau)Section K : Progress of Parliamentary Business • Written Report, Answers to Written Questions

  5. THE SCOTTISH SYSTEM • First elected in 1999 • PR + First Past the Post = Coalition Government = Partnership Agreement • Parliament - Single Chamber Committee system • Combination of Standing and Subject Committees 3

  6. HOW ARE MSPs ELECTED? • 2 methods of electing Members to the Scottish Parliament: • 73 constituency members, based on the UK parliament constituencies, using the "first past the post" system. • 56 regional members, 7 for each of 8 regions using the "Additional Member" System, a form of proportional representation using party lists. • 129 MSPs in total

  7. 1997 Labour 56 SNP 35 Lib Dem 17 Conservative 18 Green 1 SSP 1 Independent 1 2003 Labour 50 SNP 27 Lib Dem 17 Conservative 18 Green 7 SSP 6 Independent 4 POLITICAL MAKEUP

  8. THE ROLE OF PARLIAMENT AND MSPS • To represent the views and priorities of constituents • To scrutinise the Executive • To legislate • To carry out inquiries and to publicise issues in the public interest • To agree the Executive’s budgetary priorities • Debate the major issues of the day

  9. HOW? • Asking Oral Questions • Submitting Written Questions • Tabling Motions for Debate • Scrutinising and amending legislation

  10. Mandatory committees Procedures Committee Standards Committee Finance Committee Audit Committee European & External Relations Committee Public Petitions Committee Equal Opportunities Committee Subordinate Legislation Committee Subject committees Education Communities Enterprise and Culture Health Justice 1 & Justice 2 Local Government & Transport Environment & Rural Development Ad Hoc Committees Waverley Railway Bill COMMITTEES

  11. ROLE OF COMMITTEES • Carrying out inquiries • Proposing/initiating Legislation • Scrutinising legislative proposals • European Parliament • International Conventions and Agreements • UK Parliament • Scottish Executive

  12. THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS - SCOTLAND • Stage 1 - consideration of general principles, and a decision whether they are agreed to (by Parliamentary Committee and by the Parliament) • Stage 2 - consideration of the details of the Bill (by Parliamentary Committee) • Stage 3 - final consideration and a decision whether it should be passed or rejected (by the Parliament). • Royal Assent 4

  13. STAGES OF A BILL – THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT 1. Consultation 2. Publication of 1st Draft 3. Stage One 4. Call for Written Evidence 5. Committee Oral Evidence Sessions 6. Stage One Report 7. Publication of Bill as amended at Stage One 8. Stage One Debate and Vote 9. Stage Two 10. Tabling of amendments 11. Publication of marshalled list of amendments 12. Consideration of amendments 13. Publication of Bill as amended at Stage Two 14. Stage Three 15. Tabling of amendments 16. Stage Three Debate and Vote 17. Royal Assent

  14. OPTIONAL STAGES • Referral to Finance Committee (Stage 1, if required, and at each stage should relevant part be amended) • Referral to Subordinate legislation Committee (Stage 1, if required, and at each stage should relevant part be amended) • Referral to other subject Committee (Stage 1, if required, and at each stage should relevant part be amended) • Referral of all or part of Bill for further consideration (Stages 1 & 3 only)

  15. THE UK SYSTEM • 13th Century origins, 17th Century - Civil War and 1688, 1707 union with Scotland • 20th Century, universal sufferage, reform of HoL • Elected by First-past-the-post • 659 Members: Labour 412, Conservative 166, Liberal Democrats 52 • 666 Peers, 92 hereditary

  16. THE UK PARLIAMENT • The main functions of Parliament are to: • make all UK law • provide, by voting for taxation, the means of carrying on the work of government • protect the public and safeguard the rights of individuals • scrutinise government policy and administration, including proposals for expenditure • examine European proposals before they become law • hear appeals in the House of Lords, the highest Court of Appeal in Britain • debate the major issues of the day.

  17. 1. Consultation - White or Green Papers - optional 2. Publication - optional 3. First Reading - no debate or decision 4. Second Reading - debate on general principles 5. Committee Stage - average 18 members 6. Consideration of each Clause 7. Consideration of amendments 8. Publication of Bill as amended 9. Report Stage 10. Consideration of amendments by whole House 11. Tabling of Report Stage Amendments 12. Third Reading - Immediately after Report - Debate and vote on Bill as amended at Report No amendments may be made 13. Bill sent to House of Lords 1. First Reading - Publication of Bill as amended in the Commons 2. Second Reading - debate on general principles 3. Committee Stage - of whole House 4. Consideration of each Clause 5. Consideration of amendments 6. Report Stage and Third Reading 7. Consideration of further amendments 8. Amended Bill Returned to Commons 9. Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments 10. If content, vote in favour, Bill passed. 11. If not content, Commons make amendments and return to the Lords for Lords Consideration of Commons amendments etc until 12. Evocation of 1911 Parliament Act 13. Royal Assent THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

  18. OPTIONAL STAGES • Reasoned Amendment • to prevent a Bill from getting a Second Reading • Programme Motion • For scheduling of the Bill - non debateable • Guillotine Motion • To enforce an end time to 2nd Reading Debate, debateable for up to 3 hours

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