Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Introduction to the UK Parliament: People, Processes and Public Participation
UK Parliament
This online course explored the role and work of the UK Parliament.
3 weeks, 2 hours per week
Claire Bogue
Senior Learning Projects Officer
UK Parliament
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Develop your understanding of the difference between Parliament and Government.
- Explore how members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords scrutinise the work of the Government through questions, debates and select committees.
- Develop your understanding of how Bills become law.
- Reflect on the different ways people can participate with the work of the UK Parliament.
Syllabus
The course covered topics including;
• the difference between Parliament and Government including differing roles and responsibilities
• the three parts of Parliament and the role Parliament plays in scrutinising the work of the Government
• an introduction to the work of the House of Commons and the House of Lords
• how Parliamentary Questions are used by MPs and members of the House of Lords to hold the Government to account
• the difference between oral and written questions, and how questions can be used to seek immediate answers on urgent or important matters
• what happens during Prime Minister’s Questions and public perceptions of PMQs
• debates in Parliament, including some of the rules and conventions
• the role and work of select committees
• the different types of Bill, and the process of how a Bill becomes a law
• the effect that changes in the law can have on individuals and on society, with reference to specific case studies
• the different ways the public can input in the work of the UK Parliament.
Issued on 20th March 2017
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