Monthly Archives: October 2011

Powers of Inquiry in the Irish Parliament

Posted on October 25, 2011 by pp549

I won’t have the full post on committees ready in time for the referendum on giving Irish Oireachtas (Parliamentary) committees more power so I’ve split off the section about powers of inquiry as much as I can; it’s surprisingly difficult … Continue reading →

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Some links

Posted on October 23, 2011 by pp549

Some interesting parliamentary reform articles: Canada Our Houses no longer homes for democracy – Scott Stinton, National Post It’s the end of the political party as we know it – and I feel fine – David Berlin, Globe and Mail … Continue reading →

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The Lords reforms the peers want

Posted on October 22, 2011 by pp549

In contrast to the governments draft House of Lords bill, one set of reforms has got the provisional green light from their Lordships. Back in the Spring, the report of a Leader’s Group on Working Practices was published. It was prompted … Continue reading →

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Double-take

Posted on October 20, 2011 by pp549
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3lE4H14yKs]
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Select Committee Amendments in the British House of Commons

Posted on October 20, 2011 by pp549

I’m a bit late on this one, but the British House of Commons Procedure Committee published a report which, among other things, talked about Select Committee amendments (Improving the Effectiveness of Parliamentary Scrutiny) last March which has just been debated and … Continue reading →

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