Brian Fish Hope - Democratic Audit

Democratic Audit, Reports of Parliaments Decline are Much Exaggerated. Citing these positive developments:

More resources for select committees;
The introduction of ‘core tasks’ for select committees in the Commons setting out their work objectives;
More select committees in both houses, holding more inquiries and producing more reports;
The Prime Minister holding twice-annual oral evidence sessions with the House of Commons Liaison Committee, which comprises the chairs of the various Commons select committees;
The introduction of public bill committees for more effective legislative scrutiny in the Commons;
Greater transparency for executive financial accountability to Parliament;
A Commons backbench business committee, to some extent loosening the grip of the executive, via the whips, on the Commons timetable;
Elections for Commons committee members and chairs, again lessening the influence of the whips;
Pre-appointment hearings by Commons committees for preferred candidates for major public appointments; andThe placing of powers previously exercised under the extra-parliamentary Royal Prerogative on a statutory basis, making Parliament the ultimate authority. Most notably, the Civil Service is now regulated by an Act of Parliament.

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