It is one of the central functions of Parliament to scrutinise the policies, administration and legislative proposals of the government of the day. This chapter examines the various mechanisms through which Parliament is able to extract information from, and monitor, members of the executive. Against the backdrop of the well-known tendency towards executive dominance of the business of Parliament, this chapter examines the effectiveness of these mechanisms and proposals for their reform.
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