Francesca Melhuish
Parliamentary Questions to the House of Commons Commission: Accountability and Parliamentary Administration
Melhuish, Francesca; Yong, Ben
Abstract
Parliamentary administration is integral to supporting the work of elected politicians. How is it held to account? This paper focuses on parliamentary questions-one means of scrutinising parliamentary administration. The paper uses a qualitative analysis of written and oral questions MPs have asked the House of Commons Commission (the body responsible for parliamentary administration). It asks three sub-questions: 1) Who asks the questions?; 2) What questions are asked?; 3) How are these questions answered? Interrogating these questions also provides a window into the internal governance challenges of the House of Commons.
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Melhuish, F., & Yong, B. (online). Parliamentary Questions to the House of Commons Commission: Accountability and Parliamentary Administration. Parliamentary Affairs, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsae013
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 27, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Jun 19, 2024 |
Deposit Date | May 22, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 20, 2024 |
Journal | Parliamentary Affairs |
Print ISSN | 0031-2290 |
Electronic ISSN | 1460-2482 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsae013 |
Keywords | accountability; democracy; governance; House of Commons Commission; parliamentary administration; parliamentary questions |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2455906 |
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