Unit 8 Questions
Please answer each of the following questions. If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.
- Describe the responsibilities that devolve on an MP and summarize the roles he or she plays in discharging these responsibilities.
- Could there be a difference in the way an independent (non-party) Member of Parliament may approach these responsibilities?
- Do you consider that MPs are sufficiently active in performing the duties associated with parliamentary oversight?
- What training should be given to the various members of parliamentary staff to enable them to carry out their functions better?
Relevant Abbreviations
ComSec Commonwealth Secretariat
CPA Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
NDI National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
UNDP United Nations Development Program
USAID United States Agency for International Development
WBI World Bank Institute
Relevant Internet Resources
CPA Report on Development of Knowledge-Based Parliamentarians
www.cpahq.org/uploadstore/docs/PKPStudyGroupreport.pdf
Harris, I.C. (2003). Promoting the Work of Parliament. Geneva, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament.
http://www.asgp.info/reports/promoting_final_report.pdf
Zampetti, U. (2000). The Role of the Secretary General in the Administration of Parliament. Geneva, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament.
http://www.asgp.info/reports/2000_180_role_SG.pdf
Select Bibliography
CPA/WBI (2006). Recommended Benchmarks for Democratic Legislatures. London, CPA.
ComSec and CPA (2000). Democracy and Small States. London, ComSec.
CPA (2001). Gender-Sensitizing Commonwealth Parliaments. London, CPA.
CPA (2003). Development of Knowledge-Based Parliamentarians: Information and the Knowledge-Based Parliamentarian. London, CPA.
www.cpahq.org/uploadstore/docs/PKPStudyGroupreport.pdf
CPA (1997). Guidelines for the Training of Parliamentary Staff, 2nd impression. London, CPA.
CPA/WBI (2005). The Administration and Financing of Parliament. London, CPA.
Gallagher, M. and Mitchell, P. (2008). The Politics of Electoral Systems. Oxford, OUP.
Griffith, J.A.G. and Ryle, M.T. (2003). Parliament: Function, Practice and Procedure, 2nd edition (ed. Blackburn, R., Kennon, A. and Wheeler-Booth, Sir Michael). London, Sweet and Maxwell.
Harris, I.C. (2003). Promoting the Work of Parliament. Geneva, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament.
http://www.asgp.info/reports/promoting_final_report.pdf
Ogle, D. (1997). Management and Organization of Representative Assemblies. Washington, USAID/State University of New York.
NDI (2000). Legislative Research Series: Strengthening Legislative Capacity in Legislative-Executive Relations. Washington, D.C., NDI.
Norton, Lord (Philip) (1993). Does Parliament Matter? London, Harvester Wheatsheaf.
Norton, Lord (Philip) (2005). Parliament in British Politics. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Rogers, R. and Walters, R. (2004). How Parliament Works, 5th edition. Pearson Longman UK.
Rush, M. (2001). The Role of the Member of Parliament : from Gentlemen to Players. Oxford University Press.
Rush, M. (2005). Parliament Today. Manchester University Press.
USAID Center for Democracy and Governance (2000). Handbook on Legislative Strengthening. Washington DC, USAID.
Zampetti, U. (2000). The Role of the Secretary General in the Administration of Parliament. Geneva, Association of Secretaries General of Parliament.
http://www.asgp.info/reports/2000_180_role_SG.pdf
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