Title: The future of Parliament : issues for a new century /
Authors: Giddings, Philip James.; Study of Parliament Group.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Great Britain. History; Great Britain. Reform.; Central government policies.; Legislative bodies Reform; POLITICAL SCIENCE Government Legislative Branch.; Political structure & processes.; Politics and Government.
Abstract: "Can- or should - Parliament's procedures and processes be brought up to date to deal with the challenges of a new century, such as devolution and an evolving European Union? Since the early 1960s there has been growing pressure to reform Parliament. In this volume, written to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Study of Parliament Group, an expert team of academics and parliamentary officials reflect on the progress of reform in those forty years, together with the prospects for future development. The Future of Parliament looks at the changed composition of the two Houses, and in particular the impact of professionalization and the increased number of women MPs.