How Parliament works in nearly 60 seconds Video Lecture | How does UK Parliament's Education Service works? - Personal Learning

Parliament isn't just some big old
building by the Thames Parliament makes
laws debates issues of the day
represents the views of people across
the UK from checks and challenges the
work of the government wait a minute so
Parliament isn't the same as the
government well it's the government that
takes a leading role in the running of
the country but there's also a bigger
picture so there's the House of Commons
that's where the government sits along
with the Opposition who sit opposite
them of course this is the elected
chamber and it's made up of MPs who
represent all 650 UK constituencies then
there's the House of Lords made up
mostly of life peers who are appointed
for their knowledge and experience there
is no political party with overall
control in the Lord's and many of its
members the crossbenchers and the
bishops and non-party political finally
there's the monarch her roles mainly
ceremonial these days but she does still
sign every new law so what does
Parliament do all day inside the
debating chambers the big issues are
discussed new laws agreed and the Prime
Minister is questioned while the host of
committees made up of small groups of
parliamentarians scrutinized the work of
government departments check the details
of new laws and ask experts and the
public that's you for ideas and evidence
to shape their inquiries representing
the people passing laws debating issues
and checking and challenging the work of
the government it's all in a day's work
for Parliament