Griffith & Ryle Parliament Functions, Practice and Procedures, 2nd Edition

Author: Robert Blackburn; Andrew Kennon; Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780421609105
Published In: December 2002
Format: Hardback
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The original edition of this authoritative work on Parliament received outstanding reviews and has now been fully updated and revised by two of the UK's leading parliamentary experts.

The book gives a definitive account of all aspects of the organisation and working of the House of Commons and House of Lords, showing the methods and practices by which parliamentary business is conducted, and indicating clearly how the procedures are used by Government ministers, the Opposition front bench, and back bench MPs, for their various different purposes.

Research for the second edition has involved an in-depth empirical analysis of the workings of the Commons under the Blair administration, focusing on the many changes which have taken place since 1997, including the new initiatives and procedures aimed at promoting modernisation.
The chapter on the House of Lords is by Sir Michael Wheeler-Booth, former Clerk of the Parliaments and member of the Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords, who examines the proceedings of the second chamber and discusses the effect of the House of Lords Act 1999 and implications of the Royal Commission Report.

* The leading work on Parliamentary procedure
* Focuses on parliament as it actually works
* High calibre authors, well known in the field of parliamentary affairs
* Examines the many changes since 1997

Introduction
Part One: Functions, Powers and Membership
1 Parliamentary Government
2 The Commons and the People
3 Parliamentary Priviledge
4 Parliamentary Parties
Part Two: The Framework of Parliament
5 Organisation and Institutions of the Commons
6 The Processes of the House of Commons
Part Three: The Use of Opportunities
7 Government Control of Business
8 Government Initiatives
9 Opposition Initiatives
10 Back-bench Initiatives
11 Select Committees
Part Four: The Lords
12 The House of Lords
Reflections on current parliamentary developments

...ought to be the bible not only of students of the subject but also of Members of Parliament. - Parliamentary Affairs (of the 1st edition)
...will undoubtedly be the standard work on Parliament for many years to come - Political Studies (of the 1st edition)
...a book to be consulted... - Parliamentary Affairs, 2003