Demystifying financial privilege : does the Commons' claim of financial primacy on Lords amendments need reform? / Meg Russell and Daniel Gover.
By: Russell, Meg [author.]
.Contributor(s): Gover, Daniel (Political researcher) (Political researcher) [author.] | University College, London. Constitution Unit [publisher.].Publisher: London : Constitution Unit, 2014Description: 54 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781903903674.Note: Item with barcode 007566 has binder's title: Parliamentary pamphlets Vol. XXXVII.Subject(s): Great Britain. Parliament -- Rules and practice | Parliamentary practice -- Great BritainOnline resources: Click here to access online
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The House of Commons has primacy over the House of Lords on most matters, particularly with respect to finance. Notably if the Lords passes an amendment that could affect taxation or spending, MPs may reject it citing the Commons' 'financial privilege'. Convention then suggest that the Lords should not insist on the amendment. Recent claims of financial privilege, most prominently on the Welfare Reform Bill in 2012, revealed significant confusion about this procedure and led to allegations that it had somehow been abused by government to unfairly deflect opposition. This report clarifies how financial privilege operates and evaluates the complaints that have been made against it. It offers recommendatins for how arrangements at Westminster could be improved.
Item with barcode 007566 has binder's title: Parliamentary pamphlets Vol. XXXVII.