«Some MPs have a dual
role in a parliamentary system - they're not just MPs for a particular constituency but also have national offices in which they ought to be concerned about the national interest,» he explained.
Not exact matches
Note, I am using American terms, but even
in a
parliamentary system, these
roles still exist.
If anything, it's the fragmentation of the party
system or razor - thin majorities that might play a similar
role in most
parliamentary democracies.
The
role of the prime minister
in the honours
system emerged
in the 17th and 18th centuries, as the personal rule and prerogatives of the monarch gave way to
parliamentary sovereignty.
Yesterday the middleman at the heart of the leak, former SAS officer John Wick, gave his first interview on his
role in conveying MPs» expenses receipts to the Daily Telegraph, telling the paper he had acted to expose the «rotten core» of the
parliamentary system adding: «Parliament will be a better place, society will be a better place.»
Parliamentary under secretary of state for the school
system, Sir Theodore Agnew, said: «Headteacher boards have already shown they can provide invaluable support
in improving the education of pupils across England and I'd like to thank everyone who has played an important
role so far.
This came to a head
in the recent
parliamentary inquiry into the
role of school governing bodies
in 2013: 600 pages of evidence contained
in three volumes of the report revealed the true extent of the weighty responsibilities of governors within the present
system.
India has a British - style
parliamentary system in which the leader of the political party with the highest share of the vote
in the lower house of parliament is appointed as prime minister by the president (the President of India is a mostly ceremonial
role; the prime minister is the head of government).
having a formal
role in the committee
systems of Parliament, such as at Budget Estimates hearings or
parliamentary committees of review