The House of Commons Modernisation Committee: who needs it?
Kelso, Alexandra (2007) The House of Commons Modernisation Committee: who needs it? British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 9, (1), 138-157. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-856X.2007.00241.x).
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Modernisation has been rhetorically important for the Labour government since 1997, and it found a dedicated outlet through the House of Commons Modernisation Committee. This committee has pursued a particular type of modernisation, which this article seeks to explore. It does this by focusing on three issues. First, it examines the role of the Leader of the House of Commons in the chair of the Modernisation Committee. Second, it looks at the work of the Modernisation Committee in comparison to that of the Procedure Committee. Finally, it contextualises the discussion of modernisation with reference to the distinction between efficiency reforms and effectiveness reforms, and explores what this reveals about the complexity of executive–legislative relations at Westminster, and about the course of the modernisation debate since 1997.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 1369-1481 (print) |
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| Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Social Sciences > Politics and International Relations |
| Item ID: | 42757 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2012 11:48 |
| Contributors: | Kelso, Alexandra (Author) |
| Date: | 2007 |
| Status: | Published |
| Contact Email Address: | A.Kelso@soton.ac.uk |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/42757 |
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