Скачать или смотреть Pounds, pence and politics – how the UK Parliament scrutinises economic issues

On Thursday 3 March 2016 the University of Leeds hosted a Perspectives on Parliament event on the UK Parliament’s scrutiny of economic issues. In this video of highlights from the event…

Rachel Reeves, MP for Leeds West, discusses the ways that Opposition MPs can scrutinise Government’s economic decisions.

Ayeesha Waller, Clerk of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee, outlines how select committees go about scrutinising Government’s economic decisions.

Perspectives on Parliament events give an insight into Parliament's people, processes, offices, history and culture. They will also give an insight into how Parliament scrutinises specific policy areas. These events are held at universities and higher education institutions across the UK.

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