Write a 3,000-word report on the three following questions:What is the process through which a Bill turns into law? What key role does each House play in this process?Does the House of Lords play any crucial role in the above scenario?Would ‘packing’ the House of Lords be an ethical approach in this context?

3,000 words [footnotes and bibliography not included]

Unit learning outcomes

1 Demonstrate the following knowledge and understanding:

Recognise and explain key doctrines and principles of public law.

2 Demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

Evaluate and apply key doctrines related to the functions of the three branches of government and processes of public law to a given question or scenario in a clear, concise, and logical manner.

You are working as research assistant to a Member of Parliament (MP). New legislation to reform the UK tax system is being discussed in Parliament. This was one of the key points of the electoral manifesto of the party in government, to which the MP you are working for belongs.

While the government secured a healthy majority in the House of Commons in the last elections, passing their tax reform through the House of Lords seems to be a more complicated issue, as the Lords are not convinced this reform is in the public interest.

You are commissioned to write a 3,000-word report on the three following questions:

• What is the process through which a Bill turns into law? What key role does each House play in this process?

• Does the House of Lords play any crucial role in the above scenario?

• Would ‘packing’ the House of Lords be an ethical approach in this context?

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