... MPs and the number of ethnic minority MPs has risen for the fourth time since 1945. More fair representation leads to more effective legitimating in the House of Commons so this shows an improvement rather than a decline. To give consent on behalf of the people, MPs are referred to as "honourable member" in order to maintain democracy by respecting the fact that MPs aren't just individuals and that they represent a constituency and are speaking on behalf of the public. Scrutiny is when the House of Commons and its committees check what the government is doing and watches how it is working. Scrutiny is carried out effectively by the House of Commons, in the way in which the Prime Minister has a thirty-minute Question Time every Wednesday, where the House of Commons can ask questions to scrutinise Tony Blair and to make sure that his government is acting in ...

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