AQA A LEVEL POLITICS PAPER 1 MAY 2023 [7152-1]

A-level POLITICS Paper 1 Government and politics of the UK 0 1 Explain and analyse three ways in which the results of elections have an impact on the types of government formed in the UK. [9 marks] 0 2 Explain and analyse three ways in which rights are protected in the UK. [9 marks] 0 3 Explain and analyse three methods used by UK pressure groups to achieve their aims. [9 mar The roles and influence of parliamentary select committees Extract 1 Select committees often show a more positive side of Parliament At a time when politics can feel fractious and tense, select committees show a more positive side of Parliament. Select committees are where MPs sit around a table, engaged on a joint enterprise and are at their best when party politics is largely left to one side. Departmental committees mirror each government department, and other committees consider wider issues across government. Select committees hold the government and others to account, propose policy solutions to difficult issues, and listen to a range of voices to inform debate. Powerful industry leaders have at times been called to account. Select committees can have a major impact on government policy. There is also the Liaison Committee, which is perhaps best known for its regular evidence sessions between the prime minister and select committee chairs. Extract taken from an article in PoliticsHome, January 2019, written by Sarah Wollaston, Chair of the Liaison Committee. Sarah Wollaston is a GP and was an MP between 2010–19. PoliticsHome is an online news source in Parliament.