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Report: 59Th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice And 59th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures REPORT 8th to 18th March 2010 By the Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC Member for East Metropolitan Region Page 1 of 38 59TH Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures 8 – 18 March 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO: INTRODUCTION 4 Monday 8 March 2010 The Role of Women in the 21st Century 4 Commonwealth Day Celebrations – Westminster Abbey 6 Tuesday 9 March 2010 The Westminster Parliamentary System 7 Political Update 7 Bicameratism and the Work of the Second Chamber 8 Role of Opposition 9 Debates 9 Wednesday 10 March 2010 Questions: Costs and Effectiveness 11 Public Expenditure and the Role of Parliament 11 Legislation 12 Private Members Bills 12 Effectiveness of Legislation 12 Committee System 13 Thursday 11 March 2010 Parliamentary Standards 15 The Code of Conduct for Members of Parliament 15 Hansard 18 Party Discipline in Parliament 18 Party Discipline 19 Running of Parliament 19 The Role of the MP in the Constituency 20 Friday 12 March 2010 Electorate Visit 21 Monday 15 March 2010 The Speaker’s Role in Parliament 22 The Serjeant at Arms 23 Industry and Parliamentary Trust (IPT) 24 The Electoral Commission 25 Page 2 of 38 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) PAGE NO Tuesday 16 March 2010 Broadcasting Parliament 26 The Transparency of Public Accounts 26 How is Parliament Run? 27 Wednesday 17 March 2010 Research and Information Services 28 Representing Equality and Diversity – Open Forum 28 MPs and the Internet; Modern Outreach and E‐Democracy 29 Thursday 18 March 2010 Parliamentary Democracy: 30 Strengthening and Supporting and Capacity Building 30 Promoting Democracy 30 Technical Cooperation Programme 30 International Assemblies need to be Encouraged 30 Climate Change 30 Copenhagen 30 MPs Role in Climate Change 31 Questions from the floor 31 The Global Financial Crisis 32 SUMMARY 33 Evening Functions and Events: 10 Downing Street 34 Speaker’s House 35 Women Speaking Their Mind 36 Men Sharing Their Thoughts 37 Page 3 of 38 INTRODUCTION The Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC, Member for the East Metropolitan Region was nominated by her fellow Parliamentary colleagues to represent the West Australian Government and privileged to participate in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s 59th Westminster Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures during March 2010, held in London, England. The following is her report on the Seminar. Monday 8 March 2010 The seminar commenced with a detailed tour of the Westminster Palace that presented an opportunity to walk through the Palace and both Chambers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The history was truly interesting and the architecture and detail remarkable, placing one back to the Eleventh Century, to a place built for Kings of England. The first session of the forum was in keeping with the day, International Women’s Day. The Role of Women in the 21st Century Chaired by Baroness Northover How can women be further empowered in the 21st Century? Have women achieved equality with men? What is the representation of women in Parliament and their role as women Member’s? Two speakers addressed the forum; both were detailed and made some very valid points, as listed below; Mr Peter Bottomley MP (Conservative) • We are not just looking for equality for women but for equality across all nationalities, religion and gender. • When men are only 50% good at their job, their confidence tells them they are 110% good at their job. However, women think the opposite way, when they are extremely good at their job they feel that they are only 50% as good and there is always someone who will be better. • Women make great politicians as they are natural carers and are generally good at balancing home life, work and personal time. • The biggest action that will attract women into Parliament and Parliamentary roles, begins with broadening and modifying the selection process for any position, such as committees, employment vacancies or pre‐selection of Members of Parliament etc. When selecting a pool of people for a committee for example. The method generally used is to approach relevant stakeholders and experts in the field and select one of their finest to join the committee. Generally these are all males, as unfortunately the percentages of women in these roles are very low. Page 4 of 38 However, if people are selected from the highest position from all stakeholders, the resultant committee will be filled with similar people with similar experiences. However, does this allow for a good cross section of people, representing the wider community? Opinion of Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC: So, the obvious thing to do, that will immediately start placing women into all levels and roles, is to broaden the selection process. Go passed the immediate circle to the next circle and collect people from different levels and experience. This will give a greater cross section of representatives, who will stimulate debate and will always create a better outcome. Baroness Nicholson (Liberal Democrats) spoke about the larger issue behind involving women in parliament; • The basics such as education, reading, writing and basic literature skills must first be implemented in all Commonwealth countries. Education will allow people to understand democracy and to be empowered to vote and to be done involved. To develop true democracy, adult literacy is vital amongst Commonwealth countries. • Without literacy many people, from all races, religion and gender who try to enter the political arena, will leave broken, disappointed and will never return to attempt to be a part of the process again. • Women in general are more humble in nature and shy to come forward. As a result they are happy to start at a lower position, but there needs to be a ladder system put in place to allow women to climb as their confidence and experience grows. • In particular political parties need to implement systems and have ladders in place to encourage women to participate. Question asked by Hon Alyssa Hayden MLC; How do we make women feel equal? For example I sit on a committee comprised of all men. There seems to be a general acceptance between them, however, I feel that as a woman, I needed to prove myself before I receive the same acceptance. How do we achieve the same instant acceptance? Answer by Baroness Nicholson; Women must work together and form unity where they will then in turn demand the respect required. Work with your female colleagues to grow confidence and talent amongst the women in parliament. Chair, Baroness Northover made a general statement that she believed there was a need for a quota system to attract women into Parliament. Hon Alyssa Hayden responded and disagreed. An individual should be judged for their qualities and experience, not by their gender, nationality or religious beliefs. Page 5 of 38 Commonwealth Day Celebrations – Westminster Abbey All delegates were invited to attend the service held at Westminster Abbey in the presence of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. This was an extremely honourable experience. Participants enjoyed the ceremony and witnessed the fantastic acoustics of the Cathedral with the enjoyable voices of the Choir. Westminster Abbey, is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English then British and current monarchs of the Commonwealth Realm. Although many still refer to it as the Cathedral, it only held that status between 1546 and 1556. In fact, it is a Royal Peculiar, under the jurisdiction of the British Monarch, rather than a Bishop. Page 6 of 38 Tuesday 9 March 2010 The Westminster Parliamentary System Chaired by Mr Paul Keetch MP –Liberal Democrat Speakers: Lord Tyler – Liberal Democrat; Mr Robert Rodgers – Director General Chamber Services; Dr Rhodri Walters – Reading Clerk. All speakers presented an overview of the Westminster System. The following main points were raised and discussed: • Members of Parliament were moving towards more constituent work rather than policy; • The House of Lords was similar to the Canadian Senate; • The weakness in the House of Lords is due to the nomination system. The House of Lords is seen as a retirement home for retiring Members of Parliament. The average age of members of the House of Lords is 69 years; • There is a lack of legitimacy on how the house is elected; • The Code of Conduct and method of scrutiny needs to be improved. This is currently under review; • Will the technology of the 21st Century change the current ways of the system with growing demand to keep up with IT age?; • The House of Lords is not a full time position and MPs do not have a Government majority in the House. Lords are proudly independent; however the majority control the decisions. • Removing Ministers from the House of Lords to encourage involvement from the backbenchers is being considered. • Changing the 2nd Chamber to an election process, to bring back accountability to the House of Lords is also being considered. • The question out in the public is: have they lost touch with the general community? • The current electoral system does not work. In 1995, 75% of voters turned out on election day in 2005, 61.4% voted, which resulted in 35.2% of the population voted in the Government. How can this be a true representative of the country? • There needs to be an improved communication system to the public, educating them on the Westminster System and encouraging them to take an interest. • An interactive website “Billy the Bill” is being developed as a tool to educate the public on the procedure of legislation. Political Update Chaired by Andrew Stunell MP – Liberal Democrat Speakers: Kate Hoey MP – Labour; Nigel Evans MP – Conservative An update was given by the above on the upcoming election and the current system.
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