THE ROLE AND POWERS OF THE PRIME MINISTER by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Political and Constitutional , Graham Allen ( 9780215061300 )

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THE ROLE AND POWERS OF THE PRIME MINISTER
THE IMPACT OF THE FIXED-TERM PARLIAMENTS ACT 2011 ON GOVERNMENT, FOURTH REPORT OF SESSION 2013-14, VOL. 1: REPORT, TOGETHER WITH FORMAL MINUTES AND ORAL EVIDENCE

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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Political and Constitutional , Graham Allen

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0215061306

ISBN 13:

9780215061300

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TSO

Pub. date:

25 July, 2013

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House of Commons Papers

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Synopsis:

Financial planning is the bedrock of long-term Departmental planning. Without a clear indication of spending plans, short-termism in delivery and policy formulation is "bound to prevail". A rolling 5-year Spending Review would enable Departments to plan as effectively as possible. The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 has provided Departments with a clearer electoral timetable, which in turn facilitates greater certainty when it comes to planning. Echoing its recent report on Cabinet Reshuffles, the Committee says that such certainty can reduce potentially damaging and paralysing political speculation, allowing Ministers and officials to focus on delivery of policy rather than short-term survival. This move would also allow the Prime Minister to plan with more certainty and this should have beneficial consequences in reducing disruptive reshuffles.The Committee recommends: the Government's Spending Review be tied to the fixed term of a parliament; a six-monthly review of the impact of the fixed term parliament in the UK by Departments' Permanent Secretaries, to share best practice; Permanent Secretaries should identify areas of policy or planning where greater alignment with the fixed parliamentary term would be beneficial; a "mid-fixed-term" conference to explore the opportunities and possibilities of longer-term planning. The impact of fixed terms is currently difficult to separate from the impact of Coalition Government. There may be further benefits to fixed terms under a single-party Government. However, there is still scope to monitor, evaluate and embed best practice into the departmental planning processes.

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