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Newsweek: Watchdogs or Lobby Fodder?

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on BBC Two England

Does an MP have the knowledge and the power to influence the complex business of government? Can he get the information he needs to question the decisions of Ministers and civil servants? Last year a new system of Select Committees was set up to strengthen the hands of MPs. Donald McCormick asks how successful it has been.

Contributors

Reporter:
Donald McCormick
Producer:
Barry Langridge
Editor:
Peter Ibbotson
Source: Radio Times

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