1. Why ought ministers be both individually and collectively responsible to Parliament? 2. ‘The operation of the doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility to Parliament demonstrates the...

1. Why ought ministers be both individually and collectively responsible to Parliament?

2. ‘The operation of the doctrine of individual ministerial responsibility to Parliament demonstrates the inherent weaknesses of conventions as regulatory tools.’

Discuss.

3. ‘The systems of political accountability in the United Kingdom Constitution are rendered ineffective by the structural links between executive and legislature and especially by the fact that – typically – the former controls the latter.’

Discuss.