Parliament carries out several responsibilities. One of parliaments functions is legislation, which is making laws, as it is the major legislative body in the UK. They represent the people, as well as they are legitimate , a scrutiny and can be held or hold others accountable. They also carry out other functions. There is a significant difference between the House of Lords and House of Commons. Which is that the House of Lords is not voted in unlike the House of Commons who are more legitimate as they are voted in.

Parliament is able to carry out its legislative function by passing acts of Parliament. The plans in which government are taking over the year in the queens speech, this is the legislative timetable. There is also an opportunity for the members bring forward their own bill , this is called the private members bill. Any legislation is thoroughly debated and reviewed and most go through various processes in the two houses before it is passed as a law. Though there is little to no free debates do discussion, due to various reasons such as the whips, who hold the MPs to account. A private member bill is unlikely to pass as only a few are even able to be discussed due to parliaments schedule. The House of Lords have very little to power as they have no say in any economic legislations, and can only block legislations not stop them, in which they have the powers to do this three times.

It carries out functions that show it is legitimate such as taking the country to war,they are the body which approves and sanctions major decisions for the nation. Such as now on the issue of the migrant crisis ,which the parliament have been discussing on how many they would allow into the country. Though this is a very controversial issue in the country in the moment they have the power to allow or not allow the migrants from Syria, regardless of what the country