1. Lights, Camera, Parliament! Parliament’s Education Service

2. Making Sense of Making Laws

3. MAKING A NEW LAW If a new law is going to be created......the three parts of Parliament have to agree.

4. LAW TIMELINE Put the following laws in order starting with the oldest first Car seat belts must be worn when available Equality of the voting age for men and women End of Capital Punishment for High Treason in the UK Introduction of the National Health Service Age you must attend school raised to 16 A) B) C) D) E) 1928 1948 1972 1991 1998

5. BILLS IN PARLIAMENT Stages of a bill First Reading Second Reading Committee Stage Report Stages Third Reading Lords Stages Royal Assent

6. THE ISSUE What are the main issues/problems in your local area? >Why is it a problem? >Who are the people affected? >Who are the people responsible? >What solutions to the problem can you think of? >What law will solve the problem?

7. ISSUE VS. LAW ISSUE – Before 1918 women were not allowed to vote CAMPAIGN - Campaign for the right of women to vote LAW - Representation of the People Act 1918 (As a result of the Act, some 80% of women over 30 qualified to vote)

8. YOUR NEW LAW >Name of your law >What is the law going to do – why is it needed? >Who will it affect? >How will you enforce your law? >Is it going to cost anything?

9. PUBLIC SPENDING

10. HOW TO GET HEARD Organised letter writing Publicity stunts Create a Facebook group Publish emotive stories Involve a celebrity Join a pressure group Organise a demonstration Contact your MEP Speak to local representative Lobby your local MP

11. Resources Available by post: >Educational booklets available for ages 7-18

12. Interactive whiteboard resources >www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/whiteboard-resources.htmwww.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/whiteboard-resources.htm An Introduction to Parliament >What can you do? Features >Differentiated: levels 1 to 3 (KS2 – KS4&5) >On screen prompt mode >Teachers’ walkthrough >Accompanying worksheets >Zoom into the House of Lords and the House of Commons chambers. >Run classroom quizzes. >Explore the difference between Parliament and government by building your own interactive diagram. ALSO AVAILABLE: ELECTIONS AND VOTING

13. Videos A short film on how laws are made – this can be found at www.parliament.uk/education/online-resources/parliament- explained/the-commons-and-lords/