Originally Posted by
Jessicka
Government sets the terms of the conversation, Parliament literally gets to say 'Aye' or 'Nay' to whatever the Government asks of it. That is all. I don't know what more you expect them to do, short of toppling the Government, forming an alliance of opposition parties, and taking over Governance. Because short of that, what they can do is actually very limited.
They can only introduce policy and law occasionally, and only when the Speaker gives them opportunity. They can't go negotiate with Brussels, something which is done by the Civil Service, according to the instructions from the Government. And any indicative votes that are held, are just that, and non-binding; don't need to be built on, and are free for the Government to just handwave and say "well you can't decide, so meh".