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The House covers the beginning of Scrutiny Week - when Parliament makes the Government really work to get its budget approved.

Despite Parliament having supremacy, governments often play the boss. This week the tables will turn as ministers face up to backbenchers for Parliament's first Scrutiny Week.

Parliament has a long-held reputation for bad bosses and even worse behaviour. One solution is a new independent role to hear complaints.

Budget Day in photos: Facts, attacks, stories, protests, pantomime and proclamations.

After the Budget Debate begins, it's usual to go into urgency to progress some government bills quickly through the House, or as is the case so far this year - not so quickly.

Once the Budget Statement is delivered, what happens next? The House looks beyond the initial announcement to the three different processes that follow it, sometimes concurrently.