Parliament Flashcards

1
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How many hereditary peers in the HoL?

A

92

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2
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How many lords spiritual

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26

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3
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What is the average age of peers in the HoL

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70

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4
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How many Scottish Peers are pro-independence?

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  • 0 out of 50
  • 45% of general population were pro-independence
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5
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Example

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6
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Example of lords being experts

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Lord Walton is former president of the BMA

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7
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Example of Lords being experts

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Lord Dannat (Former chief of general staff for the military) spoke 24 times on the Overseas Operations Bill

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8
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Example of lords being experts

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Lord John Krebs is a zoologist and head the science and technology committee

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9
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Example of peers only voting on bills they know about

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Mental Capacity Bill - only had 309 votes so 406 peers didn’t vote

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10
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Example of PMs appointing political allies to the lords

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Theresa May appointed former chief of STaff Gavin Barwell

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11
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Example of the Lords influencing legislation

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Anti-terrorism Act (2001) - Lords introduced a sunset clause so that the provisions had to be reviewed each year

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12
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How many times did the Lords defeat the Rwanda Bill, how many people strongly support the bill

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  • defeated 23 times
  • Only 24% of people strongly support the bill
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13
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Example of the lords rejecting a bill

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Rejected the Police crime and sentencing bill 14 times in one night - protects democratic principles

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14
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What % of HoL are ethnic minorities

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7%

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15
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How many crossbenchers in the HoL

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173

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16
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What % of Lords received private education

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70%

17
Q

What % of HoL are women?

A

29%

18
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What is the average age of the lords

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71

19
Q

Example of Cameron being defeated after a debate

A

2013 bill on military action in Syria

20
Q

Example of legislation being rushed through parliament with minimal debate

A

1991 Dangerous Dogs Act - declared an emergency but failed to take into account breeds that caused 30 deaths

21
Q

Example of MPs lacking expertise

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Only 1 research scientist in HoC

22
Q

Example of MPs rebelling

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In 2012, 91 Conservatives MPs rebelled against HoL reform despite whip

23
Q

Example of failed rebellion

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Blair had 121 MPs rebelled against the 3 line whip on the Iraq War but still passed

24
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Example of failed legilsation

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May’s Brexit deal failed to pass through parliament 3 times

25
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Example of scrutiny not being effective

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6 of the last 9 sessions have seen a decrease in the % of time spent on government bills

26
Q

Example of legislation being passed efficiently

A

Blair passed a bill every 3.25 hours

27
Q

Example of legislation being passed effectively

A

Blair wasn’t defeated until 2005

28
Q

Example of bipartisan legislation being passed

A

Same sex marriage act 2013

29
Q

Example of lords doing better scrutiny than commons

A

3x the amount of time on legislation in Lords vs Commons

30
Q

Example of a bill being debated

A

2005 Prevention of terrorism bill led to 30+ hours of debating

31
Q

How many days are opposition days

A

20

32
Q

What % of opposition amendments are accepted

A

0.5%

33
Q

Example of opposition day motions being ignored

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May’s minority government refused to divide the house on all opposition days

34
Q

What % of Statutory Instruments are rejected by parliament?

A

0.01%

35
Q

What % of legislation was secondary legislation in 2017-2019

A

95%

36
Q

What % of secondary legislation clears the Lords without a comment

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64%

37
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What % of the Commons are women

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35%