Labour 1997-2007

Question 1

When was minimum wage introduced

Answer 1

April 1999

Question 2

By 2004 how much were the poorest 1/3 of pensioners better off

Answer 2

£1,750

Question 3

Why did the number of pensioners living in poverty fall by 75%

Answer 3

Winter Fuel Payments
Reduction in VAT on fuel

Question 4

What part of the EU did Labour opt back into

Answer 4

European Social Chapter

Question 5

What did the 2002 Employment Act do

Answer 5

Extended rights to work leave e.g. maternity pay

Question 6

What did the 1998 Working Time Regulations do

Answer 6

Created a statutory entitlement to paid holiday

Question 7

In what ways did Blair fail to reform Worker conditions

Answer 7

Maintained Thatcher union policies
Not all people could access benefits (some chose not too)

Question 8

How many free hours of nursery education were allocated to 3-4 year olds by 2007

Answer 8

12.5

Question 9

What was the increase in the number of women in higher education 1997-2007

Answer 9

2x

Question 10

How many female MPs were there in 1997

Answer 10

120 (double 1992)

Question 11

Who became the first female foreign secretary in 2006

Answer 11

Margaret Beckett

Question 12

What was the pay gap in 2007

Answer 12

87%

Question 13

Who was the first black cabinet minister

Answer 13

Paul Boateng

Question 14

What was the McPherson report

Answer 14

Investigation into the institutional racism in the Met

Question 15

Who made up the influx of immigrants

Answer 15

Students & young skilled workers

Question 16

What 2006 policies inflamed racial tension and Islamic radicalisation

Answer 16

National Identity Cards
Terrorism Act

Question 17

What was the 7/7/2005 bombing

Answer 17

4 suicide attacks targeting London transport

Question 18

What was the name of the Brazilian man shot by the police in 2005

Answer 18

Jean Charles de Menezes

Question 19

Increase in Child benefits 1997-2005

Answer 19

72%

Question 20

How many families were helped by the Tax Credits in 2005

Answer 20

300,000

Question 21

What was the increase in education spending

Answer 21

£1.6 billion

Question 22

How many new schools were built

Answer 22

1,000

Question 23

How many students attended universities in 2004

Answer 23

2.4 million

Question 24

What controversial education reforms were introduced

Answer 24

Tuition fees
School league tables

Question 25

What was an ASBO

Answer 25

Anti-Social Behaviour Order

Question 26

What percentage of 16-24 were NEETs (not in education, employment or training) in 2007

Answer 26

20%

Question 27

What was the turnout in the 2001 election

Answer 27

59.4%

Question 28

What were the main points of the Conservative campaign in 2001

Answer 28

Save the Pound Fix crime and immigration

Question 29

What is the timeline of Tory leaders

Answer 29

Major 1997 Hauge 1997-2001 Iain DS 2001-2003 Howard 2003-2005 Cameron 2005+

Question 30

When were the Scottish and Welsh assemblies created

Answer 30

1998

Question 31

Who was the First Mayor of London (2000-2008)

Answer 31

Ken Livingston

Question 32

What reform was made to the House of Lords

Answer 32

Limited the number of heredity peers to 92

Question 33

When was the Human Rights Act

Answer 33

1998

Question 34

When was the Bank of England given independence

Answer 34

1998

Question 35

What was inflation in 1997 & 2007

Answer 35

1997 - 2.6% 2007 - 4.8%

Question 36

How much money was lost due to pension reform

Answer 36

£8 billion

Question 37

What were the general tax reforms of New Labour

Answer 37

Raise national insurance Remove tax relief on mortgages Reducing level of tax free savings

Question 38

Increase in employment 97-2007

Answer 38

2.5 million

Question 39

1999-2002 how much gold did the government sell

Answer 39

13 million ounces (~50% of reserves)

Question 40

How much money was lost due to the gold market

Answer 40

£3 billion

Question 41

What did the 2002 police reform act do

Answer 41

Created Police Community Support Officers to act as a less hostile police link

Question 42

Which two LGBTQ+ acts were passed in 2004

Answer 42

Civil Partnership Act Gender Recognition Act

Question 43

How was Hague's relationship with Thatcher portrayed

Answer 43

Seen as her sidekick Hague with Thatcher's hair poster

Question 44

What long term policies were dropped by New Labour

Answer 44

Clause IV Closed Shop One member one vote

Question 45

What were the strains between Blair & Brown

Answer 45

Brown thought Blair had taken his job as Labour Leader, to keep him under-control Blair gave him more or less full autonomy as Chancellor.

Question 46

Who proposed a change to the Westminster electoral system

Answer 46

Roy Jenkins

Question 47

Who was in charge of Labour's election campaigns

Answer 47

Philip Gould

Question 48

What were the main points of the Good Friday Agreement

Answer 48

Self-determination Devolution

Question 49

Who re-formed the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007 after being suspended since 2002

Answer 49

Martin McGuinness Ian Paisley

Question 50

When did the 1969 British mission in Northern Ireland finally end

Answer 50

July 2007

Question 51

How many seats did Labour win in 1997

Answer 51

418

Question 52

What pop song was used in Labour's 1997 campaign video

Answer 52

Things Can Only Get Better

Question 53

Who was Abu Hamza

Answer 53

Terrorist who ran a radicalisation sect out of Finsbury Park Mosque

Question 54

Who was David Kelly

Answer 54

Weapon's export who committed suicide following an inquiry into the WOD claim

Question 55

How many ministers resigned over the Iraq War

Answer 55

4

Question 56

How many attended a 'Stop the War' protest in March 2003

Answer 56

1,000,000+

Question 57

Where were two successful NATO campaigns

Answer 57

Sierra Leone, Kosovo

Question 58

What were the main aspects of Blair's Europe policy

Answer 58

Immigration, Balance interests, support a consistent European agenda

Question 59

When did Blair propose CAP reform

Answer 59

2005

Question 60

What EU treaties were signed by the UK

Answer 60

Nice (01) & Lisbon (07)

Question 61

How much were EU immigration figures bigger than estimates in 2004

Answer 61

20x

Question 62

What was the difference in seats and vote percentage between Labour and the Tories in 2005

Answer 62

157 seats 2.6%

Question 63

What percentage did the Lid Dems get in 2005

Answer 63

22% (65 seats)