Parliament

Question 1

Who was the first ever female chancellor to deliver the budget?

Answer 1

Rachel Reeves (2024)

Question 2

What is the salisbury convention?

Answer 2

The HOL can not veto/delay any bills that contradict the current governments implemented manifesto

Question 3

What did the Internal markets act do?

Answer 3

Johnson’s passed to ensure post-Brexit trade consistency across the UK
overode Northern Ireland Protocol (controversial)

Question 4

What select committee looked at covid19 policies?

Answer 4

Health Select Committee

Question 5

What act protects disabled people?

Answer 5

DDA of 1995
(disability Discrimination act)

Question 6

Average age of a peer?

Answer 6

70

Question 7

How many women in parliament %?

Answer 7

33%

Question 8

How many times did the The Terrorism act pingpong through the commons and lords?

Answer 8

9 times in 2 days

Question 9

What act pingponged through the commons and lords 9 times in 2 days?

Answer 9

Prevention of terrorism act

Question 10

How many defeats did Blair face?

Answer 10

0

Question 11

What are crossbenchers?

Answer 11

non - partisan
(but can be influenced by wealth etc)

Question 12

How many times does the liason committee question the prime minister?

Answer 12

Twice a year

Question 13

What 2 key things was Cameron questioned on by the liason committee?

Answer 13

After the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum he was questioned on further devolution powers

military interventions, such as in Libya and the fight against ISIS

Question 14

How many times was Johnson able to avoid the liason committee?

Answer 14

3 times

Question 15

How many times was the Illegal Migration Bill pingponged

Answer 15

9 times

(passed with compromises)

Question 16

How did the wrights reforms increase participation

Answer 16

Formation of e-petitions

Question 17

How did the wrights reforms legitimise committee chairs

Answer 17

They were now chosen through a secret ballot rather than chosen by party whips

Question 18

4 Sources that reduced lords power

Answer 18

Parliament Acts (1911 and 1949)
The Life Peerages Act 1958
The House of Lords Act 1999
Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Question 19

How much has immigration increased since brexit

Answer 19

it tripled (672,000)

Question 20

What 2 bills did the lords oppose that still passed them

Answer 20

Rwanda
(Went through as it was a money bill that they couldn’t block)

Internal markets bill
(Went through as the executive used the parliamentary acts to override them)

Question 21

What in Sunaks manifesto made it easy to pass the illegal immigration act 2023?

Answer 21

Stop small boats

Question 22

Badenoch PMQs may 2025

Answer 22

Badenoch offers some harder hitting questions on unemployment and the US-UK trade deal.

Question 23

Recall of MPs act being successful in representing a constituencies views

Question 24

Why may PMQs be seen as just a insult war rather than a policy discussion

Answer 24

Badenoch 23/4/25 PMQs:

Starmer ‘doesn’t have the balls’ to publicly support SCOTUK decision on ‘women.’

Starmer responds by criticising her performance as Women and Equalities minister.

Question 25

What are PMQs also known to be called in a negative way?

Answer 25

‘Punch a Judy show’, an exchange of insults, point scoring.

Question 26

PMQs planted question example

Answer 26

2015, Conservative MP Andrew Percy disclosed an email sent by Downing Street to backbench Tories suggesting questions on how well the government’s ‘long-term economic plan’ was going.

Question 27

3 issues with the liason committee in being effective at scrutiny

Answer 27

Executive avoidance (Johnson 3) Covers too much ground for in depth scrutiny Executive given the questions in advance

Question 28

2 PMBs

Answer 28

British Sign Language Act 2022 Stalking Protection Act 2019

Question 29

How many days do the BBBC have to debate

Answer 29

has 35 days per year to hold debates.

Question 30

Weakness of the BBBC

Answer 30

BBBC can merely call debates, not legislate.