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6.2 - The House of Commons Flashcards

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COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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What can MPs be divided into?

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Frontbench and backbench MPs

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What are frontbench MPs?

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MPs who are either senior ministers, junior ministers or permanent private secretaries

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What are all frontbenchers bound by?

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Collective ministerial responsibility

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What is the role of the shadow frontbench?

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To scrutinise their government counterparts

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What is the role of party whips?

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To maintain party discipline

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Who is the current chief whip of the Conservative party?

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Simon Hart

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What were whips accused of in the fracking vote on the 19th October 2022?

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Manhandling Tory MPs to vote in favour of government policy

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What do whips issue on especially important issues?

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A three-line whip

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What 2 conservative MPs both lost their party whip after going on ‘I’m a Celebrity Get me Out of Here’?

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  • Nadine Dorries
  • Matt Hancock
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What is the speaker of the House of Commons supposed to be?

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Impartial

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Who is the current speaker of the House of Commons?

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Lindsay Hoyle

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What did Speaker Lindsay Hoyle say about the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II?

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That it was ‘the most important event the world will ever see’

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Who was speaker of the House before Lindsay Hoyle?

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John Bercow

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Why did John Bercow act furiously in 2018?

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The government attempted to limit the time provided for an opposition day debate on the Grenfell Tower disaster

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What did John Bercow stop Theresa May from doing in March 2019?

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Re-introducing her unamended Brexit deal into the House of Commons

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Who is the current leader of the official opposition?

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Keir Starmer

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How many questions does the leader of the opposition ask in PMQs?

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6

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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

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What are the 6 main functions of the House of Commons?

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  1. Legitimation
  2. Legislation
  3. Scrutiny
  4. Representation
  5. Debate
  6. Providing government
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Function 1: Legitimation

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Function 1: Legitimation

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What was the purpose of parliament when it was first established?

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To provide the consent that would legitimise the decisions of the monarch

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Since when have the House of Commons had the exclusive right to approve the Budget?

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Since the Parliament Act 1911

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How many days is spent in the Commons debating the Budget proposals?

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4 days

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What have prime minister allowed the Commons to do since 2003?

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Debate large-scale military commitments

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What was the Commons vote on Cameron’s proposed strikes on Syria?

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Defeated 285 to 272

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When did Theresa May break the convention of letting Parliament debate and vote on large scale military commitments?

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2018 - she decided to join American-led assaults on the Syrian government

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In what Supreme Court case was it ruled that the government had to allow Parliament to vote on any deal to leave the European Union?

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Gina Miller Case 2017

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Function 2: Legislation

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Function 2: Legislation

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When is it easy to pass legislation in the House of Commons?

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When the government has a large parliamentary majority

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Why have Public Bill Committees been criticised?

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They are proportionate to party strength in the House of Commons

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By how many votes was the EU Withdrawal Agreement defeated by in January 2019?

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230 votes - largest defeat by any government

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How many times was May’s Brexit deal rejected?

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3 times in 3 months January to March 2019

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What bill was passed by Parliament in 2017 against the wishes of the government, which gave Parliament the legal right to vote on the final Brexit deal?

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Brexit Bill 2017

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When was Tony Blair’s first defeat in the House of Commons?

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10th November 2005

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Function 3: Scrutiny

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Function 3: Scrutiny

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What are 2 different types of committees in the Commons?

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  • Public bill committees
  • Select committees
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What do public bill committees do?

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Scrutinise proposed legislation and offer amendments to the wording of bills

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What committee ensures that government expenditure is as effective as possible?

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The Public Accounts Committee

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When were select committees introduced?

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1979

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What do select committees do?

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Monitor the major departments of state

42
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What is the membership of a select committee?

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11

43
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Why did Nadine Dorries look foolish at a select committee in 2022?

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She claimed that Channel 4 was run by government money when it was actually funded by advertisements

44
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What MP was very critical of the Royal Mail boss at a select committee in 2022?

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Darren Jones

45
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Who was appointed as chair of the Health and Social Care Committee in 2014?

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Sarah Wollaston, former GP

46
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What select committee called weapons expert David Kelly to testify on Iraq on the 15th July 2003?

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Foreign Affairs Committee

47
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When did David Kelly kill himself?

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17th July 2003

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Function 4: Representation

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Function 4: Representation

49
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How many conservative MPs disobeyed a 3 line whip vote on the expansion of Heathrow Airport in June 2018 as it affected their constituencies?

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8

50
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Why has Boris Johnson come under recent criticism?

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Not representing his constituents in Uxbridge

51
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How much money has Boris made since resigning?

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£4.8 million

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RANDOM STATS

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RANDOM STATS

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What % of bills passed from 2019 to 2021 were government bills?

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92%

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What % of amendments suggested from the opposition are accepted in public bill committees?

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1%

55
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How many statutory instruments were used during the Covid pandemic?

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Over 500

56
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How long did it take the 2020 Coronavirus Act to pass parliament and receive royal assent?

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4 days

57
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Why was Amber Rudd forced to resign as Home Secretary in 2018?

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She had accidentally misled Parliament over the Windrush Scandal

58
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What % of recommendations from select committees does the government accept?

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40%

59
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How many Tory MPs voted against Boris’ Covid passes?

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98 Tory MPs

60
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What select committee grilled PM Rishi Sunak on economic issues, the migrant situation and the Windsor framework?

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The Liaison Committee

61
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When was the Petitions Committee established?

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2015

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