6.2 - The House of Lords

Question 1

COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Answer 1

COMPOSITION OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Question 2

What is the House of Lords referred to as?

Answer 2

‘The upper chamber’

Question 3

What act was passed in 1958 which gave the PM the authority to nominate life peers to the House of Lords?

Answer 3

Life Peerages Act 1958

Question 4

How many hereditary peers were removed when Tony Blair reformed the House of Lords in 1999?

Answer 4

750

Question 5

How many hereditary peers were there after the reform?

Answer 5

92

Question 6

How many sitting members are there currently in the House of Lords?

Answer 6

778

Question 7

How many Bishops of the Church of England sit in the House of Lords?

Answer 7

26

Question 8

How many appointments did Blair recommend when he was Prime Minister?

Answer 8

374

Question 9

How many Tories did Cameron appoint in his resignation honours and how many labour did he nominate?

Answer 9

12 Tories
1 Labour - Baroness Chakrabarti

Question 10

THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Answer 10

THE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

Question 11

What are the 3 main functions of the House of Lords?

Answer 11

• Legislation
• Scrutiny
• Debate

Question 12

Function 1: Legislation

Answer 12

Function 1: Legislation

Question 13

What convention means that the House of Lords is unable to stop bills which have passed the House of Commons?

Answer 13

The Salisbury Convention

Question 14

Why does the Lords play an important role in the legislative process?

Answer 14

Many life peers have expertise in a certain field

Question 15

What does the House of Lords do when a bill has been passed by the House of Commons?

Answer 15

The Lords works through the implications of a bill and refine its contents

Question 16

What type of chamber is the Lords in regards to legislation?

Answer 16

A revising chamber

Question 17

What is it called when the two chambers negotiate over proposed amendments?

Answer 17

Parliamentary ping-pong

Question 18

By how many votes was the Counter Terrorism Bill defeated by in the Lords in 2008?

Answer 18

191

Question 19

Function 2: Scrutiny

Answer 19

Function 2: Scrutiny

Question 20

What are 2 examples of House of Lords committees?

Answer 20

• European Affairs Committee
• Economic Affairs Committee

Question 21

What committee is key in scrutinising secondary legislation?

Answer 21

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Question 22

RANDOM KNOWLEDGE

Answer 22

RANDOM KNOWLEDGE

Question 23

What Lord proposed a debate on the killing of Palestinians in the Gaza strip by Israeli forces?

Answer 23

Lord Steel in 2018

Question 24

How many times did the House of Lords defeat the government from 1997 to 2010?

Answer 24

450 times

Question 25

What 2023 bill did the Lords add a number of amendments to?

Answer 25

The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill

Question 26

What controversial bill now scrapped did the Lords oppose?

Answer 26

The EU Retained Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

Question 27

What amendment did the House of Lords make in 2023 to the Energy Bill?

Answer 27

They amended it to ensure that there is a regard the government net zero targets