Changes under Labour, 1997 - 2010 1.2

Question 1

House of Lord reform

Answer 1

• HOUSE OF LORDS ACT 1999
• all but 92 hereditary peers to be in house of lords ( aristocrats who got their title )
• made HOL seem modern
• no political party ( variety of views)

Question 2

Electoral reform

Answer 2

proportional representation given to the rest of the UK, not westminister though

Question 3

devolution

Answer 3

• devolved bodies to entire UK ( west lothian [scotland voting for england but to other way was not answered])

Question 4

the Human Rights Act

Answer 4

incorporated ECHR into UK statute law, however, could be controlled as the act was unentrenched ( 2005 terrorist attacks)

Question 5

the Creation of the Supreme Court

Answer 5

Supreme Court as the highest court of
appeal in the UK for civil cases, and (except
in Scotland) for criminal cases.