debates for reform 1.4 Flashcards
what did the ‘Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022’ do for the PM
- PM can choose when they want to call a general election
- 2024 was the first time this was used
whats a charity which actively spoke against the Rwanda Bill
APRIL 2024
- Amnesty International accused the UK parliament of “deliberately destabilising” human rights through the Safety of Rwanda 2024, the Public Order Act 2023 (right to protest) and Sunak’s plans to criminalise rough sleepers.
what did Amnesty Iternational accuse RIshi Sunak of doing with his Rwanda Bill
- “deliberately destabilising” human rights through the Safety of Rwanda 2024
- “deliberately destabilising” the Public Order Act 2023 <= gave more dangerous powers to police (infringing protest rights)
- Sunak’s plans to criminalise rough sleepers.
what did Lord Clarke Warn about the Rwanda Plan
- he Safety of Rwanda Bill would move the UK towards an ‘elective dictatorship’
- Using parliamentary sovereignty = UK Parliament went against US Supreme Court wishes and implemented Rwanda Plan
what did the Coronavirus Act 2020 do to the PM (Boris Johnson)
- gave emergency powers to the PM
- curtailed individual rights = Our freedom of assembly and freedom of movement (article 5 provides the freedom of liberty and security which was thus eroded)
what did the Burns Report call for the HOL to do
reduce its size IN 2017
what is the average age of a member of the House of Lords
71
what percentage of members of the house of lords recieved private education
70%
what percentage of members of the house of lords are women
28%
what percentage of members of the house of lords are BME
2.6%
who introduced the freedom of information act 2000
Tony Blair
what did the Freedom of Information Act show to the public
MPs Expenses Scandal 2009
what is a limit to the Freedom of information Act 2009 to the public
- some information is still blacked out (censored)
how many vetoes have there been because of the Freedom of Information Act 2009 since its publications
5 ministerial vetoes = meaning some information is still hidden for the public
what is a quote that RIshi Sunak said about the ECHR
“If we are forced to choose between our security and the jurisdiction of a foreign court, including the ECtHR we will always choose our security.”
what is a quote that Suella Braverman said about the ECHR
ECHR “is at odds with the will of Parliament or British values”
what did Labour say in their 2024 manifesto about the House of Lords
- remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords
- introduce a mandatory retirement age at 80
- introduce a new participation requirement.
