Fact test- parliament

Question 1

name the 2 houses in the UK’s bicameral system

Answer 1

Commons + Lords

Question 2

what/who is the third part of the structure of parliament?

Answer 2

the monarch/king charles

Question 3

how many members are currently in the HofL

Answer 3

820

Question 4

name 2/3 functions of HofL

Answer 4

debate
scrutiny
legislating

Question 5

what % of Lord’s time is spent on scrutiny?

Answer 5

37%

Question 6

when was the Life Peerages Act?

Answer 6

1958

Question 7

What is the Salisbury Convention?

Answer 7

Lords does not veto bills in govt. manifesto

Question 8

when was the HofL act?

Answer 8

1999

Question 9

who did Tony Blair appoint to report on the issue of reform of the HofL?

Answer 9

Lord Wakeham

Question 10

How many hereditary peers remain in the HofL?

Answer 10

92

Question 11

How are new hereditary peers instated?

Answer 11

by-election

Question 12

what body oversees new life peers?

Answer 12

HofL Appointments Commission

Question 13

Give 2 reasons why reforming the HofL has been difficult for successive govts.

Answer 13

tradition
power
opposition
lack of interest

Question 14

how many crossbenchers are there in the HofL currently

Question 15

How many bishops are there in the HofL?

Answer 15

26

Question 16

list 1 difference between the HofL and the Commons

Answer 16

power
monarch welcome/not welcome
elected/not elected

Question 17

name 1 similarity between the HofL and Commons

Answer 17

debate
scrutiny
legislate

Question 18

why are crossbenchers important in the HofL

Answer 18

so many of them they decide the votes

Question 19

when was the HofL Reform Act?

Answer 19

1999

Question 20

Name 2 recommendations in the 2017 report about the future of the HofL?

Answer 20

15 yr terms
peers capped at 600
non-renewable terms