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1
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Who is the most important person in parliament?

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Prime Minister

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What does the PM usually command over?

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An overall majority in the the commons - 2010-2015 and 2017-2019 were exceptions.

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3
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What dominated the legislature?

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Executive

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4
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What is parliament meant to do?

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Scrutinise and check the government?

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What is the reality when the PM has a large majority?

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Elective dictatorship - can rely on getting their way in a vote.

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Who is the Speaker?

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The speaker acts as the chair of parliament, aiming to keep order and ensure as many MP s as possible from a range of parties are able to speak

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7
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What can the Speaker do?

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Suspend MPs who break parliamentary rules

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8
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Example of a parliamentary rule?

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Not allowed to call a fellow MP a liar.

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9
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Example of a suspension?

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John Bercow suspended Dennis Skinner for calling Cameron Dodgy Dave.

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10
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How is a Speaker selected?

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Elected position

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11
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How was Lindsay Hoyle elected?

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4th Ballot in November 2019 - unanimously re-elected after the general election.

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12
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What does tradition suggest about their party affiliation?

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Renounce it to ensure impartiality.

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13
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What happens at election time concerning the Speaker?

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Major political parties do not oppose them.

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14
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Who was forced to resign due to an expenses scandal?

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Michael Martin 2000-2009

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15
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Who was seen as bias?

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John Bercow - alleged favouritism of opposition MPs and his lack of cooperation on the Brexit Bill

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16
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Who is the Leader of the House of Commons?

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Penny Mordaunt - previously Rees-Mogg

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17
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What is the role of the Leader of the House?

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Government’s business manager - need to ensure that the Commons runs smoothly and that bills are timetabled.

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18
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When does the Leader of the house tell the business schedule for the following week?

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Thursdays

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19
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What is a party whip?

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Whips are in charge of discipline and ensuring as far as they can that MPs stay loyal and vote the way their leaders dictat

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20
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How to do they ensure MPs vote the right way?

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Explain the reasons for the PMs stance.

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21
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What is a three line whip?

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When a party believes all their members will vote unanimously

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22
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What does having the whip withdrawn mean?

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The MP is suspended from the party - usually temporary.

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23
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Why would a whip be withdrawn?

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MP does something to bring the party into disrepute.

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24
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Who went on I’m a Celeb without informing party leadership?

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Nadine Dorries

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25
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How many MPs did Boris remove the whip from

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21 MPs - defied instructions not to support a motion to take control of parliamentary business from the govt. during Brexit.

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26
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How many of the 21 had the whip restored?

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10

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27
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How many of the 21 decided to run as independents?

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5

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28
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What did Julian Lewis do in 2020?

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Elected chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, defeating the government’s favourite, Chris Grayling.

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29
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What did the government accuse Lewis of doing?

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Working with Labour for his advantage.

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30
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Who are the Front Benchers?

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Ministers in government.

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31
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What are backbenchers?

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Ordinary MPs

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32
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How are backbenchers an issue for parties?

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Can rebel and criticise their own party.

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33
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Example of a rebel Backbencher

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Jeremy Corbyn for the Blair/Brown leadership.

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34
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How many government bills were debated between 2015-2017?

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55

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35
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How many government bills were passed between 2015-2017?

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48

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36
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How many Private Members Bills were introduced in 2015-2017?

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324

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37
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How many PMB were passed in 2015-2017

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14

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38
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What is a public bill?

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Bills that apply to everyone once it becomes law

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39
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What is a private bill?

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Only applies to a certain group of people.

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40
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Example of a Private Bill?

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Middle Level Act 2018 - regulated navigation in part of the East Anglia Fens.

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41
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How many bills are passed each year?

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30-40

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42
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How many bills were passed in 2019?

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31

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43
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How many bills received royal assent in the 2021-2022 session?

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50

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44
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What is a green paper?

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Government document setting out issues and options for legislation - discussion document. Usually comes from civil servants.

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45
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Example of a Green Paper?

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Adult Social Care September 2019

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46
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What is a white paper?

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Government document setting out detailed plans and proposals for legislation.

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47
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What has increased?

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Pre-legislative scrutiny - draft bills are sometimes published are scrutinised by a select committee or joint committee before they are formally introduced to parliament

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48
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Example of Pre-legislative scrutiny

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Inquiry into the draft Tenant Fees Bill in November 2017 by the Communities and Local Government select committee in advance of its being debated in parliament.

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49
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What happens at the Monarch’s Speech?

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Outline of the government’s legislative programme

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50
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What is the first stage of the legislative process?

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First Reading

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51
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What is the First reading?

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The formal introduction of the bills by the relevant government minister

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52
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What is the second reading?

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Main debate on the principles of the bill.

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53
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When was the last government defeat at the second reading?

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1986 - Sunday Trading Bill defeated 296-282

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54
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What is the committee stage?

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Bill is considered line by line by a public bill committee - amendments suggested.

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55
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Who can Public Bill Committees call?

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Expert witnesses.

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56
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Why are major changes unlikely at committee stage?

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Government has majority on the committee

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57
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How long does a public bill committee last?

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The lifetime of a bill.

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58
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How many MPs appointed to committees brought relevant experience?

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63% - between 2000 and 2010

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59
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How many amendments accepted came from specialised MPs?

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87%

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60
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What is the report stage?

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Any amendments agreed in a committee are considered by the commons, can be accepted, rejected or changed. Also an opportunity for further amendments.

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61
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What is the third reading?

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Final Debate - no more changes can be made - leads to a divide.

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62
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What is it called when a bill goes back and forth between the two houses?

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Parliamentary Ping-Pong

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63
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Example of Parliamentary Ping Pong

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Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005

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64
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How many times was PTA 2005 considered?

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5 in the Lords and 4 in the Commons for 30 hours.

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65
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What can the commons invoke to stop the ping pong?

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Parliament Act - bill becomes law within the year.

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66
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When was the last time the Parliament act used?

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2004 for the Hunting Act.

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67
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What did Gina Miller’s case do?

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Forced the government to get parliamentary approval for its Brexit deal.

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68
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How badly did May lose in the first vote on her Brexit Bill?

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432-202

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69
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How bad was the second vote?

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391-242

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70
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When was article 50 extended to?

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22nd May 2019 - if there was an agreement passed by 29th March

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71
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How badly was the third vote defeated?

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344 to 286

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72
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What act was passed in April 2019

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The Copper Letwin Act

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73
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What was the Copper Letwin Act?

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Request an extension to 31st October 2019

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74
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When was the EU Withdrawal Act No.2 Passed?

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September 2019

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75
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What did the EU withdrawal Act No. 2 do?

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Extension to the 31st January.

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76
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What happened on the 19th October?

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Revised withdrawal agreement

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77
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How much was the new agreement passed by?

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322 to 306

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78
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When was the European Union Act passed?

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23rd January 2020

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79
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What was the majority on the EU Act?

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99 - no tory opposition.

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80
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How many days scrutiny did the EU Act have?

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11 days

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81
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What is secondary legislation?

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Laws that are derived from provisions within primary legislation for the relevant minister to introduce new clauses or changes

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82
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Example of Secondary Legsislation

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Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - allows the government to more easily add drugs to the list of banned substances

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83
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What acts were derived from PMBs?

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Abortion Act 1967 and Abolition of Capital Punishment in 1969

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84
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How many names are drawn out of a ballot for a ballot bill?

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20 names

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85
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What is the benefit of a ballot bill?

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Have a higher than average chance of being passed

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86
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What is the disadvantage of a ballot bill?

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Only stand a chance if they are uncontroversial.

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87
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What bill had government withdraw its support?

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Turing Bill 2016 - would have pardoned all men living with UK convictions for same sex-offences. Speaking for 25 minutes, meaning the bill failed to progress.

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88
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What bill was stopped in 2018?

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Up-skirting bill - single objection from Christopher Chope.

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89
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How many ballot bills were passed in 2017-2019?

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Just 4 - example: Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018

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90
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Why are 10 minute bills important?

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Backbenchers can raise issues of concern relating to their constituencies.

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91
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Example of 10 minute rule bill?

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Guardianship Act 2017: new legal status of guardian of the affairs of a missing person.

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92
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When is a presentation bill presented?

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Presented only during a Friday sitting.

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93
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What are presentation bills used to address?

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Discrete, non-controversial policy issues and to resolve anomalies in the law

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94
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What is unique about a presentation bill?

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No debate and no speech.

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95
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How do Backbenchers influence government legislation?

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Apply pressure before the bill reaches the floor

96
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What is the government keen to do?

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Buy off rebels in advance by making changes to the bill before it is debated.

97
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What was abandoned in 2011?

A

Privatise some of English forests.

98
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What did labour backbenchers persuade Blair to do?

A

Bring in the Corporate Manslaughter Bill in 2006

99
Q

Who do MPs represent?

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Constituents, party, special interests groups.

100
Q

How many MPs continue to undertake jobs outside of parliament?

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18%

101
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Which MP is a nurse?

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Maria Caufield

102
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What do MPs do to represent a particular interest?

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Join all-party groups comprising other MPs who share similar views.

103
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What do MPs host to listen to concerns of constituents?

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Weekly surgeries.

104
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What is redress of grievances?

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An MP does not have the power to fix all issues but can raise issues with local councils.

105
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How many pieces of communication did one MP receive in their first 10 months?

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38400

106
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What are inner city MPs receive more requests for?

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Help for housing and social benefits.

107
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What is the Burkean Theory?

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Idea of trusteeship - take into account constituents views but use their personal judgement

108
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Why should MPs be allowed to use their own judgement?

A

They have expertise.

109
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How has the Burkean theory been weakened?

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Strong party ties and the parliamentary whipping system

110
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How did Nick Boles defy his constituents?

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Represented a Leave constituency but supported remain - voted against own party in Brexit votes.

111
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What is a vote of conscience?

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MPs follow their own conscience or belief in the common good. Long been custom that such votes are “unwhipped”.

112
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Example of a conscience vote?

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2013 vote on Gay Marriage - Cameron back the vote - half the party rebelled or abstained.

113
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How many tories voted for gay marriage?

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127 - 136 tory votes overall.

114
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How many Labour MPs voted against gay marriage?

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22

115
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Why could MPs rebel from party leadership?

A

Gay marriage wasn’t a part of the manifesto

116
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What is the delegate theory?

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Elected officials are simply mouthpieces for constituencies

117
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Why is the delegate theory so hard to put into practice?

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Impossible for an MP to know what views their constituents hold.

118
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What are the benefits of the delegate theory?

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Direct representation, removes the subjectivity of the MP

119
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What happened in 2015?

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Zac Goldsmith promised he would resign if the government backed a third runway at Heathrow

120
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What did Stephen Lloyd do?

A

Promised to support Brexit - honouring the referendum and his constituency. Lost in 2019

121
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What is the Mandate Theory?

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Elected officials are primarily there to represent the manifesto of their party.

122
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What happened to Frank Field?

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Left Labour in 2019 and stoop as an independent and was defeated in Birkenhead.

123
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Where was Anne Milton defeated after leaving the Tories?

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Guildford

124
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What happened to Douglas Carswell in 2014?

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Left the Tories, Joined UKIP and retained his seat in the by-election and the 2015 general election

125
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What is the biggest flaw of Mandate theory?

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FPTP - most MPs don’t get the majority of the vote.

126
Q

What happened in 2003?

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139 Labour MPS rebelled against Blair over the invasion of Iraq

127
Q

What percentage of parliament are women?

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35% in the House of commons, 28% in the Lords

128
Q

What percentage of Lib dems are women?

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69%

129
Q

What percentage of MPs are non-white?

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10%

130
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How many openly LGBTQ+ MPs are there?

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45

131
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How many MPs went to independent schools?

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173

132
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How many MPs went to Oxbridge?

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21%

133
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How many MPs went to a Russel Group?

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1/3

134
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How many members of the House of Lords are non-white?

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6%

135
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What is the average age of the HoL?

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69

136
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How many Lords attended private school?

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57%

137
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What is the diversity of hereditary peers?

A

All men, all white

138
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Example of a select committee?

A

Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport Committee

139
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What is the dominant form of questions as scrutiny?

A

Written questions

140
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When are PMQs?

A

Wednesdays.

141
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What is the nature of opposition questions?

A

Punch and Judy politics

142
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What questions do the majority party tend to ask?

A

Patsy questions

143
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What was the impact of PMQs on the Owen Paterson Case?

A

Negative media coverage and outspoken backbenchers - lead to a U turn

144
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What is the most direct form of scrutiny?

A

Questions

145
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What else do PMQs allow?

A

Offer opportunities for the leader of the opposition to stake a claim by delivering a “better” debating performance. E.G. David Cameron 2005 “was the future once”

146
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What is the main criticism of PMQs?

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Too played up for the media - lose faith in parliament due to the nature of the point scoring.

147
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What did Bill Cash do as a backbencher?

A

Raise the profile of the EU issue

148
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What is the role of the opposition?

A

Scrutiny, shadow cabinet, promoting alternative policies and approaches

149
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What does the Leader of the Opposition have?

A

Special privileges in debates - opening question at PMQs and are the only MP to be able to respond with further questions.

150
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How many opposition days are there?

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20 days - 17 to the Official opposition, and the rest to the second largest opposition party.

151
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What issues did Labour raise in 2018?

A

Grenfell, school funding and NHS privatisation.

152
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What happened in 2009?

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Motion to allow Gurkhas to settle in the UK passed - 27 Labour rebelled and supported the opposition - first defeat on an opposition day since 1997.

153
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What can members of the shadow cabinet do?

A

Debate their counterpart and propose alternative policies.

154
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What was the influence of opposition from the Lib Dems during the coalition?

A

Tories dropped proposals to lower inheritance tax.

155
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What can select committees do?

A

Publish critical reports on the government

156
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What is the power of the opposition dependent on?

A

Parliamentary arithmetic - small majority = more powerful opposition.

157
Q

What depletes the opposition’s power?

A

National emergency - generally expected that there will be consensus and a lack of political point scoring.

158
Q

What was partly influenced by the opposition?

A

Furlough and the job security plan during COVID

159
Q

How was Diane Abbott criticised?

A

Lack of grasp on numbers and details in 2017 after appearing on LBC to discuss the police.

160
Q

What does a healthy opposition do?

A

Sustain the democratic process through scrutiny but not being a roadblock.

161
Q

What is a select committee?

A

A committee who’s role is to scrutinise a government department

162
Q

Who make up a select committee?

A

Backbenchers with an equal party weighting as the majority in parliament.

163
Q

What do select committees want to know?

A

How well public policies are working in the real world.

164
Q

How are the chairs of committees selected?

A

Secret Ballot

165
Q

Example of a chair of a committee?

A

Jeremy Hunt - ex health secretary - chair of the health committee

166
Q

What does the government have to do following a select committee report?

A

Respond publicly but don’t have to take the changes forward.

167
Q

What is the party cohesion in a select committee?

A

More bipartisan

168
Q

Who can select committees call?

A

Witnesses like civil servants and ministers.

169
Q

How much did press mentions of the Home Affair rise between 2008 and 2012?

A

295 to 2033

170
Q

What else do select committees do?

A

Scrutinise executive appointments.

171
Q

How many departments had select committee reports between 2010 and 2019?

A

125/1325

172
Q

What do backbenchers enjoy?

A

Parliamentary privilege

173
Q

What is parliamentary privilege?

A

Free from all laws of slander and contempt of court.

174
Q

What do debates do?

A

Offer MPs the opportunity to raise concerns and opinions and can force the government to change its mind.

175
Q

Example of an effective debate?

A

August 2013: evidence Bashar al Assad was using chemical weapons against civilians in the civil war - Cameron proposed air strikes against al-Assad’s forces

176
Q

How much did Cameron lose by?

A

285-272

177
Q

What happened in 2018?

A

Lord Peter Hain broke an interim injunction to name Philip Green as the man behind a court injunction banning a newspaper from naming him

178
Q

What is an emergency debate?

A

MP has three minutes to put their request to the house.

179
Q

How are emergency debates called?

A

Granted by the speaker - must be on a “specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration.”

180
Q

How many emergency debates took place in the 2017-2019 session?

A

22

181
Q

Example of a non-partisan debate?

A

Contaminated blood scandal - concerned patients being given contaminated blood samples during transfusions and contracting conditions : Hep C and HIV. July 2017: Diana Johnson (Labour).

182
Q

What does the Backbench Business Committee allow?

A

Gives MPs more opportunities to shape Commons business - decides the topic of debate for one day a week - Commons and Westminster Hall .

183
Q

How often do Westminster hall debates occur?

A

4 days a week

184
Q

How are debates allocated in Westminster Hall?

A

Ballot

185
Q

What happened 12 Feb 2020?

A

Cumbria MP and Lib Dem leader (former) Tim Farron topic of support for hill farmers.

186
Q

What debate did Ben Bradley lead?

A

Education and white working-class boys’ attainment.

187
Q

Why is the impact of Westminster Hall debates questionable?

A

Cannot compel the government to act - can only force them to reply.

188
Q

How many signature does a petition need to get to be discussed?

A

100,000

189
Q

How many signatures did the sick pay petition receive?

A

700,000

190
Q

How many signatures did the NHS parking fee petition get?

A

415,000

191
Q

What was the impact of the NHS petition?

A

Government found additional money for the NHS trust to cover staff costs.

192
Q

How many signatures did the trump ban petition collect?

A

1 million

193
Q

How has the number of payroll MPs increased?

A

101 in 1960 to 141 in 2018 - 134 in 2020

194
Q

How many Lords amendments to Johnson’s Brexit Bill were agreed by the Commons?

A

5 suggested, not one agreed

195
Q

What did Tanmanjeet Singh do?

A

Challenged Johnson’s islamophobia

196
Q

What did Alexander Scrimgeour do?

A

Argues for fewer MPs in the HoC

197
Q

What is Lord Freyberg against?

A

University fees

198
Q

How many times has Caroline Lucas spoken in parliament?

A

Over 1600 times

199
Q

What are the three roles of MPs?

A

Represent, Legislate and Scrutinise

200
Q

Who are Life Peers?

A

Appointees for their lifetime only

201
Q

What created life peers?

A

Life Peerages Act 1958

202
Q

How many life peers are there?

A

687

203
Q

How many life peers are tory?

A

218

204
Q

How many life peers are Labour?

A

176

205
Q

How many life peers are lib dem?

A

83

206
Q

How many life peers are crossbenchers?

A

153

207
Q

Who are life peers nominated by?

A

PM

208
Q

Example of Life Peer?

A

Lord Sugar

209
Q

How many hereditary peers are there?

A

92

210
Q

How many of the hereditary peers were elected by their peers?

A

75 out of the 92

211
Q

What act removed the entitlement of most of the hereditary peers?

A

House of Lords Act 1999

212
Q

How many of the hereditary peers are tory?

A

47

213
Q

Who are the Lord spirituals

A

Archbishops of Canterbury, York - Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester.

214
Q

How many Lord spirituals are there?

A

26

215
Q

How many peers are there?

A

784

216
Q

How many reports did the Lord produce on policy areas in 2016-2017?

A

41 reports

217
Q

How much of their time do the Lords spent on legislating?

A

60%

218
Q

Can Lords propose bills?

A

Yes

219
Q

How many bills were introduced in the House of Lords in 2017-2019?

A

149 - 67 received royal assent.

220
Q

What means that ministers will modify measure before they are introduced?

A

Anticipated reaction

221
Q

Who is Lord Krebs

A

Zoologist and expert in the field of science

222
Q

Who is Lord Mandelson?

A

Has past political expertise - role in Blair and Brown’s government.

223
Q

How do the Lords represent?

A

Represent people in the general public - Baroness Grey Thompson - disabled people

224
Q

How many lords aren’t politically affiliated?

A

185

225
Q

How much time do Lords spend scrutinising?

A

40%

226
Q

How do lords scrutinise?

A

Questions, debates, select committees

227
Q

What do Lords Select Committees do?

A

Focus on general issues or specialist subjects.

228
Q

Who is the chair of the EU Committee?

A

Earl of Kinnoull - investigated EU documents.

229
Q

Who is the chair of the Science and Technology Committees?

A

Lord Patel - consider science and techonology

230
Q

Who is the chair of the International Relations Committee?

A

Baroness Anelay of St Johns - consider the UK’s international relations and defence policy.

231
Q

Example of an Ad Hoc committee?

A

Artificial Intelligence (2017-2018)

232
Q

What did the Lords do in 2015?

A

Voted to delay cuts to tax credits - caused the modification of these cuts in the Autumn statement

232
Q

What did the Lords do in 2015?

A

Voted to delay cuts to tax credits - caused the modification of these cuts in the Autumn statement

233
Q

How many times was the EU withdrawal bill rejected in the Lords

A

17

234
Q

How many peers claimed expenses after only speaking 5 times or less?

A

277

235
Q

How many questions were submitted between 2016-2017 from the Lords?

A

7,000

236
Q

Why did assisted dying come to the political agenda?

A

PMB by Lord Joffe in 2003

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