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Parliament Flashcards

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Repeal of the Fixed Term Parliament Act

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-Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022
Made the maximum term of a Parliament 5 years

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Examples of backbench rebels being suspended

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2019- Chief Whip suspended 21 Conservative MPs after they rebelled against Boris Johnson in a bid to prevent a no-deal Brexit

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Example of governments using the argument of ‘overriding necessity to push through legislation’

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-2005 Prevention of Terrorism Act (passed in 18 days)
-2020 Coronavirus Act (passed in 4 days)

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Example of Select Committees holding politicians to account (2)

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2022- Suella Braverman questioned in Home Affairs Select Committee over asylum and policing policies

2023- Privileges committee investigating Boris Johnson

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Example of Select Committees FAILING in holding politicians to account (2)

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2010- George Osborne evaded questioning from the Treasury Committee on budget cuts

2021- Joint Committee on Human Rights attempted to hold the government to account on the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Act yet still passed in 2022

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Examples of parliamentary debates defeating government

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2013- HoC debate wherein Cameron defeated on its proposal to undertake military action in Syria

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Example of a minister being awarded peerage

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2008- Gordon Brown recalled Peter Mandelson from the European Commission, appointing him to the Lords so he could serve as business secretary

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Example of MPs representing constituents local interests

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2016- 44 MPs who voted against High Speed Rail link (HS2), represented constituencies that would be affected by the planned route

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Minority government requiring confidence and supply agreement

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2017-Conservatives won 317 seats, needed 8 more seats for a majority and made an agreement with the DUP

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Parliament Act 1911

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  • Sets out that the Lords have no right to delay money bills
  • Lord’s power to veto non-financial bill to be replaced by the power of delay
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Parliament Act 1949

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REDUCED the Lords’ delaying power to 1 year

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Salisbury convention 1945

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House of Lords does not delay or block legislation that was included in a government’s manifesto

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Party breakdown of House of Lords

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Conservative: 260
Labour: 173
Cross-bench: 184

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Example of parliamentary ping-pong

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Brexit- the EU withdrawal Bill suffered 15 defeats in the Lords

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Example of government defeat in the House of Lords

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2023- National Security Bill was defeated in the Lords

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Number of defeats that the Conservative majority government has had in the HoC

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Since 2019- 4 defeats

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Number of defeats Conservatives have had in the HoL

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128 defeats in 2021-2022

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Example of government reversing House of Lords defeat

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Police Crime Sentencing and Courts bill suffered 14 defeats in the HoL BUT still passed

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Increasing influence of Backbench MPs

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Creation of the Backbench Business Committee in 2010, -allowed to choose the topic of debate for 35 days in each parliamentary session

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Example of Parliament Act being used

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  • Banning Hunting with Dogs 2004
  • Equalising the age of consent 2000
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Example of Crossbench Lord influence

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Lord Owen was influential in opposing the Health and Social Care Bill in 2011

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Number of Theresa May defeats (2017-2019)

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33 HoC defeats

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MPs holding the PM to account resignation

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Boris Johnson Vote of no confidence, although won with 59% majority resigned due to cabinet minister and MP pressure. (57 MPs resigned)

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Opposition holding ministers to account

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2018- David Lammy using an ‘urgent question’ to hold Amber Rudd to account over Windrush

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Composition of the House of Lords in 2022 diversity

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  • 229 female peers
  • 55 ethnic minorities
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Attempted reforms of the House of Lords BUT failed

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White Paper (2007)- proposed a hybrid house (i.e. 50% elected, 50% appointed)

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Backbench rebellion (Brexit)

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2019- Brexit deal defeated with a majority of 230

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House of Lords proposing amendments to legislation

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KEY ALTERATION: Health and Social Care Bill (2022)

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Number of statutory instruments per year

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3,500

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Example of secondary legislation being used in politically significant areas

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EU Withdrawals Act (2018)- gave ministers powers to create statutory instruments related to Brexit

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Problem with private members bills’- can lead to ‘filibustering’

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2016- MP Davies and a small number of Tory backbenchers talked for over 4 hours about a bill regarding departing foreigners to prevent discussion of a bill to reverse private sector takeover of the NHS

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Example of a private members bill

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2019- Organ Donation Act

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What type of legislature is the UK parliament(based on Philip Norton’s threefold classification of legislatures)

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Policy Influencing Legislatures- modify or reject legislative proposals from the executive but are unable to develop extensive legislative proposals of their own

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No. of urgent questions:

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2021-22 104

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How many emergency debates in 2017-19

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22, 9 related to Brexit

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Example of effectiveness of Backbench Business Committee ‘11

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2011- release of documents for Hillsborough disaster 1989

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How many e-petitions debated in parliament from 2017-19

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74

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2019 Audit of Political Engagement

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Only 25% of the public had confidence in MPs handling with Brexit (parliamentary scrutiny)

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Evidence of backbenchers having limited power to initiate change

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since 2015 Christopher Chope has introduced 119 PMBs of which none have become law.

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Example of Backbencher having substantial influence

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Theresa May able to persuade government to incorporate 10 minute rule

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Evidence of Backbench Business committee influence

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Backbench debate was held on 2 Child limit for universal credit- a key government policy (2022)

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Example of Partygate PMQ

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  • Diana Johnson PMQ over Partygate 2022
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Select committee influence 2010-2015

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  • Margaret Hodge stated that as Chair of Public Accounts Select Committee
    “More influential than in the role than a government minister”
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Select committee influence over policy

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  • 40% of recommendations are accepted into government policy
  • Environment Select Committee recommended 5p plastic bag policy
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Wright Reforms 2010 increasing influence of Select committees

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  • Whips no longer take part in choosing ministers of select committees, more independent minded MPs
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Counter argument for influence of select committees

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  • Government still has a majority in these committees
  • Select committees have become theatrical, e.g. Murdoch at the Culture Select Committee in 2011
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MPs who haven’t voted against their party

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Since 2019, 321 MPs have never voted against their own party

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More Assertive backbench covid passports

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99 Tories rebelled against government over Covid passports

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PMQs backbenchers asking difficult questions and pressuring government

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2022- David Davis pressured BoJo to resign stating “In the name of God, go”

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1922 Committee influence

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Responsible for triggering a leadership contest after 55 letters were submitted

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Backbench grouping influence example

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The European Research Group challenged Theresa May

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Example of Backbench Business Committee debate

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2023- held a debate on the future of the NHS, funding and staffing

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Select committee success

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Amber Rudd had to resign as Home Secretary when Select Committee found that she misinformed parliament

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Example of Select committee being ignored

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2021- government effectively ignored Work and Pension select committee’s Universal Credit Report

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Influence of the opposition on the legislative process

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2021- Opposition Day motion cancelled government plan of £20 a week cut in Universal credit

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Yvette Cooper select committee role

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  • Chair of Home Affair Select Committee- inquiries on Windrush Children and “Policing for future”
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House of Lords Select Committee stats

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2016- 17 session HoL Select Committees produced 41 reports including topics such as Brexit

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House of Lords Select committee recommendation being accepted

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  • Planned gov. banned on premiership clubs from advertising betting after HoL Gambling Industry Committee recommended in 2021
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Example of Select committees being filled by Loyalists

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  • Sarah Wollaston MP wasn’t allowed to be on Health and Social Care Act committee
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Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 increasing PM control

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  • Transferred control over calling of general elections from HoC to PM
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House of Commons women

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35%

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House of Commons BME

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13% BME in UK but only 66 (10%) in HoC

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