Parliament

Question 1

What % of seats switched hands in 2015

Answer 1

17%

Question 2

What % of MPs are educated at comprehensive schools post 2024

Answer 2

63%

Question 3

What % of MPs are women 2024

Answer 3

263 or 41%

Question 4

From 2010-2015 what % of votes faced rebels

Answer 4

35%

Question 5

How many LGBT mps are there 2024 and how does this compare to society

Answer 5

62 , nearly 10% so fairly representative

Question 6

How many ethnic minority MPs are there 2024 and how does this compare to society

Answer 6

90 ethnic minority MPs or 14% of chamber compared to 18% of population

Question 7

What is the average age of the lords

Answer 7

71

Question 8

When were the wright reforms and what were they

Answer 8

2010, they were reforms which allowed select committee chairs to be elected by MPs

Question 9

Example of PM holding influence over who is on select committees

Answer 9

Johnson imposed Bernard Jenkins on the liaison committee in 2020 despite him not being the chair of a select committee

Question 10

Success rate of select cttee amendments compared to PBC

Answer 10

40% to less than 1%

Question 11

Example of rebellious select cttee chair

Answer 11

Margaret hodge built a name as a rebellious select committee chair as head of the public accounts committee

Question 12

Can select committees compel witnesses

Answer 12

Only from within the uk and can’t compel commons or lords members or crown, or officials ministers deny (2013 Theresa may as Home Secretary denied the Home affairs select cttee from interviewing Andrew Parker, the then head of MI5)