Parliament Flashcards
Who was the first ever female chancellor to deliver the budget?
Rachel Reeves (2024)
What is the salisbury convention?
The HOL can not veto/delay any bills that contradict the current governments implemented manifesto
What did the Internal markets act do?
Johnson’s passed to ensure post-Brexit trade consistency across the UK
overode Northern Ireland Protocol (controversial)
What select committee looked at covid19 policies?
Health Select Committee
What act protects disabled people?
DDA of 1995
(disability Discrimination act)
Average age of a peer?
70
How many women in parliament %?
33%
How many times did the The Terrorism act pingpong through the commons and lords?
9 times in 2 days
What act pingponged through the commons and lords 9 times in 2 days?
Prevention of terrorism act
How many defeats did Blair face?
0
What are crossbenchers?
non - partisan
(but can be influenced by wealth etc)
How many times does the liason committee question the prime minister?
Twice a year
What 2 key things was Cameron questioned on by the liason committee?
After the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum he was questioned on further devolution powers
military interventions, such as in Libya and the fight against ISIS
How many times was Johnson able to avoid the liason committee?
3 times
How many times was the Illegal Migration Bill pingponged
9 times
(passed with compromises)
How did the wrights reforms increase participation
Formation of e-petitions
How did the wrights reforms legitimise committee chairs
They were now chosen through a secret ballot rather than chosen by party whips
4 Sources that reduced lords power
Parliament Acts (1911 and 1949)
The Life Peerages Act 1958
The House of Lords Act 1999
Constitutional Reform Act 2005
How much has immigration increased since brexit
it tripled (672,000)
What 2 bills did the lords oppose that still passed them
Rwanda
(Went through as it was a money bill that they couldn’t block)
Internal markets bill
(Went through as the executive used the parliamentary acts to override them)
What in Sunaks manifesto made it easy to pass the illegal immigration act 2023?
Stop small boats
