Policies

Question 1

Which policy legalised abortion in the UK and made it available through the NHS?

Answer 1

1967 Abortion Act

Question 2

Which policy partially decriminalised male homosexuality in England and Wales?

Answer 2

1967 Sexual Offences Act

Question 3

Which policy reduced the high cost of divorce and made the process much simpler?

Answer 3

1969 Divorce Reform Act

Question 4

Which policy made it illegal for employers to pay women less than men employed in the same jobs?

Answer 4

1970 Equal Pay Act

Question 5

Which policy outlawed discrimination against women by employers in the workplace?

Answer 5

1975 Sex Discrimination Act

Question 6

When was the contraceptive pill made available on the NHS?

Answer 6

It became available to married women in 1961.

Question 7

Which policy was introduced to stop schools from “promoting” homosexuality?

Answer 7

Section 28

Question 8

Which policy ensured that absent fathers paid maintenance for the upbringing of their children?

Answer 8

1993 Child Support Agency

Question 9

Which policy meant that the amount of children you had reduced the amount of taxes you paid slightly?

Answer 9

Child Tax Credit Policy

Question 10

Which policy allowed same-sex couples to be legally recognised on the same terms as marriage?

Answer 10

2005 Civil Partnership Act