Political Developments: New Deal Policies 1 Flashcards
What did New Labour call their plan for Britain?
The New Deal
When was National minimum wage introduced?
1999
What was National minimum wage set at in 1999 for 22+ year olds?
£3 an hour
How many workers experienced a pay rise with the introduction of national minimum wage?
2 million
What was minimum wage for 22+ year olds in 2003?
£4.50 an hour
What was minimum wage for 22+ year olds in 2007?
£5.50 an hour
Why did Labour keep increasing the minimum wage?
So that people could keep up with cost of living expenses
Which demographic of citizens was the Winter Fuel Allowance for?
Senior citizens
How much money was given to people under the Winter Fuel Allowance?
£100
Why would the Winter Fuel Allowance be seen as a drain on taxpayer money if it went to all elderly citizens?
It would be going to wealthy old people who did not need the money
When was the Winter Fuel Allowance introduced?
1997
When was the Human Rights Act passed?
1998
What did the 1998 Human Rights Act do?
Embedded the European Court of Human Rights into British law
What criticism was there with the 1998 Human Rights Act?
It should have been signed into British law when the European Court of Human Rights was created
When was the European Court of Human Rights created?
After WWII
Name an act created by someone going to the European Court of Human Rights
The 2004 Gender Recognition Act
What did the 2004 Gender Recognition Act do?
Allowed trans people to have their gender legally recognised by the government
When was the Equality of Human Rights Commission created?
2007
What was the aim of the Equality of Human Rights Act?
To promote issues regarding equality
What type of law was changed in the UK due to the European Court of Human Rights?
An anti-terrorism law
When was this anti-terrorism law repealed in the European Court of Human Rights?
2004
What did the attempted anti-terrorism British act try and do?
Detain suspected terrorists forever
What law regarding information was passed in 2000?
Freedom of Information Act
What was the aim of the Freedom of Information Act?
To make the public trust Labour
What was the situation with public information requests by 2006?
Over 100,000 requests had been made under it
Who had introduced jobseekers allowance?
John Major
When did Labour change jobseeker’s allowance?
1998
When was jobseeker’s allowance introduced?
1996
Why did Labour change job seekers allowance?
To give people more flexibility searching for work
How many people applied for jobseeker’s allowance from 2003 to 2007?
2 million
