Politics - HOL

Question 1

What is the house of lords?

Answer 1

the second chamber of UK parliament

Question 2

How do you become a peer?

Answer 2

You become a peer by becoming appointed or inherited decision.

Question 3

What are the 3 different types of peers in the HOL?

Answer 3

Life peers: appointed
Bishops
elected Hereditary peers

Question 4

How are life peers appointed?

Answer 4

The majority are appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the prime minister, or by the house of lords appointments commission. around 700 out of the around 800 members of the HOL are life peers.

Question 5

Who are the elected hereditary peers?

Answer 5

Lords with a passed down membership, however after the 1999 HOL reform act, the right for most hereditary peers to have a sit and vote has ended. 92 of the remaining hereditary peers have been voted by the house itself.

Question 6

who are the Archbishops and bishops in the HOL?

Answer 6

26 Church of England archbishops and bishops sit in the house, when they retire their membership of the house ends and is passed on to the next most senior bishop.

Question 7

Why are life peers selected?

Answer 7

For their knowledge and experience in an array of fields such as medicine, education, science, charity

Question 8

How much do peers earn?

Answer 8

peers are not paid a salary but can claim £150 for sitting or £300 for doing stuff.

Question 9

What are peers who do not belong to a political party called?

Answer 9

cross benchers

Question 10

What is the select comittee in HOL?

Answer 10

small group of members across the house working together to scrutinise different aspects of government work. Investigate certain subjects by speaking to experts and member of the public about the effect of laws and policies. at end the committees publish report on findings with recommendations, gov must respond to.

Question 11

How long can the HOL delay a bill?

Answer 11

1 year

Question 12

What is the HOL role?

Answer 12

hold the government to account

Question 13

What is the Parliament act of 1911?

Answer 13

HOL only allowed to delay a bill for 2 years, not allowed to delay financial based bills

Question 14

What is the Parliament Act of 1948?

Answer 14

Shorten the delay of a bill to 1 year

Question 15

what is the life peerage act of 1958?

Answer 15

Women are allowed to be appointed

Question 16

What is the House of Lords reform act of 1999

Answer 16

ended right to most of hereditary peers to sit + vote in HOL, women are now allowed to be a hereditary peer.

Question 17

What is the constitutional reform act of 2005?

Answer 17

End the HOL having too much power by removing the Appellate jurisdiction and replacing it with the supreme court of the UK.

Question 18

What is the reform act of 2014?

Answer 18

Lords removed if they don’t show up for a year.

Question 19

what is the expulsion act of 2015?

Answer 19

other lords can vote to expel you if you behave poorly.