what reforms have taken place to parliament

Question 1

parliament act 1911

Answer 1

limiting the power of the house of lords and removing itd veto execept for extending the life of parliament

Question 2

parliament act 1949

Answer 2

further limiting the power of house of lords

Question 3

life peereges act 958

Answer 3

introducing life peerages into the house of lords

Question 4

house of lords act 1999

Answer 4

removing all but 92 hereditary peers and expanding the number of life peers

Question 5

constitutional reform act 2005

Answer 5

removing the law lords from the house of lords along with its role of the highest judiciary in the UK and creating the UK supreme court

Question 6

wright committee reforms 2010

Answer 6

• reducing the number and size of select committees
• electing the chars of select committees by secret ballot
• creating the backbench business committee to schedule back bench business
• introducing e petitions system

Question 7

fixed term parliaments act 2011

Answer 7

fixing the date of the next election to parliament

Question 8

recall of MPs act 2015

Answer 8

allowing constituents to recall MPs under a limited number of circumstances

Question 9

dissoloution and calling of parliament act 2022

Answer 9

repealing the fixed term parliament act