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When was the last time a government had a majority in the Lords?

1999

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What % of bills 2019-21 were government bills?

92%

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What % of amendments suggested from the opposition were accepted in Public Bill Committees?

1%

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Give a recent example of Lords having power over Commons

In 2015, the Lords defeated the Commons on the government bill to cut tax credits

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What many statuary instruments (most common form of legislation) used during covid 19 pandemic?

500

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Give an example of an act that was passed quickly with little/no scrutiny

2020 Coronavirus Act which gave police extensive powers to break up demonstrations such as the vigil held for Sarah Everard

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What happened when David Cameron proposed military strikes against Syria in 2013?

Parliament rejected it, did not go through

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The Lords are appointed through the prime minister and who?

An independent review commission, since 2000

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Which meetings did Boris Johnson avoid in 2019 showing a weak level of scrutiny?

He avoided 3 meetings with Liason Committee so he could focus on 'delivering BREXIT'

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Are the half hour adjournment debates held at the end of the day optional or not?

Optional, shows weak level of scrutiny

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How many emergency debates held in 2015?

4

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How many signatures does a petition have to get before getting consideration?

100,000

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Who is Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi?

MP who told the commons he chooses to wear his turban after BJ's comments about Muslim women looking like letterboxes

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What meeting did Dominic Cummings attend showing that MPs are not just a lobby fodder?

Attended a joint inquiry of the Health and Social Care Committee and Science and Technology Committee to consider what lessons could be drawn from the Government’s handling of the pandemic that could be applied now and in the future of 2021

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Give an example of Tory MPs rebelling 2018

2018, 8 Tory MPs voted against Heathrow expansion and defied three-line-whip-Windsor framework

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Give an example of Commons exerting power over the Lords

Lords repeatedly advocated against compulsory ID cards, so the bill was delayed, then scrapped altogether by 2010 Cameron-Clegg coalition

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How many times was Boris Johnson defeated in the Lords?

243

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Is being a crossbencher a full time job? What does this mean?

No, means they don't have to vote in line, better scrutiny

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How many crossbenchers are there in the Lords?

181

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Who is Lord Dannat?

Lord who spoke 8 times on Armed Forces Bill and 24 times on Overseas Operations Bill

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How many suggestions did Lords give to Police, Crime and Setencing Act 2019?

14

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What is one thing Lords are powerless over?

Budget

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What does the 1949 Salisbury convention ensure?

That Lords can't reject a bill if its in a party's manifesto

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What does Parliament Act 1949?

Lords can only delay a bill by one year

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What 2000 act were the Lords ignored on?

2000 Sexual Offences Act

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How many hours did Lords vs Commons debate the agriculture bill for?

Lords 96 hours
Commons 36 hours

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What was the 2007 'Cash for Honours Scandal'

It was alleged you could pay your way into government

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Boris appointed 10% of the members in the Lords, who did this include?

His brother

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What fraction of Commons must agree to calling a general election?

2/3rds

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Who is Jeffrey Archer?

Lord who remains a Lord despite imprisonment for perjury for 4 years

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Who were 'Tonies Cronies'

203 peers appointed by Blair who were supposedly only appointed due to liberal views that well-aligned with Blair's third way ideology

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What % of Lords are bishops?

3%

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What % of Lords are heriditary?

11%

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Fill the blank
Less than --% Lords attend less than --% of the time yet still claim £--- in expenses

60, 50, 300

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How many Lords are from ethic minorities, what about in comparison to the Commons?

63 Lords from ethnic minorities, compared to 29 in Commons

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What did Public Accounts Committee and Margaret Hodge successfully hold Amazon and Starbucks to account over?

The limited tax they pay in the uk

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How did Blair describe PMQs?

'nail biting'
'discombobulating'

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How is PMQs often described?

Punch and Judy

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What are backbenchers emailed a list of before PMQs?

A list of questions PM can comfortably answer

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Give an example of how PMQs can be seen as a punch and judy scenario

DC tells Corbyn 'put on a proper suit'

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What % of select committee proposals are taken up by the government, give an example of when they were ignored?

40% of select committees are taken up by the government, for example David Cameron ignored their reports on drug legislation bill

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What vote can be held as form of scrutiny?

Vote of no confidence

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Give an example of an MP not being held accountable

Priti Patel had arranged and attended meetings with Israeli politicians without approval from Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), breaching ministerial code, she was allowed to stay in post

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What powers do backbenchers have, therefore what is the expectancy?

Backbenchers have patronage powers which means they can be fired for disloyalty, therefore there is an expectance they vote in line

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What happened in 2019 when 21 Tory MPs rebelled?

He expelled

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Give an example of when government is not expected to act upon the committees

The Intelligence Committee found indisputable evidence of Russian interference in 2016 British referendum, yet the government refused to act upon it

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What did Margaret Hodge say in her role in government minister in comparison with select committes?

She had 'much more influence in that role as a government minister'

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How did Corbyn use PMQs effectively in 2017?

He used it to overturn the premium-rate number used to call Universal Credit

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What did the Wright Reforms 2019 do?

Removed the whips' power over the selection of members, improving the level of scrutiny

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What privilege do MPs have, what does this mean they can do?

Parliamentary privilege which means they are free to speak without fear of prosecution or slander

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How can whips encourage backbenchers to vote in line?

Threatening no promotion

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What % of women in the Commons?

295

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What % in Commons attended Oxbridge in comparison to the general population?

26% attended Oxbridge, 1% of general population attended Oxbridge

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Give an example of an MP representing their constituency

2018 Michael Fabricant voted against tory party on HS2 as it ran through his constituency of Staffordshire

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Give an example of MPs voting in line with their party

John Howell voted in line with raising England's undergraduate tuition fees to £9000

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Give an example of an MP being successfully scrutinised

Ywette Copper was elected Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee which led to scrutiny over Windrush scandal and led to resignation of Amber Rudd 2018

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Who are BREXIT mutineers?

A group of Tory MPs who voted against BREXIT legislation as it went against their constituency

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Who is required to attend committee hearings but who can have influence?

Only prime minister is required to attend committee hearings, but MPs can have influence

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What did backbencher David Davis say to Boris Johnson?

'For God's sake go'

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