Parliament Examples

Parliament Act (1)

1911 - Lords can only delay or amend bills not block them

Parliament Act (2)

1949 - Delaying is reduced to only 1 year

How many times has the Parliament Act been used

Only 7

What percentage of bills that are outputted by Parliament are government bills?

95%

What percentage of bills outputted by Parliament are Private Member Bills

5%

How many bills were passed in 2016-17 and how many were government bills

Of the 33 bills passed, 25 of them were government bills

Investigatory Powers Act

777 amendments were tabled, 405 were made and the government was defeated twice.

EU Withdrawal Bill - 2018

15 amendments were tabled, 8 were accepted

Are women underrepresented in the Commons

Yes by around 10%

Are ethnic minorities underrepresented in Parliament

Yes but only by 4%

How much more likely are MPs to go to university than the rest of the UK

45%

What did the Foreign Affairs Committee do in 2026

Interviewed Oliver Robins over the Mandelson affair

What percentage of select committee suggestions are adopted by the government

40%

Example of a time the Parliament Act has been used

Hunting Act 2004

Are women underrepresented in the House of Lords

Yes by almost 20%

Lord Khan of Burnley Lords Position

ex-MEP and human rights committee member

Lord Khan of Burnley Government Position

Junior minister for Housing, communities and local government

What is financial privelege

Lords can’t touch money bills

What did the House of Lords Act 1999 do

Reduced number of hereditary peers to 92

How many questions for written answer were sent by Vikki Slade

349 questions between July 2024 and April 2026