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No, there are currently no sitting MPs that are affiliated with the British National Party.
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How many MPs are in parliament?
There are 650 elected MPs in the House of Commons Currently 507 male, 143 female
Do laws have to be passed through the House of Lords and the House of Commons or just one?
Laws in the UK are made in the Houses of Parliament. A draft law, known as a Bill, can be introduced by any Member of Parliament, A Bill introduced by a Government Minister is known as a Government bill. A Bill introduced by another member is known as a Private Member's Bill. The first time that a Bill is announced (usually in the House of Commons) is called the First Reading and is usually a formality. The Bill then goes to its Second Reading, which usually happens two weeks later, where MPs get a chance to debate and discuss the general principles of the Bill. They will then vote to decide whether the Bill is one that Parliament should discuss further or simply reject. If the Bill moves to the next stage it goes to a committee, who examine the Bill in detail and suggest changes, which are called amendments. The committee reports back to the House to give all MPs the chance to suggest further amendments to the Bill. This is called the Report Stage. At the Third Reading MPs in the House of Commons debate whether or not to pass the Bill with the new amendments. At this stage the House of Commons cannot make any more amendments. Once the House of Commons has agreed on it, the Bill is passed to the House of Lords, in order to get a "second opinion". If the Lords agree with the House of Commons the Bill is passed to the Queen for "Royal Assent" and becomes a law. If they make amendments they send the Bill back to the Commons until both Houses agree. The Parliament Act 1911 and the Parliament Act 1949 have restricted the power of the House of Lords to reject bills passed by the House of Commons. If the House of Commons passes a public Bill in two successive sessions, and the House of Lords rejects it both times, the Commons may direct that the bill be presented to the Sovereign for his or her Assent, disregarding the rejection of the Bill in the House of Lords. It is only after the Queen has given her "Royal Assent" that the Bill finally becomes a fully-fledged law or Act of Parliament.
What does 'MP' stand for in Canadian politics?
The acronym "M.P." stands for Member of Parliament.Though the technical term "member of Parliament" can refer to a member of either House (that is, either the Senate or the House of Commons), the term is generally used to refer only to members of the House of Commons. Any one who is currently a member of the House of Commons is entitled to use the post-nominals "M.P." during office.
How members are there in parliament?
The 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom is currently made up of 1,436 people, as of May 2012. Of these, there are 650 elected members sitting in the House of Commons (Members of Parliament) and 786 unelected members sitting in the House of Lords (Peers). This makes Parliament the second largest legislature in the world behind China, and the largest in the democratic world. The exact size of Parliament changes over time. The House of Commons routinely has boundary reviews that often see new constituencies being created and old ones abolished; currently, the House of Commons must have at least 613 Members of Parliament. Since the independence of Ireland, there have always been at least 615 MPs - Parliament has gotten progressively larger since the 1930s, reaching a peak size of 659 MPs in the Commons between 1997 and 2005. The number of members of the House of Lords fluctuates from year to year, and even from month to month or week to week. As most Peers are appointed for life, it is not uncommon for Peers to die without being replaced - similarly, when new Peers are appointed by the Prime Minister, they do not replace any sitting Peer. As a consequence, the House of Lords has, on average, gotten gradually larger since 1997. It should be noted that the current Coalition government is proposing changes to constituency boundaries that would fix the number of MPs in the House of Commons at 600, the lowest-ever number of MPs in British history. Similarly, proposals to shrink the House of Lords to a chamber of 300 elected members are being considered. This would reduce the total number of parliamentarians to 900. This would mean the UK Parliament would be only the third largest in the world, behind Italy's 952 member legislature.
Parliament eventually become a bicameral house which means what?
It means that it eventually became split into two Chambers, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Commons has 649 politicians who are elected by the people to represent their interests in Government, and is thus a fully democratic institution. The House of Lords has 650 members who are UNelected, and consists of a mixture of life and hereditary Peers, senior Archbishops, senior judges and senior commanders of the armed forces. Any Bill that is passed by the Commons has to be approved by the Lords before it can become law, although the Commons does have the capacity to override any rejection by the Lords by use of the Parliament Act, which is a 'safety handle' that ensures that the peerage cannot override the will of democratically elected members of the Commons.
Are there any difficulties that Muslims might face living in Britain?
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How did Blair gain a parliamentary majority in the house of commons?
more labour mp's won than any other party
How effective is the house of lords?
The House of Lords has no power actually over the House of Commons (Parliament). But, they have a braking power, a right to scrutinise (often in very fine detail) any act of Parliament the Government (the political party currently in power) wishes to bring into law. A member's Bill may pass back and forth from the Commons to the Lords and amended several times, until it is finally approved or defeated in the House of Commons, and passed (or not) into law.
Did the House of Commons pass laws to protect their members from being punished in criminal cases?
No, members of the Senate and the House of Commons have not passed laws to make themselves immune to prosecution. This is with the exception, however, of parliamentary privilege. Members of the Senate and the House of Commons cannot be charged with an offence based on things that they say within the parliamentary precinct. This is to ensure that members of both Houses of Parliament are able to enjoy unabridged free speech in the performance of their duties. (Members of the Senate and the House of Commons are not immune, however, to prosecution for any remarks made outside of those chambers.)
What is the structure of Parliament?
Britain has two Chambers in the Houses of Parliament, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Commons is made up of elected Members who represent their constituencies, a total of 361 in all, with the Governing party sitting on the Right of the chamber and the Opposition on the Left. A party requires a minimum number of seats to win an outright victory at a General election (I'm not quite sure what this number is)- if it fails to secure this, it attempts to form a Coalition with one of the opposing parties, but if agreement cannot be reached then there has to be another General election. The House is presided over by the Speaker, whose job it is to maintain discipline in the Chamber and ensure that all MPs abide by the rules of proper conduct. Any MP can introduce a proposal that they would like to see become law- this is called a Motion, and is debated in the Commons. If the Motion secures the support of enough MPs it becomes a Bill, and a vote is taken as to whether it should become a part of the law. If the vote is Yes, then the Bill passes on to the House of Lords. The House of Lords is made up of titled persons, who are known as 'peers'- in the old days, these were entirely members of the aristocracy, but today, although there are some hereditary aristocrats who retain their places in the Lords, their numbers are balanced out by ordinary non-aristocrats who have been ennobled to the rank of Lord or Lady by The Queen. This can include former politicians from the Commons, and prominent persons from the worlds of buisness, the arts, science and the armed forces. Anglican Bishops are also entitled to sit in the Lords. It is the UK's 'Upper Chamber' of Government, and whilst it holds debates in it's own right, it also has to pass any Bills voted upon by the Commons, and has the right to reject any that it disapproves of becoming law. The Commons does have an ultimate right of veto over the Lord's decisions, but this is hardly ever used, so if a Bill is rejected by the Lords, it usually goes back to the Commons to be amended to get around any objections by the Lords. The monarch officially opens each new Parliamentary annual session and delivers a speech to Parliament every year.
What are the steps to making a law in England?
A new law is made in the UK when a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons makes a proposal for it which is known as 'tabling a motion'. This is then debated in the Commons, and if enough MPs support the proposal then it will be formalised in a document known as a Bill. The Commons then take a vote on whether they think the Bill should become law or not- if the Bill is defeated, then that's the end of it, but if there is a Yes vote, the Bill gets passed on to the House of Lords, which is the British Parliament's Upper Chamber. The Lords then debate the Bill- if they too vote in favour of it, then the Bill becomes a new law, but if they have any objections to it, then it is returned to the Commons to see if any amendments can be made to the Bill to accomodate the Lords' objections. Sometimes this is succesful, but in some cases the objections by the Lords are so considerable that amendment is not possible, and the Bill is 'killed off'. The Commons does have an ultimate right of veto over the Lords, and could if it wanted to push a law through without their approval, but this is seen as undemocratic and is hardly ever done in practice.
Who is 'in charge' of the parliament house?
Nobody is 'in charge'. Parliament is split up into two sections, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords regulate laws proposed by the Commons. The Commons is made up MP's, and the ones whose party are in power sit one side and the 'opposition' sit the other. The two sides debate and are kept in check by the Speaker, an apparently impartial member, and if anyone could be said to be 'in charge' it would be him/her, however they do not have any real power.
