- PARLIAMENT ACTS
- 1911: After Lords rejected Liberal’s ‘People’s Budget’ in 1909 – financial privilege. Could only delay for 2 years and couldn’t delay money bills.
- 1949: could delay for one year – the Commons can use the 1949 PA to force the bill through – allows the Lords to delay a bill by 1 year – used rarely: a recent example was the Hunting Act (2004).
- Commons have claimed financial privilege for many issues including support for child refugees in 2016 and during the final stages of the Welfare Reform Bill in 2012.
- SALISBURY CONVENTION
- The Salisbury Convention states that the HofL should not reject bills that are in the manifesto of the governing party.
- This came under strain when LD and Conservative peers voted against an identity cards bill, even though it featured on the Labour’s 2005 manifesto.
- CONDIFENCE AND SUPPLY
- The government has to retain the confidence of the maj of MPs otherwise there could be a vote of no confidence – if gov loses and doesn’t win another within 14 days then general election called – Lords has no vote on confidence motions.
- Motion of no confidence in 2019 after rejection of May’s Brexit deal – defeated.