Топик: Government and Politics

1) -300 never attend

-300 come very rarely ("backwoodsmen")

-230 come occasionally

-250 come regularly

2) 30 Labour

30 Liberal or non-party

The rest: Conservative (i.e. there is a permanent Conservative majority in the House of Lords)

Functions of the House: Discussion of bills coming from the Commons, veto is hardly ever used; introduction of bills; supreme court of appeal.