11 years of Thatcher the Lords defied Commons on 179 occasions
New Labour suffered 450 defeats
Delaying legislation
Have done so on several occasions
War Powers Act 1991 - would allow government to prosecute war criminals even if the offence occurred outside the UK
European Parliamentary Elections Act 1999 - establishing a new closed-list system for elections to the European Parliament
Sexual Offenders Amendment Act 2000 - lowering the age of consent for gay men to 16
The Hunting Act 2004 - banning fox hunting with packs of hounds
Amendments listened to
2022 Nationality and Borders Bill amendments listened to e.g. asked government to put restrictions on the use of age assessments for asylum seekers which the government listened to
