UK Bodies & Procedures: The Numbers People Confuse
The numbers behind UK bodies and procedures that the Life in the UK test loves to make you confuse. Watch the clashes: a Scottish jury (15), the national parks of England, Wales and Scotland (15) and the UN Security Council (15) all share the same figure, while a jury in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has 12. The three devolved legislatures are each a different size, and the Commonwealth (56) is easily mixed up with the Council of Europe (46).
129
Scottish Parliament (Holyrood)
MSPs
Legislature
90
Northern Ireland Assembly (Stormont)
MLAs
Legislature
60
Registered test centres in the UK
test centres (approx.)
The test
60
National Assembly for Wales / Senedd
AMs
Legislature
56
Commonwealth member states
member states
International bodies
46
Council of Europe member countries
member countries
International bodies
27
European Union member states
member states
International bodies
24
Questions in the Life in the UK test
questions
The test
15
National parks in England, Wales & Scotland
national parks
Geography
15
Jury in Scotland
jurors
Judiciary
15
UN Security Council — total members
members
International bodies
12
Jury in England, Wales & Northern Ireland
jurors
Judiciary
5
UN Security Council — permanent members
permanent members
International bodies
4
Countries that make up the UK
countries
Geography
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Practise this topicSources: Life in the UK question bank — backend/data/questions_batch1-8.json (D-QUESTIONS-2026-REALITY). Question ids: 3, 195, 180, 181, 183, 184, 205, 219, 287, 291, 292, 390, 459, 557.