Parliament's 2021–22 session has been brought to a close with a 'prorogation' announcement on Thursday 28 April 2022.

The House of Lords Constitution Committee will tomorrow be holding its annual evidence session with the President and Deputy President of the Supreme court.

Bills can start in either of the two Houses, the House of Lords or the House of Commons. Both Houses have set stages to debate, examine and suggest changes to the draft. Both Houses must agree the ...

The plan was prepared in 1794 by the famous architect Sir John Soane as part of a scheme to provide better ventilation for the House of Lords. This cross section of his proposed heating system shows ...

1. The purpose of this Code of Conduct is: (a) to set the standards of conduct expected of members of the House of Lords in their parliamentary activities; and (b) to provide the openness and ...

Former Parliamentary Clerk Basil St George Drennan (1903-1976) was educated at Keble College, Oxford University. He later became President of the Keble Association in 1971. Drennan began his ...

John Bright became MP for Birmingham in 1858. Meetings on reform were held in Birmingham throughout the 1860s, and by mid-decade, he was speaking on reform to mass meetings around the country.

At 3.45pm on Monday 23 May 2022, representatives from Meta, TikTok, and Fluttr will give evidence to the Lords Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee.

Framed photograph titled 'Ex-Prisoner Members of Parliament, Dinner at the House of Commons, 9th January 1924. J Scott Duckers, Esq., in the Chair'. The photograph includes several former suffragettes ...

The Children and Families Bill would make changes to the law relating to childminder agencies and childcare provision. Key provisions include: Clause 73 and Schedule 4 contain provisions for ...

The Parliament Act of 1911 is often seen as the first historical landmark in the attempt to reform the House of Lords, but the 20 years from 1640 to 1660 probably saw the most radical changes ever in ...