Audio and guided tours of the Palace of Westminster will resume during the Conference Recess period, with tours taking place on weekdays between Monday 22 September and Friday 10 October.

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The Lords continued detailed scrutiny of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill and Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The spotlight also returned to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as ...

Members of the House of Lords wrapped up their discussion of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading on Friday 19 September. If passed, it would allow adults in England and ...

A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law, presented for debate before Parliament. A Bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form ...

Members of the House of Lords are sometimes referred to as peers. Most members are Life Peers although 92 sit by virtue of hereditary title. Life Peers are appointed by the monarch on the advice of ...

As the 19th century progressed and the memory of the violent French Revolution faded, there was growing acceptance that some parliamentary reform was necessary. The unequal distribution of seats, the ...

Legislative Reform Orders (LROs) are a specific type of delegated legislation that the Government can use to remove or reduce burdens that result directly or indirectly from legislation, or to promote ...

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is an independent officer of the House of Commons. His or her job is to oversee the Register of Members' Financial Interests and the Code of Conduct for ...