The UK public elects 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in the House of Commons. MPs consider and propose new laws, and can scrutinise government policies by ...

The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...

MPs to hold a debate on the impact of Old Oak Common on rail services to the West and Wales On Tuesday 17 December in Westminster Hall, MPs will hold a debate on the impact of Old Oak Common on rail ...

Birmingham was very active in the women's suffrage movement. It had local branches of major groups such as the National Society for Women's Suffrage and the Women's Social and Political Union.

In 1913 the Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill Health) Act was rushed through Parliament by Asquith's government in 1913; suffragettes who went on hunger strike were released from prison as soon ...

The Government publishes a number of Bills each Parliamentary session in draft form before they are introduced in Parliament as formal Bills. A Draft Bill is published to enable consultation and ...

The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end. There are currently no MPs and every seat in the Commons ...

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The second chamber of Parliament is steeped in an eventful history which has shaped today's House. Here are some key dates in the evolution of the House of Lords House of Lords reform ...

1704 Rose v. College of Physicians (In Error) ...