Catch up on a busy start to 2025 in the Lords, with questions to government, debates on key issues, plus checking and ...

In the House of Lords a panel of 20 to 25 Deputy Speakers assist the Lord Speaker in presiding over debates when the Lord Speaker is not present. Unlike the Lord Speaker, Deputy Speakers may continue ...

The costs of a basic funeral have nearly doubled over the past ten years. Meanwhile, space for burials is becoming increasingly scarce. Can people afford the cost of dying, and even if they can, will ...

The National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance at Alrewas, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. Its objective is to honour the fallen, recognise service and sacrifice, and foster ...

A money bill is a bill that in the opinion of the House of Commons Speaker is concerned only with national taxation, public money or loans. A bill that is certified as a money bill and which has been ...

Incomes and poverty news from UK ParliamentQuality of family life under spotlight. Catch up 11 December 2023 New inquiry: Work and Pensions Committee to examine Statutory Sick Pay The Work and ...

Members discuss overpayments, financial inclusion and fair process as line by line scrutiny completes. Catch up 19 June 2025 Culture of risk aversion among financial regulators undermines their ...

Keep up to date with the business of the House of Commons using the range of business papers, including the order paper, votes and proceedings and call lists.

Crime and Policing Bill: MPs propose expanding UK’s ability to prosecute war criminals at home Crime and Policing Bill: MPs propose expanding UK’s ability to prosecute war criminals at home 18 June ...

Members of the House of Lords begin their detailed examination of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, in committee stage on Thursday 17 July. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill would change the ...

Members of the House of Lords will debate the key principles of the Universal Credit Bill, at second reading on Tuesday 22 ...

The Renters' Rights Bill seeks to abolish fixed term assured tenancies and assured shorthold tenancies. It will also impose obligations on landlords and others in relation to rented homes and ...