The Data (Use and Access) Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’, on Monday 19 May. The aim of the Data (Use and Access) Bill is to harness the power ...

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 ...

The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords chamber and is an ambassador for the work of the House. The House of Lords engagement programme connects members of the Lords with new ...

Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting ...

The Chartist movement was the first mass movement driven by the working classes. It grew following the failure of the 1832 Reform Act to extend the vote beyond those owning property. In 1838 a ...

The plans for post-war secondary education in Britain aimed to remove the inequalities which remained in the system. The proportion of 'free places' at grammar schools in England and Wales increased ...

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 Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’, on Monday 12 May 2025. The Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill ...

The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill had its third reading, a chance for members to make sure the eventual law is effective, workable and without loopholes, on Monday 12 May.

Magna Carta is Latin for ‘great charter' and the term was first used in 1217 to distinguish it from the Charter of the Forest, a document that also set out limits on the king's administration, this ...

Modernisation Committee hears from peers as inquiry continues into accessibility of the Commons On Tuesday 20 May the Modernisation Committee will hear from peers on the accessibility of the Commons ...