Find Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the House of Lords. ParliamentNow presents information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords.

The 1833 Act was a pioneering piece of legislation, and set the pace for further reform. This did, however, prove a difficult process as many employers found ways to evade the new regulations. In 1844 ...

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Select committees work in both Houses. They check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. Select committees run inquiries on specific topics. The ...

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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 ...

In 1964 the Conservative MP Sir Hugh Linstead tabled a Private Members Bill that was passed as the Dangerous Drugs Act 1964. It sought to quell growing concerns of the societal effects of the ...

There had been much public debate during the latter half of the 19th century about urbanisation and how it should be controlled. Unplanned suburbs were springing up at an alarming rate in large cities ...

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