Lords members press the government on non-crime hate incidents, the UK-EU youth mobility scheme, and a third runway at ...

Members of the House of Lords begin their detailed examination of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill in committee stage on Monday 27 ...

A private member’s bill is a type of public bill introduced by an individual member of the House (rather than the government). Public bills affect everyone. Private members' bills must go through the ...

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 ...

This evocative document, a flat parchment containing seals and signatures, is handwritten in iron gall ink and led to the execution of Charles I and subsequent rule of Oliver Cromwell, one of the 59 ...

The telephone enquiry service is open from 10am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 10am - 4pm on Fridays. During recess, the hours are 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm Monday to Friday. Please note that the ...

1976:In the middle of the night on the 5 August, a mechanical failure causesserious damage to the Great Clock. The pendulum weights spiralout of control down the weight shaft and the clock mechanism ...

Outside pressure like the wind on the clock hands can affect the clock's accuracy.Edmund Beckett Denison designed the'Double Three-legged Gravity Escapement'to solve this. It compensates for the ...

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Houses of Parliament interactive virtual toursThe Women and Parliament virtual tour is based on research and content from the 2018 exhibition 'Voice and Vote'. The exhibition was financed by the ...

Find out how Members of Parliament are elected to the House of Commons, how the Parliamentary constituency system works and what happens at the dissolution of Parliament ...

On 13 May 1940, Winston Churchill stood before the House of Commons to explain that he had accepted the King's invitation to form a Government when only days previously it had been generally believed ...