The UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago will transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, while maintaining an initial 99-year lease on the joint UK/US military base on Diego ...

Members of the House of Lords begin their further examination of the Renters' Rights Bill, in report stage on Tuesday 1 July.

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will remove the 92-peer exemption and abolish the jurisdiction of the House of ...

Here is an overview of debates scheduled in the Commons Chamber over the coming week. This business was announced in the Commons Chamber by the Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell on Thursday ...

Wednesday From 3pm Questions Lords members draw attention to: the use of facial recognition technology by the police costs and works on the security door to Peers’ entrance position of minorities in ...

Members needed to be satisfied that a road or railway project was feasible, in both engineering and financial terms and it was needed by the area it was to serve. Also, that it did not unnecessarily ...

Lord Fowler is the current Lord SpeakerHow the Lord Speaker is elected The Lord Speaker is elected by members of the House of Lords for a period of five years, renewable once. The first election took ...

The UK Parliament Study Programme (UKPSP) brings together parliamentary staff from around the world to learn about the procedures and practices of the UK Parliament and to share knowledge, ideas and ...

In April 1795, George, then Prince of Wales, reluctantly married his first cousin, Princess Caroline of Brunswick. A year later, this letter was written by George to Caroline outlining the terms of ...