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

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.

Green Papers are consultation documents produced by the Government. The aim of this document is to allow people both inside and outside Parliament to give the department feedback on its policy or ...

In 2022, Her Majesty The Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee, marking a 70-year reign ...

Review the rules that regulate the way MPs conduct House of Commons public business, including electing the Speaker and powers of committees. This page contains both the most recent Standing Orders ...

Visitors to Parliament from the UK and overseas are welcome to watch debates and committee hearings in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This is free of charge. Attend debates ...

The UK Parliament Study Programme (UKPSP) brings together parliamentary staff from around the world to learn about the ...

The Bill of Rights 1689 is an iron gall ink manuscript on parchment. It is an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation. The Bill firmly ...

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 ...

The Clauses of Magna Carta There are 63 clauses in Magna Carta. For the main part, the clauses do not deal with legal principles but instead relate to the regulation of feudal customs and the ...

Nobody set out to create Parliament. It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. Nor did it develop continuously over time, but went through short ...