The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday 20 January 2026 to scrutinise the Railways Bill line by ...

Members of the House of Lords will debate the key areas of the Victims and Courts Bill on Tuesday 16 December.

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During the reign of Charles I, there was accelerating political tension concerning the power of Parliament and the 'rights and liberties of the subject'. In 1628 the House of Commons drafted this ...

Only four original copies of Magna Carta survive. Two are kept in the British Library (one of which was badly damaged by fire in 1731), one in Salisbury cathedral, and one in Lincoln castle. They were ...

The business for the coming week was announced in the Commons Chamber by the Leader of the House of Commons, Sir Alan Campbell MP, on Thursday 4 December. Any changes made to the schedule of business ...

On Thursday 4 December, members of the House of Lords debated the Autumn Budget 2025. The Budget statement was delivered by Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, in the House of Commons on ...

In June 1945 the process began of demobilising the thousands of men and women who had served in the forces during the war. The government had begun preparations for this in 1944 with the Reinstatement ...

Bills and Legislation sets out the proposals for new laws, and plans to change existing laws, that are presented for debate before Parliament. Keep up to date with the progress of current and draft ...

The Speaker acts as chairman during debates in the House of Commons, calls MPs to speak and sees that the rules laid down by the House are observed. The holder of this office is an MP who has been ...