The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to create the first “smoke-free generation” by ensuring children turning 15 this year or ...

Members of the House of Lords begin to 'tidy up' the Mental Health Bill at third reading on 23 April 2025. Find out more ...

You can contact your MP when you, or people living in your area, are affected by decisions made by the UK Parliament or by the Government. MPs represent all the people in their local area, whether ...

A Committee of the whole House is sometimes used instead of a Public Bill Committee for some or all of a Bill's committee stage in the Commons. It takes place in the main chamber and allows all MPs to ...

The preservation of Parliamentary records has posed quite a few problems for archivists. Over the centuries, storage rooms were damp and humid, and various records had suffered quite severely from rot ...

The business of Parliament takes place in two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their work is similar: making laws (legislation), checking the work of the government (scrutiny), and ...

Nodding through is when an MP is counted as having voted because, although they are present on the parliamentary estate, they are unable to pass through the division lobby because they are physically ...

The House of Lords met at midday and first debated a motion on 'legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of the British steel industry, in light of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) ...

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 gives Ministers powers to create statutory instruments to help with a range of legal issues caused by the UK's exit from the EU. One of the main issues is ...

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In the Commons the Committee of Selection chooses which MPs will serve on most of the committees of the House, including all public and private bill committees and delegated legislation committees.

When making regulations under powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018, a Minister may choose either the negative or affirmative procedure in most cases. When the Minister proposes to use the negative ...