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

Watch the speeches live online from 4pm on 8 July on YouTube or Parliament TV.

The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ...

On Wednesday 9 July, the House of Lords will consider the government's National Policy Statements on energy, renewable energy infrastructure and electricity networks infrastructure. Lord Wilson of ...

Chairman of the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, said: “We have repeatedly asked the Government for assurances regarding citizens' rights post-Brexit, deal or no ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is used to fill in the details of Acts (primary legislation). These details provide practical measures that enable the law to be enforced and operate in daily life. Secondary legislation can be ...

There are several visitor toilets and changing facilities at UK Parliament. These include a Changing Places toilet.

Find out about the Addison-Campbell Divorce Act 1801, the first divorce to be obtained by a woman The Addison/Campbell Divorce Act 1 image Petition of Jane Campbell's agent 1 image Evidence presented ...

The Life Peerages Act 1958 introduced more people from different professions, and more women. Before the Act, the House of Lords had been made up exclusively of hereditary Peers. A life Peer cannot ...

The failure to fulfil Pitt's pledge on emancipation – under which Catholics would be able to sit in Parliament – also weakened the union almost from its birth. The issue was kept alive by Henry ...