Ghanim, Head of the Shura Council, the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, visited Qatar from the ...

Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Great British Energy Bill, which is currently ...

The Lords debates the key principles and main purpose of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill. Plus, detailed scrutiny of the Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill, Arbitration Bill ...

Members continue discussions on draft law to refine status of the CPA and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill aims to increase the number of women bishops in the Lords by extending the period in which vacancies among the Lords Spiritual are to be filled by ...

The Lords Chamber is the most lavishly-decorated room in the Palace of Westminster. It has the grandest interior because it is where the three elements of Parliament (the Sovereign, the Lords and the ...

The Race Relations Act 1965 was the first piece of legislation in the UK to address the prohibition of racial discrimination and followed previously unsuccessful bills. The Act banned racial ...

MPs have public contact details so their constituents can get in touch. In most cases you can write, phone, fax or email. MPs will generally only act on behalf of their constituents, so please check ...

The earliest factories (or mills) had grown up in the later 18th century around the expanding cotton industry in Lancashire. Conditions of work were grim and factory owners often imposed excessively ...

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Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries removed the main source of charity for those who could not support themselves. In 1601, Elizabeth I's Government tried to fill the gap with the Poor Relief ...

One of the key aims of the previous Government's higher education policy has been to increase choice and competition in the HE market. A controversial aspect of this policy has been the Government's ...