The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...

The EU Economic and Financial Affairs and International Trade Sub-Committee inquiry into credit rating agencies and their influence on sovereign borrowing. \r\n Credit rating agencies have come under ...

This guided tour of the Elizabeth Tower takes you up a narrow 334-step spiral stairwell to the belfry where Big Ben, the Great Bell, hangs. Along the route, your guide will reveal details of the most ...

The Parliamentary Archives is now closed, and its collections have been relocated to The National Archives in Kew. Parliament’s Archive Collections and services will become available at The National ...

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 ...

This is the key conclusion reached by the House of Lords special inquiry committee on the Autism Act 2009 in its report published today. The report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new ...

The House of Lords Artificial Intelligence Committee will be meeting with Government Ministers on Tuesday 12 December to discuss the Government's policy response to artificial intelligence (AI) in the ...

The House of Lords has today agreed to appoint a new special inquiry committee to investigate the impact of digital technologies on democracy. The Committee, which will be Chaired by Lord Puttnam, ...

The Prime Minister is the leader of the Government. He or she is the leader of the party that wins the most seats at a general election. After a general election the monarch calls upon the leader of ...

Ballot Bills are a type of Private Members' Bill used in the House of Commons. At the start of each new parliamentary year, backbench MPs are invited to enter their names into a ballot. The few MPs ...