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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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Nearly all MPs represent political parties. The party with the most MPs after a general election normally forms the Government. The next largest party becomes the official Opposition. If an MP does ...

Each year the Chancellor of the Exchequer makes the Budget statement to the House of Commons outlining the state of the economy and the Government's proposals for changes to taxation. The House of ...

This page lists a selection of key dates in the development of the European Union, from its initial concept after the Second World War to the present, and in the UK's relationship with the EU. Ten ...

The House of Lords Appointments Commission was established in 2000. It is independent and separate from the House of Lords. The Appointments Commission recommends individuals for appointment as ...

Everyone is welcome to watch the House of Lords chamber at work from Monday to Thursday and on around 10 sitting Fridays in the year. There is no chamber business during recesses. All visitors to ...