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 ...

MPs who were successful in this year’s Private Members’ Bill ballot presented their Bills to Parliament today. Private ...

The Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill aims to increase the number of women bishops in the Lords by extending ...

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill [Bill 009 of 2024-25] was introduced in the House of Commons on 12 September 2024 ...

The Renters’ Rights Bill [Bill 008 of 2024-25] was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 September 2024. The bill’s second ...

Members of the House of Lords begin their detailed examination of Crown Estate Bill, in committee stage on Monday 14 October.

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Before 1918 no women were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. In the early 20th century there were two main groups active in the campaign for women's suffrage, a term used to describe the ...

The 1848 Public Health Act was the first step on the road to improved public health. One of the individuals who played an important role in its creation was Edwin Chadwick, a social reformer. Edwin ...

Negative procedure is a type of parliamentary procedure that applies to statutory instruments (SIs). Its name describes the form of scrutiny that the SI receives from Parliament. An SI laid under the ...

The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701, reinforcing the Bill of Rights agreed by William and Mary in 1689. The main aim of this legislation was to ensure a Protestant succession to the English ...