Consideration of Lords amendments to the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill. If necessary, consideration of a Lords message. General debate on Dementia care. The subject for this debate was determined by ...

Using Artificial Intelligence in legislatures was the focus of a meeting of Speakers from the British Overseas Territories. At a conference hosted in London by Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House ...

Read the rules of conduct for members of the House of Lords as set out in the Code of Conduct and the Guide to the Code of Conduct. The rules for members’ staff are set out in the Code of Conduct for ...

In 1890 a ‘Survivors' Petition' signed by 78 of the original signatories from 1866, including Barbara Bodichon and Elizabeth Garrett (now Dr Elizabeth Garrett Anderson), was presented to the House of ...

After David Lloyd George's refusal to join the War Cabinet in May 1940, he was offered the role of British Ambassador to Washington, which he also declined. His appearances in Parliament soon became ...

Stella Isaacs was the first woman peer to be introduced in the House of Lords, taking her seat ahead of Baroness Wootton on 21 October 1958. She was founder of the Women's Voluntary Service which did ...

Made negative is the term used to describe an SI that is laid after it has been made into law (signed by the minister). It will remain law unless a prayer motion is passed by either House (or the ...

The House of Lords Library provides impartial research and information services to support Members of the House of Lords, their staff and staff of the House. Further information about the Library, as ...

We have created a set of nine easy read guides for people with a learning disability. These guides explain UK Parliament and how to get involved in its work. Our e-text guides have been created for ...

Closed UNRWA schools must be reopened immediately, says International Development Committee Chair Israel must immediately reopen UNRWA-run schools and restore access for Palestinian refugees to UNRWA ...