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During the reign of Charles I, there was accelerating political tension concerning the power of Parliament and the 'rights and liberties of the subject'. In 1628 the House of Commons drafted this ...

The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday 20 January 2026 to scrutinise the Railways Bill line by ...

In the past, ownership of the countryside was dominated by the aristocracy and the wealthy gentry. In the 18th and 19th centuries country estates tended to grow in size as landowners bought up land ...

The UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC or Common Market – a union of six States) in January 1973. We look at the history of the EEC and trace the key events that have changed the Common ...

Borough of Stevenage (Ferrier Road) Compulsory Purchase Order 2009 - A Special Procedure Order concerning the proposed compulsory acquisition of part of Chells Recreation Ground in Stevenage was laid ...

The Speaker acts as chairman during debates in the House of Commons, calls MPs to speak and sees that the rules laid down by the House are observed. The holder of this office is an MP who has been ...

The issues of crime and policing were taken up by Robert Peel when he became Home Secretary in 1822. Peel and his ministerial colleagues saw the increase in criminal activity as a threat to the ...

At Westminster on 29 November 1704, Lord Godolphin, the Lord High Treasurer, explained to the House of Lords why Queen Anne had approved the Scottish Act of Security - which preserved the Kirk, trade ...

On 24th February 1920 Astor stood alone amongst an audience of over 500, mainly hostile, male MPs to deliver her maiden speech. Her subject was close to her heart - the need for restrictions on the ...

The earliest Acts of Parliament were written on parchment rolls. These might consist of a single goatskin membrane, or more frequently of membrane sewn to membrane, head to foot, until the roll took ...