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Committee stage is where a Bill is considered in detail and is normally the next stage after a Bill's second reading. It is an opportunity for changes to be made to the wording or for new clauses to ...

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee publishes its response to the government’s consultation on “Growing up in the online world.” The Committee’s Chair, Dame Chi Onwurah, has written to ...

MPs and Members of the Lords sit in the two Chambers of Parliament scrutinising the Government and debating legislation. Find Members of Parliament (MPs) by postcode and constituency, and Members of ...

The State Opening of Parliament takes place on Wednesday 13 May. Find out about the role of the House of Commons in State Opening and the King’s Speech debate.

On 17 March 2026, President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressed members of the House of Lords and MPs in Parliament. Lord Forysth gave a speech, thanking the President: ...

Members' tours are available to UK residents free of charge and must be sponsored by a Member of Parliament (MP) or a Member of the House of Lords. The tours are led by trained guides. Please note ...

The State Opening of Parliament: how it happens. The King arrives through the Sovereign's Entrance and enters the Robing Room ...

In 1846 an Act was passed to encourage local authorities to build public baths and washhouses. Although some public baths and washhouses were constructed before 1846, in this year an Act was passed to ...

Marking the formal end to the parliamentary session, prorogation is the period between the end of a session of Parliament and the State Opening which begins the next session. The King formally ...