The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords chamber from his seat on the Woolsack. He also acts as an ambassador for the Lords and chairs the Commission which provides high-level ...
The telephone enquiry service is open from 10am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 10am - 4pm on Fridays. During recess, the hours are 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm Monday to Friday.
The King leaves Buckingham Palace in a procession that makes its way through the streets to the Houses of Parliament. The King then arrives at Sovereign's Entrance. When the King is seated upon the ...
Liaison Committee to question the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP For the first time in this Parliament, select committee chairs on the Liaison Committee will question the Prime Minister. 11 ...
The problem of poverty caused growing public concern during the early 19th century. The existing system for looking after those unable to care for themselves - the old, sick, disabled, orphans and ...
Relations between the American colonists and the British government came to a head after the British success against France in the Seven Years War of 1756-63. It was an expensive war and the French ...
After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 moves were made to revise and re-introduce the Prayer Book. In May 1662 Parliament passed another Act of Uniformity which authorised the use of a revised ...