In the 1860s the annual funding allocated for schools by Parliament exceeded £800,000. But there was growing pressure for the state to provide schools in areas where none existed. One of the chief ...
The 1951 General Election saw Churchill as the victorious leader of the Conservative Party for the first time, at nearly 77 years of age. In this period, apart from domestic politics, Churchill ...
James II's Parliament of May 1685, predominantly Tory, was initially obedient and generous. But when it resisted his wishes to exempt Catholics from the restrictions of the Test Act, James adjourned ...
Thank you for coming along to this event and thank you to Ruth Fox, Baroness Taylor of Bolton and the Hansard Society for ...
The social upheaval of the First World War led to the Representation of the People Act in 1918, giving the vote to all men over the age of 21 and to certain women over the age of 30. In August 1916, ...
Members of the House of Lords conducted their further examination of the Social Housing Bill in report stage, on Monday 20 July.
On Wednesday 15 July the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee will hear evidence from two panels of witnesses. At 10.00am, the committee will hear evidence from: Johnny Timpson OBE, ...
The business for the coming week was announced in the Commons Chamber by the Leader of the House of Commons, Sir Alan Campbell MP, on Thursday 2 July. Any changes made to the schedule of business ...
The Lord Speaker, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, gave the following address to the National Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast on July 7 2026 in Westminster Hall.
Browse the archive of House of Commons Public Bill Committees, including membership details and the latest version of the Bill for sessions 1997-98 to 2015-16. From the beginning of the 2006-07 ...
Do you have relevant expertise and experience or a special interest in the Immigration and Asylum Bill, which is currently passing through Parliament? If so, you can submit your views in writing to ...
The Lord Speaker, Lord Forsyth of Drumlean, gave the following speech to the NATO Parliamentary Summit in Istanbul on 29 June 2026.
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