An audio tour includes a multimedia guide filled with informative audio and video content to help you immerse yourself in iconic spaces at the Palace of Westminster. This allows you to explore at your ...

Members of the House of Lords begin to 'tidy up' the Mental Health Bill at third reading on Wednesday 23 April. The Mental Health Bill seeks to amend the Mental Health Act 1983. Changes proposed in ...

House of Lords met on Saturday 12 April to consider the continued operation of British Steel blast furnaces is safeguarded.

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to create the first “smoke-free generation” by ensuring children turning 15 this year or younger can never be legally sold tobacco. It also seeks to enable product and ...

The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords chamber and is an ambassador for the work of the House. The House of Lords engagement programme connects members of the Lords with new ...

The 2024-25 session began with the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024. The exact pattern of recesses can change and is normally slightly different for the two Houses.

The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...

The Chartist movement was the first mass movement driven by the working classes. It grew following the failure of the 1832 Reform Act to extend the vote beyond those owning property. In 1838 a ...