A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law, presented for debate before Parliament. A Bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form ...
Find Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the House of Lords. ParliamentNow presents information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords.
Select committees work in both Houses. They check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. Select committees run inquiries on specific topics. The ...
UK residents and overseas visitors may watch committees when they are in session. This is free of charge. The House of Commons select committees examine the work of government departments. Some select ...
Stella Isaacs was the first woman peer to be introduced in the House of Lords, taking her seat ahead of Baroness Wootton on 21 October 1958. She was founder of the Women's Voluntary Service which did ...