ParliamentNow presents information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords.Similar to annunciator screens on the Parliamentary estate, it ...

The 1833 Act was a pioneering piece of legislation, and set the pace for further reform. This did, however, prove a difficult process as many employers found ways to evade the new regulations. In 1844 ...

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 Budget Speech had left an impression that the government's position was under threat as the opposition and the Lords manoeuvred to destroy the Finance Bill that was drawn from the budget proposals ...

Preventing publication of unofficial parliamentary reports finally ended in 1771 following a legal battle by the radical MP and journalist John Wilkes against attempts to arrest several printers.

A fresh wave of public interest in prisons led to the appointment of two committees of investigation by the House of Commons. Their reports in 1819 and 1822 provided the basis of the Gaols Act of 1823 ...

In 2005 Parliament passed the Constitutional Reform Act which, for the first time in constitutional history, provided for the separation of the Appellate Committee (supreme court) from the legislature ...

In the late 17th century Britain's economy depended mainly on agriculture. In certain parts of the country there were already some forms of industrial activity where large labour forces were essential ...

The gradual collapse of the Charles I's government prior to the Civil War enabled the House of Lords to assume a greater judicial role, and although the House was abolished in 1649 it was restored to ...

During 1916-1917, the House of Commons Speaker, James William Lowther, chaired a conference on electoral reform which recommended limited women's suffrage. Only 58% of the adult male population was ...

Women were given the right to stand for Parliament in 1918 but still could not become members of the House of Lords. Margaret Haig Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda (1883–1958) was the daughter of David ...

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 ...