Tightening the detention criteria in the 1983 Act and providing for more frequent reviews Limiting the period that people with autism or a learning disability can be detained Removing prisons and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Green Papers are consultation documents produced by the Government. The aim of this document is to allow people both inside and outside Parliament to give the department feedback on its policy or ...

Before 1918 no women were allowed to vote in parliamentary elections. In the early 20th century there were two main groups active in the campaign for women's suffrage, a term used to describe the ...

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The business of Parliament takes place in two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their work is similar: making laws (legislation), checking the work of the government (scrutiny), and ...

The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of a united kingdom to be called “Great Britain” on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the ...