The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ...

On Wednesday 9 July, the House of Lords will consider the government's National Policy Statements on energy, renewable energy infrastructure and electricity networks infrastructure. Lord Wilson of ...

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill will remove the 92-peer exemption and abolish the jurisdiction of the House of ...

Thursday From 11am Questions The Lords questions the government on: job losses following the Grangemouth oil refinery closure financial assistance for housing associations UK-EU defence and security ...

The UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Archipelago will transfer sovereignty of the islands back to Mauritius, while maintaining an initial 99-year lease on the joint UK/US military base on Diego ...

The failure to fulfil Pitt's pledge on emancipation – under which Catholics would be able to sit in Parliament – also weakened the union almost from its birth. The issue was kept alive by Henry ...

The BBC marks the 750th anniversary of the De Montfort Parliament – England's first parliament – with a day of live events, discussions and debate, produced in collaboration with the House of Commons ...

Chairman of the House of Lords EU Justice Sub-Committee Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, said: “We have repeatedly asked the Government for assurances regarding citizens' rights post-Brexit, deal or no ...

In 2016 the Private Bill Offices of the House of Commons and the House of Lords jointly conducted a review of the petitioning procedure for Hybrid Bills. As part of the first phase of implementation ...

Find out about the Addison-Campbell Divorce Act 1801, the first divorce to be obtained by a woman The Addison/Campbell Divorce Act 1 image Petition of Jane Campbell's agent 1 image Evidence presented ...

The Life Peerages Act 1958 introduced more people from different professions, and more women. Before the Act, the House of Lords had been made up exclusively of hereditary Peers. A life Peer cannot ...