Parliamentary Private Secretaries to Prime Ministers since 1906
This List notes Parliamentary Private Secretaries to successive Prime Ministers from 1906.…
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MPs’ changes of party allegiance in the House of Commons since 1979
This list notes when a Member has changed allegiance from one political party to another or decided to sit as…
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Membership of UK political parties
As of July 2019, Labour had 485,000 members, compared to the Conservatives, who had 180,000 members. The SNP had around…
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Leadership Elections: Conservative Party
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules for election of a Conservative Party leader, and…
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By-elections since the 2017 General Election
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held since the 2017 election. There have been five…
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UK Election Statistics: 1918-2019 – A century of elections
This paper presents an overview of election results since 1918. It provides summary results for all elections from 1918 to…
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Brexit: Parliamentary scrutiny of UK replacement treaties
The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by…
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Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme
The House debated the Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy Programme Team’s Delivery Report on 19 July and agreed a new…
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Brexit debates 2019
This paper provides links to a selection of debates that have referenced Brexit in the title or during a debate…
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Brexit statements
This paper provides links to a selection of statements both written and oral that have referenced Brexit in the title…
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Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill 2017-19 [HL]
In early July the Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill completed its passage through the House of Lords. The Bill…
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Gemma White’s report on Bullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary Staff
On 17 July 2019, there will be a general debate on Gemma White QC’s Independent Inquiry Report on Bullying and…
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Petitions in the UK
This briefing paper sets out trends in petitioning to the UK Parliament and devolved institutions. It provides a range of…
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Abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland: Do Westminster votes undermine devolution?
Yesterday (9 July) the House of Commons voted by large majorities to change the law regarding abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.…
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The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to change the Rules for Redistribution of…
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