Impartial research and analysis from the Commons Library on issues related to Parliament, government and elections.
Urgent questions are a category of oral questions that allow all MPs not in the government to put a question to a minister without the usual notice required for oral question time and without the need to be drawn in a ballot.
This briefing describes the stages a bill goes through when it is introduced to the House of Commons as a private member's bill.
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
Explore the 2022 local elections results and download a comprehensive results dataset for electoral districts and wards.
Explore data and analysis about Parliament, MPs, general election and by-elections results, and the Government.
Politically impartial publications produced by Commons Library researchers, covering legislation, policy areas, and topical issues.
