Lyings in State

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This Standard Note gives a history of lying in state from antiquity, and looks at occasions where people have lain in state in the last 200 years.

Living former Members of the House of Commons

Known living former Members of Parliament.
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Recall of Parliament

This briefing paper discusses the procedure for recalling Parliament, as well as providing details of recent occasions when Parliament has been recalled.
- Parliament
Opposition parties in the House of Commons

In the House of Commons, specific rights, privileges and sources of funding are available to the Official Opposition and other opposition parties.
- House of Commons
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