Living former Members of the House of Commons
Known living former Members of Parliament.

Before 2010 the UK Parliament had no formal role in the ratification of treaties, which is a matter for the Government under the Royal Prerogative. There were however several ways in which treaties were scrutinised by Parliament before the Government ratified them, for example under the 'Ponsonby Rule'. There have been calls for Parliamentary scrutiny of treaties to be enhanced, including through creating a dedicated treaty scrutiny committee.
Parliamentary scrutiny of treaties: up to 2010 (230 KB , PDF)
Before 2010 the UK Parliament had no formal role in the ratification of treaties, which is a matter for the Government under the Royal Prerogative. There were however several ways in which treaties were scrutinised by Parliament before the Government ratified them, for example under the ‘Ponsonby Rule’. There have been calls for Parliamentary scrutiny of treaties to be enhanced, including through creating a dedicated treaty scrutiny committee.
Parliamentary scrutiny of treaties: up to 2010 (230 KB , PDF)
Known living former Members of Parliament.
The Backbench Business Committee was created in 2010 to schedule business in the House of Commons proposed by backbench MPs.
The government proposes reducing the voting age to 16, reviewing voter ID, improving voter registration and strengthening political donation rules.