The Budget and the annual Finance Bill
This briefing examines the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement.

On 3 March 2011 a referendum was held in Wales to decide whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain the power to legislate on a wider range of matters in one go. This was in contrast to the previous situation, in which it had to gain approval from the UK Parliament each time it wanted to expand the range of matters. This note gives an account of the referendum campaign and vote, and the implications of this in constitutional terms
Referendum in Wales (99 KB , PDF)
On 3 March 2011 a referendum was held in Wales to decide whether the National Assembly for Wales should gain the power to legislate on a wider range of matters in one go. This was in contrast to the previous situation, in which it had to gain approval from the UK Parliament each time it wanted to expand the range of matters. This note gives an account of the referendum campaign and vote, and the implications of this in constitutional terms
Referendum in Wales (99 KB , PDF)
This briefing examines the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement.
This briefing provides information on the arrangements for absent voting. It also outlines the changes to absent voting resulting from the Elections Act 2022.
This list notes the number of by-elections by session since 1945-46 and also lists the successful candidate in by-elections since 2005.