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Parliament: Facts and figures

Women elected to the House of Commons

Tuesday, 06 May, 2025

This list reports all the women who have been elected as MPs to the House of Commons, for each election since 1918 and in the order they were sworn in.

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  • MP data
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Women elected to the House of Commons

Living former Members of the House of Commons

Thursday, 17 April, 2025

Known living former Members of Parliament.

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  • Parliament
  • MP data
  • Parliament: Facts and figures
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Living former Members of the House of Commons

Recall of Parliament

Friday, 11 April, 2025

This briefing paper discusses the procedure for recalling Parliament, as well as providing details of recent occasions when Parliament has been recalled.

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  • Parliamentary data
Recall of Parliament
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    Expedited legislation: Public bills receiving their second and third readings on the same day in the House of Commons

    Wednesday, 12 March, 2025

    Public bills since 1979 whose main Commons stages have been passed within one day.

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    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Opposition day debates in the House of Commons since 1992

    Wednesday, 12 March, 2025

    An opposition day is one on which an opposition party sets the agenda. Dates of debates, parties choosing the subject and the outcome of each debate are listed

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Women in Politics and Public Life

    Tuesday, 04 March, 2025

    This briefing includes figures on the proportion of women in elected bodies in the UK and across the world, as well as information on women in UK public life.

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    • Elections
    • Equality
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Speakers’ statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House

    Friday, 28 February, 2025

    Statements made by the Speaker deprecating the making of key policy announcements before they are made in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
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    Sitting Members imprisoned since 1945

    Thursday, 27 February, 2025

    Sitting Members of the House of Commons imprisoned since 1945, including the length of the sentence, reason for imprisonment and the date the House was notified.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
    • MP data
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Members of Parliament holding dual mandates

    Thursday, 30 January, 2025

    MPs who also held seats in the European Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament, and Senedd Cymru / National Assembly for Wales, since 1973.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Parliament
    • MP data
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Maiden speeches in the House of Commons since 1918

    Monday, 06 January, 2025

    Maiden speeches made by newly elected MPs since 1918, with links to Hansard where available.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Free votes in the House of Commons since 1979

    Monday, 09 December, 2024

    A list of known free (not whipped) votes in the House of Commons since 1979.

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    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Addresses to Members of both Houses of Parliament

    Wednesday, 04 December, 2024

    Heads of state and dignitaries who have addressed MPs and Members of the House of Lords since 1935.

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    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Number of urgent questions in the House of Commons since 1997

    Wednesday, 27 November, 2024

    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.

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    • House of Commons
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
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    House of Commons ballot bills since 1997

    Wednesday, 30 October, 2024

    Results of the House of Commons ballot for Private Members’ Bills (PMBs) in each session since 1997-98

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    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
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    Attendance of the Prime Minister at Prime Minister’s Questions since 1979

    Wednesday, 23 October, 2024

    Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) attended by Prime Ministers since 1979, the number at which the Prime Minister was not present, the reason for non-attendance, the name and position of the Minister deputising and of the shadow Cabinet Member or Opposition spokesperson.

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    • House of Commons
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    • Government data
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