Parliament and elections

This list attempts to capture all instances where an apology has been made on the floor of the House of Commons since 1979

This paper discusses the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement. It looks at how this procedure may be affected by the timing of a General Election, and the decision in 2017 to move the Budget from the Spring to the Autumn. It also provides some suggestions for further reading.

This Insight explains what the current law of prorogation is, why some experts think it should be reformed, and what some of the options for reform might be.

This Insight looks at how the pilot proxy voting scheme worked and the Procedure Committee recommendations for it to be made permanent.

Maiden speeches by newly elected MPs since 1918

List of MPs in the 2019 Parliament who are related to current or former Members of Parliament.

A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information on UK Government and devolved Government plans and ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste and examples of voluntary initiatives from the plastics industry, environmental groups and retailers.

A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No.2) Bill 2019-21

This Insight explores the key changes to parliamentary procedures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus timeline sets out the Commons’ response to the pandemic, including key ‘lock down’ dates and changes to the way parliamentarians worked. It includes links to the relevant debates in Hansard, Speaker’s Statements, Procedure Committee reports, the ‘Members’ Guide to hybrid proceedings’ and correspondence on proceedings during the pandemic.

This Commons Library briefing paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and evidence of the impacts of these pressures on social care and health services. The paper explains the additional funding committed to adult social care between 2016/17 and 2020/21, and outlines concerns about a social care funding gap and future financial uncertainty.

This note provides details of the Code of Recommended Practice on local authority data transparency; the Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity; filming and social media use in council meetings; and pay policy statements.

This briefing paper sets out the background to the UK Internal Market Bill. This Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 14 September 2020 and was considered in Committee of the Whole House between 15 and 22 September. The remaining Commons stages are scheduled for 29 September.