Living former Members of the House of Commons
Known living former Members of Parliament.
15 years of the Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee was created in 2010 to schedule business in the House of Commons proposed by backbench MPs.
The next elections bill?
The government proposes reducing the voting age to 16, reviewing voter ID, improving voter registration and strengthening political donation rules.
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Debate Pack
Debate on Register of Interests of Members’ Staff
On 16 July 2025, MPs will debate expanding the scope of the Register of Interests of Members’ Staff to include all MPs’ staff with access to the parliamentary network, rather just staff with parliamentary passes.
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Research Briefing
House of Commons Library guide to designing effective charts
This guide and sets a series of principles to follow to help produce good statistical charts. As used by the statistics sections of the House of Commons Library
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Research Briefing
Addresses to Members of both Houses of Parliament
Heads of state and dignitaries who have addressed MPs and Members of the House of Lords since 1935.
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Research Briefing
Maiden speeches in the House of Commons since 1918
Maiden speeches made by newly elected MPs since 1918, with links to Hansard where available.
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Research Briefing
Women elected to the House of Commons
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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Research Briefing
The United Kingdom constitution – a mapping exercise
A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.
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Debate Pack
Estimates day: The spending of the Ministry of Justice
On Wednesday 25 June 2025, there will be an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Ministry of Justice. This debate pack contains details of the latest estimates and previous expenditure, background material, and suggestions for further reading.
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Research Briefing
The office and functions of the Prime Minister
A briefing paper on the office and functions of the Prime Minister
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Research Briefing
Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: Governance
Changes to the governance arrangements of the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme have been proposed. They are to be debated on 16 June 2025.
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Research Briefing
Speakers’ statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House
Statements made by the Speaker deprecating the making of key policy announcements before they are made in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Address: movers and seconders since 1900
Movers and seconders of the motion of the Debate on the Address since 1900.
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Research Briefing
The sub judice rule
MPs should not raise matters in debates, questions and motions which are awaiting adjudication in a court of law to avoid influencing the outcome of those court proceedings.
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