Research Briefing
On 23 September 2020, the House agreed to make the proxy voting scheme permanent, following the Procedure Committee's review of the pilot scheme. Temporary arrangements are in place to include long-term illness or injury as reasons for a proxy vote.
Research Briefing
Heads of state and dignitaries who have addressed MPs and Members of the House of Lords since 1935.
Research Briefing
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.
Research Briefing
This briefing describes the stages a bill goes through when it is introduced to the House of Commons as a private member's bill.
Research Briefing
The Labour government's approach to reform of legacy EU laws is different from that of its Conservative predecessor. This briefing tracks changes in assimilated law in the first half of 2024 and looks at the future direction of reform following the General Election.
Insight
A new Archbishop of Canterbury will be appointed following the resignation of Justin Welby on 12 November 2024. Timings are yet to be confirmed.
Research Briefing
This briefing outlines the work of the Law Commission of England and Wales and describes the parliamentary procedures used to implement Law Commission recommendations.
Research Briefing
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly provides a forum for parliamentarians from the NATO Member States to debate key defence and security challenges.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill removes the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules for election of a Conservative Party leader, and the background to their introduction.
Research Briefing
A bill briefing on the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [HL] 2024-25.
Research Briefing
Results of the House of Commons ballot for Private Members’ Bills (PMBs) in each session since 1997-98
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the role that select committees play in assessing the suitability of the Government’s favoured candidates for a number of public appointments. It sets out the guidance for their operation before summarising key hearings of interest, where a committee has raised doubts about the suitability of a candidate. It also includes information about the introduction of the present system of pre-appointment hearings and highlights research about their effectiveness.
Research Briefing
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.
Research Briefing
Parliament has a role in scrutinising the UK Government's treaty-making. This paper explores recent calls for Parliament's role to be expanded.
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