Members of the Lords quiz the government on energy usage in mining cryptocurrencies, community pharmacy closures, children's wellbeing, Ofwat fines against water companies, and Taliban restrictions ...

Members discuss draft law to introduce new multiplier standards and remove relief rates from charitable private schools.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry into transnational repression in the UK ...

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry into transnational repression in the UK ...

TV cameras broadcasting from the House of Lords chamber. Proceedings were televised on BBC1 and BBC2 for the first time on 23 ...

The Joint Committee on Human Rights has launched a new inquiry into transnational repression in the UK ...

The 2024-25 session began with the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024. The exact pattern of recesses can change and is normally slightly different for the two Houses.

Members of the House of Lords began their detailed check of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill, in committee stage on Tuesday 21 January. The National ...

Featured item: 40 years of broadcasting from the House of Lords 2025 marks the 40th anniversary of TV cameras broadcasting from the House of Lords chamber. Proceedings were televised on BBC1 and BBC2 ...

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today (21 January) published its decision (pdf, 305KB) dismissing an appeal by Colonel ...

If the Elizabeth Tower had not been urgently conserved, there was a risk that the clock mechanism might fail or that the building will become too costly or difficult to repair. Completed in 1859, the ...