Parliament, government and politics

Questions, bills and debates: discover what's coming up in the House of Lords.

Members discuss the migration as a result of climate change, prescribing of controlled drugs and bloodstock industries.

Decisions of the Petitions Committee, 12 September 2023

Hear from actress, broadcaster and campaigner, Floella Benjamin, in the latest episode of Lord Speaker's Corner.

The Government has rejected calls by MPs to introduce a statutory definition of so-called honour-based abuse, despite warnings that it risks remaining a hidden crime without improved understanding of its complexities

Government must better guide and support Whitehall to reset failing projects

Transport Committee publishes its report on the future of self-driving vehicles

MPs to debate freedom of religion and belief

MPs to debate matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment

The Treasury Committee has published its report on the appointment of Sarah Breeden as Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England

Speaker urges G7 colleagues: ‘We must stand by Ukraine’

Health and Social Care Committee Chair Steve Brine MP responds to today’s publication of the latest data on July waiting times for hospital care

Speaker Hoyle welcomes Jordanian counterpart in his first UK visit

Beefeaters - who watched over the Queen’s coffin during her Lying in State – returned to Parliament a year later for a special "thank you" from the Speaker of the House of Commons. 

Fraud is the most common crime in England and Wales, accounting for 40% of all offences