The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to create the first “smoke-free generation” by ensuring children turning 15 this year or younger can never be legally sold tobacco. It also seeks to enable product and ...

The House of Lords met at midday and first debated a motion on 'legislative proposals to ensure the continued operation of the British steel industry, in light of the Steel Industry (Special Measures) ...

You can contact your MP when you, or people living in your area, are affected by decisions made by the UK Parliament or by the Government. MPs represent all the people in their local area, whether ...

The business of Parliament takes place in two Houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their work is similar: making laws (legislation), checking the work of the government (scrutiny), and ...

The preservation of Parliamentary records has posed quite a few problems for archivists. Over the centuries, storage rooms were damp and humid, and various records had suffered quite severely from rot ...

A Committee of the whole House is sometimes used instead of a Public Bill Committee for some or all of a Bill's committee stage in the Commons. It takes place in the main chamber and allows all MPs to ...

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Until the middle of the 18th century marriages could take place anywhere provided they were conducted before an ordained clergyman of the Church of England. This encouraged the practice of secret ...

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 gives Ministers powers to create statutory instruments to help with a range of legal issues caused by the UK's exit from the EU. One of the main issues is ...

This section of the Key Issues 2015 publication focuses on the BBC Charter and press regulation. This briefing was prepared by House of Commons Library researchers for Members of the new Parliament in ...