The Conservative Prime Minister, Edward Heath, took the UK into the EEC in January 1973 after President de Gaulle of France had blocked UK membership twice in the 1960s. This brought EEC membership to ...

The Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill will remove the restriction on people of the Roman Catholic faith holding the office of His Majesty’s Lord High Commissioner to the General ...

The Lord Speaker chairs daily business in the House of Lords chamber and is an ambassador for the work of the House. The House of Lords engagement programme connects members of the Lords with new ...

Read research and analysis from Parliament's libraries and committees on how leaving the EU will affect different policy areas in the UK.

Guided tours of Speaker’s House will be available on Saturdays and selected weekdays this August, giving you the rare ...

Find Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of the House of Lords. ParliamentNow presents information from the UK Parliament annunciator system, covering both the House of Commons and House of Lords.

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