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.

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 ...

The telephone enquiry service is open from 10am - 5pm Monday to Thursday, and 10am - 4pm on Fridays. During recess, the hours are 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm Monday to Friday.

Members of the House of Lords continue their line by line scrutiny of the Mental Health Bill in committee stage on Monday 20 January. The Mental Health Bill seeks to amend the Mental Health Act 1983.

The Defence Committee is today (Wednesday 22 January) publishing a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon. John Healey, regarding Harland & Wolff’s announcement that it intends to ...

A private member’s bill is a type of public bill introduced by an individual member of the House (rather than the government). Public bills affect everyone. Private members' bills must go through the ...

Did social media promote misinformation during the summer 2024 riots? The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hold the first public evidence session of its inquiry into social media, ...

Members discuss proposed changes on legislation to implement new rates announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

The House of Lords marks a new milestone next week with the 40th anniversary of TV cameras broadcasting from the Second Chamber. On 23 January 1985, its proceedings were televised for the first time.

The Crown Estate Bill (Bill 135 of 2024–25) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 November 2024. It started in the ...