Sarah Clarke, the first woman to be appointed to the role of Black Rod in its 670-year history, will leave Parliament later ...

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 continue their detailed check of the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill, in committee stage on Tuesday 4 February. The National ...

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.

Use of AI in banking, pensions and other financial services to be subject of new inquiry by MPs A new inquiry by the Treasury Committee will consider the potential impacts of the increased use of ...

Use of AI in banking, pensions and other financial services to be subject of new inquiry by MPs A new inquiry by the Treasury Committee will consider the potential impacts of the increased use of ...

Use of AI in banking, pensions and other financial services to be subject of new inquiry by MPs A new inquiry by the Treasury Committee will consider the potential impacts of the increased use of ...

Within a year of Great Britain declaring war on Germany in August 1914, it had become obvious that it was not possible to continue fighting by relying on voluntary recruits. Lord Kitchener's campaign ...

With the return to peace at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 military expenditure was heavily reduced. As a result the regular army was gradually slimmed down from 230,000 men to 91,000 by 1838.

Women who held property of any kind were required to give up all rights to it to their husbands on marriage. However, a long-running campaign by various women's groups led in 1870 to the Married Women ...

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.