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UK Parliament
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Recess
Information
The House
of Commons has risen for the Constituency
Week Recess. Click on the following
links for information about the
forthcoming business in the House
of Commons or the House
of Lords. Further recess information
may be obtained from our Recess
web page.
Hereditary
Peers By-Election
By-election arrangements for
vacancy among elected hereditary peers announced
11th February 2003.
Parliamentary
Commissioner for Standards
The Office
of the Parliamentary Commissioner for
Standards has published a series of Procedural
Notes. These detail various procedures
used, such as the way complaints are made
and investigated.
House
of Lords Reform
The debate on reforming the
House of Lords took place on Tuesday 04
February. The following links will take
you to the relevant Commons
Hansard, Commons
Vote and Lords
Hansard on the subject.
New
Working Hours
Since the return of the House
of Commons after the Christmas recess, new
working hours have been introduced. For
more information about these working hours,
please see our FAQ on Sitting
Hours.
Forthcoming
Business
Click on
the following links for information about
the forthcoming business in the House
of Commons or House
of Lords .
Understanding Parliament
The UK Parliament is based on a two chamber system. The House of Lords and the House of Commons sit separately, and are constituted on different principles. However, the legislative process involves both Houses.
Parliament has three main functions:
-
to examine proposals for new laws;
- to scrutinise government policy and administration;
- to debate the major issues of the day.
On this website you can find out about
the work of the two Houses, their members
and their committees, as well as accessing
contact details and publications. You can
find further information on the How
Parliament Works page and on the What
do we mean by Parliament? FAQ page.
If you are looking for information about
the devolved legislatures in the UK,
please click here for Scotland,
Wales
and Northern
Ireland.