Members discuss draft law to introduce new multiplier standards and remove relief rates from charitable private schools.

TV cameras broadcasting from the House of Lords chamber. Proceedings were televised on BBC1 and BBC2 for the first time on 23 ...

Members of the Lords quiz the government on energy usage in mining cryptocurrencies, community pharmacy closures, children's wellbeing, Ofwat fines against water companies, and Taliban restrictions ...

The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) has today (21 January) published its decision (pdf, 305KB) dismissing an appeal by Colonel ...

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The House of Lords discuss levels of rape prosecution, copyright and artificial intelligence, the Office for Students' 2025-2030 strategy, and glorification of terrorism in four short debates. Find ...

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 ...

This privacy notice sets out how the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards will collect, store and process your personal data. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is ...

Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) is now available for Members of both Houses and their staff. The guidance, which has been considered by the House of Commons Administration ...