The State Opening of Parliament takes place on Wednesday 13 May. Find out about the role of the House of Commons in State Opening and the King’s Speech debate.

The House of Lords will debate the content of the King’s Speech over five days following the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 13 May.

The 2024–26 parliamentary session has come to a close. Here are some of the key events in the House of Lords. During the session, members considered over 11,000 changes to bills. They scrutinised ...

Prorogation is marked by an announcement, on behalf of the King, read in the House of Lords. The prorogation announcement ...

Questions The House questioned the government on free entry to the UK's national museums and galleries and safety recommendations from the Rail Accident Investigation Branch. Bills Consideration of ...

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.

On 17 March 2026, President Zelenskyy of Ukraine addressed members of the House of Lords and MPs in Parliament. Lord Forysth gave a speech, thanking the President: ...

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. Please note that the ...

In 1846 an Act was passed to encourage local authorities to build public baths and washhouses. Although some public baths and washhouses were constructed before 1846, in this year an Act was passed to ...

The Order Paper, also known as the Order of Business, in the House of Commons is published each sitting day and lists the business of the House and business for sittings in Westminster Hall. It shows ...

The Pension Schemes Bill returned to the House of Lords again for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’ on Tuesday 28 April. The Pension Schemes Bill will implement government commitments ...