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The Data (Use and Access) Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’, on ...
The Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill returns to the House of Lords for consideration of Commons amendments in ‘ping pong’, on Monday 12 May 2025. The Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill ...
Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting ...
The Recording Angel memorial in St Stephen's Porch, Westminster Hall, is dedicated to Peers, MPs, officers and their sons. This memorial is the main memorial to Members and staff of both Houses, ...
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The stained glass window in St Stephen's Porch is the main memorial to members and staff of both Houses, including police officers, who died in the Second World War. The window was designed by Sir ...
It's easy to assume that since the medieval Catholic Church was full of male priests, St Stephen's was an institution without contact with women. Women worshipped at St Stephen's, expressed concern ...
Born in 1752, Philip Meadows Martineau was a member of a notable Norwich family of Huguenot descent and was an active member of the French community in Norwich. Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery ...
Thomas Erskine May retired from the post of Clerk of the House of Commons in April 1886. May had been knighted in 1866 and on 11th May 1886 he was created Baron Farnborough, but just 6 days later May ...
In 1852, builders tasked with taking down the walls of the ruined St Mary's Chapel found an unexpected burial in the north wall. St Mary's was the chapel underneath St Stephen's Chapel, since 1548 the ...