The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of a united kingdom to be called “Great Britain” on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the ...

The results of these activities are published as case studies within the People and Parliament transforming society section of Living Heritage on the Parliamentary website. The first regional activity ...

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This section of the Key Issues 2015 publication focuses on salaries, employment and young people in the labour market. This briefing was prepared by House of Commons Library researchers for Members of ...

Data has been described as “the new oil… a fuel for innovation, powering and energising our economy”. It has the potential to provide insights into the behaviour of individuals, populations, markets ...

A keen politics student - who missed out on a school trip to Parliament because of a serious illness – finally got his wish to visit, when he was invited in by the Speaker.

When asked which national institutions they most trust, British people continue to place the BBC at or near the top of their list. Despite the criticism it attracts and the crises that periodically ...

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When it was first introduced in 1999, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was controversial. The legislation creating it was debated in Commons Committee for nearly 70 hours (including a record 26½-hour ...

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