Russell Haggar
Site Owner
Parliament
March 2023
General
Click here for UK Parliament booklet: How It Works
Click here for Secondary Politics [Introductory level: BBC]
Click here for UK Parliament You Tube Channel [ and see especially Teach Parliament which can be found vis Playlists and this Open Lecture series ]
Click here for BBC Parliament
Click here for Today in Parliament
Click here for The Hansard Society
Click here for recent items from the Institute for Government
Click here for How Parliament Works [The Institute for Government]
Click here for An insider’s guide to the House of Commons
UK Parliament Click here
Parliament TV Click here
For lecture by Professor Meg Russell: Does Parliament matter? [From 2014] - Click Here
Legislation at Westminster [Meg Russell and Daniel Gover :UCL Constitution Unit] - Click Here December 2017
Legislation at Westminster [Book Review] - Click Here December 2017
The Passage of Legislation - Click Here
How Parliament Works - Click Here [From UK Parliament]
For How Parliament Works [The Institute for Government] Click here
For Latest Parliament updates from the BBC Click here
For The Year Ahead in Parliament [BBC] Click here
For BBC Parliament Click here
For Today in Parliament [BBC] Click here
For The Hansard Society Click here
For Secondary Politics [Introductory level BBC] Click here
For An insider’s guide to the House of Commons Click here
For UK Parliament You Tube Channel [ and see especially Teach Parliament] Click here
For Parliament and Elections [House of Commons Library] Click here
For Parliament Explained Click here
For The Constitution Unit Click here
For Votes for 16 Year olds Click here
House of Commons
March 2023
Legislation
Click here for the Legislative Process [IfG explainer]
Click here for Carried Over Bills IfG explainer]
Click here for Private Members’ Bills
Scrutiny
Click here for Parliamentary Scrutiny
Click here for Select Committees [IfG explainer]
Click here for Select Committee Chairs [IfG explainer]
Click here for Privilege Committee Investigation [IfG explainer]
Click here for Expenses: The Scandal that Changed Britain [BBC documentary]
Click here for the MPs’ Code [IfG explainer]
Click here for MPS pay and second jobs [IfG explainer]
Click here for Register of Members interests [IfG explainer]
Specific Topics
Click here for the Official Opposition
[IfG explainer]
Click here for Hung Parliaments [IfG explainer]
Click here for Proroguing Parliament [IfG explainer]
Click here for Dissolution of Parliament IfG explainer]
Click here for Fixed Term Parliament Act [IfG explainer]
Click here and here and here for repeal of Fixed Term Parliament Act
Click here for the Parliamentary Lobby [IfG explainer]
Click here for Sewel Convention [IfG explainer]
Click here for Scottish Independence [IfG explainer]
Brexit
Click here Brexit and Parliament
Click here for Brexit and Parliament: The Anatomy of a Perfect Storm Meg Russell
Click here Parliament After Brexit
Social Background of MPs 1979-2019. {House of Commons Library Research Briefing] - Click Here
For recent BBC information on Private Member’s Bills - Click Here
For Private Members Bills Click here and here and here
Free Votes in the House of Commons since 1979 - Click Here
Video Discussion on Prime Minister’s Question Time [From Open Learn] - Click Here
The Constitution Unit: The roles and functions of Prime Minister’s Question Time - Click Here
House of Commons Library Briefing on PMQT - Click Here
Select Committees [Houses of Parliament] - Click Here
For an introductory video on Select Committees - Click here
For more detailed information on Select Committees in the Commons and Lords - Click here and here and here and here
Joint Committees - Click Here
Select Committees [Guardian] - Click Here
Select Committees [The Constitution Society] - Click Here
Select Committees [Institute for Government] Click here
The House of Commons [Guardian Page] Click here
House of Lords
March 2023
Click here for Guardian Page on the House of Lords
Click here for current composition of House of Lords
Click here and here and here for recent Labour proposals for House of Lords reform
Click here for IfG video discussion of House of Lords Reform
Click here for Government defeats in House of Lords 2021-22 [From The Constitution Unit Blog]
Click here for House of Lords defeats for Government on Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
Click here for House of Lords vote to make misogyny a hate crime.
Click here for article by Professor Meg Russell on the Brown Commission Report on the House of Lords [from The Constitution Unit Blog]
For a seminar on the House of Lords Click Here
Work of the House of Lords - Click Here
Dr Meg Russell on The House of Lords - Click Here
Current data on membership of the House of Lords - Click Here
More on The House of Lords - Click Here
Proposed Reform of House of Lords [Guardian] - Click Here
House of Lords Reform [Full Report] - Click Here
House of Lords Reform [BBC] - Click Here
Very useful article on Select Committees [From the Economist November 2013] - Click Here
Recent Information on Membership and Activities of the House of Lords Click Here
The House of Lords [Guardian] Click here