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Russell Haggar

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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