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4 days ago · This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1842 . Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the ...
5 days ago · Inaugurated in 1958 as the Common Assembly, the European Parliament originally consisted of representatives selected by the national parliaments of EU member countries. Beginning in 1979, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected by direct universal suffrage to terms of five years. There are more than 700 members.
1 day ago · Treaties of the European Union. The European Parliament ( EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts European legislation, following a proposal by the European Commission.
5 days ago · The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1820-1832. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009, ISBN: 9780521193146; 6512pp.; Price: £425.00. Though these volumes cover just 12 years of parliamentary history, they are the most substantial yet to be published in the great series that will eventually make up the History of Parliament ...
5 days ago · Parliaments, Nations and Identities in Britain and Ireland, 1660-1850. Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2003, ISBN: 719062462X; 237pp.; Price: £37.50. This collection of essays arises out of the 2001 Neale lecture at University College, London by Joanna Innes and the colloquium that followed it. Although the Neale lecture is in British ...
6 days ago · Parliamentary session; In the UK, the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 sets the interval between general elections at five years. Each Parliament is usually divided into five parliamentary years called ‘sessions', beginning and ending in the spring.
6 days ago · Public Bill Committees are set up by the House of Commons to examine the details of a particular Bill. All Bills, other than Money Bills, are automatically sent in a Public Bill Committee following their second reading unless they are committed to a committee of the whole house.
