HOUSE OF COMMONS / LORDS LIBRARY

General

The House of Commons / Lords Library provides impartial information and research services for Members of Parliament and their staff in support of their parliamentary duties.

One of the main products of the Library is the research briefings, which are published to the parliamentary website. These briefing papers offer an independent summary of facts on subjects of interest, particularly legislation proceeding through Parliament.

The Library also includes the collection of documents, known as deposited papers, which MPs and ministers place in the Library in reply to parliamentary questions.

Full details can be found at http://www.parliament.uk/commons-library.  

House of Commons

Latest reports include:-

• Rising cost of living in the UK (21 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9428/.
• Recall elections (21 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn05089/.
• MPs standing down from the Commons ahead of the next general election (21 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9808/.
• Pensions dashboards (21 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8407/.
• What is affordable housing? (20 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7747/.
• Constituency dashboard (19 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/constituency-dashboard/.
• Universal Credit deductions (18 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2023-0166/.
• Can EU citizens take part in UK elections after Brexit? (17 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/can-eu-citizens-take-part-in-uk-elections-after-brexit/.
• Local growth funds (17 July 2023)
  https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9460/.

House of Lords

Latest reports include:-

• Membership of the House of Lords: July 2023 update (21 July 2023)
  https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/membership-of-the-house-of-lords-july-2023-update/.
• Housing in rural and coastal communities (19 July 2023)
  https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/housing-in-rural-and-coastal-communities/.
• Artificial intelligence: Development, risks and regulation (18 July 2023)
  https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/artificial-intelligence-development-risks-and-regulation/.

LATEST NEWS

Latest reports include:-

• The House of Commons rises for summer recess (21 July 2023)
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/july-2023/the-house-of-commons-rises-for-summer-recess/.

• Lords debates development of advanced artificial intelligence (21 July 2023)
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/july-2023/lords-debates-development-of-advanced-artificial-intelligence/.

• Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill completes passage through Parliament (21 July 2023)
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/february-2023/lords-scrutinises-strikes-minimum-service-levels-bill/.

• Safeguarding vulnerable claimants: Work and Pensions Committee launches new inquiry (21 July 2023)
  https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/news/196618/safeguarding-vulnerable-claimants-work-and-pensions-committee-launches-new-inquiry/.

• Levelling Up Committee launches inquiry on shared ownership (20 July 2023)
  https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/levelling-up-housing-and-communities-committee/news/196590/levelling-up-committee-launches-inquiry-on-shared-ownership/.

• Lords examines Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill at report stage (19 July 2023)
  https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/january-2023/lords-considers-levelling-up-and-regeneration-bill/.

• Work and Pensions Committee calls for more employment support to address economic inactivity (19 July 2023)
  https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/164/work-and-pensions-committee/news/196542/work-and-pensions-committee-calls-for-more-employment-support-to-address-economic-inactivity/.