Size of the UK armed forces
This briefing presents facts and figures on the size of the UK armed forces.
Fact file: Military assistance to Ukraine
This fact file presents facts and figures about UK military assistance to Ukraine.
Excepted hereditary peers: How active are they in the House of Lords?
Following government proposals to remove excepted hereditary peers from the House of Lords, this briefing presents statistics about the remaining hereditary peers and compares their attendance, votes and spoken contributions with the parliamentary activity of other members.
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Data dashboard
Lords reform: Membership, attendance, voting and participation data (2019–2024 parliament)
This House of Lords data dashboard allows for the examination of member activity over the 2019–24 parliament. This includes attendance data, participation in votes and debates, tabling of written questions, and committee and official roles. It has been produced in the context of the proposals by the new Labour government to reform the House of Lords. The data can be filtered by age and peerage type.
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In Focus
Second chambers around the world: Size and membership
In light of the UK government’s recent proposals to reform the House of Lords, this briefing presents facts and figures comparing the House of Lords with other second chambers around the world.
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Research Briefing
King’s Speech 2024: Constitution
Research briefing setting out the government’s commitments covering the constitution, including House of Lords reform, for the House of Lords debate on the 2024 King’s Speech.
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Data dashboard
House of Lords data dashboard: Business and sittings of the House
This dashboard presents interactive data about the business of the House and length of sittings during parliamentary sessions.
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Data dashboard
House of Lords: Largest votes and government defeats
What have been the largest ever votes in the House of Lords? This briefing provides a list of divisions since 1999 where 500 or more members have voted.
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In Focus
The 75th anniversary of the NHS: How is it doing?
This briefing considers the performance of the NHS as it passes its 75-year anniversary. It includes statistics on waiting times, information on recent government policy, and commentary on suggested measures to improve NHS performance. It also contains a brief history of the NHS and links to further reading.