This paper provides a summary of statistics about Parliament. It brings together figures about both the House of Commons and Lords; their membership and activities. The aim is to provide comparisons over time, though periods may vary according to relevance and the availability of consistent data. Some are for parliamentary sessions (a parliamentary session begins each year with the Queen’s Speech) some by calendar year and some by financial year. This should be borne in mind when comparing different sets of information.

This paper provides a summary of statistics about Parliament. It brings together figures about both the House of Commons and Lords; their membership and activities. The aim is to provide comparisons over time, though periods may vary according to relevance and the availability of consistent data. Some are for parliamentary...

My right honourable friend the Leader of the House of Commons (Harriet Harman) has made the following Statement. With permission Mr Speaker, I wish to update the House on the issue of parliamentary standards. But first, I would like to offer you congratulations on your election yesterday. I look forward...

My right honourable friend the Leader of the House of Commons (Harriet Harman) has made the following Statement. With permission Mr Speaker, I wish to update the House on the issue of parliamentary standards. But first, I would like to offer you congratulations on your election yesterday. I look forward...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many groups attempting to deliver paper petitions to the door of 10 Downing Street intended for the Prime Minister and signed by members of the public have been refused access to Downing Street on grounds other than those relating to security or timing in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many groups attempting to deliver paper petitions to the door of 10 Downing Street intended for the Prime Minister and signed by members of the public have been refused access to Downing Street on grounds other than those relating to security or timing in...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Prime Minister is informed of paper petitions submitted by members of the public to 10 Downing Street when he is away from 10 Downing Street; and what information he is presented with about such petitions upon his return.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how the Prime Minister is informed of paper petitions submitted by members of the public to 10 Downing Street when he is away from 10 Downing Street; and what information he is presented with about such petitions upon his return.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria, aside from security, are applied when deciding whether to allow a paper petition to be presented to the door of 10 Downing Street as opposed to the gate to Downing Street; and whether those criteria require a minimum number of signatures.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria, aside from security, are applied when deciding whether to allow a paper petition to be presented to the door of 10 Downing Street as opposed to the gate to Downing Street; and whether those criteria require a minimum number of signatures.

To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long paper petitions submitted by members of the public to the Prime Minister are stored; where the petitions are stored; how the petitions are disposed of; and what information is retained.

To ask Her Majesty's Government for how long paper petitions submitted by members of the public to the Prime Minister are stored; where the petitions are stored; how the petitions are disposed of; and what information is retained.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many paper petitions the Prime Minister received in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008; what steps were taken to publicise them; and whether they will place the text of the petitions received and the number of signatures in the Library of the House.

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many paper petitions the Prime Minister received in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008; what steps were taken to publicise them; and whether they will place the text of the petitions received and the number of signatures in the Library of the House.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Prime Minister takes to ensure that paper and electronic petitions submitted to him by members of the public are raised with the relevant departments of state; and whether the Prime Minister is informed of and consulted on what action they plan to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps the Prime Minister takes to ensure that paper and electronic petitions submitted to him by members of the public are raised with the relevant departments of state; and whether the Prime Minister is informed of and consulted on what action they plan to...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many paper petitions submitted by members of the public to the Prime Minister were received in person by the Prime Minister in (a) 2007, and (b) 2008; and whether they will place the text of the petitions and the number of signatures in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many paper petitions submitted by members of the public to the Prime Minister were received in person by the Prime Minister in (a) 2007, and (b) 2008; and whether they will place the text of the petitions and the number of signatures in the...

To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures are in place for receiving, recording, acknowledging, dealing with and responding to paper petitions from members of the public that are submitted to the Prime Minister, and informing the petitioners of any action that is taken in response to a petition.

To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures are in place for receiving, recording, acknowledging, dealing with and responding to paper petitions from members of the public that are submitted to the Prime Minister, and informing the petitioners of any action that is taken in response to a petition.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether departments are required to publicise the actions taken by them in response to any electronic or paper petitions submitted to them.

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether departments are required to publicise the actions taken by them in response to any electronic or paper petitions submitted to them.