Constituency casework
Constituents may write to their MP requesting that someone be nominated or asking for support for a nomination. An MP may make a nomination, as with any member of the public. The MP would have to be familiar with the work or voluntary role the candidate is carrying out.
Insight
A new Archbishop of Canterbury will be appointed following the resignation of Justin Welby on 12 November 2024. Timings are yet to be confirmed.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on the devolution settlement in Scotland
Research Briefing
The King is head of state in Australia as well as the UK. He also is Head of the Commonwealth. He will visit Australia with the Queen in October 2024.
Insight
The King is head of state in Australia as well as the UK. He also is Head of the Commonwealth. He will visit Australia with the Queen in October 2024.
Insight
Only three clauses of the Magna Carta remain in force: two apply to institutions, not individuals, and the third has mostly been superseded by other laws.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum
Insight
Business cannot begin in the House of Commons until it has elected one of its MPs to be Speaker – its presiding officer.
Insight
If an MP tries to take part in Commons business without having taken the Parliamentary Oath, they can be fined and it can trigger a by-election.
Research Briefing
The Church of Scotland is a national church, but unlike in England it does not recognise the monarch as its head and there is debate as to whether it’s established.
Insight
The Church of Scotland is a national church, but unlike in England it does not recognise the monarch as its head and there is debate as to whether it’s established.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on the statutory arrangements for a Regency and Counsellors of State in the event that a monarch is too young to assume all Royal functions, ill or absent from the UK
Research Briefing
King Charles III is the Monarch of the UK as well as each of the Commonwealth Realms. His title differs between countries, and it recently changed in Canada.
Insight
King Charles III is the Monarch of the UK as well as each of the Commonwealth Realms. His title differs between countries, and it recently changed in Canada.
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