Matthew Purvis

This House of Lords Library briefing provides a list of prime ministerial resignation honours that have included the awarding of peerages.

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on 9, 10 and, provisionally, 14 January 2019 on "Further debate, for the purposes of section 13(1)(c) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, taking note of the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship".

In 1921, Viscountess Rhondda petitioned the House of Lords to challenge the barring of female hereditary peers from taking their seats in Parliament. This briefing sets out background to this petition and provides a short summary of the events that followed its rejection.

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information about the largest votes that have taken place in the House of Lords.

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information about the largest votes that have taken place in the House of Lords.

This Lords Library briefing provides examples in the House of Lords of where an amendment to the motion “that this bill do now pass” has been tabled and/or moved.

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information about EU member states, identifies key election dates in member states in 2017, when the European Council is due to meet, and lists the individuals who are current members of the European Council.

This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on life peerages created since 1958. It includes tables detailing the numbers of life peers appointed under Prime Ministers Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, broken down by party/group affiliation at the time of appointment. It also includes a table detailing the numbers of peerage creations under Prime Ministers during the period 1958–1997, similarly broken down by party/group affiliation at the time of appointment.

This Lords Library briefing provides background information about the office of Leader of the House of Lords and lists those who have held this position since 1963.

This House of Lords Library briefing has been updated and is available at: https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LLN-2019-0071.

This Note considers committees in the House of Lords which deal with public matters.

This House of Lords Library In Focus provides a snapshot of appointments to the House of Lords since May 1997. It provides tables showing the numbers appointed under the Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron, broken down by party affiliation at the time of appointment. It also provides the total numbers appointed by party over the same period.