Alice Lilly
Senior Researcher
Alice's recent work
Dissolution of parliament
Dissolution is the formal term for the end of a parliament. It occurs ahead of a general election for a new parliament.
What happens at the beginning of a new Parliament?
How long does it take to get a new Parliament up and running?
MPs' security
Increasing levels of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia have seen a rise in threats made to MPs. So what security do they receive and how is this funded?
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Prorogation of parliament: what happens to legislation?
In some circumstances outstanding bills can be carried over into the next parliamentary session. These are referred to as ‘carry-over’ bills.
A new Queen’s Speech may be a shop window for an election campaign
Holding a new Queen’s Speech doesn’t alter the parliamentary arithmetic or boost the government’s hopes of making progress with its legislative agenda
Queen’s Speech delay may not help the Government
The Government’s attempt to play for parliamentary time has no guarantee of working.
Proroguing parliament
Prorogation signals the end of a parliamentary session and brings nearly all parliamentary business to a close.
Restricted by the rules: the Independent Group in Parliament
The Independent Group of MPs will face big challenges in accessing political party privileges.
Who should control the parliamentary timetable?
Parliament's attempts to take greater control of the Brexit process really reflect broader concern over who controls the Order Paper.
Whitehall Monitor 2019
The impact of Brexit is being felt throughout government
Motions
What does it mean to ‘table a motion’ in parliament?
The next big concessions in Parliament won’t be on Brexit
The Government is likely to have to continue with its strategy of making concessions where it can – or make use of other tools.
Performance Tracker 2018
Government is quietly shifting costs of public services on to individuals.