Information freely available from the website www.parliament.uk includes:
- information on forthcoming business
- daily Proceedings recorded in the official report (Hansard), including votes taken in the House
- public bills in progress
- committee publications
Publication Scheme
The House of Commons and the House of Lords each have a Publication Scheme which sets out the classes of information that they publish and states how the information is made available.
Information Offices
The House of Commons and the House of Lords each have an Information Office, which serve as a central contact point for queries from the public and the press on the work of each House, including membership, current and future business.
Parliamentary Archives
The Parliamentary Archives provides an archive service for both Houses of Parliament and facilitates public access to records.
Advice and assistance in making Freedom of Information Act and Environmental Information Regulations requests to the House of Commons or the House of Lords is available from:
The Information Rights and Information Security Service for the House of Commons
The Freedom of Information Officer for the House of Lords
General queries regarding the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations should be directed to the Information Commissioner’s Office www.ico.gov.uk, as the independent authority set up to promote access to official information.
Requests
Before making a request, you may wish to check whether the information you require is already available from one of the sources above.
The House of Commons and the House of Lords are separate public authorities. Requests for access to information should be directed to the relevant House which may hold the requested information.
For requests to the House of Commons please write by email to the The Information Rights and Information Security Service for the House of Commons
For requests to the House of Lords please write by email to the The Freedom of Information Officer for the House of Lords
Copyright
The Act does not transfer copyright on any information supplied in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act.
Information may be subject to parliamentary copyright or to third party copyright.
Any infringement of copyright is the responsibility of the applicant. You will need to check whether copyright restrictions apply before copying or publishing (including on the Internet) information you receive in response to a Freedom of Information request.
Data Protection Act, 1998
The personal data supply on this form will be held and processed in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 by the House of Parliament to whom you have directed your request. This information will be processed for the purpose of handling your request for information. For further information about the processing of personal data please see: