Labour MP for Greenwich & Woolwich. Former council on Greenwich council. Professional politician who worked for a series of think tanks before being elected to Westminster. Read More

Conservative MP for Banbury. Attorney General. Former civil service lawyer, who defended the government at the 7/7 inquiry. Daughter of a Tory MP. On the left of the Party. Church warden.Read More

Conservative MP for Tiverton and Honiton. Chair of the House of Commons Environment. Left school at 16 to work on the family farm which he later managed. Former Member of the European Parliament.Read More

An overview of population growth, current global and UK population levels, the history of population growth, and the surrounding political debate. Read More

An overview of the political issue of aviation noise, its history, the current levels and restrictions, and the various arguments deployed around this issue. Read More

An overview of the role of prison officers, covering recent history, prison officer numbers, pay levels, and related controversies.Read More

Together we will find a cure, and improve life for everybody affected by Parkinson’s. We’re close to major breakthroughs. Funding the right research into the most promising treatments, we get closer to a cure every day. Until then, we’re here for everyone affected by Parkinson’s. Fighting for fair treatment and better services. Making everyone see...Read More

An overview of the political debate around the private rental sector, its history, its current size, the regulations it falls under, and the arguments made around future reform.Read More

An overview of the political issue of potholes, how and where potholes form, the damage and impact caused by the holes, and what is being done to counter them.Read More

Peter Heaton-Jones, Conservative MP for North DevonRead More

Paula Sherriff, Labour MP for DewsburyRead More

Phil Boswell, SNP MP for Coatbridge, Chryston & BellshillRead More

Paul Monaghan, SNP MP for Caithness, Sutherland & Easter RossRead More

Public spending is expenditure incurred by the "public sector" in the course of its activities. The public sector, in organisational and economic terms, is the sum of those parts of the economy formally under the control of or responsible to the state, including both central and local government.Read More

The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement (PSNCR) was formerly known as the Public Sector Borrowing Requirement (PSBR). It represents the annual fiscal deficit (in cash terms): that is, the shortfall between public sector revenues and expenditure. In accruals terms, this deficit is known as Public Sector Net Borrowing (PSNB).Read More

The Pre-Budget Report (PBR) was one of the economic policy innovations of Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor. From November 1997 he delivered an autumn PBR speech to the House of Commons, whilst simultaneously publishing the report.Read More

Primary legislation (Bills and Acts) is split into two categories – Public Bills and Private Bills (with Hybrid Bills in a sub-category between the two). Public Bills are pieces of legislation that affect everyone and every organisation in the same way. For example, a Bill that introduces a new driving offence applies to everyone who...Read More