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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Enforcing Human Rights

Inquiry by the Human Rights (Joint Committee), 4 December 2017 to 13 September 2018. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 28 February 2018: Steve Hynes, Director, Legal Action Group, Nimrod Ben-Cnaan, Head of Policy and Profile, Law Centres Network , Rachel Logan, Law and Human Rights Programme Director, Amnesty International UK, and Kamena Dorling, Group Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Coram Children’s Legal Centre.
  • 7 March 2018: Sara Ryan and Richard Huggins, and Louise and Richard Rowland; Deborah Coles, Director, INQUEST, Katie Gollop QC, Barrister, Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, and Merry Varney, Partner, Leigh Day (at 4.20pm).
  • 14 March 2018: Richard Miller, Head of Justice, The Law Society, Nicola Mackintosh QC (Hon), Sole Principal, Mackintosh Law, and Gareth Peirce, Senior Partner, Birnberg Peirce and Partners.
  • 18 April 2018: Rt Hon the Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Rt Hon the Lord Hope of Craighead KT, and Rt Hon the Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury.
  • 2 May 2018: David Isaac CBE, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Judith Robertson, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission, and Dr David Russell, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
  • 9 May 2018: Professor David Mead, University of East Anglia Law School, Martha Spurrier, Director, Liberty, Dr Alice Donald, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Middlesex University, and Adam Wagner, Barrister and Founder/Chair of RightsInfo.
  • 23 May 2018: Rt Hon David Gauke MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice