Should you wish to know more about Parliament and the way it is run follow this link: www.parliament.uk this will take you to the official site of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
You will be able to check out information on all MP’s by following the link on the left hand side to “Directory of MP’s Peers and offices”.
Check out the GLOSSARY for all those words that only mean something in Parliament like “Hansard”, what they mean and how they can be of use to you.
You will find legislation and bills going back years, a history of the palace with all its traditions and why we still follow some of them today.
If you would like to know more about the workings of No 10 Downing Street then follow this link: www.number-10.gov.uk, at this address you will be able to contact the Prime Minister, read his CV, find out what is actually done at Number 10.
For instance did you know that the house was first used domestically in 1605 by a Justice of the Peace, Sir Thomas Knyvet. He is the man who arrested Guy Fawkes. After his death No 10 passed on to his niece, Mrs Hampden, the aunt of Oliver Cromwell. To hear the rest of the story visit the site.
You can read the stories of all our 51 Prime Ministers, read Tony Blair’s speeches or just have a nosy at some of the rooms in No 10.
Government ministers and responsibilities
Should you wish to contact a Government Department use one of the links below:
Cabinet
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service
The Rt Hon David Cameron MP
Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council (with special responsibility for political and constitutional reform)
The Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP
First Secretary of State, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Rt Hon William Hague MP
Chancellor of the Exchequer
George Osborne MP
Lord Chancellor, Secretary of State for Justice
The Rt Hon Kenneth Clarke QC MP
Secretary of State for the Home Department and Minister for Women and Equalities
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP
Secretary of State for Defence
Dr Liam Fox MP
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Dr Vincent Cable MP
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
Chris Huhne MP
Secretary of State for Health
Andrew Lansley CBE MP
Secretary of State for Education
Michael Gove MP
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Eric Pickles MP
Secretary of State for Transport
Philip Hammond MP
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Caroline Spelman MP
Secretary of State for International Development
Andrew Mitchell MP
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Owen Paterson MP
Secretary of State for Scotland (providing ministerial support to the Deputy Prime Minister)
Danny Alexander MP
Secretary of State for Wales
Cheryl Gillan MP
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
Jeremy Hunt MP
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
David Laws MP
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
Leader of the House of Lords, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Rt Hon Lord Strathclyde
Minister without Portfolio (Minister of State) *
Baroness Warsi
Attending Cabinet meetings:
Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General
The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP
Minister of State – Cabinet Office (providing policy advice to the Prime Minister)
The Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP
Minister of State (Universities and Science) – Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
David Willetts MP
Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal
The Rt Hon Sir George Young Bt MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip
The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
Invited to attend Cabinet meetings when required:
Attorney General
Dominic Grieve QC MP
