Impact
The IPU facilitates parliamentary diplomacy and empowers parliaments and parliamentarians to promote peace, democracy and sustainable development around the world.
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Data points :
UK Parliament, House of Commons, House of Lords
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
Women in parliament
40.77%
of MPs are women
Youth in parliament
42.64%
of MPs are under 45
MPs' human rights
0
cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Population 68.68 million people
- Number of MPs 650 MPs
- Legislature Bicameral
- Last election Jul 2024
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.parliament.uk
www.parliament.uk - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Innovation stories
On 25 January 2023, the IPU’s Centre for Innovation in Parliament held a webinar as part of the launch of the World e-Parliament Report 2022. The event looked at how the period of “enforced innovation” brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic had affected parliamentary working methods and practices.
Disinformation and "fake news" have become an increasingly visible global phenomenon, accelerated by the ubiquity of smartphones and social media networks. Conscious of the potential risks for democracy, many parliaments are taking action.
Related news
Press releases
06/03/2025
IPU report: Parliamentary gender gap narrowed over the past 30 years but progress stalled in 2024
Case studies
Case studies
20/02/2025
Future-focused research: Parliamentary innovations across the globe
Case studies
20/07/2023
Buildings fit for a parliament: The politics of parliamentary architecture
Related events
Virtual event
In this first seminar, we will hear about how staff in the parliament of New Zealand have addressed this challenge by making sure citizens' evidence is considered by Members in committees.
