Private lives
How Parliament has influenced and affected a range of aspects of our private lives, including the money we earn and our personal relationships.
Parliament has shaped the religious life of the nation
Find out how Parliament has called on people to defend the nation and take part in in military operations
Parliament has regulated through legislation the procedures associated with death and dying
For centuries one of the key functions of Parliament has been the raising of taxes, originally at the request of the monarch but more recently in order to support the work and machinery of Government
During the past 200 years Parliament has focused its attention on a wide range of issues affecting people's personal lives in relation to marriage, divorce and sexuality