Westminster City Council - Government & politics: national & international

Key links

Know UK [24/7]

- for information regarding the government and related organisations [Can't get in?]

Oxford Reference Online [24/7]

- for politics & social sciences [Can't get in?]

UK official publications at Westminster Reference Library

Public access to many government documents, current and historical.

DirectGov

Central point for all Government information. Includes an A-Z listing of central government.

Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources

Large and regularly updated gateway. The British Politics page provides links to everything on the UK General Election 2010 and previous Party Election Manifestos.

Your representatives

Type in your postcode to find the names of your local councilors, MP, MEPs and London Assembly members, then contact them directly using this site. If you need further details, other sites in this section may be more helpful; the Parliament site has useful pages such as "find your MP".

They Work for You

Get current information on your MP including their voting record, expenses claims, and other performance data.

UK national government

UK Parliament

Information about the United Kingdom Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Including Hansard from 1988 onwards, current bills and any Lords judicial work. Also see Parliament on TV which includes both archive footage (up to 12 months) and a live feed.

10 Downing Street

The Prime Minister's web site.

UK Government agencies & NDPBs

Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies listed by government department.

Press releases

From the Government News Distribution Service.

Tools for finding UK Government Publications:

Official documents : Contains full text of all Commons papers and command papers from May 2005+.
Parliament.uk : Contains House of Commons and House of Lords publications (including Hansard)
Hansard 1803 to 2005 : this is a fully searchable archive of the debates conducted in the Houses of Parliament going back over 200 years.
Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) : Full text of original legislation including Acts from 1988+ and Statutory Instruments from 1987+.
Statute Law Database : Contains up-to-date amended legislation for the UK.
The Stationery Office : Publisher for most UK official publications.

Devolved legislative authorities

Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government

Welsh Assembly Government

Northern Ireland Assembly

European Union

European Union information

EU resources available from Westminster Reference Library

European Documentation Centre at the British Library.

The British Library has a wealth of documentation about the European Union and its member states. As a European Documentation Centre (EDC) the Library holds a comprehensive collection of official publications from the EU.