The spreadsheet covering how much councils spent on paying staff to work on trade union duties, issued on 10 April 2024.
Category: British Politics Facts and Figures
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HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST
Below is the expense incurred by HMRC in December 2023.
SUPPLIER : MONEY ADVICE TRUST
AMOUNT PAID : 5100057593
SERVICE PROVIDED : Grant in Aid Funding
POSTCODE OF SUPPLIER : EC4V 2AU
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HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST
Below is the expense incurred by HMRC in December 2023.
SUPPLIER : MONEY ADVICE TRUST
AMOUNT PAID : 5100057593
SERVICE PROVIDED : Grant in Aid Funding
POSTCODE OF SUPPLIER : EC4V 2AU
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Librarians of the House of Lords
LIST OF LIBRARIANS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS
1826 – John Frederic Leary
1861 – James Heard Pulman
1897 – Sandford Arthur Strong
1904 – Sir Edmund Gosse
1914 – Arthur Hugh Montagu Butler
1922 – Sir Charles Travis Clay
1956 – Christopher Dobson
1977 – Roger Morgan
1991 – David L. Jones
2006 – Elizabeth Hallam-Smith
2015 – Patrick M. Vollmer -
NEWS STORY : List of Culture Ministers in the UK (1997-2023)
- Chris Smith (1997-1999)
- Tessa Jowell (1999-2001)
- Chris Smith (2001-2004)
- Tessa Jowell (2004-2007)
- Andy Burnham (2007-2009)
- Ben Bradshaw (2009-2010)
- Jeremy Hunt (2010-2016)
- Karen Bradley (2016-2018)
- Matt Hancock (2018-2018)
- Jeremy Wright (2018-2019)
- Nicky Morgan (2019-2020)
- Oliver Dowden (2020-2021)
- Nadine Dorries (2021-2022)
- Michelle Donelan (2022-2023)
- Lucy Frazer (2023-present)
The current Culture Secretary of State is Lucy Frazer. She was appointed on September 6, 2023.
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List of Foreign Secretaries
21st century
Elizabeth Truss
2021 to 2022
Dominic Raab
2019 to 2021
Jeremy Hunt
2018 to 2019
Boris Johnson
2016 to 2018
Philip Hammond
2014 to 2016
William Hague
2010 to 2014
David Miliband
2007 to 2010
Margaret Beckett
2006 to 2007
Jack Straw
2001 to 2006
20th century
Robin Cook
1997 to 2001
Sir Malcolm Rifkind
1995 to 1997
Douglas Hurd, Lord Hurd of Westwell
1989 to 1995
Sir John Major
1989
Sir Geoffrey Howe, Lord Howe of Aberavon
1983 to 1989
Francis Pym, Lord Pym of Sandy
1982 to 1983
Lord Peter Carrington, Baron Carrington
1979 to 1982
Dr David Owen, Lord Owen of the City of Plymouth
1977 to 1979
Anthony Crosland
1976 to 1977
James Callaghan, Lord Callaghan of Cardiff
1974 to 1976
Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Lord Home of the Hirsel
1970 to 1974
1960 to 1963
Michael Stewart, Lord Stewart of Fulham
1968 to 1970
1965 to 1966
George Brown, Lord George-Brown of Jevington
1966 to 1968
Patrick Gordon Walker
1964 to 1965
Richard Austen Butler, Lord Butler of Saffron Walden
1963 to 1964
John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Lord Selwyn-Lloyd
1955 to 1960
Harold Macmillan, Earl of Stockton
1955
Sir Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon
1951 to 1955
1940 to 1945
1935 to 1938
Herbert Morrison, Lord Morrison of Lambeth
1951
Ernest Bevin
1945 to 1951
Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Viscount Halifax
1938 to 1940
Sir Samuel Hoare, Viscount Templewood
1935
Sir John Simon, Viscount Simon
1931 to 1935
Rufus Isaacs , Marquess of Reading
1931
Arthur Henderson
1929 to 1931
Sir Austen Chamberlain
1924 to 1929
James Ramsay MacDonald
1924
George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess of Kedlesto
1919 to 1924
Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour
1916 to 1919
Sir Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon
1905 to 1916
Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne
1900 to 1905
19th century
Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury
1895 to 1900
1887 to 1892
1885 to 1886
1878 to 1880
John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley
1894 to 1895
Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery
1892 to 1894
1886
Stafford Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh
1886 to 1887
George Leveson Gower, Earl Granville
1880 to 1885
1870 to 1874
1851 to 1852
Lord Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby
1874 to 1878
1866 to 1868
George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon
1868 to 1870
1865 to 1866
1853 to 1858
Lord John Russell, Earl Russell
1859 to 1865
1852 to 1853
James Harris, Earl of Malmesbury
1858 to 1859
1852
Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston
1846 to 1851
1835 to 1841
1830 to 1834
George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen
1841 to 1846
1828 to 1830
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
1834 to 1835
John William Ward, Viscount Dudley and Ward
1827 to 1828
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
1812 to 1822
Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley
1809 to 1812
Henry Bathurst, Earl Bathurst
1809
Charles Grey, Lord Howick
1806 to 1807
Charles James Fox
1806
1783
and 1783
Henry Phipps, Lord Mulgrave
1805 to 1806
Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury
1804 to 1805
Dudley Ryder, Lord Harrowby
1804
18th century
William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville
1791 to 1801
Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen
1783 to 1791
George Nugent Temple Grenville, Earl Temple
1783
Thomas Robinson, Lord Grantham
1782 to 1783
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MPs Standing Down at the Next General Election
The list of MPs not contesting the next General Election.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Date announced |
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| Alex Cunningham | Stockton North | Labour | 25-Nov-21 |
| Dame Margaret Hodge | Barking | Labour | 2-Dec-21 |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Labour | 5-Dec-21 |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Labour | 7-Dec-21 |
| Dr Alan Whitehead | Southampton Test | Labour | 14-Jan-22 |
| Douglas Ross | Moray | Conservative | 14-Oct-21 |
| Sir Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Conservative | 1-Feb-22 |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Labour | 3-Feb-22 |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Labour | 11-Feb-22 |
| Paul Blomfield | Sheffield Central | Labour | 21-Feb-22 |
| Dame Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Labour | 27-Feb-22 |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Labour | 25-Mar-22 |
| Nigel Adams | Selby and Ainsty | Conservative | 9-Apr-22 |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Conservative | 2-May-22 |
| Mike Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Conservative | 17-May-22 |
| Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Conservative | 22-Jul-22 |
| Hywel Williams | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | 11-Nov-22 |
| Chloe Smith | Norwich North | Conservative | 22-Nov-22 |
| William Wragg | Hazel Grove | Conservative | 23-Nov-22 |
| Dehenna Davison | Bishop Auckland | Conservative | 25-Nov-22 |
| Sajid Javid | Bromsgrove | Conservative | 2-Dec-22 |
| Chris Skidmore | Kingswood | Conservative | 28-Nov-22 |
| Sir Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Conservative | 25-Nov-22 |
| Andrew Percy | Brigg and Goole | Conservative | 8-Nov-22 |
| John Cruddas | Dagenham and Rainham | Labour | 1-Aug-22 |
| Colleen Fletcher | Coventry North East | Labour | 5-Sep-22 |
| Mark Pawsey | Rugby | Conservative | 5-Dec-22 |
| Matt Hancock | West Suffolk | Independent | 7-Dec-22 |
| George Eustice | Camborne and Redruth | Conservative | 26-Jan-23 |
| Edward Timpson | Eddisbury | Conservative | 1-Feb-23 |
| Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Conservative | 9-Feb-23 |
| Jo Gideon | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Conservative | 9-Feb-23 |
| Stephen McPartland | Stevenage | Conservative | 13-Feb-23 |
| Sir Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Conservative | 14-Feb-23 |
| Robin Walker | Worcester | Conservative | 3-Mar-23 |
| Sir Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Conservative | 7-Mar-23 |
| Pauline Latham | Mid Derbyshire | Conservative | 9-Mar-23 |
| Gordon Henderson | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Conservative | 19-Mar-23 |
| Craig Whittaker | Calder Valley | Conservative | 21-Mar-23 |
| Stuart Anderson | Wolverhampton South West | Conservative | 28-Mar-23 |
| Nicola Richards | West Bromwich East | Conservative | 28-Mar-23 |
| Henry Smith | Crawley | Conservative | 1-Apr-23 |
| John Howell | Henley | Conservative | 11-Apr-23 |
| Sir Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Conservative | 14-Apr-23 |
| Julian Knight | Solihull | Independent | 21-Apr-23 |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Conservative | 22-Apr-23 |
| Christopher Pincher | Tamworth | Independent | 26-Apr-23 |
| Dr Matthew Offord | Hendon | Conservative | 3-May-23 |
| Conor McGinn | St Helens North | Independent | 5-May-23 |
| Alister Jack | Dumfries and Galloway | Conservative | 17-May-23 |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Conservative | 19-May-23 |
| Dominic Raab | Esher and Walton | Conservative | 23-May-23 |
| Margaret Greenwood | Wirral West | Labour | 23-May-23 |
| Philip Dunne | Ludlow | Conservative | 23-May-23 |
| Andy Carter | Warrington South | Conservative | 31-May-23 |
| George Howarth | Knosley | Labour | 5-Jun-23 |
| Ian Blackford | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | SNP | 6-Jun-23 |
| Caroline Lucas | Brighton Pavilion | Green | 8-Jun-23 |
| Will Quince | Colchester | Conservative | 9-Jun-23 |
| Royston Smith | Southampton, Itchen | Conservative | 9-Jun-23 |
| Sir William Cash | Stone | Conservative | 10-Jun-23 |
| Lucy Allan | Telford | Conservative | 15-Jun-23 |
| Peter Grant | Glenrothes and Central Fife| SNP | 22-Jun-23 |
| Steve Brine | Winchester | Conservative | 23-Jun-23 |
| Angela Crawley | Lanark and Hamilton East | SNP | 23-Jun-23 |
| Douglas Chapman | Dunfermline and West Fife | SNP | 26-Jun-23 |
| Sir Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Conservative | 27-Jun-23 |
| Chris Clarkson | Heywood and Middleton | Conservative | 28-Jun-23 |
| Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | SNP | 28-Jun-23 |
| Mhairi Black | Paisley and Renfrew | SNP | 4-Jul-23 |
| John McNally | Falkirk | SNP | 10-Jul-23 |
| Ben Wallace | Wyre and Preston North | Conservative | 16-Jul-23 |
| Philippa Whitford | Central Ayrshire | SNP | 18-Jul-23 |
| Trudy Harrison | Copeland | Conservative | 24-Jul-23
| Stuart Andrew | Pudsey | Conservative | 10-Aug-23
| Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Conservative | 14-Sep-23
| David Jones | Clwyd West | Conservative | 20-Sep-23
| Sir Alok Sharma | Reading West | Conservative | 26-Sep-23
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Conservative | 6-Oct-23
| Jamie Wallis | Bridgend | Conservative | 22-Oct-23
| John Baron | Basildon and Billericay | Conservative | 25-Oct-23
| Patrick Grady | Glasgow North | SNP | 7-Nov-23
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Conservative | 13-Nov-23
| Bob Stewart | Beckenham | Independent | 19-Nov-23
| Sir James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Conservative | 20-Nov-23
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East | Independent | 12-Dec-23
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Conservative | 22-Jan-24
| Karen Buck | Westminster North | Labour | 26-Jan-24
| Mike Freer | Finchley and Golders Green | Conservative | 1-Feb-24
| Christina Rees | Neath | Labour | 1-Feb-24
| Sir Robert Neill | Bromley and Chislehurst | Conservative | 3-Feb-24
| Kwasi Kwarteng | Spelthorne | Conservative | 6-Feb-24
| Nickie Aiken | Cities of London and Westminster | Conservative | 7-Feb-24
| Lisa Cameron | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
| Francie Molloy | Mid Ulster | Sinn Féin | 13-Feb-24
| Tracey Crouch | Chatham and Aylesford | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
| Dr Kieran Mullan | Crewe and Nantwich | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
| Ian Mearns | Gateshead | Labour | 13-Feb-24
| Mickey Brady | Newry and Armagh | Sinn Féin | 19-Feb-24
| Paul Scully | Sutton and Cheam | Conservative | 4-Mar-24
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Conservative | 8-Mar-24
| Brandon Lewis | Great Yarmouth | Conservative | 14-Mar-24
| James Heappey | Wells | Conservative | 15-Mar-24
| Robert Halfon | Harlow | Conservative | 26-Mar-24
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Conservative | 13-Apr-24
| Mark Menzies | Fylde | Independent | 21-Apr-24
| Dr Dan Poulter | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Labour | 27-Apr-24
| Natalie Elphicke | Dover | Labour | 8-May-24
| Nadhim Zahawi | Stratford-on-Avon | Conservative | 9-May-24
| Chris Heaton-Harris | Daventry | Conservative | 18-May-24
| Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP | 22-May-24
| Yvonne Fovargue | Makerfield | Labour | 22-May-24
| Holly Lynch | Halifax | Labour | 23-May-24
| James Grundy | Leigh | Conservative | 23-May-24
| Jo Churchill | Bury St Edmunds | Conservative | 23-May-24
| Dame Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Conservative | 23-May-24
| Huw Merriman | Bexhill and Battle | Conservative | 23-May-24
| Sir Michael Ellis | Northampton North | Conservative | 23-May-24
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Sinn Féin | 23-May-24
| Sir John Redwood | Wokingham | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Greg Clark | Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Craig Mackinlay | South Thanet | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Labour | 24-May-24
| Sir David Evenett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Dame Andrea Leadsom | South Northamptonshire | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Conservative | 24-May-24
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Labour | 27-May-24
| John Spellar | Warley | Labour | 27-May-24
| Barbara Keeley | Worsley and Eccles South | Labour | 27-May-24
| Virendra Sharma | Ealing, Southall | Labour | 27-May-24
| John Cryer | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | 27-May-24
| Julie Elliott | Sunderland Central | Labour | 28-May-24
| Lyn Brown | West Ham | Labour | 28-May-24
| Geraint Davies | Swansea West | Independent | 28-May-24
| Jonathan Edwards | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Independent | 28-May-24
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | 29-May-24 -
LIST OF PRIME MINISTERS
- Sir Robert Walpole (1721-1742) – First PM of Britain, served longest as a PM in British history.
- Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1742-1743) – Led the government during King George II’s reign.
- Henry Pelham (1743-1754) – Led Britain through the War of Austrian Succession.
- Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1754-1756) – Guided Britain through the Seven Years’ War.
- William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1756-1757) – Briefly served as PM.
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1762-1763) – First Scottish PM of Britain.
- George Grenville (1763-1765) – Implemented several tax policies that led to American Revolution.
- Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (1765-1766) – Opposed Grenville’s tax policies.
- William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham (1766-1768) – Led Britain through Seven Years’ War and was a strong advocate of American independence.
- Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1768-1770) – PM during a difficult time in British history.
- Lord North, Frederick North (1770-1782) – Led Britain during American Revolution, resigned after defeat.
- Charles James Fox (1806-1807) – Led a coalition government, was a strong advocate of parliamentary reform.
- William Pitt the Younger (1783-1801, 1804-1806) – Youngest PM ever, implemented significant reforms in finance and diplomacy.
- Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1801-1804) – Led Britain through the Peace of Amiens.
- William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1783, 1807-1809) – Twice served as PM.
- Spencer Perceval (1809-1812) – Only British PM to be assassinated.
- Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1812-1827) – Led Britain through the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna.
- George Canning (1827) – Briefly served as PM, known for his diplomatic skills.
- Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1827-1828) – Led a government during a difficult time in British history.
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1828-1830) – Military hero, led Britain through the Peninsular War.
- Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1830-1834) – Led Britain through the passage of the Great Reform Act.
- William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1834-1841) – Led the Whig government and was a strong supporter of Queen Victoria.
- Robert Peel (1841-1846, 1852-1846) – Established the modern conservative party, responsible for the repeal of the Corn Laws.
- John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (1846-1852, 1865-1866) – Led Britain during the Great Exhibition and the American Civil War
- Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1852, 1858-1859) – Twice served as PM, known for his opposition to parliamentary reform.
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1855-1858, 1859-1865) – Led Britain during the Crimean War and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- Benjamin Disraeli (1868, 1874-1880) – First Jewish PM of Britain, implemented significant reforms in education and social welfare.
- William Ewart Gladstone (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, 1892-1894) – Four-time PM, known for his commitment to social and political reforms.
- Marquess of Salisbury (1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895-1902) – Three-time PM, known for his foreign policy, particularly in relation to the Boer War.
- Henry Campbell-Bannerman (1905-1908) – Led Britain through the beginning of the 20th century, responsible for the introduction of the welfare state.
- Herbert Henry Asquith (1908-1916) – Led Britain through World War I until his resignation.
- David Lloyd George (1916-1922) – Led Britain through the end of World War I, responsible for the introduction of the National Insurance Act.
- Andrew Bonar Law (1922-1923) – First Canadian-born PM of Britain, led a government during a difficult time in British history.
- Stanley Baldwin (1923-1924, 1924-1929, 1935-1937) – Three-time PM, led Britain through a period of economic difficulty and the General Strike of 1926.
- Ramsay MacDonald (1924, 1929-1935) – First Labour PM of Britain, led Britain through the Great Depression.
- Neville Chamberlain (1937-1940) – Known for his policy of appeasement towards Nazi Germany.
- Winston Churchill (1940-1945, 1951-1955) – Led Britain through World War II, responsible for the Allied victory.
- Clement Attlee (1945-1951) – Led the Labour government that introduced the National Health Service and the welfare state.
- Anthony Eden (1955-1957) – Led Britain through the Suez Crisis.
- Harold Macmillan (1957-1963) – Led Britain through a period of economic prosperity, known for his “Wind of Change” speech.
- Alec Douglas-Home (1963-1964) – Briefly served as PM, known for his attempts to modernise the Conservative Party.
- Harold Wilson (1964-1970, 1974-1976) – Two-time PM, led Britain through a period of economic and social change.
- Edward Heath (1970-1974) – Led Britain into the European Economic Community.
- James Callaghan (1976-1979) – Led Britain through the “Winter of Discontent”.
- Margaret Thatcher (1979-1990) – First female PM of Britain, implemented significant reforms in economy and foreign policy.
- John Major (1990-1997) – Led Britain through the end of the Cold War, oversaw the beginning of the Northern Ireland peace process, the establishment of the National Lottery, the ending of the Poll Tax and the signing of the Maastricht Treaty.
- Tony Blair (1997-2007) – Led the Labour government, responsible for the devolution of power to Scotland and Wales along with the continuation of the peace process in Northern Ireland. Increased spending for public services, but criticised for his involvement with the war in Iraq.
- Gordon Brown (2007-2010) – Led Britain through the financial crisis, responsible for implementing a series of economic stimulus measures.
- David Cameron (2010-2016) – Led the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government, responsible for the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
- Theresa May (2016-2019) – Second female PM to lead the Conservative Party, struggled to secure a Brexit deal with the EU.
- Boris Johnson (2019-2022) – Led the Conservative Party to a large majority in the 2019 general election, responsible for negotiating and implementing the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. A series of scandals saw him removed by Conservative MPs.
- Liz Truss (2022-2022) – Short-lived premiership following economic crisis and rushed budget
- Rishi Sunak (2022-) Former Chancellor became Prime Minister on 25 October 2022.
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1951 GENERAL ELECTION : MID-ULSTER Constituency Result
1951 GENERAL ELECTION : MID-ULSTER
RESULT
Conservative Party : 29,701 | 47%
Labour Party : |
Liberal Party : |
ELECTORATE : 68,412
TOTAL VOTES : 62,795
TURNOUT : 92%
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1951 GENERAL ELECTION : LONDONDERRY Constituency Result
1951 GENERAL ELECTION : LONDONDERRY
RESULT
Conservative Party : -1 |
Labour Party : |
Liberal Party : |
ELECTORATE :
TOTAL VOTES : -1
TURNOUT :