Sources and method
Where every piece of information on this site comes from, how often it is updated and how it is checked. Last updated from Parliament's database: 24 October 2026.
Which information comes from where
Almost everything on the site is read directly from government websites. Whatever comes from another source is stated in both places: here and on the page concerned.
How often it is updated
Every night the whole site is rebuilt from Parliament’s database. When information on a new member, a notification, a sitting’s order of the day or a change to a committee is published on Parliament’s website, it appears here by the next day. News headlines, several times a day.
When a member resigns or a seat falls vacant, this is recorded on the page according to the Parliament Secretariat’s notification; when a new member comes in at a by-election, they appear here once they are on Parliament’s list.
How it is checked
Every page gives the source of its information, with a link to the original document or page wherever possible. If two sources disagree, or no source has it, the information is left out; no number, name or date is filled in by guesswork.
Government sources (the Parliament, the Election Commission, the Cabinet Division) are shown directly. Information from other sources, such as election results or biographies, is marked separately, and how far it has been checked (whether it has been matched against the gazette, whether a page is verified) is stated on the page itself.
If you find a mistake, or a member’s office wants its own page updated, see the Contact page for what to send; send it with a source and it is checked and fixed within 24 hours.
What this site does not hold
- Members’ personal mobile numbers or home addresses, even where they are in Parliament’s database.
- Opinions or assessments for or against any member, party or the government.
- Information for which no reliable source has been found.