Wikipedia:House of Commons

This is the new House of Commons page.

Event Information
Join us in Parliament to communally update and create Wikipedia articles relating to the House of Commons, it’s history and procedure. It is a chance to talk to some knowledgeable people from around the House and discover the resources produced by the House of Commons Library.


 * Where? Westminster Hall, Houses of Parliament
 * When? Saturday, 19th November 2016
 * What time? 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Please bring a laptop.

This event is suitable for adults and young people who may or may not have edited Wikipedia before.

Book your place through Eventbrite

Attendees
Please add your username below using four ~ symbols. Thanks!

JJ 1994 (talk) 14:47, 15 November 2016 (UTC) and a link to the other page

Johnhatsell (talk) 14:42, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Strictlytrue46 (talk) 14:46, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

StarsOverHead (talk) 14:06, 16 November 2016 (UTC)

Whilomish (talk) 11:42, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Inhishonour (talk) 11:44, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Ejgm (paid by HoL) (talk) 11:58, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

Brownj546 (talk) 12:01, 19 November 2016 (UTC)

External links and sources

 * Training presentation here


 * Parliament website - homepage


 * Parliament website - Get Involved


 * Parliament website - Parliamentary Information Lists


 * Parliament website - Parliament Committees


 * Spreadsheet with links to useful documents and their relevant articles

Wikipedia pages to update
House of Commons

Parliament_Acts_1911_and_1949

UK by-elections

Parliamentary process

Short money

EVEL

List of people who have addressed both Houses of the United Kingdom Parliament

Online petition

Budget Day

Select committee (United Kingdom)

Backbench Business Committee

Private Members' Bills in the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Hung parliament

List of Stewards of the Chiltern Hundreds

Manor of Northstead

Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)

Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Next sitting Friday

Defence Select Committee

Delegated Legislation Committee

Communities and Local Government Select Committee

Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom

Early Day Motions

Wikipedia pages to create
Strathclyde review on secondary legislation and the relationship between the House of Lords and the House of Commons (review)

Maiden Speeches (note Maiden speech; very short page)

Parliamentary approval for military action (Research Briefing; Institute for Government)

Link to drafting page

Petitions Committee (online petition only briefly covers UK, no details given)

/Petitions Committee draft

Wikipedia editing resources

 * Beginners’ Guide to Wikipedia (account creation, article editing)
 * Five Pillars of Wikipedia (philosophical guidelines and best practices for Wikipedia editing)
 * Tutorial
 * How to Edit a Page
 * Wiki Markup Quick Reference (PDF version of printed handout)
 * Guide to Writing Wikipedia Pages for Notable Women in Computing by Susan H. Rodger (applicable to any biography)
 * Article Development
 * Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Manual of Style
 * Citation templates
 * | Citation guide
 * | Adding Photos
 * Infobox templates
 * Bookshelf (additional "getting started" resources)
 * Formatting shortcuts:
 * Text Formatting
 * Section Headers, Indents, and Lists
 * Links


 * Images and photos:
 * Uploading Images -- tutorial, general overview
 * Image Use Policy -- rights, licenses, is it okay to use the image
 * Picture Tutorial -- technical details of getting image uploaded and displaying in a way that looks good

Tools and templates

 * Cheatsheet for editing Wikipedia
 * Infobox template - person
 * Biographies of living persons
 * Writing an article
 * About the Sandbox
 * Determining Notability of Creative Professionals
 * Conflict of Interest in Wikipedia Editing
 * Verifying Reliable Sources

Speaker
The Speaker of the House of Commons is Rt Hon John Bercow MP.

Johnhatsell (talk) 15:01, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Clerk
The Clerk of the House of Commons is David Natzler. He was appointed by letters patent in 2015.

Johnhatsell (talk) 15:01, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Composition
The House of Commons has 650 Members. Currently it has 648 sitting Members. Two seats are vacant.

Johnhatsell (talk) 14:54, 15 November 2016 (UTC)