Dod's Parliamentary Companion is an annual politics reference book published in the United Kingdom. It provides biographies and contact information on members of the Houses of Parliament and the Civil Service. A reference work is a compendium of information, usually of a specific type, compiled in a book for ease of reference. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... A civil servant or public servant is a civilian career public sector employee working for a government department or agency. ...
Dod's Parliamentary Companion was first published in 1832, and is now published by the firm of Dods, formerly named Vacher Dod Publishing and Parliamentary Communications.
A companion reference source is also published on the web as Dod Online.