Could a life peerage be created without a seat in the Lords?
This briefing explores the history of life peerages and prospects for appointing peers outside of the Life Peerages Act 1958.
Stalking Protection Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Stalking Protection Bill on 18 January 2019.
Dismissal of Terminally Ill Workers
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what assessment the Government will take to prevent workers being dismissed from their jobs following diagnosis of a terminal illness.
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Research Briefing
Asylum and Religious Persecution
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what assessment the Government has made of the process for granting asylum on the grounds of religious persecution in the light of the case of Asia Bibi.
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Research Briefing
Conflict in Yemen
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her majesty’s Government are taking with international partners to end the conflict in Yemen.
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Research Briefing
Social Media: Duty of Care and Statutory Regulator
This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming question for short debate on what plans the Government have to impose a statutory duty of care upon large providers of social media services within the United Kingdom in respect of the users or members of those services; and establish a regulator to enforce such a duty.
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Research Briefing
Race Relations Act 1968: 50th Anniversary
On 25 October 1968 the Race Relations Act received royal assent. The Act sought to build on the Race Relations Act 1965, which at the time was widely regarded as providing insufficient protection from discrimination, by extending prohibition of racial discrimination in relation to housing, employment and public services, as well as strengthening the Race Relations Board. This briefing sets out the chronology of how the Race Relations Act 1968 came to be passed, referring for context to the passage through Parliament earlier that year of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
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Research Briefing
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 26 October 2018.
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Research Briefing
Multi-agency Solutions to Homelessness
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate what assessment Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to find multi-agency solutions to homelessness.
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Research Briefing
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) (Sibling Couples) Bill [HL] on 20 July 2018.
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Research Briefing
London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what assessment Her Majesty's Government have made of progress made in combating neglected tropical diseases following publication of the Fifth Progress Report on the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases
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Research Briefing
Humanitarian Crisis in South Sudan
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her majesty’s Government are taking to address the current humanitarian crisis in South Sudan and to support the delivery of a lasting peace settlement and longer term economic and social development.
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Research Briefing
Population of Songbirds
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her majesty’s Government are taking to counter the decline in songbird numbers and the threat that invasive non-native species pose to such birds.
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Research Briefing
Population of Bees and Other Pollinators
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her Majesty's Government are taking to encourage a recovery in the population of bees and other pollinators.
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Research Briefing
150th Anniversary of the First Trade Union Congress
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the 150th Anniversary of the first Trade Union Congress and the contribution made by trade unions to industrial, social and political reform in the United Kingdom and internationally.
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