Research Briefing
European Union Committee Report: Brexit and the EU Budget
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the House of Lords EU Select Committee’s report, Brexit and the EU Budget.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: World Trade Organisation
This Library briefing provides an overview of the World Trade Organisation. It examines the history, structure and membership of the organisation. It provides information on the agreements underpinning the international trading system and the principles that govern trade between members of the WTO. It also considers how the UK would trade with the EU under WTO terms, if the UK left the EU without a trade deal.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: Science
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee’s report, A Time for Boldness: EU Membership and Science After the Referendum.
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Research Briefing
Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2014–15: House of Lords Extradition Law Committee
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information about the work of the House of Lords Extradition Law Committee; its two reports ('The European Arrest Warrant Opt-In' and 'Extradition: Law and Practice'); its conclusions and recommendations; the government’s responses; and a summary of the debates held on the two reports in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Economy in the Light of the Budget Statement
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the economy in light of the budget statement.
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Research Briefing
Criminal Finances Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the Criminal Finances Bill 2016–17 ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 March 2017. The Bill would make provisions to tackle money laundering and corruption, recover the proceeds of crime, and counter terrorist finance. It also seeks to make provisions to enable those who violate human rights to have their assets frozen and will create a new offence of a corporate failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.
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Research Briefing
Recent Developments in Syria
This briefing pack contains a selection of materials in preparation of the forthcoming debate on recent developments in Syria.
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Research Briefing
The Commitment of NATO Members to Spend 2 Percent of GDP on Defence
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the Government’s discussions with other NATO countries on their commitment to spending 2 percent of GDP on defence.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: Impact on the Creative Industries
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the potential impact of leaving the European Union on the creative industries.
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Research Briefing
Service User Representation in Health and Social Care
This Lords Library briefing provides information on service user representation in health and social care and Healthwatch.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Economy and Autumn Statement
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the economy in light of the Autumn Statement.
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Research Briefing
Parity of Esteem Between Mental and Physical Health
This briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on parity of esteem between mental and physical health on 28 November 2016.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: NHS and Social Care Workforce
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 24 November 2016 on the implications of Brexit on the NHS and social care workforce.
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Research Briefing
Impact of the Shortage of Housing on Young People
This House of Lords Library briefing presents an overview of housing in the UK, including statistics on housing supply and demand. It considers some of the causes of the housing shortage and explores recent reports that have sought to identify the impact of the housing market on young people. It concludes with a brief summary of government policy in this area.
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Research Briefing
Rollout of Superfast Fibre Broadband
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the rollout of superfast fibre broadband.
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