Research Briefing
Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the Augar Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.
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Research Briefing
Treaty of Versailles: 100th Anniversary
On 28 June 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in the Palace of Versailles, in the Hall of Mirrors. This briefing has been prepared in advance of the centenary. It provides an overview of the peace negotiations and a summary of the terms of the treaty.
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Research Briefing
Public Bodies: Diversity on Boards
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on what action Her Majesty’s Government are taking to ensure that boards of public bodies are fully representative of, and reflect, the society they are set up to serve.
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Research Briefing
Global Gender Equality and Health
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming debate on a motion moved by Baroness Sugg, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development, on “the Women Deliver conference held in Vancouver on the 3–6 June 2019, and the role the UK plays internationally in promoting global gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights”.
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Research Briefing
D-Day and the Battle of Normandy: 75th Anniversary
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day which is scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 4 June 2019.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in the UK: 20th Anniversary
This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the 20th anniversary of devolution in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Student Loans Company: Governance and Performance
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the Government's assessment of the governance, operations and performance of the Student Loans Company.
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Research Briefing
Lord Constantine (1901–1971): Profile
Lord Constantine was a West Indian cricketer and politician, who became the first person of non-European descent to be awarded a life peerage. This briefing provides biographical information including an overview of Lord Constantine’s career and a summary of his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill in the House of Lords on 5 February 2019.
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Research Briefing
Publishing Government Legal Advice
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a brief overview of the role of the law officers and the convention on the publication of their legal advice to government in light of recent demands for the Government to publish the legal advice that is has been given regarding Brexit and the withdrawal agreement.
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Research Briefing
Human Rights Day: 10 December 2018
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the international Human Rights Day, which takes place on 10 December 2018.
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Research Briefing
UN Sustainable Development Goals: Integration into UK Policy
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 22 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Baroness Suttie (Liberal Democrat), “that this House takes note of the progress made across government departments in integrating the universal sustainable developments goals into domestic policy in preparation for the United Kingdom’s Voluntary National Review presentation at the United Nations in September 2019”.
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Research Briefing
Armistice of November 1918: Centenary
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 5 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative), “that this House takes note of the centenary of the armistice at the end of the First World War”.
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Research Briefing
Cyber Security in the United Kingdom
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 18 October 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Viscount Waverley (Crossbench), “that this House takes note of the scale and complexity of cyber threats facing the United Kingdom and the case for innovative approaches across Her Majesty’s Government and beyond”.
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Research Briefing
Safety and Rehabilitative Needs of Offenders
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on what plans Her Majesty’s Government have to ensure that prisons and young offenders institutions are safe and able to meet the rehabilitative needs of those imprisoned
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