Research Briefing
In 1921, Viscountess Rhondda petitioned the House of Lords to challenge the barring of female hereditary peers from taking their seats in Parliament. This briefing sets out background to this petition and provides a short summary of the events that followed its rejection.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 1 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) that “this House takes note of the impact on family life of multiple reductions in welfare benefits, universal credit, tax credits, housing benefits and child benefit”.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on a motion moved by Lord Dubs (Labour) on the “impact on the Good Friday Agreement of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union”.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on the motion scheduled to be moved by Baroness Deech (Crossbench) on the “40th anniversary of the first baby born using in vitro fertilisation”.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the implications of the decline in the use of cash for the “poverty premium” payable by the most financially disadvantaged.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the European Union (Information, etc.) Bill, scheduled to take place on 20 July 2018.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on maximising the income from the National Lottery and its use for the arts and good causes.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on the motion scheduled to be moved by Baroness Bakewell (Labour) on 5 July 2018 “that this House takes note of part-time and continuing education, and in particular the future of the Open University".
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill in the House of Lords on 29 June 2018.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides background information on the recent report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, An Inspection of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, ahead of a debate on this subject scheduled to take place on 7 June 2018.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the conclusions and recommendations contained within the House of Lords National Policy for the Built Environment Committee’s final report published in February 2016, and the Government’s response.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides background information on the humanitarian situation arising from the conflict in Syria, ahead of a debate on this subject scheduled to take place on 29 March 2018.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides background information on the Belfast Agreement, in the light of its forthcoming twentieth anniversary.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the economy in the light of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Spring Statement.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the future of the UK's Inland Waterways.
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