Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on current university and research funding in the UK and identifies some of the key issues raised about this funding following the UK’s referendum vote to withdraw from the EU.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the House of Lords Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on Friday 21 October 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing lists former prime ministers who have held office since 1902, together with information on whether the individuals received a peerage after leaving the House of Commons.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of recent developments in the Canadian Senate appointments process and highlights the work of a special Canadian Senate Committee on Senate modernisation, which has taken evidence on the experience of the House of Lords from individuals including Lord Hope of Craighead, Convenor of the Crossbench Peers.
Research Briefing
This Library briefing identifies relevant reports and useful documents which may be of assistance to Members in preparing for the debate on the report of the European Union Committee, ‘Whatever it Takes’: the Five Presidents’ Report on Completing Economic and Monetary Union.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared ahead of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 14 July 2016 on the following motion: “[...] that this House takes note of the case for tackling the causes of poverty in the United Kingdom”.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides an overview of the Children and Social Work Bill, the background to it, and summarises reaction to date on the measures proposed in the Bill.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the Report of the Leader’s Group on Governance.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on the House of Lords Communications Committee report 'BBC Charter Review: Reith Not Revolution', scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 April 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing presents lists of public offices and positions previously or currently held by Members of the House of Lords as at 23 March 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Bill.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing presents a range of information about the membership of the House of Lords as the House was composed on Friday 11 March 2016.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on the progress made in the United Kingdom in the areas of women’s representation and empowerment 150 years after the 1866 petition to the House of Commons for women’s suffrage, scheduled to take place on Monday 7 March 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information relating to International Women’s Day, due to be marked on 8 March 2016, and the theme this year of gender parity.
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