Research Briefing
Wash-up: What Happens to Bills before Parliament is Dissolved
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information about what happens to public bills before the dissolution of Parliament in the period known as ‘wash-up’.
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Research Briefing
Scottish Independence Referendum Procedure: Section 30 Orders
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the call for a second Scottish independence referendum and the section 30 order proposed by the Scottish Government as the means to hold one.
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Research Briefing
World Health Day, 7 April 2017
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on World Health Day, which takes place on Friday 7 April. This year’s theme is ‘Depression: Let’s Talk’.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords: Backgrounds in Public Life
This House of Lords Library briefing presents lists of current Members of the House who have held selected offices and positions in public life.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in England: Elections for Regional Mayors on 4 May 2017
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the forthcoming mayoral elections in six English regions and on recent developments relating to English devolution.
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Research Briefing
Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords second reading of the Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill scheduled to take place on 6 April 2017.
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Research Briefing
Farriers (Registration) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords second reading of the Farriers (Registration) Bill scheduled to take place on 6 April 2017.
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Research Briefing
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords second reading of the Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill scheduled to take place on 6 April 2017.
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Research Briefing
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords second reading of the Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill (HL Bill 115 of 2016–17) on 6 April 2017.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: Profile of the EU27
This Lords Library briefing provides summary profiles on each of the EU27 member states.
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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
Hereditary By-elections: Results
This House of Lords Library briefing provides a list of hereditary peers' by-election results since the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, including information on turn out and the number of candidates.
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Research Briefing
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 and Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Brexit Negotiations
This House of Lords Library briefing summarises several attempts (ultimately unsuccessful) made during the passage of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 to introduce amendments to put guarantees in the Act about a parliamentary vote on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.
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Research Briefing
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 and the Rights of EU Nationals
This House of Lords Library briefing summarises several attempts (ultimately unsuccessful) made during the passage of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 to introduce amendments to guarantee that the rights of EU/EEA citizens currently living in the UK would continue after Brexit.
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Research Briefing
Queen’s Speech: Lords Movers and Seconders
This House of Lords Library briefing provides a list of the mover and seconder following each Queen’s Speech for the past 20 years, along with each Member’s party affiliation at the time.
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