Research Briefing
Diabetes: UK Prevalence and Policy Developments
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the prevalence of diabetes in the UK and sets out some of the policies and actions being implemented to help tackle the issue.
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Research Briefing
The Zika Virus: Update, February 2016
This House of Lords Library briefing examines the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus.
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Research Briefing
Size of the House of Lords
This Library Note provides statistics and background information on the changing size of the House of Lords since the 1992–93 session alongside commentary and debates on the subject of the House’s size over recent years.
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Research Briefing
Recent Developments in Poland
This House of Lords Library briefing considers recent developments in Poland following the election of the Law and Justice party in the October 2015 Parliamentary elections.
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Research Briefing
Chairman of Committees: Proposed Changes
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the recently proposed changes to the post of Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords, put forward by the Leader’s Group on Governance.
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Research Briefing
Public Advocate Bill [HL]
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Public Advocate Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 29 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]
The House of Lords Library briefing provides background material on the Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL], which is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 29 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL]
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the private member’s bill, Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL].
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Armed Forces Bill.
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Research Briefing
Housing and Planning Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Housing and Planning Bill.
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Research Briefing
Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2013–14
This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of the work of the five ad hoc Lords Select Committees which reported in the 2013–14 session.
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Research Briefing
Race Relations Act 1965: 50 Years
This Lords Library briefing provides background and reaction to the Race Relations Act 1965, which came into force 50 years ago on 8 December 1965.
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Research Briefing
Committee Procedures for Public Bills: Select Committees
Public bills may be committed to a select committee when it is considered that they require detailed investigation or when the hearing of evidence is considered necessary on the bill’s provisions. The most recent occasion on which a Government bill was referred to a select committee was the Constitutional Reform Bill in 2004.
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Research Briefing
The Military Service Act 1916: 100 Years
This House of Lords Library briefing provides a brief overview of the history of conscription in Britain in the First World War to mark the centenary of the enactment of the Military Service Act 1916. It also identifies those countries in the European Union that currently enforce conscription or compulsory military service.
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Research Briefing
HM Government’s Proposals for Prison Reform
This In Focus briefing provides information relating to the Government’s proposed reforms of certain aspects of the prison system and the reaction to these proposals, as well as a brief overview of the Harris Review into self-inflicted deaths in custody of 18–24 year olds and the Government’s response to this Review.
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