This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on EU Connected Continent Requirements and Keeping Children Safe From Adult Content.
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 1 December 2016 on the best options for the United Kingdom’s future relationship with the European Union following the referendum vote to leave.
This briefing pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming joint debate on the reports from the House of Lords Constitution Committee, The Invoking of Article 50, and the House of Lords European Committee, Brexit: Parliamentary Scrutiny, to be held on 22 November 2016.
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 24 November 2016 on the implications of Brexit on the NHS and social care workforce.
On 3 November 2016, the High Court of England and Wales handed down a judgment in which it held that the Secretary of State does not have power under the Crown’s prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union for the UK to withdraw from the European Union. This briefing examines responses to the judgment at Westminster and in the devolved administrations.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the Government’s assessment of the impact of Economic Partnership Agreements negotiated between the European Commission and economic regions of Africa on the agricultural economies of the African countries concerned.
This Library briefing identifies useful documents which may be of assistance to Members following the High Court judgment on Article 50 handed down on 3 November 2016.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Report from the European Union Committee, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market (10th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 129).
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.
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.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on Unaccompanied Migrant Children in the EU.
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information further to the debate on the UK’s departure from the EU and the opportunities for the UK to be an outward looking champion of global free trade.
On 20 October 2016, the House of Lords will debate the implications of the EU referendum for foreign and security policy cooperation with European countries. Theresa May and members of her Cabinet have stated that they intend for the UK to continue to cooperate closely with EU partners on areas such as security, defence, law enforcement and counter-terrorism after leaving the EU, although it is not yet clear exactly what form such cooperation may take.
On 20 October 2016, the House of Lords will debate the future of environmental and climate change policy in the light of the EU referendum. This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of a selection of European legislation which relates to the environment and climate change, and outlines how it has been implemented in the UK. The briefing also briefly discusses the EU’s international commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This briefing does not provide an analysis of the potential impacts of the UK leaving the EU. However, it does include a selection of recent statements made by the Government on these issues.
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background reading in advance of the question for short debate on Tuesday 18 October 2016 on the potential effect on peace and stability in Europe and around the world of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.