Research Briefing
UK Aid Programmes: Human Rights in Pakistan
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on UK Aid programmes and human rights in Pakistan.
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Research Briefing
Knife Crime: Government Policy
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming debate on the impact of government policy on knife crime.
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Research Briefing
Public Bodies: Diversity on Boards
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on what action Her Majesty’s Government are taking to ensure that boards of public bodies are fully representative of, and reflect, the society they are set up to serve.
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Research Briefing
Protecting and Representing Future Generations in Policymaking
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 20 June 2019. Lord Bird (Crossbench) is to move that “this House takes note of the case for better protecting and representing the interests of future generations in policymaking”.
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Research Briefing
Referendums and Democracy
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the impact of the increased use of referenda on the functioning of representative democracy in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Constitution Committee Reports on the Legislative Process
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the following two reports from the House of Lords Constitution Committee: The Legislative Process: The Delegation of Powers, 20 November 2018, HL Paper 225 of session 2017–19; and The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for Parliament, 25 October 2017, HL Paper 27 of session 2017–19.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Non-Domestic Rating (Preparation for Digital Services) Bill (HL Bill 177 of 2017-19) on 11 June 2019.
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Research Briefing
Knife Crime: Policy and Causes
This House of Lords Library Briefing explores current government policy in relation to knife crime and some of the possible causes of the recent increase in violent crime.
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Research Briefing
Public Procurement: Social Value and the Government’s Civil Society Strategy
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming debate on the motion moved by Baroness McGregor-Smith (Conservative) that “this House takes note of the case for increasing the social value of public procurement by aligning it with Her Majesty’s Government’s Civil Society Strategy”.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in the UK: 20th Anniversary
This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the 20th anniversary of devolution in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary Freedom of Speech and the Rule of Law
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate on the potential conflict between the right of members to speak freely in Parliament and the obligation under the rule of law to obey court orders. The debate is scheduled to take place on 23 May 2019.
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Research Briefing
International Relations Committee Report: UK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on the report from the International Relations Committee on UK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order.
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Research Briefing
Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Census (Return Particulars and Removal of Penalties) Bill [HL] on 13 May 2019.
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Research Briefing
Measures to Curb Attacks on Journalists
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate in Grand Committee on what assessment Her Majesty’s Government has made of the effectiveness of national and international measures to curb attacks on journalists and the media generally.
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Research Briefing
Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill in the House of Lords on 16 May 2019.
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