Research Briefing
Direct Planning (Pilot) Bill [HL]
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Direct Planning (Pilot) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 20 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
Interception of Communications: The Wilson Doctrine
This In Focus provides a briefing on the background and current status of the Wilson Doctrine, which concerns the interception of parliamentarians’ communications.
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Research Briefing
Delegated Legislation in the House of Lords
This In Focus provides statistics and information about delegated legislation in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
QSD on the Case for Discharging the Chairman and Members of the Chilcot Inquiry
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 the Chilcot Inquiry.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Government’s Proposals on English Votes for English Laws
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 proposals on English Votes for English Laws.
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Research Briefing
Digital Democracy: Political Participation and Citizen Engagement through the Internet
This Library Note provides an overview of developments around citizens’ political engagement and participation through the internet. It has been written in light of the 2015 'Open Up' report by the Speaker’s Commission on Digital Democracy, which set five key targets for the House of Commons and made a number of recommendations to the administration and MPs in how to meet them. Reference to the report and its recommendations are referred to within.
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Research Briefing
European Union Referendum Bill 2015–16: Second Reading
This Briefing Pack provides background reading for the European Union Referendum Bill, debated ay second reading in the House of Lords on 13 October 2015.
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Research Briefing
European Union Referendum Bill
This Library Note provides background reading for the European Union Referendum Bill, debated ay second reading in the House of Lords on 13 October 2015.
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Research Briefing
Select Committees in the House of Lords
This Note considers committees in the House of Lords which deal with public matters.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Size of the House of Lords
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 the size of the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Customs and Traditions in the House of Lords
This Lords Library briefing can now be found at: http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/LLN-2017-0050.
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Research Briefing
Productivity in the United Kingdom and the British Economy Beyond Austerity
This Library Note provides background information on the approach set out in the Conservative Party manifesto to economic and fiscal policy and summarises recent forecasts for the economy. In addition, it provides background information on the UK’s productivity performance and summarises the main elements of, and both political and other reaction to, the Government’s productivity plan. It has been written to support the debates in the House of Lords on the subjects of the Government’s productivity plan and the ‘British economy beyond austerity’ scheduled to take place on 8 and 10 September 2015, respectively.
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Research Briefing
Constitutional Convention Bill [HL]
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Constitutional Convention Bill [HL] on 17 July 2015.
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Research Briefing
QSD on Proposals for English Votes on English Laws
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 proposals for English Votes for English Laws. This Briefing Pack has been updated to include the Government's revised proposals published earlier this week.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Report from the Constitution Committee on the Office of Lord Chancellor
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Constitution Committee Report on the Office of Lord Chancellor
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