Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing presents an overview of housing in the UK, including statistics on housing supply and demand. It considers some of the causes of the housing shortage and explores recent reports that have sought to identify the impact of the housing market on young people. It concludes with a brief summary of government policy in this area.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on projects supported by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund established in 2015.
Research Briefing
Ahead of the debate on 27 October 2016 on the Government’s plans to promote social mobility, this Library briefing provides an overview of recent Government announcements in this area and concludes with a discussion of different views on social mobility.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information on fragile states and the effects of conflict, including information on widows.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming second reading in the House of Lords of the Finance Bill.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared for the debate in the House of Lords on the final report of the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance, Tackling Drug-resistant Infections Globally: Final Report and Recommendations, scheduled for 15 September 2016.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Lobbying (Transparency) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on Friday 9 September.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit (Fiscal Mandate) Bill in the House of Lords on Friday 9 September 2016.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the progress of the implementation of the Changing Banking for Good Report.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing examines the trade relationship between the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. It provides a brief overview of UK trade, including information on its largest export market and largest source of imports. It then discusses Commonwealth trade, focussing on intra-Commonwealth trade. Finally it examines UK-Commonwealth trade relations and summarises a range of recent statements and commentary pertaining to the future of those trade relationships in the context of the European Union referendum result.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been withdrawn pending revision.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared ahead of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 14 July 2016 on the following motion: “[...] that this House takes note of the case for tackling the causes of poverty in the United Kingdom”.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on the UK’s Economic and Financial Prospects.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
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