Research Briefing
Water Sanitation: World Toilet Day, 19 November 2018
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on water sanitation and the United Nations’ World Toilet Day, which takes place on 19 November 2018.
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Research Briefing
Budget 2018
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 13 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Bates (Conservative) that “this House takes note of the economy in the light of the Budget Statement
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Research Briefing
Welfare Changes: Impact on Family Life
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 1 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) that “this House takes note of the impact on family life of multiple reductions in welfare benefits, universal credit, tax credits, housing benefits and child benefit”.
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Research Briefing
Affordable Housing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Shipley (Liberal Democrat), “that this House takes note on the case for building more affordable housing”. It describes why there is widely said to be a ‘housing crisis’ which affordable housing might help to solve. It then sets out what affordable housing is, and outlines the arguments for and against building more affordable homes. Finally, it looks at alternative policies for improving housing affordability.
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Research Briefing
Careers Education and Advice
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate to take place on 6 September 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Aberdare (Crossbench), “that this House takes note of the case for high-quality careers education and advice to be available to all students".
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Research Briefing
Trade Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Trade Bill in the House of Lords on 11 September 2018.
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Research Briefing
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading and remaining stages of the Taxation (Cross-border) Trade Bill in the House of Lords on 4 September 2018.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the EU: Antimicrobial Resistance
This House of Lords Library Briefing presents recent developments in UK and EU strategies to address antimicrobial resistance, and examines three areas in which the UK’s exit from the EU may affect the addressing of antimicrobial resistance.
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Research Briefing
Brexit Preparations and Negotiations
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 23 July 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Callanan, Minister of State at the Department for Exiting the European Union, “that this House takes note of the preparations and negotiations connected with the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union”.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) 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 (Nursery Grounds) Bill on 24 July 2018.
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Research Briefing
Ivory Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Ivory Bill in the House of Lords on 17 July 2018.
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Research Briefing
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill in the House of Lords on 29 June 2018.
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Research Briefing
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict:19 June
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, which takes place annually on 19 June to raise awareness of the need to put an end to conflict-related sexual violence.
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Research Briefing
Personal Data, Social Media and Election Campaigns
This House of Lords Library Briefing was prepared in advance of a debate which was due to take place on 14 June 2018 in the House of Lords. The motion, which was to be moved by Lord Knight of Weymouth (Labour), was that “this House takes note of the use of personal data harvested from social media sites in recent election campaigns and Her Majesty’s Government’s response to this”. This debate is no longer taking place.
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Research Briefing
World Day Against Child Labour: 12 June 2018
This briefing marks World Day Against Child Labour, which take place every year on 12 June, to focus attention on the global extent of child labour, and the action and efforts needed to eliminate it. It sets out the background to 2018 campaign, the International Labour organisation’s definition of child labour and statistics on the global prevalence of child labour. It also discusses the UK’s response to child labour and touches upon the UK’s domestic law and rules on employment undertaken by children.
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