Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack provides material in support of the QSD in the House of Lords on the Ratification of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
Research Briefing
Lords Library briefing on the contribution of the National Lottery to sport, culture, charities and national heritage.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the question for short debate on small grassroots music venues.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the question for short debate on the action taken at an international level to ensure the exclusion of drugs in sport on 19 November 2015.
Research Briefing
This Library Note has been prepared in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on 5 November 2015 on the impact of pornography on society. This Note provides information on the definition of pornography and the current law on pornography. It also gives reference to recent evidence and a selection of key issues that have been raised in relation to the impact of pornography on both children and adults.
Research Briefing
This Library Note has been written to support the House of Lords debate on 5 November on the progress made in the regeneration of east London since the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the question for short debate on the governance of the Advertising Standards Authority.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Government’s consultation paper, A New Strategy for Sport.
Research Briefing
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 Report from the Communications Committee on Women in News and Current Affairs Broadcasting
Research Briefing
This Library Note sets out background information about the BBC’s purpose, funding and independence and explains the Royal Charter renewal process. It then provides an overview of the green paper’s four themes and highlights the views on these of the BBC Trust and, where relevant, those expressed by parliamentary committees.
Research Briefing
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Accessible Sports Grounds Bill [HL] on 17 July 2015.
Research Briefing
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 Government's Plans for the Future of the BBC.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming Question for Short Debate on the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Research Briefing
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Regulation of Political Opinion Polling Bill [HL] on 19 June 2015.
Research Briefing
Figures released in January 2015 showed that the UK’s creative industries were worth £76.9 billion per year to the UK economy. However, concern has been expressed regarding the ability to maintain recent levels of progress and to compete globally in such a fast-moving market.
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