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Children and Families Bill (HL Bill 32 of 2013–14)

Friday, 28 June, 2013

This Library Note provides information on the Children and Families Bill, which is due for second reading in the House of Lords on 2 July 2013. The Bill covers several areas, including: adoption and children in care; the family justice system; children and young people with special educational needs; the Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England; rights to leave and pay for parents; the right to request flexible working; and early years education and child care.
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Debate on 27 June: the Challenges Faced by Women in Developing Countries

Monday, 24 June, 2013

This Library Note focuses on the challenges faced by women in the developing world, and the action which is being taken by the UK Government, international governments and multilateral aid organisations to address these challenges. It briefly considers the significance of gender within the field of international development, and goes on to summarise some of the key research and statistics on the position of women in the developing world, focusing on four areas: education, employment, health, and violence against women.
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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (HL Bill 29 of 2013-14)

Thursday, 30 May, 2013

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill would extend civil marriage to include same-sex couples and allow those religious organisations who wished to do so to conduct same-sex marriage ceremonies. This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords on 3 June 2013.
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Succession to the Crown Bill (HL Bill 81 of 2012–13)

Monday, 11 February, 2013

The Succession to the Crown Bill makes changes to the laws of succession to the Crown. This Library Note summarises the proceedings which have taken place on the Bill during its passage through the House of Commons, ahead of the Bill’s second reading debate in the House of Lords on 14 February 2013.
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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill (HL Bill 78 of 2012-13)

Wednesday, 06 February, 2013

The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill implements an announcement by the Chancellor in the 2012 Autumn Statement that increases in certain working-age welfare benefits and tax credits would be limited to 1 percent, rather than increasing them in line with inflation. This Library Note is intended to provide background information in advance of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords on 11 February 2013.
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Defamation Bill (HL Bill 41 of 2012–13)

Thursday, 04 October, 2012

This Library Note is published in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Defamation Bill on 9 October 2012.
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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (HL Bill 109 of 2010–12)

Tuesday, 15 November, 2011

This Library Note provides background information in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
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Protection of Freedoms Bill (HL Bill 99 of 2010-12)

Thursday, 03 November, 2011

This Library Note provides background information in advance of the Protection of Freedoms Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords.
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Debate on 10 February: The Role of Marriage and Marriage Support in British Society

Monday, 07 February, 2011

This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on the role of marriage and marriage support in British society eleven years after the report on 'Funding for Marriage Support' by Sir Graham Hart.
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Equality Bill (HL Bill 20 of 2009-10). LLN 2009/012

Thursday, 10 December, 2009

Equality Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2009/012
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