Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on what proposals Her Majesty's Government have for the use of facial recognition technology in security and policing.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on protecting the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq on 11 January 2018.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on Counter-Terrorism: Government Strategy.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the report by the Communications Committee: Growing Up with the Internet.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill on 1 November 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Data Protection Bill [HL] on 10 October 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill on 9 October 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Asset Freezing (Compensation) Bill [HL] on 27 October 2017.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 7 September 2017 about the importance of digital understanding at all levels of society. It provides an overview of what is meant by ‘digital skills’ and surveys recent literature on access to, and use of, the internet across society. It then considers digital skills in relation to the economy and sets out key proposals contained in the Government’s UK Digital Strategy 2017. It concludes with an exploration of the term ‘digital understanding’ and highlights recent Ofcom findings on adults’ media use and attitudes.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material for the forthcoming question for short debate on what steps Her Majesty’s Government have taken alongside Gulf countries to de-escalate tensions in the region; and what action they are taking to encourage Qatar to engage with its neighbours regarding concerns about extremism.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the debate on the security situation in the UK.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming Queen’s Speech, which is due to take place on 21 June 2017. The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over five days between 22 and 29 June 2017. This briefing is one of five prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information about the work of the House of Lords Digital Skills Committee; its conclusions and recommendations; the government’s response; and a summary of the debate held in the House of Lords.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the Criminal Finances Bill 2016–17 ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 March 2017. The Bill would make provisions to tackle money laundering and corruption, recover the proceeds of crime, and counter terrorist finance. It also seeks to make provisions to enable those who violate human rights to have their assets frozen and will create a new offence of a corporate failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the current situation in Sudan.
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