Research Briefing
This year, on 11 May, marks thirty years since the Official Secrets Act 1989 received royal assent. It came into force on 1 March 1990 and, among other provisions, replaced section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 that had made it an offence to disclose any official information without lawful authority.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on World Press Freedom Day, marked on 3 May each year.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords Library briefing provides information on World Intellectual Property Day, marked on 26 April each year.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the report from the House of Lords Communications Committee: ‘UK Advertising in a Digital Age’ (1st Report, HL Paper 116).
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on international mechanisms to hold perpetrators of sexual violence to account.
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This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a summary of the emergency powers available to the Government in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 15 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library topical briefing provides wider context to the migrant crossings in the channel, examines the reasons why greater numbers are undertaking seaborne crossings, and outlines the government's response to the recent rise in crossings.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the human rights situation in Bahrain.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the upcoming debate on 7 March 2019 to mark International Women’s Day.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 1 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the work of search and rescue services.
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This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill in the House of Lords on 1 March 2019.
Research Briefing
On 11 February 2019 the UN marks the fourth annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a brief background to the day and examines the representation of women and girls in science, technology, engineering and maths in the UK.
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