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Reconciliation in British Foreign, Defence and International Development Policy

Thursday, 29 November, 2018

This Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by the Archbishop of Canterbury that “this House takes note of the role of reconciliation in British foreign, defence and international development policy”. It provides definitions of reconciliation, and introduces the linked concepts of ‘soft power’, ‘fragile states’ and ‘post-conflict interventions’. It then summarises UK Government policy and delivery bodies, before discussing the additional roles which might be played in reconciliations by faith-based organisations and women. The Briefing then turns to look at a theoretical framework for reconciliations. Finally, it summarises eight conflicts where reconciliation and/or fragile state interventions have played a part, with varying levels of perceived success.
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Women in the Lords: Viscountess Rhondda Peerage Case

Wednesday, 28 November, 2018

In 1921, Viscountess Rhondda petitioned the House of Lords to challenge the barring of female hereditary peers from taking their seats in Parliament. This briefing sets out background to this petition and provides a short summary of the events that followed its rejection.
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: 2 December 2018

Monday, 26 November, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which takes place on 2 December 2018.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: 25 November 2018

Friday, 23 November, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November 2018.
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Violent Crime: Government Strategy

Thursday, 22 November, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared ahead of a debate in the House of Lords on 29 November 2018, on the motion that this House takes note of the recent increase in violent crime and the case for a cross-Governmental response that includes not only policing, law enforcement and policies on gangs and drugs but also health services, youth provision and opportunities for young people.
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Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 15 November, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 23 November 2018.
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Galileo Satellite System

Tuesday, 13 November, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a background to the Galileo global navigation satellite system, which has been developed by the European Union.
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Armistice of November 1918: Centenary

Tuesday, 30 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 5 November 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative), “that this House takes note of the centenary of the armistice at the end of the First World War”.
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Welfare Changes: Impact on Family Life

Thursday, 25 October, 2018

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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Early Intervention in Children’s Lives

Thursday, 25 October, 2018

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 Baroness Massey of Darwen (Labour), “that this House takes note of initiatives in early intervention in children’s lives that would improve the welfare, life chances and social mobility of young people in the United Kingdom”.
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Race Relations Act 1968: 50th Anniversary

Wednesday, 24 October, 2018

On 25 October 1968 the Race Relations Act received royal assent. The Act sought to build on the Race Relations Act 1965, which at the time was widely regarded as providing insufficient protection from discrimination, by extending prohibition of racial discrimination in relation to housing, employment and public services, as well as strengthening the Race Relations Board. This briefing sets out the chronology of how the Race Relations Act 1968 came to be passed, referring for context to the passage through Parliament earlier that year of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
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Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 16 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 26 October 2018.
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Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 16 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 26 October 2018.
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Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Monday, 15 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 23 October 2018. The Bill would insert two new offences into the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The offences would cover the practice of ‘upskirting’: taking a photograph up a person’s clothes without their consent.
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Music Education in Schools

Thursday, 11 October, 2018

This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information further to the debate in the House of Lords on18 October 2018 on the state of music education in schools.

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