Research Briefing
Plans to Update the Law on Surrogacy
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the plans to update the law on surrogacy.
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Research Briefing
Iran: Human Rights Campaigners and Sanctions Negotiations
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the treatment of human rights campaigners in Iran, and the current economic and political sanctions regime.
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Research Briefing
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December 2016
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on 2 December 2016, marks the date of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. The Convention was approved by resolution of the General Assembly on 2 December 1949. The focus of the day is on “eradicating contemporary forms of slavery”, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the “worst” forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. This House of Lords briefing provides background information on modern slavery internationally, and outlines legislation which has been introduced in the UK to address this issue
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Research Briefing
EU Connected Continent Requirements and Keeping Children Safe From Adult Content
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on EU Connected Continent Requirements and Keeping Children Safe From Adult Content.
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Research Briefing
UK Political Strategy towards Tunisia
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on UK political strategy towards Tunisia.
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Research Briefing
Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill.
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Research Briefing
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 25 November 2016
Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November, this briefing sets out background information on UN initiatives to raise awareness of violence against women and UK actions to tackle the issue.
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Research Briefing
Bus Services and Rural Communities
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the sustainability of rural communities, in the light of research showing that there has been a 12.3 percent decrease in mileage on local authority supported bus services in England, outside London, in the year ending March 2016 compared to the previous year.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the European Union: NHS and Social Care Workforce
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 24 November 2016 on the implications of Brexit on the NHS and social care workforce.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces: Legal Challenges and Derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights
On 24 November 2016, the House of Lords will debate the case for limiting the number and nature of claims against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and UK armed services personnel arising out of future armed conflict abroad. On 4 October 2016, the Government announced that it would introduce a presumption to derogate from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in future conflicts in order to protect the armed forces from “persistent legal claims”. This briefing will focus on the Government’s recent proposals to derogate from the ECHR. It provides an overview of the legal framework for military operations, summarises some of the key legal claims that have been made against the armed forces, and outlines the work of the Iraq Historic Investigations Team (IHAT).
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Research Briefing
Immigration Policy and Overseas Students in the UK
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the application of immigration policy to overseas students at United Kingdom universities and colleges.
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Research Briefing
Value and Vibrancy of Museums
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her Majesty’s Government are taking to ensure that the value and vibrancy of museums, like the People’s History Museum, are recognised and to secure the future of such museums.
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Research Briefing
European Union Committee: Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Report from the European Union Committee, Online Platforms and the Digital Single Market (10th Report, Session 2015–16, HL Paper 129).
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Research Briefing
Creative Subjects at A Level
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on creative subjects at A Level.
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Research Briefing
Impact of the Shortage of Housing on Young People
This House of Lords Library briefing presents an overview of housing in the UK, including statistics on housing supply and demand. It considers some of the causes of the housing shortage and explores recent reports that have sought to identify the impact of the housing market on young people. It concludes with a brief summary of government policy in this area.
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