Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Asset Freezing (Compensation) Bill in the House of Lords on Friday 10 June 2016.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on Female Genital Mutilation, and the lack of successful prosecutions for that offence.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords’ consideration of the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [HL].
Research Briefing
This Library briefing provides information on royal charters, outlining the Sovereign’s prerogative power to grant them, and briefly describing their function. It also provides an overview of two examples of royal charters—the self-regulation of the press and the BBC—and discusses Parliament’s role in their scrutiny.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over four days between 19 and 25 May 2016. This briefing is one of four prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming QSD on Diversity in the British Media.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing presents information on the recently announced review to examine the progression of black and ethnic minority (BME) people within the labour market. It also sets out commentary from a selection of external bodies and the findings from a Government review into BME progression in the civil service. Finally, the briefing references various statistical sources of information on employment by BME status.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides key statistics on the rural economy and a summary recent developments.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on World Intellectual Property Day designated for the 26 April 2016.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on the House of Lords Communications Committee report 'BBC Charter Review: Reith Not Revolution', scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 April 2016.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming QSD on the progress made towards the introduction of the Horserace Betting Right.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the QSD on 17 March 2016 on the ‘Extent to Which Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is Being Upheld in India’.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the private member’s bill, Gambling (Categorisation and Use of B2 Gaming Machines) Bill [HL] on Friday 11 March 2016.
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