Research Briefing
Smart Meters Bill 2017-19: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Smart Meters Bill on 13 March 2018.
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Research Briefing
Antimicrobial Resistance
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on Antimicrobial Resistance.
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Research Briefing
Future of the UK’s Inland Waterways
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on the future of the UK's Inland Waterways.
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Research Briefing
International Women’s Day: Steps Being Taken to Press for Gender Equality Globally
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been produced for the debate taking place in the House of Lords on 8 March 2018, to mark International Women’s Day, on “the steps being taken to press for progress on gender equality globally”. It provides an overview of the global situation regarding gender equality, the UK’s position, and actions taken by the UK Government to promote gender equality overseas and domestically.
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Research Briefing
Facial Recognition Technology in Security and Policing
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.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear Safeguards Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Nuclear Safeguards Bill on 7 February 2018.
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Research Briefing
Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan.
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Research Briefing
Green Finance and the Resilience of the Financial Sector to Climate Change
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate on 18 January 2018 on the following motion moved by Lord Teverson (Liberal Democrat) “that this House takes note of the case for the UK to remain a global leader for green finance, and for the UK’s financial sector to be resilient to climate change”.
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Research Briefing
Social Media and Online Platforms as Publishers
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the role played by social media and online platforms as news and content publishers ahead of a debate on this topic scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on Thursday 11 January 2018.
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Research Briefing
China: Ban on Waste Imports
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming QSD on China’s recent ban on the import of certain waste products.
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Research Briefing
Industrial Strategy and the UK Economy
This House of Lords Library briefing has been produced in preparation for the debate on 8 January 2018 on the Government's Industrial Strategy and the case for boosting earning power and productivity across the United Kingdom with investment in the skills, businesses and infrastructure of the future.
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Research Briefing
Impact of the Trade in Ivory on Endangered Species
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate on 21 December 2017 on the following motion moved by Lord Carrington (Conservative) “that this House takes note of the impact of the trade in ivory on endangered species, and of the efforts being made to eliminate that trade while protecting the cultural heritage of antique ivory”.
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Research Briefing
Global Effects of Climate Change on Health
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate on 21 December 2017 on the following motion tabled by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat): "to move that this House takes note of the global effects of climate change on health".
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Research Briefing
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the report by the Science and Technology Committee Report: ‘Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: The Future?’.
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Research Briefing
Poverty and Disadvantage in the United Kingdom
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material in preparation for the forthcoming debate on 14 December 2017 on what plans Her Majesty’s Government have to address the root causes of poverty and disadvantage in the United Kingdom.
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