This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on HM Government’s Proposals for Prison Reform.
This In Focus briefing provides information relating to the Government’s proposed reforms of certain aspects of the prison system and the reaction to these proposals, as well as a brief overview of the Harris Review into self-inflicted deaths in custody of 18–24 year olds and the Government’s response to this Review.
This House of Lords Library briefing contains a selection of material on education standards in United Kingdom prisons which may be of assistance in preparing for the Question for Short Debate on Tuesday 19 January 2016.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on factors contributing to cancer survival rates in the United Kingdom
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the question for short debate on the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS, Access denied.
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on 14 January 2016 on Long-Term Flood Management, particularly in Rural Areas
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on 21 January 2016 on women’s contribution to businesses, the economy and the future economic growth of the UK.
This Lords Library briefing provides background information ahead of the debate in the House of Lords scheduled for 14 January 2016 on the "potential use of identity documentation in dealing with the challenges of assuring the identity of individuals". It does this through a short chronology of the history of ID cards in the UK over the last century. It then provides more information about two key pieces of legislation: the Identity Cards Act 2006 and the Identity Documentation Act 2010.
This Lords Library briefing reports the results of the recent general election in Spain and outlines the constitutional process that will now follow relating to the formation of a government.