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Charities Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Wednesday, 02 June, 2021

The Charities Bill was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 11 May 2021 and introduced in the House of Lords on 26 May 2021. It is scheduled to be considered in second reading committee on 7 July. It is a Law Commission bill and is expected to be subject to the special procedure for these types of bills. In the Lords, this allows it to be considered by a second reading committee and by a special public bill committee, rather than having the usual House second reading and committee stages.
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- Communities
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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 27 May, 2021

The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill [HL] makes provision to implement policies set out in the Government’s 'Skills for Jobs' white paper, published in January 2021. Key aims include improving employers’ involvement in planning for local training provision and enabling flexible access to further education and training for adults irrespective of age. The House of Lords is due to debate the bill at second reading on 15 June 2021.
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- Education
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Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 20 May, 2021

The Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] would make provisions relating to professional qualifications and their recognition in the UK. It is scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 25 May 2021.
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Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 20 May, 2021

This bill seeks to restrict ground rents on newly established long residential leases of houses and flats to the value of one peppercorn per year (a token of no financial value).
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- Housing
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Dormant Assets Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

Wednesday, 19 May, 2021

This proposed law seeks to bring more financial assets into the dormant assets scheme, allowing them to be distributed to good causes. A dormant asset is a financial product that has not been used for many years and which the provider has not been able to reunite with its owner.
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Spring Budget 2021: Tax, Spending, the Economy and Coronavirus

Monday, 08 March, 2021

The budget set out the Government’s plans for taxation and spending over the next five years. It also included the Office for Budget Responsibility’s assessment of the economy and forecasts for growth, the public sector finances, unemployment and inflation. It illustrated the effect of coronavirus on the economy and described how the Government aims to deal with the recovery from the pandemic.
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Lords Membership: How Many Women Have Sat in the Lords?

Tuesday, 23 February, 2021

This House of Lords Library briefing provides lists of the female life Peers and the female hereditary Peers who have been Members of the House of Lords.
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- House of Lords
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House of Lords: Backgrounds in Public Life—February 2021

Monday, 22 February, 2021

This briefing lists current members of the House of Lords who have held selected roles in public life. The chosen senior positions range across politics, government, defence, the judiciary, education, culture, media, and religion.
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- House of Lords
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Ministerial and other Maternity Allowances Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Friday, 19 February, 2021

The bill would create a discretionary power to enable ministers and certain Opposition office holders to take six months paid maternity leave subject to certain conditions. This briefing considers: the background to the bill; what it would do; what happened during its passage through the House of Commons; and the wider reaction to the bill.
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National Security and Investment Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 28 January, 2021

The aim of the National Security and Investment Bill is to reform how inward investment in the UK is investigated to ensure hostile governments or other entities do not use this to undermine the UK’s national security. The second reading of the bill is scheduled to take place in the House of Lords on 4 February 2021. This briefing provides a summary of the bill and its passage through the House of Commons.
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Lords Appointments: Life peerages created since 1958

Wednesday, 20 January, 2021

In 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced 58 new life peers. This took the total number of life peers created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 to 1,517. This briefing provides information and statistics on these peerage creations. This includes breakdowns by decade and by prime minister. It also contains a list of every life peer appointed under the Act.
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- House of Lords
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Financial Services Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

This bill proposes changes to the financial services regulatory regime.
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Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 14 January, 2021

On 18 March 2020, the Government introduced the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill in the House of Commons. It completed report stage and third reading in the Commons on 3 November 2020. Second reading in the House of Lords is scheduled to take place on 20 January 2021.
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Domestic Abuse Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Thursday, 17 December, 2020

This government bill seeks to increase awareness of domestic abuse, strengthen support for victims and improve the effectiveness of the justice system. The bill includes provisions on several areas. It includes a new definition of domestic abuse, extra protection for victims and witnesses in court, and codifies the principle that consent to offences involving violent or abusive behaviour is not a defence.
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Size of the House of Lords: November 2020 Update

Wednesday, 02 December, 2020

This briefing provides an update on the size of the House of Lords and recent statements on the issue following the new peerages announced this year. As at 20 November 2020, the size of the absolute membership was 820. This represented an increase in the size of the membership from the end of the 2017–19 session, but is lower than the peak of 845 at the end of the 2015–16 session.
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- House of Lords

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