Research Briefing
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Northern Ireland (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No 2) Bill.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No 2) Bill.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate scheduled to take place on 11 March 2019 on the further discussion with the European Union under article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It covers recent Brexit developments since the publication of our last briefing on 21 February 2019.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the human rights situation in Bahrain.
Research Briefing
Lord Constantine was a West Indian cricketer and politician, who became the first person of non-European descent to be awarded a life peerage. This briefing provides biographical information including an overview of Lord Constantine’s career and a summary of his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on improving the swimming and life-saving skills of children provided through schools.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on further discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It includes a briefing published by the Library on 21 February 2019 in preparation for this debate and supplements it with additional material, including a statement made by the Prime Minister on 26 February 2019.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the upcoming debate on 7 March 2019 to mark International Women’s Day.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Anonymity (Arrested Persons) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 1 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the work of search and rescue services.
Research Briefing
This Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord O’Shaughnessy that “this House takes note of the steps being taken to improve the safety of medicines and medical devices”. It outlines the current regulatory regime, which is based on EU law, and the roles of the main European and UK agencies. It then describes an ongoing independent review into medicinal product safety, which is tasked with recommending improvements to responses to patient reports about harmful side effects. The Briefing then considers the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU, both under the draft withdrawal agreement and if the UK leaves with no deal. Finally, it discusses ongoing developments in medicine safety, such as the greater use of technology, and sets the issue of medicine and medical product safety within the context of wider patient safety initiatives in the NHS.
Research Briefing
On 27 February 2019, the House of Lords is due to debate the Government’s further discussions with the EU under article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. This follows a commitment made by the Prime Minister on 12 February 2019 that, if by 26 February 2019 the Government had not secured a majority in the House of Commons in a second ‘meaningful vote’, she would make a further statement in the Commons on 26 February 2019, and a debate on an amendable motion would take place in the Commons on 27 February 2019. At the time of writing this briefing, the exact wording of the motion for debate in each House is not known.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill in the House of Lords on 1 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing presents historical statistics on the membership, attendance and activities of the House of Lords up until the end of the 2016–17 session (the latest complete session available). The figures presented have been collected by the House of Lords.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the 70th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was founded on 4 April 1949. A debate on this subject is due to take place in the House of Lords on 2 April 2019 on a motion moved by Earl Howe (Conservative) ‘that this House takes note of the seventieth anniversary of the founding of NATO and its continuing role in the United Kingdom's defence and security’.
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