Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill ahead of its scheduled second reading in the House of Lords on 10 March 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords second reading of the Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill [HL] on 10 March 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the Criminal Finances Bill 2016–17 ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords on 9 March 2017. The Bill would make provisions to tackle money laundering and corruption, recover the proceeds of crime, and counter terrorist finance. It also seeks to make provisions to enable those who violate human rights to have their assets frozen and will create a new offence of a corporate failure to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background reading ahead of the debate to mark International Women’s Day scheduled to take place on Thursday 9 March 2017.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming QSD on what strategy Her Majesty’s Government have adopted to increase the United Kingdom’s exports.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing sets out the law in Canada and selected states in the United States ahead of the question for short debate on 6 March 2017 on whether recent legislative changes on assisted dying in North America provide an appropriate basis for legislation in England and Wales. It also provides an overview of the law as it currently stands in England and Wales, as well as a brief legal history of the changes and attempts to change it.
Research Briefing
This briefing pack contains a selection of materials in preparation for the forthcoming debate on shale gas development in the UK.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the report from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Building More Homes (1st Report, HL Paper 20).
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the report from the House of Lords European Union Committee, Brexit: The Options for Trade (5th Report, Session 2016–17, HL Paper 72).
Research Briefing
The Government has stated that leaving the EU also means leaving the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). This Lords Library briefing examines what Euratom does and the possible implications of leaving Euratom for the future of the nuclear industry and nuclear research in the UK.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on clinical commissioners and the Government’s response to the Choice in End of Life Care Programme Board’s report What’s Important to Me: A Review of Choice in End of Life Care.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides a short overview of the Broadcasting (Radio Multiplex Services) Bill (HL Bill 99 of 2016–17), its key provisions, and a summary of its passage through the House of Commons in advance of the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords on Friday 24 February 2017.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background reading in advance of the second reading of the Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill in the House of Lords on Friday 24 February 2017.
Research Briefing
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill ahead of its second reading on 20 and 21 February 2017. The Bill would give the Prime Minister power to notify the European Council of the UK’s intention to withdraw from the European Union, under the procedure set out in Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
Research Briefing
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on global standards of nutrition for women and girls.
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