Research Briefing
Public Advocate Bill [HL]
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Public Advocate Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 29 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL]
The House of Lords Library briefing provides background material on the Age of Criminal Responsibility Bill [HL], which is due to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 29 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL]
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the private member’s bill, Road Traffic Act 1988 (Alcohol Limits) (Amendment) Bill [HL].
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Research Briefing
Promoting English Language Classes for Women to Address Isolation and Extremism
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 Promoting English Language Classes for Women to Address Isolation and Extremism, scheduled to take place on 28 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Armed Forces Bill.
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Research Briefing
Debate on Local Democracy in the United Kingdom
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 Local Democracy on 28 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
QSD on the Work of the House of Lords Press Office
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on the work of the House of Lords Press Office
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Research Briefing
Housing and Planning Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This Lords Library briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Housing and Planning Bill.
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Research Briefing
Debate on Adult Education and Lifelong Learning and the Need to Develop the Skills Needed to Strengthen the UK Economy
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on adult education and lifelong learning and its impact upon the skills needed in the UK economy.
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Research Briefing
Work of the Ad Hoc Committees in 2013–14
This House of Lords Library briefing provides an overview of the work of the five ad hoc Lords Select Committees which reported in the 2013–14 session.
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Research Briefing
The Government’s Strategy to Defeat ISIL in Syria
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 the Government’s Strategy to Defeat ISIL in Syria.
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Research Briefing
QSD on the Security and Human Rights Challenges on the Korean Peninsula Following North Korea’s Recent Nuclear Test
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the question for short debate on the security and human rights challenges on the Korean Peninsula following North Korea’s recent nuclear test.
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Research Briefing
Race Relations Act 1965: 50 Years
This Lords Library briefing provides background and reaction to the Race Relations Act 1965, which came into force 50 years ago on 8 December 1965.
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Research Briefing
Committee Procedures for Public Bills: Select Committees
Public bills may be committed to a select committee when it is considered that they require detailed investigation or when the hearing of evidence is considered necessary on the bill’s provisions. The most recent occasion on which a Government bill was referred to a select committee was the Constitutional Reform Bill in 2004.
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Research Briefing
The Military Service Act 1916: 100 Years
This House of Lords Library briefing provides a brief overview of the history of conscription in Britain in the First World War to mark the centenary of the enactment of the Military Service Act 1916. It also identifies those countries in the European Union that currently enforce conscription or compulsory military service.
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