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  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary Sessions: Years Without a Queen’s Speech

    Thursday, 22 June, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides statistics on sessions since 1900 that have lasted for more than 12 months and lists the years in which there has been no Queen’s/King’s Speech. It also sets out how the length of a session is established.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Salisbury Convention in a Hung Parliament

    Tuesday, 20 June, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing describes the background to the Salisbury Convention and considers how it applies when a hung parliament produces a minority or coalition government.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Lords
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    State Openings of Parliament: Reduced Ceremonial

    Tuesday, 20 June, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing gives a brief overview of the ceremony for the 2017 State Opening of Parliament and how it differs from previous years.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech 2017 Day 4: Exiting the European Union

    Monday, 19 June, 2017

    This Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming Queen’s Speech, which is due to take place on 21 June 2017. The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over five days between 22 and 29 June 2017. This briefing is one of five prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Foreign Policy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech 2017 Day 3: Home Affairs, Communities and Local Government, Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Devolved Affairs

    Monday, 19 June, 2017

    This Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming Queen’s Speech, which is due to take place on 21 June 2017. The House of Lords is due to debate the Queen’s Speech over five days between 22 and 29 June 2017. This briefing is one of five prepared by the House of Lords Library to cover the themes of each day of debate.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Devolution
    • Government
    • House of Lords
    • Justice
    • Local Government
    • Parliament
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Wash-up: What Happens to Bills before Parliament is Dissolved

    Friday, 21 April, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides information about what happens to public bills before the dissolution of Parliament in the period known as ‘wash-up’.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Scottish Independence Referendum Procedure: Section 30 Orders

    Thursday, 06 April, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the call for a second Scottish independence referendum and the section 30 order proposed by the Scottish Government as the means to hold one.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Hereditary By-elections: Results

    Tuesday, 28 March, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides a list of hereditary peers' by-election results since the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999, including information on turn out and the number of candidates.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Lords
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 and Parliamentary Approval of the Outcome of Brexit Negotiations

    Monday, 27 March, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing summarises several attempts (ultimately unsuccessful) made during the passage of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 to introduce amendments to put guarantees in the Act about a parliamentary vote on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 and the Rights of EU Nationals

    Wednesday, 22 March, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing summarises several attempts (ultimately unsuccessful) made during the passage of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 to introduce amendments to guarantee that the rights of EU/EEA citizens currently living in the UK would continue after Brexit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Immigration
    • Justice
    • Parliament
    • Welfare & Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Queen’s Speech: Lords Movers and Seconders

    Tuesday, 21 March, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides a list of the mover and seconder following each Queen’s Speech for the past 20 years, along with each Member’s party affiliation at the time.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Lords
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Political Parties (Funding and Expenditure) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Tuesday, 07 March, 2017

    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
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

    Monday, 20 February, 2017

    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
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Devolution
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Government
    • Immigration
    • International Trade
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Summary of Commons Second Reading Debate

    Friday, 03 February, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing summarises the second reading proceedings in the House of Commons on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill that took place on 31 January and 1 February 2017.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Devolution
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill

    Monday, 30 January, 2017

    This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 26 January 2017, following the Supreme Court judgment that legislation was required to authorise the triggering of Article 50.

    • Research Briefing
    • Brexit & the EU
    • Devolution
    • Government
    • Parliament

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