Research Briefing
World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April 2016
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on the prevalence of autism in the UK and sets out some of the policies and actions being implemented to help autistic people.
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Research Briefing
Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Access to Medical Treatments (Innovation) Bill in the House of Lords on 26 February 2016.
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Research Briefing
NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill 2015–16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the NHS (Charitable Trusts Etc) Bill in the House of Lords on 26 February 2016.
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Research Briefing
Diabetes: UK Prevalence and Policy Developments
This Lords Library briefing provides information on the prevalence of diabetes in the UK and sets out some of the policies and actions being implemented to help tackle the issue.
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Research Briefing
The Zika Virus: Update, February 2016
This House of Lords Library briefing examines the recent outbreak of the Zika Virus.
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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
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
Alcohol Guidelines in the United Kingdom
This Lords Library briefing examines the recently updated alcohol guidelines for the United Kingdom.
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Research Briefing
NHS: Ability to Meet Present and Future Demand
This Library Note has been prepared to support the debate in the House of Lords on the ability of the NHS to meet present and future demands on 14 January 2016.
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Research Briefing
Immigration Bill 2015-16: Briefing for Lords Stages
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Immigration Bill.
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Research Briefing
Residential Care Sector
This House of Lords Library Note has been prepared ahead of a debate that is scheduled to take place in the House on 10 December 2015 on the following motion: “[...] that this House takes note of the quality and viability of the residential care sector in the light of the Government’s decision to delay the implementation of the care cost cap”.
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Research Briefing
Freedom of Speech in Higher Education Institutions
This Library Note has been prepared to support the debate in the House of Lords on the protection of freedom of speech in universities on 26 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
Building a Health-Creating Society
This In Focus briefing provides some statistics relating to the impact of lifestyle risk factors on health and what this means for the NHS, as well as examining policy responses to these challenges as set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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Research Briefing
Air Quality and Health in the UK
This In Focus note provides an examination of air pollution in the UK, and its reported impact on public health.
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Research Briefing
Direct Planning (Pilot) Bill [HL]
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Direct Planning (Pilot) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 20 November 2015.
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