Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 7 May 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on whether Her Majesty’s Government plan to establish a review of the role and responsibilities of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a summary of the emergency powers available to the Government in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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 House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place on 27 January 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc.) Bill on 18 January 2019.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the report from the European Union Committee, Brexit: The Proposed UK-EU Security Treaty.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 20 December 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Sheikh (Conservative) “that this House takes note of the impact of Islamophobia in the United Kingdom”.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the report by the Commission on Religious Education Religion and Worldviews: The Way Forward.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place on 19 December 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Moynihan (Conservative), “that this House takes note of how sport, recreation and the arts contribute to the wellbeing of society”.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides an overview of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Bill which is due to receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 23 November 2018.
Research Briefing
On 25 October 1968 the Race Relations Act received royal assent. The Act sought to build on the Race Relations Act 1965, which at the time was widely regarded as providing insufficient protection from discrimination, by extending prohibition of racial discrimination in relation to housing, employment and public services, as well as strengthening the Race Relations Board. This briefing sets out the chronology of how the Race Relations Act 1968 came to be passed, referring for context to the passage through Parliament earlier that year of the Commonwealth Immigrants Act.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate to take place on 13 September 2018 in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Harries of Pentregarth that this House takes note of Part II of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 and the effect it has had on third party election campaigning.
Research Briefing
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Bill in the House of Lords on 29 June 2018.
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