Research Briefing
The Commonwealth
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Commonwealth.
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Research Briefing
Government Defeats in the House of Lords on Delegated Legislation
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides lists of government defeats in the House of Lords on delegated legislation by parliamentary session (from 1997–98 to 2017–19) and calendar year (from 1950 to 2019), as well as listing the five defeats on ‘fatal’ motions.
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Research Briefing
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 March 2019
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information to mark the upcoming International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March 2019.
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Research Briefing
Civil Contingencies, Emergency Powers and No-Deal Brexit
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides a summary of the emergency powers available to the Government in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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Research Briefing
Seasonal Time Changes: Recent Developments
In September 2018, the European Commission published a draft directive which would oblige member states to end seasonal time changes and decide whether to remain on winter time or summertime permanently. This House of Lords Library briefing outlines the proposals and reaction to them, and summarises past parliamentary debate on time zones and seasonal clock changes.
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2019: Briefing for Lords Debate
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) that “the Grand Committee takes note of the economy in the light of the Spring Statement”. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, presented the spring statement to the House of Commons on 13 March 2019. No changes to the tax system were announced in the statement, and only a small number of spending measures. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published revised forecasts for the economy and the public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Cohabitation Rights Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 15 March 2019.
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Research Briefing
English Channel Migrant Boat Crossings
This House of Lords Library topical briefing provides wider context to the migrant crossings in the channel, examines the reasons why greater numbers are undertaking seaborne crossings, and outlines the government's response to the recent rise in crossings.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No 2) Bill (Money Bill)
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Northern Ireland (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No 2) Bill.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No 2) Bill
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No 2) Bill.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: Recent Developments
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate scheduled to take place on 11 March 2019 on the further discussion with the European Union under article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It covers recent Brexit developments since the publication of our last briefing on 21 February 2019.
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Research Briefing
Bahrain: Human Rights
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on the human rights situation in Bahrain.
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Research Briefing
Lord Constantine (1901–1971): Profile
Lord Constantine was a West Indian cricketer and politician, who became the first person of non-European descent to be awarded a life peerage. This briefing provides biographical information including an overview of Lord Constantine’s career and a summary of his maiden speech in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Children: Swimming and Life-saving Skills
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate on improving the swimming and life-saving skills of children provided through schools.
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Research Briefing
Further Brexit Discussions with the European Union
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on further discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. It includes a briefing published by the Library on 21 February 2019 in preparation for this debate and supplements it with additional material, including a statement made by the Prime Minister on 26 February 2019.
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