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Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2009/011. The Cluster Munitions (Prohibitions) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 19th November 2009, and is due to receive its second reading on 8th December. This Library Note provides background information on the use of cluster munitions; UK and international policy on their use; and the measures contained in the Bill.
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House of Lords: expense allowances and costs. House of Lords Library Note 2009/009. This House of Lords Library Note looks at the expense allowances that Peers have been able to claim since 1946. In particular, a chronology of key debates and motions is provided, as is a summary table of expense allowances. The second part of this Note provides a series of figures of the cost of the House of Lords since the Life Peerages Act 1958.
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The Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords (Updated November 2009). House of Lords Library Note 2009/010 From 1st October 2009 the appellate jurisdiction of the House of Lords was transferred to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. This Library Note gives an account of the history of the appellate jurisdiction, its functioning in practice and describes the Supreme Court.
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The House of Lords Bill 1998–99 sought to abolish the right of all hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords, and represented the most significant attempt to reform the House for some years. During the Lords consideration of the Bill, Lord Weatherill moved an amendment to allow 92 hereditary peers to remain as Members of the House. Thus the amendment, which was accepted in both Houses and became part of the House of Lords Act 1999, has become known as the ‘Weatherill amendment’. This Library Note provides a history of the amendment and outlines developments since 1999.
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House of Lords reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2009). House of Lords Library Note 2009/007.
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Debate on 14th May 2009: the wellbeing of children and families. House of Lords Library Note 2009/006
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History of the House of Lords Library. House of Lords Library Note 2009/005
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Coroners and Justice Bill. House of Lords Library Note 2009/004
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The potential for nuclear proliferation. House of Lords Library Note 2009/003
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Health Bill. House of Lords Library Notes 2009/002
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Geneva Conventions and United Nations Personnel (Protocols) Bill [HL]. House of Lords Library Note 2009/001
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Debate on 18th December 2008: Recent developments in India. House of Lords Library Note 2008/020
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This Note presents detailed information on all peerage creations since the first list of life peers was published on 24th July 1958. It updates earlier Notes to the situation at 24th July 2008.
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House of Lords reform since 1997: a chronology (updated July 2008). House of Lords Library Note 2008/018.
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Debate on 3rd July 2008: The rise in world food prices. House of Lords Library Note 2008/017
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