Research Briefing
Debate on 22 November: Successor Framework to the Millennium Development Goals
This Library Note provides background reading on the successor framework to the Millennium Development Goals.
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Research Briefing
Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (HL Bill 45 of 2012–13)
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill includes measures for changes to competition policy, to employment law, and for reducing regulation, as well as provisions on the Green Investment Bank, directors’ remuneration, copyright and planning. This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 8 November: Olympic and Paralympic Games Legacy
This Library Note explores the impact of the London 2012 Olympics on the UK economy, regeneration, sport and the broader cultural effects of hosting the Games.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 25 October: Looked-after Children
This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on looked-after children on 25 October.
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Research Briefing
Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Bill (HL Bill 43 of 2012–13)
The Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Bill would authorise the Government to provide financial assistance of up to £50 billion to support infrastructure projects. This Library Note summarises proceedings in the House of Commons on the Bill.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 18 October: Scott Expedition to Antarctica and Scientific Legacy
This Library Note provides background reading for the debate to be held on Thursday, 18 October: “the centenary of the Scott Expedition to Antarctica and of the United Kingdom’s enduring scientific legacy and ongoing presence there”.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords: Reform of Working Practices, 2000-2012
This Library Note summarises significant proposals to change working practices and procedures in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Defamation Bill (HL Bill 41 of 2012–13)
This Library Note is published in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Defamation Bill on 9 October 2012.
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Research Briefing
Public Attitudes Towards the House of Lords and House of Lords Reform
This Library Note provides information on public attitudes towards the House of Lords, and reform of the House, using the findings of various opinion polls.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 19 July: Silk Commission on Devolution in Wales
This Lords Library Note provides background information for the debate on 19 July on the Silk Commission considering the possible devolution of fiscal powers to the National Assembly for Wales.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 13 July: Recent Developments in the Middle East
This Library Note provides a brief summary of recent developments in selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as a table of statistical information covering the whole of the region.
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Research Briefing
Debate on 5 July: The International Competitiveness of UK Industry, Exporting to Global Markets and Attracting Inward Investment
This Library Note provides background reading for the debate on 5 July on the international competitiveness of UK industry, exports and attracting inward investment.
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Debate on 21 June: Economic Growth Strategy
This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the debate in the House of Lords on 21 June on the Government’s growth strategy for the UK economy, summarising the measures so far announced by the Government and commentary on these measures and the UK economic situation from a range of commentators and observers.
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Research Briefing
Justice and Security Bill [HL] (HL Bill 27 of 2012–13)
This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Justice and Security Bill on 19 June 2012.
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Research Briefing
Public Attitudes Towards the House of Lords and House of Lords Reform
This Library Note provides information on public attitudes towards the House of Lords, and reform of the House, using the findings of various opinion polls.
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