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Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations

Thursday, 19 April, 2018

Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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Research Briefing

Parliamentary approval for military action: Debate to 2018

Tuesday, 17 April, 2018

Parliament has no legal role in approving military action, but since 2011 there has been a convention to inform and consult the Commons before deploying troops.
Research Briefing

The Chemical Weapons Convention

Monday, 26 March, 2018

This short briefing paper looks at the Chemical Weapons Convention in the context of the attack in Salisbury in March 2018.
Debate Pack

Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland

Tuesday, 06 March, 2018

This Debate Pack has been produced ahead of the Opposition Day debate to be held in the Commons Chamber on Wednesday 7 March 2018, on the 'Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland'. The debate will be on a motion put forward by the Democratic Unionist Party.
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Size and strength of the British armed forces

Friday, 19 January, 2018

A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Size and strength of the British armed forces’ is scheduled for Wednesday 24 January 2018 at 9.30am. The Member initiating the debate is Leo Docherty.
Debate Pack

100th anniversary of the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917

Friday, 17 November, 2017

A debate on the ‘Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917’ has been scheduled for Thursday 23 November 2017 in Westminster Hall at 3.00pm.
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- Armed forces
Debate Pack

UK amphibious capability in the 21st century

Friday, 17 November, 2017

A debate on the ‘UK amphibious capability in the 21st Century’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 21 November 2017 in Westminster Hall at 9.30am. The debate has been initiated by Ruth Smeeth MP.
Debate Pack

Armed Forces pay

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017

This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on 'Armed Forces Pay', to be held in the Main Chamber on Wednesday 1 November 2017.
Research Briefing

Nuclear Weapons – Country Comparisons

Monday, 09 October, 2017

This paper has now been replaced by CBP09069, Nuclear weapons - at a glance. This is a series of individual country profiles which examine the policies, capabilities and programmes of each of the nine nuclear weapon states.
Debate Pack

Armed Forces Pay

Tuesday, 12 September, 2017

This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on 'Armed Forces Pay', to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 14 September 2017, at 3:00pm, initiated by Stephen Morgan MP.
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- Armed forces
Research Briefing

Syria and Iraq: update July 2017

Friday, 21 July, 2017

The campaign for Mosul is making good progress and the re-conquest of Raqqah from ISIS is beginning. The Assad government looks as if it is here to stay, however.
Research Briefing

Key Issues 2017

Monday, 26 June, 2017

Key Issues 2017 is a series of short briefings on the topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament. Written by impartial Commons Library specialists, these articles are designed to help the reader get up to speed quickly on issues such as; Brexit, the housing crisis, the future of devolution and much more.
Insight

Defence and the Armed Forces

Friday, 23 June, 2017
Debate Pack

Funding for the National Spitfire Project

Wednesday, 22 March, 2017

MPs will debate ‘Funding for the National Spitfire Project’ in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 28 March 2017 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Royston Smith MP.
Research Briefing

ISIS/Daesh: the military response in Iraq and Syria

Wednesday, 08 March, 2017

An update on the military campaign in Iraq and Syria is available in CBP8011, Syria and Iraq: update June 2017. This document will no longer be updated but serves as a useful summary of the military campaign against ISIS to March 2017.

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