Research Briefing
Coronavirus: What does data show about men and women MPs in the hybrid Commons?
This Insight explores how the temporary hybrid model for proceedings affected the participation of women MPs.
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Insight
Coronavirus: What does data show about men and women MPs in the hybrid Commons?
This Insight explores how the temporary hybrid model for proceedings affected the participation of women MPs.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Changes to practice and procedure in the UK and other parliaments
This Briefing Paper illustrates changes that have been made to procedures and practices in response to coronavirus in the House of Commons and a small selection of other parliaments.
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Research Briefing
The Compliance Officer for IPSA
This briefing paper sets out the legislative background to the post of Compliance Officer, created in the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended. The Compliance Officer investigates complaints about expenses claimed by Members of Parliament and reviews claims that the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority does not allow. The briefing paper outlines the procedures the Compliance Officer follows in undertaking investigations and reviews.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: How are parliaments worldwide working during the pandemic?
Parliaments across the world are adapting to the new realities resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Insight
Coronavirus: How are parliaments worldwide working during the pandemic?
Parliaments across the world are adapting to the new realities resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Research Briefing
Fast-track legislation
This note reviews the outcome of House of Lords Constitution Committee’s inquiry into fast-track legislation. It reports how information has been provided to Parliament on bills that have been fast-tracked.
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Research Briefing
The Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee has responsibility for scheduling non-ministerial business in the House of Commons. This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out how the membership of the Committee is determined, it approach to date, and notes some assessments of its impact.
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Research Briefing
Members’ pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2019/20
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the 2019/20 rates of Members' pay and ministerial salaries. It provides background to recent changes. It also notes changes in the rules relating to and budget limits for Members' expenses since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Constitutional implications of the Withdrawal Agreement legislation
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 at 11pm GMT with a ratified Withdrawal Agreement. The changes brought about by Brexit have been implemented predominantly through the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020. This briefing paper explains the constitutional and legal implications of those two Acts, taken together, and what it means for the next part of the Brexit process.
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Research Briefing
Peerage Creations since 1997
This House of Commons briefing paper provides details of appointments to the House of Lords from May 1997 to January 2020. It provides tables showing the numbers appointed under Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson, broken down by party affiliation at the time of appointment. It also includes a chronological list of all those appointed during this period.
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Research Briefing
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act
Both Conservative and Labour Parties have promised to repeal the The Fixed-term Parliaments Act, with a review of the Act needing to be arranged in 2020
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Insight
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act
Both Conservative and Labour Parties have promised to repeal the The Fixed-term Parliaments Act, with a review of the Act needing to be arranged in 2020
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Research Briefing
The election of a Speaker
This note briefly outlines the procedure for electing a Speaker. It reports the results of the election of new Speakers in 2009 and 2019; and the Procedure Committee's review of the 2009 election.
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Research Briefing
Timetabling of constitutional bills since 1997
This note provides some information on the amount of time the House has spent considering constitutional bills on the floor of the House of Commons during committee stage. The Note covers the period since 1997, when the programming of bills was first introduced.
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