Research Briefing
Estimating the gender impact of tax and benefits changes
How can we estimate the impact of budget measures on women and men since 2010?
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Research Briefing
Sport participation in England
This briefing provides statistics about participation in sport by intensity, type, and socio-economic characteristics in England.
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Debate Pack
General Debate on Deafness and Hearing Loss
On 30 November 2017 there will be a General Debate in Westminster Hall on Deafness and Hearing Loss. This debate is sponsored by Jim Fitzpatrick MP.
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Research Briefing
Housing Benefit: under-occupation in the private rented sector
This Commons Library briefing paper explains the application of size criteria to people claiming Housing Benefit and under-occupying their homes in the private rented sector.
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Research Briefing
Legislating for Brexit: EU directives
What are EU directives and what will happen to them when the UK leaves the EU? This paper looks at EU directives in force and how they are implemented in the UK. This will give some idea of the task ahead for UK legislators.
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Research Briefing
The UK’s Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council
In May 2017 the UK will have its third regular human rights review by a group of other UN States, who will make recommendations under the UN’s ‘Universal Periodic Review’ (UPR) process. This Commons Library briefing paper provides a brief overview.
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Debate Pack
UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
A Westminster Hall debate on the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will be held at 2.30pm on Tuesday 21 March 2017. The Member in charge of this debate is Dawn Butler MP.
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Research Briefing
Women around the world: International Women’s Day 2017
This Commons library briefing gives an introduction to International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated on the 8th of March. It examines a variety of indicators for women’s equality both in the UK and internationally.
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Debate Pack
Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill
The Merchant Shipping (Homosexual Conduct) Bill 2016-17 is due to have its Report stage on 24 February 2017
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Debate Pack
UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
This Commons Library debate pack gives information on the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
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Debate Pack
Transgender equality
A backbench business debate on a motion relating to transgender equality will be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 1 December 2016. This Debate Pack gives a brief overview of the issues together with links to relevant materials.
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Debate Pack
Homophobia in sport
This Commons Library debate pack looks at what has been said on homophobia in sport and what various sports and organisations are doing to combat it.
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