Research Briefing
The Commission published a draft legal text of the withdrawal agreement in February 2018 and an updated draft on 15 March. On 19 March a third text was published which showed where there is full agreement between the EU and the UK, where there is agreement in principle and where there is no agreement. This paper looks at the recent draft, making reference to earlier drafts where relevant.
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A briefing paper on the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill 2017-19
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The past 300 years have seen major changes in the way Britain handles its public finances. This briefing paper looks at trends in public income, spending and debts during this time, and comments on how the money was raised, spent and scrutinised by Parliament.
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On 1 November 2017 the House of Commons resolved that the so-called "Brexit Impact Assessments" should be provided to the Committee on Exiting the EU. This short briefing paper sets out the background to the debate and the Government's response to the resolution.
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This briefing sets out details of roles and responsibilities of special advisers and information about the number of special advisers.
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Phase two of the Brexit negotiations has started. The EU and UK negotiators have expressed their views on the scope of and conditions for a transition or implementation period, in which the UK will not be a Member State but will continue to apply EU law.
Debate Pack
On 26 February 2018 there will be an Estimates Day debate on the spending of the Department for Exiting the EU.
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This briefing sets out the current rules for recruitment to the heads of department roles in the Civil Service.
Debate Pack
Commons debate to approve the local government finance settlement for 2018-19.
Research Briefing
EU decisions form a large part of EU law but have not been much debated in the context of Brexit. There are different kinds of EU decisions and they are a the main instrument in the EU's foreign policy. This paper looks at the different types of EU decisions and how the EU Withdrawal Bill will deal with them.
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A briefing on the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill 2017-19.
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The Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill was held on the Floor of the House. The Programme Motion, agreed after the conclusion of the Second Reading Debate on 11 September 2017, provided for 8 days of debate. This paper summarises the main areas of debate, commitments made by the Government, and amendments agreed by the Committee of the Whole House.
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