Research Briefing
This note focuses on the Committee's recommendations on procedural issues, notes the Government's response to them and records the House's decisions. It also gives a brief overview of how the new procedures will operate.
Research Briefing
This note outlines the background to the Modernisation Committee's proposals and its proposals for public bill committees. It notes the House's reaction to the proposals and notes some exchanges on the way in which the process should work.
Research Briefing
This note offers a summary of developments in Northern Ireland since March 2007.
Research Briefing
This standard note summarises the powers and work of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales and compares those powers and that work.
Research Briefing
This note gives an account of developments at Westminster on the subject of devolution covering the period from January 2007 to June 2007.
Research Briefing
This Standard Note summarises the results of the Welsh Assembly elections in May 2007; the nomination of the First Minister and formation of the Welsh Assembly Government and recent developments in the National Assembly for Wales, including the election of the Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer, the election of the Assembly Commission and the setting up of committees. It also looks at the way in which the Assembly will be able to acquire new powers (via Legislative Competence Orders) to pass legislation called Assembly Measures.
Research Briefing
This note reports the progress of the Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [HL] through the House of Commons.
Research Briefing
Local and Mayoral elections 2007. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/47
Research Briefing
This Note updates Research Paper 07/18 The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, which was published on 21 February. Since then, this Bill has finished its Commons stages.
Research Briefing
Scottish Parliament election: 3 May 2007. House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/46
Research Briefing
The Rating (Empty Properties) Bill. (Bill 102 of 2006-07) House of Commons Library Research Paper 07/49
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