Insight
The Queen’s Accession and the Platinum Jubilee
What happened when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 and how does it relate to this year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations?
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Research Briefing
Judicial Review and Courts Bill 2021-2022: Progress of the Bill
The Judicial Review and Courts Bill 2021-22 would reform rules affecting judicial reviews and bring in changes to the court system, including allowing remote access to inquests. It was considered by a Public Bill Committee over 11 sittings between 2 and 18 November 2021 and is due to have Commons report stage on 25 January 2022. This paper summarises the amendments made to the Bill in Committee and the main issues that were debated.
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Research Briefing
NATO Parliamentary Assembly: Reports of the 2021 Annual Session
The NATO Parliamentary Assembly's committees draft reports and policy recommendations examining all security and policy challenges confronting Allied countries. These represent formal statements of the Assembly's views and are widely circulated to the governments and national parliaments of NATO Member States.
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Insight
The UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly
The UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly will bring together representatives of the UK Parliament and European Parliament.
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Insight
A century since the Anglo-Irish Treaty
What was in the Treaty and how was it negotiated and implemented?
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Debate Pack
Motion of censure against the Prime Minister
The Scottish National Party have tabled a motion of censure against the Prime Minister on their Opposition Day on Tuesday 30 November 2021.
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Research Briefing
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 creates a five year period between general elections. Early elections may only be held in specified circumstances. The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill 2021-22, currently going through Parliament, would repeal the 2011 Act.
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Research Briefing
MPs’ paid directorships and consultancies
This briefing summarises the current rules for outside paid employment and how they evolved.
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Research Briefing
Standards in the House of Commons
On Monday 8 November 2021, there will be an emergency debate in the House of Commons on “the consequences of the decision of the House on 3 November relating to standards.”
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Research Briefing
The renewal of temporary provisions under the Coronavirus Act 2020
On 19 October 2021, the House of Commons will consider a motion to renew the temporary provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020. The motion is “That the temporary provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 should not yet expire”.
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Research Briefing
Elections Bill: instructions to the Public Bill Committee
An explanation of the motion for an instruction to the Public Bill Committee examining the Elections Bill 2021-22.
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Research Briefing
The coronavirus timeline: Measures taken by the House of Commons
The coronavirus timeline sets out the Commons’ response to the pandemic, including key ‘lock down’ dates and changes to the way parliamentarians worked. It includes links to the relevant debates in Hansard, Speaker’s Statements, Procedure Committee reports, the ‘Members’ Guide to hybrid proceedings’ and correspondence on proceedings during the pandemic.
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Insight
Coronavirus timeline: End of hybrid proceedings in the House of Commons
How has the Commons adapted procedures since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic?
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Debate Pack
The legacy of Jo Cox
A general debate on the legacy of Jo Cox is scheduled in the Commons Chamber for Thursday 9 September 2021. It will be opened by Neil Coyle and was granted by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Research Briefing
Select Committee activity on Brexit, 2016-2020
This briefing provides an overview of House of Commons Select Committee activity on Brexit leading up to UK withdrawal from the EU in January 2020. It provides data on public sessions held, witnesses questioned and prominent themes in Committee discussions.
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