Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Parliamentary scrutiny and lockdown regulations
This Insight looks at how Covid-19 public health restrictions are put in place by the Government, and Parliament’s role in scrutinising those decisions.
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Insight
Coronavirus: Parliamentary scrutiny and lockdown regulations
This Insight looks at how Covid-19 public health restrictions are put in place by the Government, and Parliament’s role in scrutinising those decisions.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions: Suspending Brexit for a public inquiry; extending the transition period to delay negotiations
MPs will debate three petitions on Monday 5 October 2020 in Westminster Hall at 6pm. The first two call for a public inquiry to take place into the 2016 referendum on EU membership. One of these calls for Brexit to be deferred in the meantime. The third petition calls for the post-Brexit transition period to be deferred to allow more time for the UK-EU future relationship negotiations.
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Insight
Prorogation one year on: A case for reform?
This Insight explains what the current law of prorogation is, why some experts think it should be reformed, and what some of the options for reform might be.
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Insight
Proxy voting in the House of Commons
This Insight looks at how the pilot proxy voting scheme worked and the Procedure Committee recommendations for it to be made permanent.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus timeline: How the Commons virtually went virtual
This Insight explores the key changes to parliamentary procedures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Insight
Coronavirus timeline: How the Commons virtually went virtual
This Insight explores the key changes to parliamentary procedures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Research Briefing
House of Commons Library guide to designing effective statistical tables
This guide sets out a the basic principles of a good statistical table.
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Research Briefing
MPs in Parliament: Breakdown of activities by gender and party
This Insight analyses the data to highlight patterns in the parliamentary activities of female and male, and government and opposition MPs.
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Insight
MPs in Parliament: Breakdown of activities by gender and party
This Insight analyses the data to highlight patterns in the parliamentary activities of female and male, and government and opposition MPs.
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Research Briefing
UK-EU future relationship negotiations update: is an agreement possible?
This paper provides an update on the UK-EU future relationship negotiations following intensified negotiations in June and July 2020. It explores the prospects for an agreement in time for the end of the post-Brexit transition period on 31 December
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Research Briefing
Written Parliamentary Questions: The June peak
This Insight explores written parliamentary questions tabled in June, the highest monthly figure in the last 10 years.
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Insight
Written Parliamentary Questions: The June peak
This Insight explores written parliamentary questions tabled in June, the highest monthly figure in the last 10 years.
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Debate Pack
Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on negotiations for a future UK/EU relationship
An Opposition Day debate on the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on negotiations for a future UK/EU relationship has been scheduled for Wednesday 15 July 2020 in the Main Chamber.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: governance
Governance is one of the principal sticking points in the negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship. This briefing paper outlines the key differences between the UK and EU approach.
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