Insight
Bank holidays: How are they created and changed?
As everyone prepares for this long weekend, a future bank holiday has sparked attention.
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Insight
Online petitions and parliamentary debate: How do UK parliamentary petitions grow over time?
Petitions have a long and chequered history as a tool to influence policymakers.
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Research Briefing
The status of “retained EU Law”
As the UK leaves the EU, it is converting most of EU law into a new type of domestic law. "Retained EU law" is created by the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 and will come into effect on "exit day" (originally 29 March 2019, now 31 October 2019). But what is this new law, who can change it, and how?
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Research Briefing
Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny of UK replacement treaties
The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government has prioritised trade agreements, but has also agreed replacement agreements covering aviation services and safety, and road transport, for example. But Parliament is not happy about the way the Government is carrying out this 'treaty continuity programme' and Committees in both Houses have called for a greater scrutiny role for Parliament in treaty-making processes. This paper looks at what has been going on and what Parliamentary Committees in both Houses have asked for. It includes a table showing where we are with scrutiny of these treaties and what sort of scrutiny they have undergone, both in their precursor form as EU treaties and currently as replacement treaties.
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Research Briefing
Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill 2017-19 [HL]
In early July the Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill completed its passage through the House of Lords. The Bill provides a legislative framework for more court proceedings to be conducted by electronic means. The Bill's second reading is expected in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 July.
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Debate Pack
Gemma White’s report on Bullying and Harassment of MPs’ Parliamentary Staff
On 17 July 2019, there will be a general debate on Gemma White QC's Independent Inquiry Report on Bullying and Harassment of MP's Parliamentary Staff
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Research Briefing
Abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland: Do Westminster votes undermine devolution?
Yesterday (9 July) the House of Commons voted by large majorities to change the law regarding abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
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Insight
Abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland: Do Westminster votes undermine devolution?
Yesterday (9 July) the House of Commons voted by large majorities to change the law regarding abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
When might an early general election take place?
This Insight gives two illustrative examples of how the timetable might operate for an early general election.
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Insight
When might an early general election take place?
This Insight gives two illustrative examples of how the timetable might operate for an early general election.
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Research Briefing
The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November 2018. It was endorsed by EU Member State leaders at a special European Council summit on 25 November and the UK Prime Minister promoted it in the UK Parliament and around the country. The Agreement was debated at length in Parliament on several occasions and has been voted on three times. But the House of Commons has not endorsed it. A second extension of Article 50 took exit day to 31 October 2019, but once again the UK is faced with the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement if this agreement or another one is not ratified by the UK and the EU.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19
A Bill briefing on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19
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Insight
Amendments to Estimates Day motions explained
Amendments have been tabled to the Estimate Day motions. But, what are Estimates? How do Estimates Days work? Can Estimates be amended? And what happens once Estimates have been agreed?
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Research Briefing
Political Group formation in the European Parliament
The newly-elected European Parliament (EP) sits for the first time on 2 July. This Insight examines the shifting make-up of the Political Groups in the new Parliament.
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Research Briefing
Taking control of the Order Paper during Brexit
What does “taking control of the Order paper” mean? Why is it difficult? This Insight provides a guide to the Parliamentary procedures and numbers.
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