Debate Pack
Baby leave for Members of Parliament
Backbench Business Debate: Baby leave for Members of Parliament
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Research Briefing
Public spending: New debates in the House
This briefing discusses changes being made to the way debates on public spending in the House are allocated.
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Research Briefing
Legislating for Brexit: EU decisions
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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Debate Pack
E-petition 200165 relating to leaving the European Union
This Debate Pack has been prepared for the 'debate on e-petition 200165, relating to leaving the European Union', to be held in Westminster Hall at 4:30pm. The Member opening the debate is Paul Scully MP.
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Research Briefing
Hybrid Bills: House of Commons Background Paper
This Background Paper outlines the procedures followed in considering a hybrid in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19: Summary of Commons Committee Stage
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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Research Briefing
Brexit: ‘sufficient progress’ to move to phase 2
This paper looks at the path towards 'sufficient progress' in the first phase of Brexit negotiations and the Joint Report agreed by the UK Government and the EU. It focuses on the three priority areas: citizens' rights, the financial settlement and the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. The paper also looks at other recent developments and parliamentary consideration of Brexit.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: exit day
This briefing paper addresses the domestic legal concept of exit day, as defined by the provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) as introduced. The paper also addresses some of the amendments tabled relating to exit day, including those tabled by the Government and Sir Oliver Letwin. The paper has been prepared for day 8 of the Committee Stage of the EUW Bill in the House of Commons, scheduled to take place on 20 December.
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Research Briefing
EU (Withdrawal) Bill: clauses 9, 8 and 17
This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for day 7 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Commons, scheduled for Wednesday 13 December 2017.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: scrutiny of secondary legislation (Schedule 7)
This briefing paper reviews proposals to scrutinise delegated legislation made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. It considers the Government's approach set out in the Bill and alternative proposals from the Procedure Committee and others.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: clause 7 “the correcting power”
This briefing paper covers clause 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill), described by David Davis MP, the Secretary State for Exiting the European Union, as the “so-called correcting power”. The paper has been prepared for day 6, scheduled to take place on 12 December, of the Committee Stage of the EUW Bill in the House of Commons.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions 200004, 187570, 193282 and 200311 relating to a referendum on the deal for the UK’s exit from the European Union
Debate Pack for the Westminster Hall debate on Monday 11 December at 4.30pm considering e-petitions 200004, 187570, 193282 and 200311 relating to a referendum on the deal for the UK’s exit from the European Union. The debate has been initiated by the Petitions Committee and will be led by Susan Elan Jones MP.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the November negotiations
Was progress made in the sixth round of Brexit negotiations? This paper looks at what happened in the latest round of talks in each of the priority areas and at other developments linked to Brexit in the UK and the EU.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Devolution
Read about the parts of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill concerning devolution, ahead of the House of Commons consideration of them in committee.
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