Research Briefing
Public engagement in the UK Parliament: overview and statistics
This Commons Library Briefing Paper gives an overview of public engagement activities undertaken by the UK Parliament and their reach.
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Research Briefing
EU (Withdrawal) Bill: the Charter, general principles of EU law, and ‘Francovich’ damages
This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for day 3 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the EUW Bill) in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Retained EU law
This briefing paper has been prepared for day 2, scheduled to take place on 15 November, of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) in the House of Commons.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions 180642 and 168781 relating to a referendum on Scottish independence
There will be a debate on the motion "That this House has considered e-petitions 180642 and 168781 relating to a referendum on Scottish independence". The debate will be led by Martyn Day MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Monday 13 November 2017 at 4.30pm.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Supremacy and the Court of Justice
This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for days 1 and 3 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) in the House of Commons. It addresses clauses 5 and 6 of the Bill which together provide instructions to the courts on the status and interpretation of retained EU law (the new category of law which clauses 2, 3 and 4 of the EUW Bill would create).
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Debate Pack
Report of the Lord Speaker’s Committee on reform of the House of Lords
There will be a debate on the report of the Lord Speaker's Committee on reform of the House of Lords. The debate will be led by Tommy Sheppard MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 9.30am.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the October negotiations
What happened in round five of the Brexit negotiations - the last scheduled round in phase one? Did the EU negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the other 27 EU Member State leaders think "sufficient progress" had been made in the priority areas to move on to a discussion of the UK's future relations with the EU? And what about a transition period or the possibility of a 'no deal' scenario? Has the Government planned for this? This note looks at what happened in the October round and other Brexit issues.
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Debate Pack
Government Policy on Proceedings of the House of Commons
On Monday 9 October 2017, Alistair Carmichael made a successful application for an emergency debate (under Standing Order No 24) on Government Policy on Proceedings of the House of Commons. The debate will be the first item of public business on 10 October (today) and may last for up to three hours.
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Research Briefing
Hung parliaments
This paper sets out situations where there has been no overall control in the House of Commons since the beginning of the twentieth century.
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Research Briefing
What happens after an indecisive election result?
Most UK governments are based on the MPs of the government’s party filling a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, and forming a government is relatively straightforward. When no single party holds a majority of seats, this is known as a hung parliament.
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Debate Pack
Barriers for women in standing for Parliament
Debate Pack for the Westminster Hall debate on barriers for women standing in Parliament.
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Research Briefing
Committee of Selection
Motions to appoint the Selection Committee are scheduled to be debated on 12 September 2017. This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides some background information on the Committee of Selection, which has been appointed in previous Parliaments, and on the membership of legislation committees when the Government did not have a majority
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the August negotiations
What happened in the third round of Brexit negotiations from 28 to 31 August? Was any progress made in the contentious areas of citizens' rights for EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU after Brexit? And has the UK agreed to pay the 'divorce bill' demanded by the EU? And could the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland remain open and flexible after Brexit? The talks did not resolve these issues, but some aspects were agreed. Will this be enough to allow a move to phase two of the negotiations in October?
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