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Research Briefing
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 2013-14
This paper has been prepared for the House of Commons Second Reading stage of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill, scheduled for 28 April.
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Research Briefing
Whistleblowing to MPs
Public interest disclosure law now protects whistleblowers that disclose information to Members of Parliament, provided certain conditions are satisfied.
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Research Briefing
Public Reading Stage of Bills
This note reviews the proposals for introducing a public reading stage for bills; outlines the pilots that have been conducted; and reports on the evaluations of those pilots.
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Research Briefing
Reaching out from Westminster
Last week, a cross departmental trio made their way up to what turned out to be a very sunny Lancaster. The trip was intended to foster greater links between Parliament and the academic world by helping to dispel some of the mystery of Westminster, and by encouraging academics to engage with evidence-based scrutiny and policy
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Research Briefing
Census 2011 Constituency results: United Kingdom
This briefing compiles 2011 Census data for UK constituencies - including age, country of birth, ethnicity, car ownership and housing tenure. Highest and lowest constituencies, maps and access to demographic profiles of all parliamentary constituencies.
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Research Briefing
Public bill and general committees: pay for chairs
This note outlines the background to proposals for introducing salaries for the chairmen of standing committees (now public bill and general committees), which were agreed by the House on 13 July 2005.
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Research Briefing
Select Committees – pay for chairs
This note briefly reviews the background to proposals for paying select committee chairs.
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Research Briefing
Repeal of section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983
In January 2010, the Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary Representation recommended that section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 should be repealed. The provision was repealed by the Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013.
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Research Briefing
The McKay Commission: Report of the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons
This Note looks at the McKay Commission: Report of the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons. The report called for the adoption of a constitutional convention that decisions at the United Kingdom level with a separate and distinct effect for England (or for England-and-Wales) should normally be taken only with the consent of a majority of MPs for constituencies in England (or England-and-Wales).
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Research Briefing
Private Bills in Parliament: House of Commons Background Paper
This House of Commons Background Paper sets out how private bills are passed through the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Women in Parliament: making a difference since 1918
This document, produced especially for Parliament Week 2013, examines the role that women have played in Parliament. It includes a statistics on the increasing number of women in Parliament, brief profiles of selected Women Members and finishes by examining key pieces of legislation that have been passed by women.
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Research Briefing
Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill: Progress of the Bill
This Note charts the progress of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill through Parliament. It complements Research Paper 13/51 prepared for the Commons Second Reading.
Total results (page 57 of 76)