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This note looks at the detailed recommendations of the Tebbit Review in the House of Commons, the response by the House of Commons Commission and subsequent implementation. There is also background on how the Administration of the House has changed since 1978 and some comparative information on the devolved parliamentary administrations.
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This paper has been superseded by Research Paper 12/43, UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012.
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This Note looks briefly at parliamentary pay, pensions and allowances for MPs.
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This Private Member's Bill is due to have a second reading on Friday 25 January 2008. It introduces a new disqualification procedure for members of both Houses relating to grounds related to residence and domicile for tax purposes.
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This note sets out the programme of citizens' juries which were announced by the Prime Minister. It collates information about the events held since July 2007, but also considers the use of citizens' juries and deliberative forums in the UK by local and national Government since 1997.
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This note focuses on the Committee's recommendations on procedural issues, notes the Government's response to them and records the House's decisions. It also gives a brief overview of how the new procedures will operate.
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This note outlines the background to the Modernisation Committee's proposals and its proposals for public bill committees. It notes the House's reaction to the proposals and notes some exchanges on the way in which the process should work.
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This note reports the progress of the Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill [HL] through the House of Commons.
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This Note updates Research Paper 07/18 The Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill, which was published on 21 February. Since then, this Bill has finished its Commons stages.
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