Research Briefing
The Coronavirus Bill includes provisions to expand the availability of video and audio link in criminal court proceedings. It also makes it easier to broadcast civil, family and tribunal proceedings by video or audio link. These provisions, as with the rest of the Bill, are temporary.
Research Briefing
The Government has announced up to 20,000 military personnel will be put on standby to support the public services as part of a new Covid Support Force. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at when the armed forces can be deployed in the UK and how this might apply during the Coronavirus pandemic.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on The Modern Slavery Act 2015 five years on is scheduled for Thursday 19 March 2020 at 1.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Rt Hon Maria Miller MP
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Freedom of religion or belief’ has been scheduled for Thursday 12 March 2020 from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Jim Shannon MP.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘China's policy on its Uighur population’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 11 March 2020 from 2.30-4:00pm. The debate has been initiated by Mark Pritchard MP.
Debate Pack
A general debate on ‘The Commonwealth in 2020’ has been scheduled for Monday 9 March 2020 in the Main Chamber.
Research Briefing
The UK and EU begin negotiations over their future relationship this week. This paper outlines the UK and EU's objectives, the main issues of contention and the process being followed in the negotiations
Research Briefing
This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports by Parliamentary and Devolved Assembly committees following the result of the EU Referendum on 23 June 2016.
Research Briefing
The Terrorist Offenders (Restriction of Early Release) Bill 2019-20 was introduced on 11 February 2020. All stages in the House of Commons are due to take place on 12 February 2020. The Bill has been introduced in response to the terrorist attacks on London Bridge in November 2019 and in Streatham in February 2020. The offenders in each of these attacks had been released from prison automatically without the involvement of the Parole Board. The Bill would end the automatic early release of certain terrorist offenders.
Debate Pack
A General debate in the Main Chamber on ‘Persecution of Christians’ has been scheduled for Thursday 6 February 2020.
Debate Pack
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm on Tuesday 4 February 2020 on climate justice. The debate will be opened by Nadia Whittome MP.
Research Briefing
‘Global Britain’ has become a rallying cry for those who want to see the UK stride confidently into a post-Brexit future. Opponents of Brexit have argued that this perspective ignores the damage being done to the UK’s national interests by leaving the European Union.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Antarctica science and diplomacy’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 28 January 2020, from 2.30-4:00pm. The debate has been initiated by James Gray MP.
Research Briefing
This briefing sets out the Government response to the fire at Grenfell Tower which broke out on 14 June 2017, including details of the building safety programme, public inquiry and recovery taskforce.
Research Briefing
US-North Korea tensions in 2017 over the latter's nuclear weapons ambitions were replaced by dialogue and detente between 2018 and mid-2019. However, after two face-to-face summits between President Donald Trump and his Korean counterpart Kim Jong-un, the mood has darkened once again. This briefing reviews developments over the past 18 months and assesses future prospects.
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