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Research Briefing

UK replacement of the EU’s external agreements after Brexit

Thursday, 19 September, 2019

The EU has over a thousand international agreements with non-EU countries, covering trade, aviation, nuclear co-operation and other issues. These will cease to apply to the UK when it leaves the EU. The Government has identified 157 agreements with non-EU countries that it is seeking in order to replace these arrangements in the event of a no deal Brexit. Some agreements have already been concluded, but engagement is ongoing for most of these and some will not be in place by the scheduled Brexit day of 31 October.
Research Briefing

Demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

Tuesday, 17 September, 2019

In August 2019 the United States formally withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.
Debate Pack

Rohingya refugee crisis

Monday, 09 September, 2019

A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Rohingya refugee crisis’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 11 September 2019 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Mrs Anne Main MP.
Research Briefing

A no-deal Brexit: the Johnson Government

Friday, 06 September, 2019

Commons Briefing Paper 8397, What if there's no Brexit deal? considered among other things how the UK and the EU arrived at a situation in which a no-deal Brexit might happen. This paper considers the position since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July.
Debate Pack

Spending on sanctions policy and implementation

Thursday, 05 September, 2019

A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Spending on sanctions policy and implementation’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 10 September 2019 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Tom Tugendhat MP.
Research Briefing

The United Nations Global Compact for Migration

Friday, 16 August, 2019

The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was formally adopted by 164 Member States of the United Nations, including the UK, in December 2018. This briefing explains what's in the Compact and its implications for Member States.
Research Briefing

UK-EU relations after Brexit: an Association Agreement?

Tuesday, 13 August, 2019

We don't know what the future relationship between the UK and the EU will be. It has been suggested that an Association Agreement might be appropriate because it is a fairly flexible kind of agreement and can include a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. But an Association Agreement also requires a degree of legislative approximation of the third country with the laws of the EU, and it isn't clear whether the UK Government would find this acceptable. This paper looks at the scope and contents of some existing Association Agreements.
Research Briefing

Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny of UK replacement treaties

Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government has prioritised trade agreements, but has also agreed replacement agreements covering aviation services and safety, and road transport, for example. But Parliament is not happy about the way the Government is carrying out this 'treaty continuity programme' and Committees in both Houses have called for a greater scrutiny role for Parliament in treaty-making processes. This paper looks at what has been going on and what Parliamentary Committees in both Houses have asked for. It includes a table showing where we are with scrutiny of these treaties and what sort of scrutiny they have undergone, both in their precursor form as EU treaties and currently as replacement treaties.
Debate Pack

Bishop of Truro’s Review on Persecution of Christians Overseas

Tuesday, 16 July, 2019

A Backbench Business debate on the ‘Bishop of Truro's Review on Persecution of Christians Overseas’ has been scheduled for Thursday 18 July 2019 in the Main Chamber. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Chris Philp MP, Fiona Bruce MP, Jim Shannon MP and David Linden MP.
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Human Rights in Saudi Arabia and the detention of opponents of the regime

Friday, 12 July, 2019

A general debate on ‘Human Rights in Saudi Arabia and the detention of opponents of the regime’ has been scheduled for Thursday 18 July 2019 in Westminster Hall at 1.30pm. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Mr Alistair Carmichael MP
Research Briefing

The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement

Monday, 08 July, 2019

This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November 2018. It was endorsed by EU Member State leaders at a special European Council summit on 25 November and the UK Prime Minister promoted it in the UK Parliament and around the country. The Agreement was debated at length in Parliament on several occasions and has been voted on three times. But the House of Commons has not endorsed it. A second extension of Article 50 took exit day to 31 October 2019, but once again the UK is faced with the possibility of leaving the EU without an agreement if this agreement or another one is not ratified by the UK and the EU.
Debate Pack

General debate on tackling climate change, protecting the environment and securing global development

Monday, 08 July, 2019

There is a general debate on tackling climate change, protecting the environment, and securing global development on Wednesday 10 July. Some key Library briefings, Committee reports and Government responses are listed below.
Debate Pack

Universal Health Coverage

Friday, 05 July, 2019

A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Universal Health Coverage’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 10 July 2019 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Alistair Burt MP
Debate Pack

Immigration detention of survivors of trafficking and modern slavery

Friday, 05 July, 2019

A Westminster Hall debate on "Immigration detention of survivors of trafficking and modern slavery" is scheduled for Tuesday 9 July 2019 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is Jess Phillips MP.
Insight

How autonomous are the Crown Dependencies?

Friday, 05 July, 2019

What is the constitutional status of the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey, and how are they governed?
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