Debate Pack
A Backbench Business debate on Implementation of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 is scheduled for Thursday 26 October 2017. This will be a general debate, to be held in the Commons Chamber. The subject of the debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee. The debate will be opened by Vernon Coaker MP.
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A debate on ‘International Freedom of Religion or Belief’ has been scheduled for Thursday 26 October 2017 at 1.30pm in Westminster Hall. The debate has been initiated by Jim Shannon.
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A debate on the ‘Centenary of the Balfour Declaration’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 25 October in Westminster Hall at 2.30pm. The debate has been initiated by Dr Matthew Offord.
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A debate on ‘Global LGBT rights’ has been scheduled for Thursday 26 October 2017 in the Main Chamber. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Nick Herbert and Crispin Blunt.
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This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on 'The Government's review of defence capability', to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 19 October 2017, from 3:00pm, and initiated by Marcus Fysh MP.
Research Briefing
A simple introduction to the front-line equipment of the UK armed forces. The Government is reviewing its defence capabilities.
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Several Territories were badly affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. This paper sets out the UK Government's response and their eligibility for UK aid.
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A debate on ‘The persecution of the Rohingya by the Burmese (Myanmar) Government’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 17 October in the Main Chamber. The debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee.
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What happened at the fourth round of Brexit negotiations from 25 to 28 September 2017? And what did Theresa May say that was so important in her speech in Florence on 22 September? Have discussions progressed sufficiently to move on to a negotiation of the UK's future trade and other relations with the EU? The EU thinks not; the UK is impatient to move on. This is what happened ...
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This Debate Pack has been prepared for the debate on 'Human Rights in Iran', to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 11 October 2017, from 9:30-11:00am, initiated by Theresa Villiers MP.
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Is the UK obliged to defend South Korea? This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the potential implications for the UK of a 1953 Declaration amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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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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This briefing provides an overview of the development of the legal and regulatory framework for UK arms exports since 1997. It also describes the main changes to this regulatory framework under the 2015-17 Conservative Government. During the last parliament there was also controversy over the use of UK-manufactured arms by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. As the current parliament gets down to work, there are potential uncertainties about the implications of Brexit for this area of policy.
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A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Political situation in Venezuela’ is scheduled for Tuesday 5 September 2017 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Graham P Jones MP.
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Tensions have risen alarmingly in the Korean peninsula during the course of 2017. North Korea appears to be making faster progress towards having a nuclear weapons system that can reach the US than many observers expected. What have been the responses of the US, China, South Korea and Japan to developments since the beginning of this year?
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