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This Paper looks at Part III of the Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe (the European Constitution), which was agreed at the Intergovernmental Conference on 18 June 2004 and published in edited form on 6 August 2004.
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The Defence White Paper. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/71.
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The Defence White Paper: future capabilities. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/72.
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Children Bill (HL) (Bill 144 of 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/68.
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The Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe: part 1. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/66.
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This note reviews the publication arrangements of the report of the Hutton Inquiry, and how the report was considered in the House of Commons. By way of comparison, it reviews the responses to a selection of inquiries in the House of Commons. It provides some detail on the Scott report, including calls for a debate on a substantive motion, rather than on a motion for the adjournment. For the other inquiries, it details how the inquiry report was presented to the House of Commons.
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NATO: The Istanbul Summit. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/60.
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Iraq: legal issues at the handover. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/59.
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Iraq: political and security issues at the handover. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/58.
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This Paper traces the extension of Qualified Majority Voting in the European Union in Treaty amendments since the 1957 Treaty of Rome.
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Sudan: conflict in Darfur. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/51.
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European Parliament elections 2004. House of Commons Research Paper 04/50.
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This note examines the practical implications of the decision of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair to hold a referendum on the new EU constitution, if agreed at the European summit. UK wide referendums need primary legislation to set the terms of the question being asked, but the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 regulates the conduct of referendums, setting limits on expenditure.
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IGC 2004: issues surrounding UK ratification of the European Constitution. By Vaughne Miller. SN/IA/3040.
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This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Child Support Agency (CSA): Deductions from Earnings Orders and Armed Forces personnel, from 2004.
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