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Claire Mills

  • Research Briefing

    Nuclear weapons at a glance: United Kingdom

    Wednesday, 03 May, 2023

    This paper briefly examines the UK's nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes. It is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    Replacing the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: Progress of the Dreadnought Class

    Wednesday, 03 May, 2023

    In a vote in July 2016 the House of Commons approved the decision to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s. After almost a decade of work on the project, that vote subsequently enabled the programme to move forward into its manufacturing phase, which will see the construction of four new Dreadnought class ballistic missile submarines entering service in the 2030s.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • International law
  • Research Briefing

    Replacing the UK’s nuclear deterrent: The Warhead Programme

    Tuesday, 25 April, 2023

    In February 2020, the Government confirmed the existence of a programme to replace the UK's nuclear warhead. What stage is the programme at and how much is it expected to cost?

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • International law
  • Debate Pack

    Landmine awareness and mine action

    Thursday, 06 April, 2023

    A Westminster Hall debate on landmine awareness and mine action is scheduled for Thursday 20 April 2023, from 1:30-3:00pm. The debate will be led by Wendy Morton MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Defence policy
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    The Integrated Review Refresh 2023: What has changed since 2021?

    Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

    On 13 March the Government published the Integrated Review Refresh 2023. This briefing examines how the review compares to its predecessor, published in 2021, focusing on the major themes and assessments.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Americas
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • Middle East
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    UK-French defence cooperation: A decade on from the Lancaster House treaties

    Wednesday, 15 March, 2023

    A UK-France summit was held on 10 March 2023. It was the first such summit in five years and future foreign policy and defence cooperation featured heavily.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
  • Debate Pack

    Ukrainian Holodomor and the war in Ukraine

    Friday, 03 March, 2023

    A debate on the Ukrainian Holodomor and the war in Ukraine is scheduled for Tuesday 7 March 2023 in Westminster Hall, from 4:30-5:30pm. The debate will be led by Pauline Latham MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Europe
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    A brief guide to previous British defence reviews

    Thursday, 23 February, 2023

    A brief guide to the main recommendations of the defence reviews that have taken place since the end of the Second World War.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    Ukraine crisis

    Tuesday, 24 January, 2023

    This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current conflict in Ukraine.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • EU institutions
    • Europe
    • Finance
    • Immigration
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Press and media
    • The EU
    • Transport
  • Debate Pack

    Closure of the Lachin Corridor and the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh

    Wednesday, 18 January, 2023

    A Westminster Hall debate on the closure of the Lachin Corridor and the humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh is scheduled for Tuesday 24 January 2023, from 2:30-4:00pm. The debate will be led by Tim Loughton MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Asia Pacific
    • Europe
    • Institutions
  • Debate Pack

    Russian grand strategy

    Monday, 16 January, 2023

    A Backbench Business Committee debate on 'Russian grand strategy' is scheduled for Thursday 19 January 2023 in the House of Commons chamber.

    • Debate Pack
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
  • Research Briefing

    The Armed Forces Covenant and status in law

    Thursday, 24 November, 2022

    The Armed Forces Covenant is a statement of the moral obligation which exists between the nation, the Government the armed forces.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    EU Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO): a future role for UK defence?

    Monday, 21 November, 2022

    Nearly three years after leaving the EU, the UK is about to join an EU-led defence capability project on enabling military mobility. What will the UK's rights and obligations be as a non-EU participant?

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    National Security Bill 2022-2023

    Tuesday, 15 November, 2022

    The National Security Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022. It would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity analogous to the counter-terrorism framework established since 2000. It would also limit the availability of civil legal aid and damages to those connected with terrorist activity.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence
    • Institutions
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Implications of the Russian-backed referendums in Ukraine

    Thursday, 13 October, 2022

    At the end of September 2022 Moscow announced the annexation of four occupied regions of Ukraine following a series of referendums on joining on Russia, which were widely labelled a "sham" and a violation of international law.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • The EU

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