Debate Pack
Colombia peace progress
A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Colombia Peace Process’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 18 June 2019, from 4:30-5:30pm. The debate will be led by Jo Stevens MP.
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Research Briefing
The EU27: Internal Politics and Views on Brexit
The other 27 EU Member States have maintained a largely united front in the Brexit negotiations and in maintaining that the negotiated Withdrawal Agreement should not be re-opened. This paper examines the views of each of the EU27 on Brexit and any contingency planning for a possible no-deal Brexit. It also provides background on their internal politics and trade and economic statistics.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: Proposals for the future UK-EU relationship
The House of Commons has voted on various options for the future UK-EU relationship in the hope that an agreed UK position may help to break the impasse following the Commons' rejection of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. The Government says it may hold a further Commons vote on future relationship options. What options have been proposed?
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Research Briefing
The ‘Strasbourg package’
On 11 March 2019 the UK government and the EU agreed a series of 'interpretations' and 'clarifications' of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration they negotiated in November 2018. What is in the published documents? What are their effects? To what extent do they provide legally binding guarantees? How did they change the Attorney General's legal opinion of the Withdrawal Agreement? What was the result of the second 'meaningful vote' held in the House of Commons on the updated 'package', and what happens next?
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Research Briefing
What if there’s no Brexit deal?
What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.
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Debate Pack
Political situation in Venezuela
A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Political situation in Venezuela' is scheduled for Tuesday 29 January 2019 from 4:30pm. The Member leading the debate is Graham P Jones MP.
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Research Briefing
EU assurances to the UK on Brexit
The EU and UK negotiators agreed the texts of a Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on a framework for a future EU-UK relationship, and the time came for the UK Parliament to vote on it. But on 15 January Parliament rejected the two documents by 230 votes. The EU has said there will be no renegotiating the texts but has offered assurances on the intention that the backstop arrangement to prevent a hard Irish border would be temporary if it had to be introduced. This paper looks at what the EU has offered by way of 'clarifications' and 'assurances' on the backstop and whether the EU would offer an extension to Article. 50 might .
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Insight
The backstop explained
One of the major Brexit issues MPs are as yet unable to agree on is the ‘backstop’. Here we look at what the backstop is, if it’s likely to be used, and if the UK can then exit from it.
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Research Briefing
Brexit Unknowns (update)
What do we still not know about the Brexit process or the withdrawal agreement with the EU that is currently being negotiated? This paper looks at some of the main unknowns.
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Debate Pack
Peace process in Colombia
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Peace process in Colombia’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 12 September 2018 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Chris Bryant MP.
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Research Briefing
The Brexit White Paper on future relations and alternative proposals
The Government published its White Paper on future relations between the UK and the EU on 12 July. It envisages a 'common rulebook' to facilitate 'frictionless' trade, and among other things, UK cooperation in security matters, a commitment to maintain high environmental, data and consumer protection standards, UK participation in some EU agencies and solutions to the Irish border issues - all underpinned by a new governance structure that will pay "due regard" to the EU Court. Would the White Paper proposals work and do they respect both UK sovereignty and the indivisibility of the EU Single Market? David Davis's 'alternative' white paper proposes a somewhat different future relationship. This paper looks at proposals in both documents.
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Debate Pack
Humanitarian situation in Gaza
Debate Pack for the Westminster Hall debate on the 'Humanitarian situation in Gaza', scheduled for Tuesday 26 June 2018, from 2:30-4:00pm. The Member leading the debate is Grahame Morris MP.
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Debate Pack
Relations between the UK and Romania
A Westminster Hall debate on 'UK-Romanian relations' is scheduled for Tuesday 19 June 2018, from 9:30-11:00am.. The Member leading the debate is Bob Blackman MP.
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Debate Pack
Polish anti-defamation law
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Polish anti-defamation law’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 5 June 2018 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Alex Sobel MP.
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Debate Pack
Early elections, human rights and the political situation in Turkey
A debate on ‘Early elections, human rights and the political situation in Turkey’ has been scheduled for Thursday 7 June 2018 in the Main Chamber. The debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee after a representation from Joan Ryan MP, Tommy Sheppard MP and Jim Shannon MP.
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