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Lucinda Maer

  • Research Briefing

    Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 24 July, 2009

    This report covers the Committee Stage of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL) 2008-09. The Bill implements a number of community empowerment measuresoutlined in the white paper - Communities in control: real people, real power (Cm 7427). It also implements changes in relation to regional and sub-regional economic development and planning. See also Research Papers 09/45 and 09/46.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Industry
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    The Departmental Select Committee System

    Monday, 15 June, 2009

    On 25 June 1979 the House of Commons agreed to establish a new system of departmental select committees to scrutinise the expenditure, administration and policy of government departments. This paper briefly sets out the historical background to the departmental select committees system before charting their development over the last 30 years, considering evaluations made of the system and recent proposals for reform.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Local Democracy, Economic Development & Construction Bill [HL]: Democracy and involvement aspects (Bill 93 of 2008-09).

    Friday, 15 May, 2009

    This paper covers parts 1 to 3 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]. The Bill implements a number of community empowerment measures outlined in the white paper - Communities in Control: real people, real power (Cm 7427). Other provisions concern a) tenants' representation, b) audit of entities connected with local authorities, and c) replacement of the Boundary Committee for England with an independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England. See also Library Research Paper 09/46, for coverage of parts 4 to 8 of the Bill which relate to economic and regional matters and construction contracts.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Members’ pay and allowances – arrangements in other parliaments

    Thursday, 23 April, 2009

    This Note sets out brief details of the system of pay and allowances in several European and Commonwealth countries, the European Union, and the House of Lords. It also includes information on the employment of relatives by Members of Parliament in other countries.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Royal Marriages and Succession to the Crown (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill

    Tuesday, 17 March, 2009

    • Research Briefing
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Defined Benefit pension schemes

    Monday, 09 March, 2009

    Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill (Bill 13 of 2008-09)

    Tuesday, 03 March, 2009

    The purpose of this Bill is to make the payment of rate relief for small businesses in England automatic. Currently, businesses have to apply to their billing authority once within each revaluation period (five years) to receive the relief during this period.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Local government
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    Background to Proposals for a British Bill of Rights

    Tuesday, 03 February, 2009

    The three major political parties have all recently proposed that the UK should adopt a 'British Bill of Rights' of some kind. This paper outlines these proposals and sets them in context.

    • Research Briefing
    • Institutions
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Official Secrecy

    Tuesday, 30 December, 2008

    This Note sets out the historical background to the current laws on official secrecy. It also provides a brief summary of notable cases which have involved official information legislation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Royal marriages-constitutional issues

    Tuesday, 02 December, 2008

    This note sets out the legal and historical background to the restrictions on royal marriages, and considers their application in the case of the marriage of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles.

    • Research Briefing
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    The Coronation Oath

    Wednesday, 27 August, 2008

    This Note offers a summary of coronation procedures and sets out the statutory requirements for the Coronation Oath.

    • Research Briefing
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Preventing Violent Extremism

    Monday, 23 June, 2008

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Defence
    • Security
  • Research Briefing

    Religious Hatred: Attempts to legislate 2001-2005

    Tuesday, 10 June, 2008

    Religious hatred. By Lucinda Maer. SN/PC/3189.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Criminal law
    • Equality
  • Research Briefing

    The Report of the All Party Parliamentary Committee into Anti-Semitism

    Tuesday, 13 May, 2008

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Equality
  • Research Briefing

    The Abolition of the Blasphemy Offences

    Monday, 12 May, 2008

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Equality

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