The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to change the Rules for Redistribution of…
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UK Election Statistics: 1918-2018 – 100 years of elections
This paper presents an overview of election results since 1918. It provides summary results for all elections from 1918 to…
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Leadership Elections: Conservative Party
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the current rules for election of a Conservative Party leader, and…
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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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Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Bill [HL] (2017-19)
The Government introduced a Bill into the House of Lords in May 2018 to reform the Courts and Tribunals system…
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Brexit questions in national and EU courts
It has been predicted that Brexit issues will give rise to many legal actions in UK and other Member States’…
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Brexit: Article 50 TEU at the CJEU
Can Article 50 TEU be unilaterally revoked? This briefing paper considers the Advocate General’s opinion and the CJEU’s judgment in…
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The UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement
This briefing looks in detail at the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the EU and UK and finalised on 14 November.…
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Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper looks at the Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill, published by the Cabinet Office…
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Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster
This House of Commons Library briefing paper outlines the background to the need for a major refurbishment of the Palace…
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Proxy voting in divisions in the House
On 13 September 2018, there was a general debate on proxy voting in divisions in the House of Commons. This…
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Brexit and the “meaningful vote”: The Final Countdown?
Next week, the House of Commons will begin five days of debate which will conclude with “the meaningful vote”.…
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Living former Members of the House of Commons
A list of known living former MPs as at 20 November 2018…
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Number of urgent questions in the House of Commons since 1997
Urgent questions are a category of oral questions that allow all MPs not in the Government to put a question…
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“The settled will”? Devolution in Scotland, 1998-2018
“The settled will”? Devolution in Scotland, 1998-2018…
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