Research and analysis from impartial experts
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases – the Irish border in particular – and the framework for future EU-UK relations. …
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The deployment of the Armed Forces is currently a prerogative power. Parliament has no legally established role and the Government is under no legal obligation with respect to its conduct. …
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This paper looks at the general prohibition in international law on the use of force or threat of force directed at other states, and the legal advice on which the …
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There are already two UK Bills related to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU that engage the legislative consent convention. The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) and the Trade …
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On 30 April 2018 there will be a debate on e-petition 205169 relating to Parliament’s vote on the deal for the UK’s exit from the EU. The debate will take …
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This Commons Library Briefing Paper examines Parliament’s engagement with the public and explores the extent to which it is or could be underpinned by a procedural justice framework. …
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This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the current rates of Members’ pay and ministerial salaries. It provides background to recent changes. It also notes changes in the …
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An overview of the attempts of the Joint Ministerial Committee on European Negotiations to agree changes to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill to gain legislative consent from the Scottish Parliament …
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How the legislative consent convention works in the context of Brexit and devolution. …
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A list of emergency debates held in the House of Commons since 1979. …
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Prime Minister Theresa May is due to make her third appearance before the Liaison Committee on 27 March. These sessions with the Prime Minister have occurred since 2002 and have …
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The Commission published a draft legal text of the withdrawal agreement in February 2018 and an updated draft on 15 March. On 19 March a third text was published which …
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Since the 1979 General Election, there have been 2,128 people elected to the House of Commons. Of these, 403 have been women and 1,725 have been men. This publication lists …
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Maiden speeches by newly elected MPs in the 2015 and 2017 Parliaments. …
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This Debate Pack has been produced ahead of the general debates on ‘European Affairs’, to be held in the Commons Chamber on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 March 2018. …
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