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DevolutionView All

Brexit: devolved legislature business
Brexit Devolution Research Briefing The EU 

Brexit: devolved legislature business

July 31, 2018 Rosie Barber Comments Off on Brexit: devolved legislature business

This paper is a record of Brexit-related business in the devolved legislatures. It is updated every Monday when the legislatures…

Twenty years of devolution in Wales, 1998-2018
Devolution Insight Parliament & Elections 

Twenty years of devolution in Wales, 1998-2018

July 31, 2018 House of Commons Library Comments Off on Twenty years of devolution in Wales, 1998-2018
Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Devolution Government House of Commons Parliament Research Briefing 

Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom

July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Strengthening the union
Devolution Parliament Research Briefing 

Strengthening the union

July 20, 2018 Comments Off on Strengthening the union
“A process, not an event”: Devolution in Wales, 1998-2018
Devolution Parliament Research Briefing 

“A process, not an event”: Devolution in Wales, 1998-2018

July 11, 2018 Comments Off on “A process, not an event”: Devolution in Wales, 1998-2018

ElectionsView All

The first use of a ‘recall petition’ in the UK
Elections Insight Parliament & Elections UK elections 

The first use of a ‘recall petition’ in the UK

August 10, 2018 House of Commons Library Comments Off on The first use of a ‘recall petition’ in the UK

What is a ‘recall election’ and how can one be held in the UK?…

Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015
Elections Institutions Prisons Research Briefing 

Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015

August 9, 2018 Comments Off on Prisoners’ voting rights: developments since May 2015
Voting age
Elections Research Briefing Voters 

Voting age

August 9, 2018 admin Comments Off on Voting age
Women in Parliament and Government
Elections Government Parliament Research Briefing 

Women in Parliament and Government

July 20, 2018 admin Comments Off on Women in Parliament and Government
The Boundary Review – what comes next?
Government Insight Parliament UK elections 

The Boundary Review – what comes next?

July 11, 2018 House of Commons Library Comments Off on The Boundary Review – what comes next?

GovernmentView All

Public Bodies
Government Research Briefing 

Public Bodies

August 8, 2018 Comments Off on Public Bodies

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 provides Ministers with the power to establish new public authorities to carry out functions…

Ministers in the 2015 and 2017 Conservative Governments
Government Research Briefing 

Ministers in the 2015 and 2017 Conservative Governments

August 3, 2018 Comments Off on Ministers in the 2015 and 2017 Conservative Governments
Legislating for transition: A stay of execution for the European Communities Act?
Brexit Government Insight Legislation Parliament & Elections 

Legislating for transition: A stay of execution for the European Communities Act?

August 2, 2018 House of Commons Library Comments Off on Legislating for transition: A stay of execution for the European Communities Act?
Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Devolution Government House of Commons Parliament Research Briefing 

Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom

July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Women in Parliament and Government
Elections Government Parliament Research Briefing 

Women in Parliament and Government

July 20, 2018 admin Comments Off on Women in Parliament and Government

ParliamentView All

Vellum: printing record copies of public Acts
Parliament Research Briefing 

Vellum: printing record copies of public Acts

August 15, 2018 Comments Off on Vellum: printing record copies of public Acts

This House of Commons Library Briefing paper provides information about the practice of printing record copies of public Acts. It…

MPs who have withdrawn from the Commons Chamber or who have been suspended
House of Commons Parliament Research Briefing 

MPs who have withdrawn from the Commons Chamber or who have been suspended

August 1, 2018 Comments Off on MPs who have withdrawn from the Commons Chamber or who have been suspended
Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Devolution Government House of Commons Parliament Research Briefing 

Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom

July 24, 2018 Comments Off on Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom
Strengthening the union
Devolution Parliament Research Briefing 

Strengthening the union

July 20, 2018 Comments Off on Strengthening the union
Women in Parliament and Government
Elections Government Parliament Research Briefing 

Women in Parliament and Government

July 20, 2018 admin Comments Off on Women in Parliament and Government

Local governmentView All

Bus Services Act 2017
Local government Research Briefing Transport 

Bus Services Act 2017

August 16, 2018 Comments Off on Bus Services Act 2017

This paper explains the policy background to and contents and purpose of the Bus Services Act 2017. It will be…

Review of the business rates system
Local government Research Briefing Tax 

Review of the business rates system

June 11, 2018 admin Comments Off on Review of the business rates system
The Greater London Authority
Devolution Local government Research Briefing 

The Greater London Authority

June 7, 2018 Comments Off on The Greater London Authority
Business rates
Local government Research Briefing Tax 

Business rates

May 31, 2018 Comments Off on Business rates
Reviewing and reforming business rates
Devolution Local government Research Briefing Tax 

Reviewing and reforming business rates

May 31, 2018 Rosie Barber Comments Off on Reviewing and reforming business rates

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