Military action: Parliament’s role
The decision to take military action against Houthi targets in Yemen and in support of the wider Middle East over the course of 2024, has reignited the debate about Parliament's role in deploying the armed forces.
Documents to download
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Progress of the Public Bodies Bill [HL] 2010-11 (174 KB , PDF)
This note briefly sets out the outcome of the review of public bodies before providing information on the progress of the Bill in the Lords so far. There is a Library Standard Note SN/PC/5609, Quangos, which sets out the background to the bill and general information about the ‘quango debate’.
Documents to download
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Progress of the Public Bodies Bill [HL] 2010-11 (174 KB , PDF)
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