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  • Research Briefing

    Repeal of section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983

    Wednesday, 19 February, 2014

    In January 2010, the Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary Representation recommended that section 141 of the Mental Health Act 1983 should be repealed. The provision was repealed by the Mental Health Discrimination Act 2013.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Insight

    The history and geography of women MPs since 1918 in numbers

    Monday, 18 November, 2013

    • Insight
    • House of Commons
  • Research Briefing

    Women in Parliament: making a difference since 1918

    Monday, 18 November, 2013

    This document, produced especially for Parliament Week 2013, examines the role that women have played in Parliament. It includes a statistics on the increasing number of women in Parliament, brief profiles of selected Women Members and finishes by examining key pieces of legislation that have been passed by women.

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

    House of Commons Trends

    Thursday, 01 August, 2013

    This paper sets out key statistics about the House of Commons. The aim is to provide comparisons over time, though periods may vary according to relevance and the availability of consistent data. Some are for Parliamentary sessions, some by calendar year and some by financial year. This should be borne in mind when comparing different sets of information.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary privilege: current issues

    Tuesday, 16 July, 2013

    This Note provides information on developments in parliamentary privilege since the last major review by the Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege report in 1999.

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

    Effectiveness of select committees

    Tuesday, 29 January, 2013

    This note introduces the Liaison Committee's review "Select committee effectiveness, resources and powers" (November 2012) and the academic literature on the effectiveness of select committees

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

    House of Commons Background Paper: Disciplinary and Penal Powers of the House of Commons

    Tuesday, 27 November, 2012

    This Note provides information on rules covering disciplinary and penal powers of the House of Commons.

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

    Parliamentary Commissions of Inquiry

    Tuesday, 24 July, 2012

    On 16 July 2012 a Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards was established by a motion in the House of Commons. The powers of the Commission are as set out by the motion. It is due to report its main recommendations on legislation action before 18 December 2012 before the Banking Reform Bill is published.

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

    Opposition Day Debates: 1997-2010

    Thursday, 26 April, 2012

    Opposition day debates under Labour governments from 1997 to 2010.

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

    Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary representation

    Monday, 09 January, 2012

    This standard note provides a summary of the main recommendations of the Speaker’s Conference on Parliamentary representation which published its final report in January 2010.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Nominations to Select Committees

    Thursday, 29 September, 2011

    This note outlines the background to various proposals that have been made for changes to the way in which the members of select committees are nominated. It includes details of the proposals made by the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, which was established in July 2009 to advise on reforms to, inter alia, make select committee processes more democratic; and details of the recommendations adopted by the House. It also includes details of the initial operation of the new system of elected select committee chairs, and nominations, from June 2010 onwards.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
  • Research Briefing

    House of Commons: providing information and access for the public

    Tuesday, 05 July, 2011

    This note outlines some of the current initiatives in this area.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
  • Research Briefing

    The Parliamentary Voting system and Constituencies Bill: summary of amendments

    Monday, 21 February, 2011

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Lords stages

    Tuesday, 15 February, 2011

    This Note summarises the Lords stages of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010-11. It supplements Research Paper 10/55 which was produced for the Bill's second reading in the House of Commons and Research Paper 10/72 which summarises all the Commons stages of the Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary reform – a brief overview

    Monday, 31 January, 2011

    This note briefly reviews committees that have (or have had) a role in developing reform proposals, then it briefly reviews recent reform proposals that have been implemented or are underway but not fully implemented. Finally it notes legislation before Parliament this Session that is likely to affect how the House of Commons operates.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament

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