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Research Briefing
Chairs of the Committee of Public Accounts since 1861
This table lists the successive Chairs of the Public Accounts Committee from 1981 to present day.
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Research Briefing
Speakers of the House of Commons and Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
A list of all known Speakers and Deputies from 1258 to present day
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Research Briefing
Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Coalition Government: 2010-2015
This Briefing Paper reviews the commitments given on pre-legislative scrutiny and the draft bills published by the Coalition Government between May 2010 and March 2015.
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Research Briefing
General Election 2015: full results and analysis
This briefing shows data for the 2015 General Election, with maps, charts and tables showing votes, vote shares and turnout by party, region and constituency.
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Research Briefing
Leadership Elections: Liberal Democrats
This note outlines the rules under which leadership elections are conducted by the Liberal Democrats and provides details of previous leadership contests.
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Debate Pack
General Debate on English Votes for English Laws
This is an archived Commons Library Debate Pack on the General Debate on English Votes for English Laws from 2015.
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Debate Pack
Material relating to ‘Means of delivery for English Votes on English Laws’ debate – 7 July
On 7 July 2015 an Emergency Debate will be held on the process the Government proposes use to introduce procedures to provide for English votes for English laws.
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Debate Pack
English Votes for English Laws and North Wales
This is an archived Commons Library Debate Pack on English Votes for English Laws and North Wales from 2015.
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Research Briefing
England, Scotland, Wales: MPs & voting in the House of Commons
This note analyses the geographic composition of governments and voting patterns of MPs representing England, Scotland and Wales in the House of Commons. It does so in light of the Smith Commission Heads of Agreement on further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament, along with subsequent debate about both Scottish representation at Westminster and ‘English votes for English laws’.
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Research Briefing
EU Treaty change: the parliamentary process of bills
How does Parliament deal with EU Treaty amendments? Is primary legislation needed to implement them? This briefing looks at the parliamentary process of bills linked to the ratification of EU Treaty amendments and compares the amount of time spent on the major EU Treaties since the UK joined the European Economic Community in 1973.
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Research Briefing
Iraq: calls for an inquiry and historical precedents
There were repeated calls for an inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq from 2003 until the announcement of the Chilcot Inquiry in 2009
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Research Briefing
Key Issues for the 2015 Parliament
This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary Questions: recent issues: House of Commons Background Paper
The system of Parliamentary Questions in the House of Commons. Background material, developments and issues studied over the last ten years.
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