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  • Research Briefing

    Reducing the size of the House of Commons

    Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

    The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill was introduced on 22 July 2010 and introduces new Rules for Redistribution which make provision for the number of constituencies to be reduced to 600. This note looks briefly at the current Rules for Redistribution and at recent calls for the Rules to be changed; details of the length of time it has taken to carry out periodical reviews of Parliamentary constituencies are also given. A summary of the Bill's main provisions is also included.

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

    The Rules for the Redistribution of Seats- history and reform

    Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

    This briefing is no longer being updated. It has been replaced by another Library briefing paper: Constituency boundary reviews and the number of MPs, Research Briefing 5929

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

    Redistributing parliamentary boundaries: some international comparisons

    Wednesday, 28 July, 2010

    This note describes how constituency boundaries are redrawn in a number of other countries: Canada, Australia, the USA and France. Much of the material in the note is taken from a key text on the subject, Redistributing in comparative perspective edited by Lisa Handley and Bernard Grofman.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary Ombudsman: right of Appeal

    Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

    Members often ask on behalf of their constituents whether there is any appeal against a decision by the Parliamentary Ombudsman (also called the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration). This note provides guidance on this subject.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    The Parliamentary Ombudsman and the MP filter

    Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

    This Note sets out the role of the MP in referring complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman and refers to other relevant Library Standard Notes.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Parliamentary scrutiny of opt-in decisions to the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

    Tuesday, 27 July, 2010

    The UK has an opt-in arrangement to measures in the "Area of Freedom, Security and Justice", which concern mainly immigration and asylum, border control, judicial cooperation in civil law, policing and criminal law. This Note looks at parliamentary scrutiny of the opt-in arrangement.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Time Spent on Government Bills

    Thursday, 22 July, 2010

    This note lists the time spent on debating Government Bills during each Parliamentary session since 1983. The table lists the number of bills introduced each session and the numbers that were successful or unsuccessful. Information is also provided on the time spent during each stage of the process through Parliament.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    The Backbench Business Committee

    Thursday, 22 July, 2010

    The Backbench Business Committee was created at the start of the 2010 Parliament, with the Standing Order changes made on 15 June 2010. This followed recommendations made by the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons in November 2009 and agreed in principle by the House in March 2010. The Chair of the Committee was elected by secret ballot of the whole House on 22 June 2010; with the Committee members also elected by secret ballot of the whole House on 29 June. The Backbench Business Committee has responsibility for scheduling debates on 35 days, at least 27 of which will take place in the House of Commons Chamber.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    PIL: Speakers’ statements on ministerial policy announcements made outside the House

    Friday, 16 July, 2010

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

    Reform of the House of Commons: The establishment of a Backbench Business Committee

    Thursday, 17 June, 2010

    This note briefly sets out the way in which the business of the House of Commons is currently decided. It summarises the proposals on the scheduling of business from the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons and the decisions made by the House on 4 March 2010. It considers the March 2010 report of Reform Committee and their proposed changes to Standing Orders, along with the Government's own proposals.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
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    The establishment of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

    Thursday, 10 June, 2010

    This note briefly describes the background to the decision to create the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) and a Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations. It then outlines the functions given to IPSA and to the Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations by the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009. It also sets out the steps taken in establishing IPSA, including the appointment of the Speaker's Committee and the Chair of IPSA, Sir Ian Kennedy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Fixed term parliaments- early dissolution arrangements

    Wednesday, 02 June, 2010

    This Note is intended to be a companion to Library Standard Note 831 Fixed Term Parliaments. It explains how fixed term parliaments operate in a number of other advanced democracies, both parliamentary and presidential.

    • Research Briefing
    • Institutions
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Women in Parliament and public service

    Tuesday, 25 May, 2010

    Women make up 51% of the population of the UK, but only 22% of MPs are women. This note looks at women in Parliament, Government and other areas of public life.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Equality
    • Government
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Coalition statistics

    Tuesday, 25 May, 2010

    Following the May 2010 elections, the UK has a coalition government for the first time in decades. This note shows that coalitions are an established form of government in western Europe and the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Proposals for an e-petitions system for the House of Commons

    Wednesday, 12 May, 2010

    In April 2008 the House of Commons Procedure Committee published a report on e-Petitions. This note looks at the benefits and risks that the Procedure Committee identified in their report, and sets out some information about e-petitions systems in Queensland, Australia, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. It also includes information about the No. 10 Downing Street e-petitions system, introduced in November 2006.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament

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