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The Constitutional Reform Bill (HL) - a Supreme Court for the United Kingdom and judicial appointments (Bill 18 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/06.
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The Constitutional Reform Bill (HL) - the office of Lord Chancellor (Bill 18 of 2004/05). House of Commons Library Research Paper 05/05.
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This note summarises how the project for building a new Scottish Parliament progressed from the initial discussion stages in May 1997 to its completion and royal opening in October 2004. The accounts are based on the sequel of events set out in Lord Fraser's Holyrood Inquiry.
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Freedom of Information implementation. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/84.
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The collective responsibility of ministers - an outline of the issues. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/82.
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The Hunting Bill 2003/4 and the Parliament Act. By Elena Ares and Richard Kelly. SN/SC/3181.
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This note examines the history of disqualification provisions applicable to Members of the House of Commons.
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This note reviews the publication arrangements of the report of the Hutton Inquiry, and how the report was considered in the House of Commons. By way of comparison, it reviews the responses to a selection of inquiries in the House of Commons. It provides some detail on the Scott report, including calls for a debate on a substantive motion, rather than on a motion for the adjournment. For the other inquiries, it details how the inquiry report was presented to the House of Commons.
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This paper has been superseded by Research Paper 12/43, UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012.
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The electoral performance of far-right parties in the UK. By Jessica Yonwin. SN/SG/1982.
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This paper lists the draft bills which were published during each session of the 1997 to 2001 Parliament.
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Parliamentary pay and allowances. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/40. (Replaces Research Paper 03/64).
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IGC 2004: issues surrounding UK ratification of the European Constitution. By Vaughne Miller. SN/IA/3040.
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This note looks at the process and progress of devolution in Scotland. It highlights the notable features of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Executive and examines opinion on the current state of devolution.
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This note describes the secondary mandate process, gives examples of the use of the system and explores some the issues that the secondary mandate idea raises.
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