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Research Briefing

Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill

Tuesday, 29 January, 2019

The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL] would create a framework to enable law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to apply to a UK court for an ‘overseas production order’ requiring a person (in practice, generally a communications service provider or ‘CSP’) in a foreign jurisdiction to produce or grant access to electronic data for the purposes of investigating and prosecuting serious crime. An application would only be granted if the judge was satisfied that the data was likely to be of substantial value to the criminal proceedings or investigations for which it was sought, and that it would be in the public interest.
Debate Pack

Political situation in Venezuela

Friday, 25 January, 2019

A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Political situation in Venezuela' is scheduled for Tuesday 29 January 2019 from 4:30pm. The Member leading the debate is Graham P Jones MP.
- Debate Pack
- Americas
Research Briefing

President Trump: the Nuclear Question

Tuesday, 23 October, 2018

In January 2017 newly inaugurated US President, Donald Trump, signed an Executive Order which, among other things, called for a review of US nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities and force posture. That Nuclear Posture Review was published in February 2018. As widely expected, deterrence and not disarmament was the overriding message of the Trump review, and a marked departure from key nuclear policies under the Obama administration that sought to lower the reliance on nuclear weapons and embrace non-proliferation and disarmament.
Debate Pack

Peace process in Colombia

Monday, 10 September, 2018

A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Peace process in Colombia’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 12 September 2018 from 2.30pm to 4.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Chris Bryant MP.
- Debate Pack
- Americas
Insight

Making sense of the impending US-North Korea summit

Tuesday, 22 May, 2018

Will they or won't they? As the summit date approaches we examine what could be in store for USA and DPRK relations
- Insight
- Americas
- Asia Pacific
- Defence
Research Briefing

The 2018 Venezuelan Presidential elections

Friday, 18 May, 2018

Venezuela is facing a growing political, economic and social crisis. With Presidential elections scheduled for Sunday, can things get better? This paper looks at the political developments in Venezuela from Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013 to today, the candidates and their prospects, and what might happen afterwards. Most analysts believe the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro, will win another term. However, a lot will depend on how many voters heed the main opposition bloc's call to boycott the elections, or whether they will turn out to vote for Maduro's opponent- former Chavista -Henri Falcón. With the economy in crisis, and growing poverty, hunger and disease fuelling mass migration, the prospects for Venezuela, regardless of who wins the election, do not look bright.
Research Briefing

Nuclear Weapons – Country Comparisons

Monday, 09 October, 2017

This paper has now been replaced by CBP09069, Nuclear weapons - at a glance. This is a series of individual country profiles which examine the policies, capabilities and programmes of each of the nine nuclear weapon states.
Insight

Hurricane Irma: Who gets aid?

Monday, 02 October, 2017
- Insight
- Americas
Debate Pack

Political situation in Venezuela

Friday, 01 September, 2017

A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Political situation in Venezuela’ is scheduled for Tuesday 5 September 2017 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Graham P Jones MP.
Research Briefing

Brexit: the July negotiations

Wednesday, 02 August, 2017

What happened at the second round of Brexit negotiations from 17 to 20 July 2017 and what have we learnt? This first phase of the negotiations aims to reach agreement on citizens' rights, the financial settlement and the border between Ireland the Northern Ireland, as well as other separation issues, such as Euratom, EU external agreements and dispute resolution. But there was little evidence of agreement on any of these, and the UK Government has been asked for more clarification at the next round. A lot is at stake, because if sufficient progress isn't made by October, the negotiations will not move on to future relations, an EU-UK trade agreement or transitional arrangements.
Insight

Foreign affairs: the state of the world

Tuesday, 20 June, 2017
- Insight
- Africa
- Americas
- Asia Pacific
- Europe
- Middle East
- Key Issues 2017
Debate Pack

Proposed ban on microbeads

Thursday, 02 March, 2017

This House of Commons Library Debate Pack is prepared for MPs will participating in a Westminster Hall debate on the proposed ban on microbeads is scheduled for Wednesday 8 March 2017 from 2.30pm to 4pm. The Member in charge is Rebecca Pow MP.
Debate Pack

E-petitions 171928 and 178844 relating to a state visit by President Donald Trump

Thursday, 16 February, 2017

This Debate Pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on two e-petitions, numbers 171928 and 178844, relating to the proposed state visit by President Trump. The debate will be held on Monday 20 February 2017.
Research Briefing

Legislating for Brexit: EU external agreements

Thursday, 05 January, 2017

The EU has over 1,000 external agreements with other countries or organisations, many of which the individual Member States, as well as the EU, have ratified. Many of them concern trade but they cover a range of policy areas and it is not clear what Brexit will mean for the UK's participation in these agreements.
Insight

The Trump presidency: implications for East Asia

Thursday, 05 January, 2017

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