Research Briefing
European Parliament elections 2004
European Parliament elections 2004. House of Commons Research Paper 04/50.
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Research Briefing
Proposals for a referendum on the new European constitution
This note examines the practical implications of the decision of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair to hold a referendum on the new EU constitution, if agreed at the European summit. UK wide referendums need primary legislation to set the terms of the question being asked, but the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 regulates the conduct of referendums, setting limits on expenditure.
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Research Briefing
IGC 2004: issues surrounding UK ratification of the European Constitution
IGC 2004: issues surrounding UK ratification of the European Constitution. By Vaughne Miller. SN/IA/3040.
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Research Briefing
Child Support Agency (CSA): Deductions from Earnings Orders and Armed Forces Personnel
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Child Support Agency (CSA): Deductions from Earnings Orders and Armed Forces personnel, from 2004.
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Research Briefing
The Human Rights Clause in the EUs External Agreements
The human rights clause in the EU's external agreements. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/33.
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Research Briefing
Burma
This Paper discusses the situation in Burma (Myanmar), where a military regime presides over economic decline, widespread human rights abuses, forced labour and insurgency by ethnic minorities.
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Research Briefing
Civil Contingencies Bill (Bill 14 2003/04)
Civil Contingencies Bill. (Bill 14 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/07.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (Bill 10 2003/04)
Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill (Bill 10 2003/04). House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/05.
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Research Briefing
UK Defence Procurement Policy
UK Defence Procurement Policy. House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/78
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Research Briefing
New partnership for Africa’s development (NePAD)
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the new partnership for Africa's development (NEPAD), from 2003.
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Research Briefing
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Bill 160 2002/03)
European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill (Bill 160 2002/03). House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/76.
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Research Briefing
Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill (HL) (Bill 50 of 2002/03)
Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill (HL). (Bill 50 of 2002/03). House of Commons Library Research Paper 03/70.
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Research Briefing
The Swedish referendum on the Euro
On 14 September 2003 Sweden held a referendum on adopting the euro. The ‘no’ campaign had led in opinion polls in the weeks and months before the vote. A few days before the referendum the Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh, was murdered. The result of the referendum was a clear vote against adopting the euro.
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Research Briefing
A Draft Treaty Establishing a European Constitution
The draft treaty establishing a European constitution: technical and constitutional issues in Parts I and IV. House of Commons Library Research paper 03/60.
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