Research Briefing
Taiwan: Relations with China
This briefing looks at Taiwan's relationship with China. Their shared history, respective policies, including the "One China" principle, and recent military tensions.
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Research Briefing
Prisoners’ voting rights
This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also includes a concise summary of the main developments before May 2015.
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Insight
UK acknowledges Yazidi genocide by Daesh/Islamic State
The UK officially recognises five acts of genocide, although MPs have resolved that several other events constitute genocide.
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Research Briefing
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act gives ministers and devolved authorities substantial powers to change the law accumulated during the UK's membership of the EU.
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Research Briefing
Sierra Leone: 2023 presidential election and international reaction
Sierra Leone held a presidential election on 24 June 2023. In a repeat of the 2018 election, President Julius Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party beat Dr Samura Kamra of the All People’s Congress.
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Research Briefing
Armed forces pay 2023/24
The armed forces will receive a 5% pay rise in 2023. This briefing explains how pay is decided and recent pay awards.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill 2022-2023
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would end Troubles-related legal proceedings and give conditional immunity to those cooperating with investigations by a new independent commission
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Debate Pack
UK-Mongolian relations
A Westminster Hall debate on UK-Mongolian relations will take place on Wednesday 12 July 2023, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Daniel Kawczynski MP.
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Research Briefing
Turkey under Erdoğan: recent developments and the 2023 elections
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected for a third term as President of Turkey in a second-round election run-off on 28 May 2023. This paper provides background on the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections and Erdoğan's two decades in power in Turkey.
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Debate Pack
UN high-level meetings in 2023
A Westminster Hall debate on UN high-level meetings in 2023 will take place on Tuesday 11 July 2023, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Virendra Sharma MP.
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Debate Pack
NATO Parliamentary Assembly and NATO Summit 2023 in Vilnius
A Westminster Hall debate on the "NATO Parliamentary Assembly and NATO Summit 2023 in Vilnius" will take place on Thursday 6 July 2023, from 3:10-4:30pm. The debate will be led by Alec Shelbrooke MP.
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Research Briefing
UN ends peacekeeping force in Mali
The decade-long UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has come to an end at the request of Mali’s transitional authorities.
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Debate Pack
The role and status of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
A Backbench Business Committee debate on the role and status of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will take place on Thursday 6 July 2023 in the House of Commons chamber. The debate will be led by Dame Maria Miller MP.
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Debate Pack
Srebrenica Memorial Week
A Westminster Hall debate on Srebrenica Memorial Week is scheduled for Tuesday 4 July 2023, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Yasmin Qureshi MP.
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Research Briefing
Instability in Russia: Prigozhin’s armed rebellion
Events over 23-24 June 2023, saw the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, exiled to Belarus after attempting an armed rebellion in Russia.
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