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.
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.
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.
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.
The National Security Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022. It would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity. The Commons are due to consider Lords amendments on 3 May 2023.
Thailand held a general election on 14 May 2023. The Move Forward Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives, but there is uncertainty over who will become Prime Minister.
A general debate on global military operations will take place on Wednesday 14 June 2023 in the House of Commons chamber. The debate was originally called UK defence policy.
The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s report stage in the House of Commons on 13 June 2023.
This note examines the background to the current crisis in South Ossetia and the unfolding conflict between Georgia and Russia. It analyses what the conflict might mean for Georgia, its claim to South Ossetia and Abkhazia and its aspirations for joining NATO. It assesses the Russian response to the crisis and considers what it reveals about the broader objectives of Russian foreign policy. It also assesses the implications of the conflict for the West and its relations with Russia.
The paper discusses the state of Syria's civil war, prospects for peace, and the strengthened international position of its President, Bashar al-Assad.
A general debate on the work of the Council of Europe is scheduled for Thursday 8 June in the House of Commons chamber. This debate, selected by the Backbench Business Committee, will be led by John Howell MP.
A Westminster Hall debate on UK Government policy on Iran is scheduled for Wednesday 7 June 2023, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Brendan Clarke-Smith MP.