Debate Pack
Mariana Dam disaster
A Westminster Hall debate on the Mariana Dam disaster is scheduled for Thursday 22 June 2023, from 1:30pm. The debate will be led by Jim Shannon MP.
-
-
Debate Pack
UK global military operations
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.
-
Research Briefing
Procurement Bill: Progress of the Bill
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.
-
Research Briefing
Georgia: the conflict with Russia and the crisis in South Ossetia
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.
-
Research Briefing
Syria’s civil war in 2023: Assad back in the Arab League
The paper discusses the state of Syria's civil war, prospects for peace, and the strengthened international position of its President, Bashar al-Assad.
-
Debate Pack
Work of the Council of Europe
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.
-
Debate Pack
UK Government policy on Iran
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.
-
Debate Pack
Support for Afghan women and girls
A Westminster Hall debate on support for Afghan women and girls will take place on Tuesday 6 June 2023, from 9:30-11:00am. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Wendy Chamberlain MP.
-
Research Briefing
2022 Iran protests: Human rights and international response
This briefing describes the Iran protests of 2022, which brought attention to the rights of women and minorities, and the local and international response.
-
Research Briefing
Accessing higher education in the UK’s Overseas Territories
A briefing on higher education provision in the Overseas Territories and access to UK-based institutions.
-
Research Briefing
Healthcare in the Overseas Territories and access to UK care
A briefing on healthcare facilities and challenges in the UK's Overseas Territories and the quota system in place enabling access to healthcare in the UK.
-
Insight
Seabed warfare: Protecting the UK’s undersea infrastructure
A new surveillance ship will help protect the network of undersea cables and pipelines the UK relies on for internet and energy.
-
Debate Pack
Recognition of the Ukrainian Holodomor
A debate on the recognition of the Ukrainian Holodomor is scheduled for Thursday 25 May 2023 in the House of Commons Chamber. This debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Pauline Latham MP and Stewart Malcolm McDonald MP.
-
Research Briefing
Afghanistan: Ban on female aid workers and future of UK aid
This Insight looks at the effect of the Taliban’s ban on women working, the international response, and the challenges to delivering UK aid in Afghanistan.
-
Insight
Afghanistan: Ban on female aid workers and future of UK aid
This Insight looks at the effect of the Taliban’s ban on women working, the international response, and the challenges to delivering UK aid in Afghanistan.
Total results (page 38 of 181)