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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Research Briefing
National Security Bill: Lords amendments
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.
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Research Briefing
Thailand: 2023 general election and possible outcomes
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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