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    Sexual abuse and exploitation

    Thursday, 29 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Sexual abuse and exploitation’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 4 November 2020 from 9:30-11:00am. The debate will be led by Pauline Latham.

    • Debate Pack
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
  • Debate Pack

    The Rohingya humanitarian crisis and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic

    Wednesday, 28 October, 2020

    A general debate on the Rohingya humanitarian crisis and the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been scheduled for Tuesday 3 November 2020 in Westminster Hall from 9:30-11:00am.

    • Debate Pack
    • Asia Pacific
    • Diseases
    • Institutions
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Bolivia: 2020 presidential election

    Tuesday, 27 October, 2020

    Bolivia held elections on Sunday 18 October 2020. As well as electing a president and vice-president, the electorate also voted for members of both houses of Congress.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Elections
  • Research Briefing

    New Zealand: 2020 general election

    Monday, 26 October, 2020

    New Zealand held a General Election on Saturday 17 October 2020, with advance voting beginning two weeks earlier, on 3 October. Originally planned for 19 September, the election was postponed due to Covid-19.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Elections
  • Research Briefing

    Violence over Nagorno Karabakh

    Wednesday, 21 October, 2020

    This autumn has seen the worst outbreak of violence over the disputed enclave of Nagorno Karabakh since 1994. Observers are worried that it will be difficult to stop the fighting and that it could draw in regional powers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Europe
    • Middle East
  • Insight

    North Korea’s nuclear ambitions on display

    Wednesday, 21 October, 2020

    What does the unveiling of new ballistic missiles indicate about Kim Jong-un's nuclear programme?

    • Insight
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence
  • Research Briefing

    UK subsidy policy: first steps

    Monday, 19 October, 2020

    Having left the EU, the government is setting up for an independent UK state aid or ‘subsidy control’ regime, based on WTO rules and its international commitments. This briefing sets out the background of the new approach and the negotiations on state aid with the EU.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Devolution
    • Economic policy
    • EU law and treaties
    • International trade
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Transparency of the Integrated Activity Fund

    Monday, 19 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Transparency of the Integrated Activity Fund’ has been scheduled for Thursday 22 October 2020 from 1:30-3.00pm. The debate will be led by David Linden.

    • Debate Pack
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE

    Thursday, 15 October, 2020

    Normalisation of Israel's diplomatic relations with UAE and Bahrain heralds big changes in the region.

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Debate Pack

    Progress on the Bishop of Truro’s independent review on persecution of Christians and freedom of religion or belief

    Thursday, 15 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Progress on the Bishop of Truro’s independent review of persecution of Christians and freedom of religion or belief’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 21 October 2020 from 9.30am to 11.00am. The debate will be led by Rehman Chishti MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Equality
    • Institutions
    • Middle East
  • Debate Pack

    Lord Chancellor’s oath and the rule of law

    Tuesday, 13 October, 2020

    On Wednesday 14 October 2020 from 9.30am there will be a Westminster Hall debate, in the name of Joanna Cherry MP, concerning the Lord Chancellor's oath and the rule of law.

    • Debate Pack
    • Courts
    • Government
    • International law
    • Justice
    • Parliament
  • Debate Pack

    June 2019 massacres in Sudan and the UK’s support for Sudan’s democratic transition

    Friday, 09 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘June 2019 massacres in Sudan and the UK’s support for Sudan’s democratic transition’ has been scheduled for Thursday 15 October 2020 from 3.00pm. The debate has been initiated by Harriet Baldwin MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Africa
    • Institutions
    • International development
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition 300146 relating to China’s policy on its Uighur population

    Thursday, 08 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on E-petition 300146 relating to China’s policy on its Uighur population will be held in Westminster Hall on Monday 12 October 2020 at 6.00pm. The debate will be led by Chris Evans MP

    • Debate Pack
    • Asia Pacific
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    The French Nuclear Deterrent

    Wednesday, 07 October, 2020

    France's nuclear weapons posture and capabilities.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Europe
  • Debate Pack

    China’s rapid expansion of the labour programme in Tibet

    Friday, 02 October, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on China's rapid expansion of the labour programme in Tibet has been scheduled for Wednesday 7 October 2020 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP and will consider reports co-published by the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.

    • Debate Pack
    • Asia Pacific
    • Institutions

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