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    Timetabling of constitutional bills since 1997

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    This note provides some information on the amount of time the House has spent considering constitutional bills on the floor of the House of Commons during committee stage. The Note covers the period since 1997, when the programming of bills was first introduced.

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    • Parliament
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    The new EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    A briefing on the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20, published in December 2019, and a comparison with the previous version of the Bill considered by the House of Commons in October 2019.

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    • Devolution
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Government
    • International law
    • Parliament
    • The EU
    • Brexit
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    Civil partnership for opposite sex couples

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the extension of eligibility to register a civil partnership to opposite sex couples across the UK

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    • Civil law
    • Family law
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    UK troops in Iraq

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    The Iraqi Parliament has voted to expel foreign forces from Iraq in the wake of the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the UK military in Iraq.

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    • Armed forces
    • Middle East
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    Operation Kipion: Royal Navy assets in the Persian Gulf

    Monday, 06 January, 2020

    Amidst rising tensions in the Persian Gulf there is increasing interest in the Royal Navy's assets in the region.

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    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
    • Middle East
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    Grammar school statistics

    Friday, 03 January, 2020

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    • Schools
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    Citizens’ rights provisions in the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20

    Friday, 03 January, 2020

    This briefing addresses the citizens' rights provisions of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20. It has been produced for the Bill’s Committee Stage and remaining stages in the Commons.

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    • Benefits policy
    • Immigration
    • Parliament
    • Brexit
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    Bank branches: why are they closing and what is the impact?

    Thursday, 02 January, 2020

    The number of bank branches in the UK roughly halved from 1986 to 2014 and closures are expected to continue. Concerns have been raised about the impacts on vulnerable people, small businesses and the viability of the cash system. This briefing is no longer being updated. For latest developments, see The future of local banking services and access to cash (CBP-9453).

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    • Economic policy
    • Finance
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    Thomas Cook Compensation Bill 2019-20

    Tuesday, 31 December, 2019

    The Thomas Cook Compensation Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen's Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is yet available for Second Reading.

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    • Business
    • Industry
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    Pension flexibilities: the ‘freedom and choice’ reforms

    Monday, 23 December, 2019

    Looks at the rules which came into force in April 2015 giving people more flexibility about when and how to access their defined contribution pension savings

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    • Pensions
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    Chile Madrid climate change conference: COP25

    Monday, 23 December, 2019

    This is a short House of Commons briefing paper on the 2019 international climate change conference (COP25) held in Madrid, Spain.

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    • Climate change
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    Trade in services and Brexit

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    While the UK prepares to leave the EU, the future of services trade has received less attention in the public debate than trade in goods. The UK’s exposure to services trade means however that businesses in many sectors across the economy will be affected. This paper looks at the complexity of international trade in services and discusses what could change under the different future scenarios.

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    • Business
    • Economic policy
    • Economy
    • Europe
    • Finance
    • International trade
    • Brexit
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    Health and Social Care Integration

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper analyses recent policy and debate on the integration of health and social care This has been a key policy priority for successive Governments, with the aim of improving patient care and saving money for the NHS and local authorities.

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    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Health services
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    Sentencing Bill 2019-20

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    The Sentencing Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is yet available for second reading.

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    • Crime
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    Health Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL] 2019-20

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    The Health Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL] 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is yet available for second reading.

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    • Health services

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