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The law in Northern Ireland is due to change very shortly to enable same sex couples to marry and opposite sex couples to form a civil partnership. This briefing paper deals with the marriage of same sex couples in Northern Ireland.
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The Police Powers and Protections 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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Which constituencies produced the narrowest or widest victory margins in the 2019 election?
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After a brief period when Myanmar was viewed by the rest of the world as an inspiring 'success story', the country is once again the target of strong international criticism over the Rohingya crisis. This briefing surveys developments since the beginning of 2018.
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In 2019 on average, women were paid approximately 83p for every £1 men were paid.
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With the killing of Iranian General Soleimani by the US in Iraq, US/Iranian tensions have reached a new high. His death was the culmination of a very rocky year for Iraq and for Iranian influence there.
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The Trade Bill 2019-21 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. Second reading is on 20 May 2020..
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The Fisheries 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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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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The day before Parliament dissolved to hold the general election the Government announced a review of police bail legislation.
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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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The financial settlement is currently estimated at a cost of around £30 billion to the UK.
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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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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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