Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Budget Bill
A Bill Briefing on the Northern Ireland Budget Bill 2019-20
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Research Briefing
What does the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill do?
The Government has today introduced a short Bill. This is an attempt to facilitate an early general election on 12 December 2019. This Insight explains why the Bill is necessary and what it will do.
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Research Briefing
Defined ambition pension schemes
Looks the Coalition Government's legislation for a new type of workplace pension ('defined ambition' or shared risk) and to enable schemes to provide collective benefits. Implementation was put on hold by the current government which is legislating in the Pension Schemes Bill 2019/20 for an alternative framework for collective defined contribution schemes
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Research Briefing
The Williams Review: The future of rail?
Keith Williams will appear before the Transport Select Committee on Monday 28 October.
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Research Briefing
Commons Library Analysis of the Environment Bill 2019
The Environment Bill 2019 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 14 October 2019. First Reading was on 15 October 2019. This briefing paper sets out the background to the Bill, reaction to it and its main provisions. This Bill fell at dissolution prior to the General Election in 2019 and is no longer current.
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Research Briefing
Voter ID: Securing the ballot or suppressing the vote?
The UK Government planned to require voters to show ID in polling stations to prevent ‘personation’.
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Research Briefing
Voter ID: Key facts and figures
The Government states that requiring voters to show some form of ID will reduce the risk of voter fraud and improve the integrity of the electoral process.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Implications for devolved institutions
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB) has implications for the Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly. This Insight explains the impacts of the WAB on devolution.
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Research Briefing
Probate fees
This Commons Library briefing paper considers the Government's previous proposals to reform probate fees by using a statutory power to charge fees set above cost recovery levels. These proposals have now been withdrawn
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Research Briefing
European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019 was announced in the Queen's Speech on 14 October 2019.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
What does the Withdrawal Agreement Bill say about what will happen to Northern Ireland post-Brexit? How will it translate into UK law the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement that replaced the 'backstop'?
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Sovereignty, special status and the Withdrawal Agreement
This Insight explains the status EU law has in UK law now, what domestic status is given to the Withdrawal Agreement (and related separation agreements) and the extent to which this differs from the current status of EU law, and the legal effect of the WAB’s clauses concerned with Parliamentary sovereignty.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Citizens’ rights
Individuals will be able to rely on the Withdrawal Agreement directly to assert their rights.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Implementing the transition period
How does the Bill propose to change UK law to ensure that the transition period is honoured?
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: Protection for workers’ rights
Clause 34 and Schedule 4 of the Bill set out protections for workers’ rights.
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