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The police sometimes issue warning notices to individuals where there are allegations of harassment. This note explains what these are and why they are used.
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This Commons Briefing Paper on the Ivory Bill covers the Government proposal to ban the commercial use of elephant ivory, with some exceptions. It also include background information on the ivory trade, its impact on wild elephant populations and international efforts to address this. The Bill has its Report Stage in the House of Commons on 4 July 2018.
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On 3 July 2018 there will be an Estimates Day debate on Her Majesty’s Treasury, so far as it relates to spending decisions and their consequences for grants to the devolved institutions. This landing page provides background information for the debate.
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This Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the potential UK wave and tidal resource and the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project.
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This House of Commons briefing looks at the history of tuition fee rises, discusses the rationale for the rises and their impact, gives statistics on: fee levels, fee income and funding of higher education and outlines current parliamentary debate.
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This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of social work reform and the regulation of the social work profession in England. It also outlines the Government’s plans to establish a new social work specific regulator: Social Work England.
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The Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill 2017-19 is a private member’s bill, sponsored by Maria Caulfield. It would create a new power for the Secretary of State to authorise public communications providers (for example mobile phone network operators) to interfere with wireless telegraphy to disrupt unlawful mobile phone use in prisons. This Briefing Paper discusses the background to and content of the Bill.
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Our new city/town classification of constituencies and local authorities can help understand differences, trends and inequalities across Great Britain.
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This House of Commons library briefing paper discusses the issue of university vice-chancellors' pay and outlines regulatory changes to the system of remuneration for senior staff in higher education institutions.
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This note summarises the qualifying period of employment needed to acquire the right not to be unfairly dismissed.
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This paper provides information on Heathrow Airport, including who owns it, how it is regulated, how it deals with noise and uses its runways and its plans to expand capacity with a third runway.
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This briefing paper provides an update on the progress of the Article 50 TEU negotiations since March 2018, and what this leaves to be 'agreed' before a Withdrawal Agreement and attached Political Declaration on the Future Relationship can be concluded.
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If adopted, ‘Grieve 2’ would provide a statutory guarantee that the Commons can debate, amend and vote upon a motion on the Government’s Brexit policy, if the Commons either rejected the agreements, or talks with the EU fail to produce any agreements.
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This Commons Library Briefing Paper provides details of areas where the two Houses are yet to agree on the text of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill ahead of the Commons debate on 20 June 2018.
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This Commons Library paper provides a short look ahead to the next NATO summit on 11-12 July. MPs will debate NATO on 20 June 2018.
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