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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill Committee Stage Report

Thursday, 20 October, 2011

This is a report on the House of Commons committee stage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. It complements Research Paper 11/53. In the Bill’s remaining stages, it is likely that the areas that will prove most contentious will be the restrictions on legal aid, the introduction of new offences and possible Government amendments on squatting and self-defence and sentences of imprisonment for public protection.
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Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Bill – Committee Stage Report

Thursday, 20 October, 2011

This Bill is a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Sir Paul Beresford. It has received Government support. This Bill was introduced into the Commons on 30 June 2010, and received its second reading without debate on 18 March 2011. The Government tabled a series of amendments for the Bill’s committee stage, which were welcomed by Sir Paul. These amendments were all added to the Bill without division. The Bill is due to have its report stage on Friday 21 October 2011.
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Proposed Consumer Rights Bill

Wednesday, 19 October, 2011
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- Consumers
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Biofuels

Wednesday, 19 October, 2011

This note introduces issues surrounding biofuel policy in the UK and EU.
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UK Government opt-in decisions in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Wednesday, 19 October, 2011

The creation of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice is based on the Tampere (1999-04), Hague (2004-09) and Stockholm (2010-14) programmes. It derives from the pre-Lisbon Title IV TEC (Visas, asylum, immigration and other policies related to free movement of persons) and Title VI TEU (Provisions on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters) and is now Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the “Area of freedom, security and justice” (AFSJ). The AFSJ therefore comprises policies relating to border controls, asylum and immigration; judicial cooperation in civil matters; judicial cooperation in criminal matters and police cooperation.
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Cloud computing

Tuesday, 18 October, 2011

The cloud is a reference to the internet, and cloud computing means relocating computer resources and activities on to the internet. This note considers the potential for cloud computing, its applications and risks.
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- Crime
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Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal

Monday, 17 October, 2011
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- Defence
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Unemployment by Constituency, October 2011

Wednesday, 12 October, 2011

This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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- Work and incomes
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In brief: elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Friday, 07 October, 2011

This note reviews the prospects for the presidential and parliamentary elections which are due to be held in the Democratic Republic of Congo on 25 November 2011
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Pensions Bill: Committee Stage Report

Thursday, 06 October, 2011

This is a report on the Public Bill Committee Stage of the Pensions Bill. It is designed to complement Research Paper Pensions Bill (RP 11/52), which covers in more detail the background to the Bill and the debates in the House of Lords.
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- Pensions
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Home Computer Schemes

Wednesday, 05 October, 2011

This note updates Government schemes for funding computers in the home, and to increase internet access.
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Economic Indicators, October 2011

Tuesday, 04 October, 2011

This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries.
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- Economic situation
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Initial proposals for new constituency boundaries: Northern Ireland

Thursday, 29 September, 2011

The number of parliamentary constituencies in Northern Ireland will fall from 18 to 16 as part of the current boundary review. Provisional proposals for 16 new seats were published by the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland on 13 September 2011. This note looks at the extent to which proposed constituencies can be identified with existing seats and which existing constituencies would be most affected by the proposals.
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- Elections
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Nominations to Select Committees

Thursday, 29 September, 2011

This note outlines the background to various proposals that have been made for changes to the way in which the members of select committees are nominated. It includes details of the proposals made by the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, which was established in July 2009 to advise on reforms to, inter alia, make select committee processes more democratic; and details of the recommendations adopted by the House. It also includes details of the initial operation of the new system of elected select committee chairs, and nominations, from June 2010 onwards.
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- House of Commons
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Country of Birth, and Nationality statistics

Thursday, 29 September, 2011

Country of Birth, and nationality statistics. By Tom Rutherford. SN/SG/2076. Statistics on the country of birth, and nationality, of UK residents. More than 1 in 10 of the UK population was born outside the country, and this note provides details and breakdowns where possible.

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