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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the…
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Economic Affairs
Immigration has become highly significant to the UK economy: immigrants comprise 12 per cent of the total workforce. The Committee found no evidence for the argument, made by the Government…
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations
A report from ad hoc Select Committee on Intergovernmental Organisations. It also reviews the effectiveness with which such organisations are tackling the global spread of infectious diseases and how the…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee
This collection of legal cases from the House of Lords offers a fascinating glimpse into the workings of the British legal system in the mid-19th century. The cases cover a…
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: House Committee
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Ad-hoc Printing
This is the 24th edition of the Companion as approved by the Procedure Committee. The Companion is the House’s basic procedural manual and this edition incorporates a range of procedural…
An extensive history of the House of Lords from the Restoration in 1660 to the present time, highlighting significant motions, speeches, debates, orders, and resolutions.
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Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Procedure Committee
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR’d book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Science and Technology Committee
The Committee concludes that the current system of Chief Scientific Advisors has much to commend it and that they play a crucial role in offering science and engineering advice to…
This report cites research that heritage tourism contributes GBP7.4 billion a year to the UK economy and supports 195, 000 full time equivalent jobs. The Committee argues that sustaining that…
This report on sport and exercise science and medicine says that more must be done to make use of exercise based treatments. There is compelling evidence that physical activity can…
Whilst the NHS makes the UK a potentially attractive place for international investment in regenerative medicine, problems in our regulatory arrangements and a lack of co-ordinated leadership on the issue…
This report includes within its definition of infrastructure not only large and mid-range facilities, but also data, expertise and national capabilities such as those in Public Sector Research Establishments (PSREs)…
The Select Committee report Waste Or Resource? Stimulating A Bioeconomy? (HL 141) advises that the UK could miss out on a massive opportunity to create a flourishing multibillion pound economy…
This report from the Science and Technology Committee finds an ‘unwelcoming’ UK has led to an unprecedented fall in international Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) student numbers. International STEM…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications
The Select Committee on Communications reports that legislation currently in existence, including the Communications Act 2003 and the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, along with the guidelines for applying them…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on the Arctic
The Arctic is changing. Temperatures in the region are increasing at twice the global average, causing a range of physical and environmental changes. Sea ice is thinning and receding, although…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Liaison Committee
In this report the Liaison Committee conducts a brief review of House of Lords policy committees, in advance of the appointment of those committees in the new Parliament.
A number of members of the House have called for the establishment of a cross-cutting international relations sessional committee. Most recently, in March 2015, following comments made during a debate…
The Review Body on Senior Salaries report published as Cm 7746 .
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
It has been the Committee’s practice to take evidence regularly from the Ambassador of each incoming Presidency country and from the Minister for Europe after each European Council. This report…
Examines the impact that media ownership can have on the news and the effect of consolidation on the newspaper, television and radio industries.
The 2010-15 Parliament saw a significant increase in Select Committee activity, particularly in the number of ad hoc committees appointed each session. It also saw the introduction of post-legislative scrutiny…
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Committee of Selection
This report contains the Commission’s consideration of the Government’s draft Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill and associated proposals which give effect to the recommendations of the Independent Commission on Banking…
This report welcomes RCUK’s recent clarification that it will gradually phase in its open access policy over a five year implementation phase, and recommends that RCUK update its policy guidance…
