Latin America
This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on Latin America. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.
Standard Notes
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 24.04.2012 | UK-Brazil trade statistics |
| This short note looks at the available UK/Brazil trade statistics | |
| 08.02.2012 | The Defence of the Falkland Islands |
| This note looks at the UK defence presence in the Falkland Islands and reviews the current debate about whether the Islands are adequately defended in the event of future aggression. | |
| 27.01.2012 | Argentina and the Falkland Islands |
| This Note looks at the last two governments in Argentina under Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, who have pursued the Argentinean claim to sovereignty of the Falkland Islands. | |
| 30.04.2010 | Global Economic Crisis & developing countries |
| This note was last published on 26 August 2009 and will not be updated. In the early stages of the financial crisis there were hopes that it would be largely contained within developed economies, with developing economies having 'decoupled' from them. These early hopes proved unfounded, with developing countries struck by declining trade, a loss of investor confidence and withdrawal of investment, a fall in the value of vital remittances, and much reduced growth and contraction in some cases. There are also fears that aid flows may suffer in the aftermath of the crisis. This note summarises key reports and statistics, with links to further resources. | |
| 15.01.2010 | Sources of International Social Statistics |
| International sources of social statistics. By Kathryn Keith. SN/SG/3140. |
Research Papers
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.12.1998 | Cuba and the Helms-Burton Act |
| Cuba and the Helms-Burton Act. House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/114. |
Select Committee Reports
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 11.10.2011 | UK-Brazil relations. |
| Foreign Affairs Select Committee report [Commons] |
Early Day Motions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 22.11.2011 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA (No. 2) |
| That this House welcomes the positive change under President Santos' administration in trying to address the needs of the many victims created by the Colombian conflict, with the introduction ... | |
| 18.10.2011 | HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA |
| That this House calls on the Government to encourage both the government of the Republic of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to engage in a peace process ... | |
| 13.07.2011 | LA COLOSA GOLD MINE, COLOMBIA |
| That this House expresses its concern about the devastating environmental impacts that the proposed La Colosa opencast goldmine in Colombia will have on a region of considerable biodiversity ... | |
| 05.05.2011 | LA NACIÓN NEWSPAPER IN CHILE |
| That this House is concerned that the Chilean government is threatening to close the printed edition of La Nacin newspaper with 600 jobs at risk; believes that La Nacin has a record ... | |
| 24.01.2011 | FLOODS IN BRAZIL |
| That this House offers its deepest condolences to the people who are victims of severe flooding in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo which has triggered some of the deadliest landslides ... |
