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The coronavirus timeline: Measures taken by the House of Commons

The coronavirus timeline sets out the Commons’ response to the pandemic, including key ‘lock down’ dates and changes to the way parliamentarians worked. It includes links to the relevant debates in Hansard, Speaker’s Statements, Procedure Committee reports, the ‘Members’ Guide to hybrid proceedings’ and correspondence on proceedings during the pandemic.

• Diseases
• House of Commons

Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill

The Commons is due to consider Lords amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-21 on 15 April 2021. This paper provides full background.

• Children and families
• Crime
• Criminal law
• Housing and planning

Pensions: international comparisons

A look at how UK pensions compare with those in other countries. The note compares the UK state pension with similar systems in Europe and goes on to look more broadly at the structural differences in the sources of pensioner income across economically advanced countries.

• Communities
• Pensions

Parliament and elections data

Constituency and local area data

Economic data