Research Briefing
How UK farmers could reduce greenhouse gas emissions
This note considers ways that farmers might reduce their consisderable emissions of greenhouse gases, mainly methane
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Research Briefing
Localism Bill: Committee Stage Report
This paper covers the Commons Committee Stage of the Bill, and complements Research Papers 11/02 and 11/03, prepared for Second Reading. The Bill covers a wide range of topics in local government, planning, housing and the governance of London. It was not substantially amended in Committee, although there were some minor technical Government amendments. However, at several points, Ministers agreed to look again at certain issues and consider whether to introduce amendments at Report Stage.
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Eco Towns
This note describes the Government programme of new settlements based on ecological principles, along with comment and criticism.
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Research Briefing
Planning: Uncompleted Development and Derelict Sites
This note describes the options for local authority intervention if a development has been left unfinished.
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Localism Bill: Planning and Housing
This paper covers three parts of the Bill: Part 5 of the Bill will abolish regional planning, introduce a neighbourhood planning regime and abolish the Infrastructure Planning Commission. Part 6 of the Bill will make significant changes to the way in which social housing is provided and will also repeal the legislation governing the provision of Home Information Packs (HIPs). This Part includes provisions that will enable the long awaited reform of council housing finance. Part 7 of the Bill will make changes to housing and regeneration functions in London. It will abolish the London Development Agency and introduce a regime for Mayoral Development Corporations. Changes to Greater London Authority governance will allow the delegation of functions by Ministers to the Mayor.
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Research Briefing
Fisheries
This note provides some background for the Westminster Hall debate on fisheries on 2 December 2010.
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Research Briefing
Fisheries enforcement
This note describes how fisheries policy is enforced and considers whether UK fishermen face a stricter enforcement regime than elsewhere in the EU.
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Research Briefing
Supermarkets Controls over Buyer Power
This note deals with concerns that the four large supermarkets are so large that farmers and other suppliers are not paid a fair price for their produce
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Research Briefing
Food Policy Overview
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Compulsory purchase and compensation
This note gives a brief overview of some of the main rules relating to compulsory purchase and the calculation of compensation
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Research Briefing
Human Rights Act and planning
This note discusses how the European Convention on Human Rights affects UK planning law
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Research Briefing
Planning under the Labour Government
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OP sheep dip
This note discusses sheep farmers concerns that their health has been damaged by using organophosphate sheep dips
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