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  • Research Briefing

    Night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick & Stansted

    Monday, 06 February, 2017

    This paper explains how the night flight regimes at the UK’s three designated airports, Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, are set and what the current proposals are for the period 2017-22.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Environment
  • Debate Pack

    Parliamentary debate 31/1/17: Future operation of the Severn Bridges

    Wednesday, 25 January, 2017

    This debate will take place between 2.30 and 4.00 pm on 31 January in Westminster Hall. The Member who secured the debate is Jessica Morden MP (Lab., Newport East).

    • Debate Pack
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) Bill

    Wednesday, 25 January, 2017

    This Bill is essentially intended to update the law in relation to the production and surrender of driving licences, making changes principally to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 and to the Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995, with consequential adjustment of other statutes affected.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Driving with a medical condition

    Thursday, 12 January, 2017

    This paper explains the legal framework within which medical conditions for fitness to drive are assessed. It includes information on changes made to the requirements related to diabetes, epilepsy and vision in 2011 and 2013.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Older drivers

    Wednesday, 11 January, 2017

    This paper describes the licencing and medical fitness rules for drivers over the age of 70, and summarises recent Government statements on older drivers and the recommendations of the Older Drivers Task Force.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Rail freight

    Thursday, 15 December, 2016

    This paper describes the rail freight policies of successive UK Governments, which have sought to drive modal shift of freight from roads to rail. It also briefly looks at the plans to drive rail freight growth with HS2 and the policy of the EU in this area. It also sets out how track access charges work for freight and the grants and funding streams that are available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    Young and novice drivers

    Wednesday, 07 December, 2016

    This paper explains the car driver licensing and testing arrangements for new drivers and provides information on various initiatives – such as graduated driver licensing, post-test restrictions and ‘black box’ monitoring devices – which have been discussed as ways to help make these drivers safer.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill 2016-17

    Monday, 21 November, 2016

    The Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill (Bill 18 of 2016-17) is scheduled for its Second Reading debate on Friday 25 November 2016. This is a Private Member’s Bill, brought forward by the Conservative MP David Tredinnick. The Bill has the support of the Government.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Roads
  • Debate Pack

    Parliamentary debate 23/11/16: Transport in the North East

    Thursday, 17 November, 2016

    • Debate Pack
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Transport
  • Research Briefing

    Driving and mobile phones

    Tuesday, 08 November, 2016

    This short paper briefly summarises the introduction of a new offence in 2003 for driving whilst using a hand-held mobile phone or similar device, changes made to the penalties since then, future plans for further changes, and how effective the offence has been. It also sets out charging policy in this general area and briefly addresses the question of using a mobile phone while cycling.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    The Northern Powerhouse

    Tuesday, 01 November, 2016

    This briefing paper provides a general overview of the UK Government’s plans for a “Northern Powerhouse”. It explains the origins of the Northern Powerhouse concept, the policy and funding commitments set out by Government, the implications for changes in governance and a look at the future in light of the policies of the new Prime Minister, Theresa May, and the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Local government
    • Rail
    • Transport
  • Research Briefing

    UK Youth Parliament briefing 2016

    Friday, 07 October, 2016

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Wales Bill 2016-17: Committee Stage Report

    Friday, 09 September, 2016

    This paper covers the committee stage of the Wales Bill 2016-17 in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
  • Debate Pack

    Parliamentary debate 7/9/16: Fly-parking by HGVs in Kent

    Thursday, 01 September, 2016

    This debate will take place between 2.30 and 4.00 pm on 7 September in Westminster Hall. The Member who secured the debate is Helen Whately MP (Con., Faversham and Mid Kent).

    • Debate Pack
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit: impact across policy areas

    Friday, 26 August, 2016

    This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the situation in a range of policy areas and considers what impact Brexit might have. This will depend, among other things, on the Brexit negotiations, whether the UK stays in the European Economic Area and how the Government fills any policy gaps left by withdrawal.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Criminal law
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing benefits
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Medicine
    • Nationality
    • Pensions
    • Press and media
    • Rail
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Tax
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit

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