Briefings

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Latest briefings

Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026

The Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 would make some changes to asylum and human rights rules announced in November 2025, as well as amending modern slavery legislation.
- Asylum
- Immigration
Representation of the People Bill: progress of the bill

This briefing tracks the progress of the bill to introduce votes at 16, automatic voter registration, tighten the rules on political donations and allow bank cards to be used as voter ID.
Development corporations

A briefing about mayoral development corporations, urban development corporations, and New Towns Act development corporations in the UK.

Economy, business and transport

Research on the economy, business, transport, and work and incomes. Also includes Economic Indicators and monthly economic updates.
Home affairs

Research on communities, crime, equality, family and civil law, justice, immigration, security and culture, media and sport.
Parliament and elections

Research on devolution, elections. Parliament, government and local government.
Science, environment and technology

Research on energy, enviroment, climate chang, science and technology.
Social policy

Research on education, families and social services, health, housing and planning, social security, welfare and pensions.
World affairs

Research on Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, international elections, international institutions, defense and overseas territories.

Data

An overview of the data produced by the Commons Library. Find local-level data, Parliament and elections data, and economic data.
Casework

FAQs and explainers produced by Commons Library researchers to help caseworkers with a range of constituent queries.
All briefings

Impartial Commons Library briefings going back to 1993, covering parliamentary bills, Commons debates, topical issues and policy.