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Covid-19

  • Insight

    Coronavirus Bill: Amended time limits and post-legislative review

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

    The Coronavirus Bill was introduced to the House of Commons last week. It contains provisions which place time limits on the legislation. This Insight examines those time limits and explains the measures included in the Bill to ensure post-legislative review.

    • Insight
    • House of Commons
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Managing the deceased

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing papers deals with the provisions in the Coronavirus Bill which concern managing the deceased

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Emergency powers and national security

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

    This research briefing deals with the provisions in the Coronavirus Bill which concern emergency powers and national security. This briefing paper has been updated to reflect changes made to the Bill in the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Institutions
    • Police
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Local authority meetings

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

    A briefing on the provisions in the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21 concerning powers to waive legal requirements around local authority meetings.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Covid-19
  • Debate Pack

    [Coronavirus] Opposition Day Debates: Social Cohesion & Community and Financial and Social Emergency Support Package

    Wednesday, 25 March, 2020

    On 25 March 2020, there will be two topics for the 7th allotted Opposition Day Debate in the House of Commons. The first debate is on the subject of "Social cohesion and community" and the second on "Financial and social emergency support package", both in the context of the Covid-19 outbreak. The House of Commons Library has shared relevant material below.

    • Debate Pack
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Diseases
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Families and social services
    • Public spending
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Overview

    Monday, 23 March, 2020

    The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and is intended to enable the Government to respond to an emergency situation and manage the effects of a pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Community care
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Higher education
    • Institutions
    • National Insurance
    • Pensions
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: implications for the courts and tribunals

    Monday, 23 March, 2020

    The Coronavirus Bill includes provisions to expand the availability of video and audio link in criminal court proceedings. It also makes it easier to broadcast civil, family and tribunal proceedings by video or audio link. These provisions, as with the rest of the Bill, are temporary.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Criminal law
    • Institutions
    • Parliament
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Statutory Sick Pay & National Insurance Contributions

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides information the provisions relating to statutory sick pay and National Insurance Contributions in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • National Insurance
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: Background

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic. This paper provides a background to the Bill, and detail on the final provision of the Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: childcare and education settings

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    Offers a short overview of the childcare and education provisions in the Coronavirus Bill.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Families and social services
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Schools
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus Bill: health and social care measures

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    This Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the key health and social care measures in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Covid-19
  • Insight

    Coronavirus Bill: What is the sunset clause provision?

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    The Coronavirus Bill is a piece of emergency legislation. It includes a 'sunset clause'. This Insight explains what a sunset clause is, and what it means in the context of the Coronavirus Bill.

    • Insight
    • Government
    • Health
    • Parliament
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Deploying the armed forces in the UK

    Friday, 20 March, 2020

    The Government has announced up to 20,000 military personnel will be put on standby to support the public services as part of a new Covid Support Force. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at when the armed forces can be deployed in the UK and how this might apply during the Coronavirus pandemic.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
    • Institutions
    • Covid-19
  • Insight

    Coronavirus: Employment rights and sick pay (update)

    Tuesday, 17 March, 2020

    In a worst-case scenario, an estimated one-fifth of the workforce could be absent from work.

    • Insight
    • Health
    • Work and incomes
    • Covid-19
  • Insight

    Budget 2020: Measures to limit the economic impact of coronavirus

    Wednesday, 11 March, 2020

    The Chancellor and the Bank of England have announced plans to support public services, businesses and workers.

    • Insight
    • Diseases
    • Economy
    • Government
    • Health
    • Covid-19

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