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Errors in payments made to victims of the Equitable Life scandal

Errors in payments made to victims of the Equitable Life scandal

Tuesday, 19 January, 2021

A debate on a motion relating to errors in payments made to victims of the Equitable Life scandal is scheduled for Thursday 21 January 2021.

  • Debate Pack
  • Finance
Coronavirus: Support for businesses

Coronavirus: Support for businesses

Friday, 15 January, 2021

An overview of initiatives to support businesses through the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Research Briefing
  • Business
  • Diseases
  • Economic situation
  • Finance
  • Covid-19
Coronavirus: Business loans schemes

Coronavirus: Business loans schemes

Wednesday, 13 January, 2021

An overview of the development and rollout of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme, the Coronavirus Larger Business Interruption Loans Scheme and the Bounce Back Loans Scheme, including refinements and challenges.

  • Research Briefing
  • Business
  • Diseases
  • Finance
  • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Household Debt: Key Economic Indicators

    Friday, 08 January, 2021

    Household debt: Data on the latest household debt statistics, including net lending, mortgage interest rates and insolvencies.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    London Capital & Finance

    Thursday, 24 December, 2020

    This briefing looks at the failure of London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) and the consequences for those who invested in the firm's 'mini-bonds'.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Corporate Criminal Liability

    Friday, 18 December, 2020

    This briefing discusses the circumstances in which corporates can commit crimes in England and Wales, setting out recent developments and proposals for reform.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Finance
  • Constituency Casework

    Coronavirus: Problems with Bounce Back Loans

    Friday, 18 December, 2020

    Some of the problems that have arisen with the Bounce Back Loans scheme (BBLS) and how caseworkers can help businesses to address them.

    • Constituency Casework
    • Business
    • Finance
    • Health
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Financial Services Bill 2019-21

    Wednesday, 16 December, 2020

    The Financial Services Bill 2019-21 was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 October 2020. Second Reading was on 9 November 2020 and Committee Stage concluded on 3 December with little amendment to the Bill. Report Stage and Third Reading are scheduled for Wednesday 13 January 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Household flood insurance: Flood Re

    Friday, 11 December, 2020

    How Flood Re helps to manage an affordable market for flood insurance for most householders

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Environment
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    Politically Exposed Persons Regime

    Wednesday, 02 December, 2020

    This note explains the politically exposed persons regime within the UK's general anti-money laundering laws.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Government
  • Debate Pack

    Access to and acceptance of cash during the Covid-19 outbreak

    Tuesday, 01 December, 2020

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate on access to and acceptance of cash during and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic on Thursday 3 December at 1:30 pm.

    • Debate Pack
    • Business
    • Consumers
    • Finance
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Protecting access to cash

    Tuesday, 01 December, 2020

    Cash remains a key payment method for more vulnerable people, but its wider use is in decline, accelerated by the pandemic. How will Government and industry protect access to cash?

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    ‘Equivalence’ with the EU on financial services

    Thursday, 19 November, 2020

    Equivalence is a system which can be used to grant domestic market access to foreign firms in certain areas of financial services.

    • Insight
    • Economy
    • Finance
    • The EU
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Mortgage Arrears and Repossessions (England)

    Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing paper outlines temporary measures to assist homeowners to manage their mortgage payments during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. It considers lenders’ obligations towards homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage payments, outlines possible sources of advice for mortgagors, and discusses the mortgage support schemes that were introduced in response to the 2008 financial crisis.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Economic crime in the UK: a multi-billion pound problem

    Monday, 28 September, 2020

    Money laundering, fraud and other economic crime could run to billions of pounds per year in the UK. The Treasury Committee has found various regulatory and legislative failings in the way in which these crimes are being tackled. The Government’s July 2019 Economic Crime Plan draws together all the work being conducted by the public and private sector. The RUSI said that as at September 2020, 23% of actions in the plan had been completed, 59% were in progress, 9% were overdue and 6% either had no due date or had been paused.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Finance

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