Research Briefing
Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill will receive its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 16 July 2014.
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Research Briefing
The economic impact of EU membership on the UK
How does membership of the EU affect the UK economy? How does the UK's situation compare with that of Norway or Switzerland? This note looks for the answers.
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Research Briefing
Government support to exporters – in brief
An overview of the work of UK Export Finance (UKEF) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), and a summary of recent policy developments.
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Research Briefing
Leaving the EU
The Treaty on European Union provides for a Member State to leave the EU, either on the basis of a negotiated withdrawal agreement or without one. If the UK were to leave the EU following a referendum, it is likely that the Government would negotiate an agreement with the EU, which would probably contain transitional arrangements as well as provide for the UK’s long-term future relations with the EU. There is no precedent for such an agreement, but it would in all likelihood come at the end of complex and lengthy negotiations.
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Research Briefing
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
This note defines FDI, recent trends in FDI for the world and the UK, prospects for FDI flows, and investment promotion in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Iceland: an overview
2012 has seen Iceland gear up for parliamentary elections in 2013, with plans for a new constitution as it emerges from its financial crisis and proceeds with its application to join the EU.
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Research Briefing
UK – Commonwealth trade statistics
This short note looks at UK - Commonwealth trade statistics. It has been prepared for a Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debate on Commonwealth Trade on Wednesday 12 December 2012.
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Research Briefing
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
This note summarises the main features of the extractive industries transparency initiative and outlines the sphere of operations of the UK’s main mining companies.
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Research Briefing
UK/Croatia trade statistics
This note looks at UK/Croatia trade statistics and was prepared for the Second Reading of the European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill 2012-13 on Monday 5 November 2012.
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Research Briefing
European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill [Bill 76 of 2012-13]
Croatia is expected to join the EU in July 2013. This Bill would allow the UK to ratify Croatia’s accession treaty and would also cover the Protocol to the Lisbon Treaty put forward by the Irish Government.
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Research Briefing
UK/India trade statistics
This short note looks at UK/India trade statistics and was prepared for the Westminster Hall Private Members’ Debate on UK-India trade on Wednesday 25 January 2012.
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Research Briefing
UK Trade statistics
This note looks at UK trade and provides a summary of the key statistics behind the UK’s Balance of Trade.
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