Transport funding for Wales and HS2
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 'Transport funding for Wales and HS2'. The debate will be held at 9:30am on 26 October 2021 and will be led by Geraint Davies MP
Background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021
This briefing sets out the background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, which will take place on 27 October 2021. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
Opposition Day Debate: Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people
On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"
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Research Briefing
Decarbonisation: The impact of coronavirus on land transportation
This briefing outlines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on transport usage and the implications this has had on decarbonisation of the transport sector.
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Research Briefing
High Speed Rail 2 – an overview
High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) is an ambitious, yet controversial project to build a high-speed rail line from London to Manchester and Leeds, via Birmingham. This briefing provides an overview of the project’s progress and some of the key issues and arguments for and against HS2.
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Debate Pack
Oxford Cambridge Arc
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the Oxford Cambridge Arc on Tuesday 13 July 2021 at 2:30pm. The debate will be led by Steve Baker MP.
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Debate Pack
Transport decarbonisation plan
A Westminster Hall debate on the Government's Transport decarbonisation plan will take place on Wednesday 16 June 2021 between 9.25-10.55 am
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Research Briefing
Suicide Prevention: Policy and Strategy
This briefing paper examines suicide prevention policies and strategies throughout the UK. It outlines national and local approaches to prevention policy in England, as well as Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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Debate Pack
Union Connectivity Review
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Union Connectivity Review’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 16 March 2021 . The debate has been initiated by John Lamont MP.
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Research Briefing
End of Brexit transition: Transport
The Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. This briefing provides analysis of the impacts on the aviation and road haulage sectors at the end of the transition period whether the UK and EU enter into an agreement or not.
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Debate Pack
e-petition 331453, relating to funding for Transport for London
A Westminster Hall debate on an e-petition relating to funding for Transport for London [free transport for under-18s ] is scheduled for Monday 30 November 2020, from 6-7:30pm. Ellliot Colburn MP of the Petitions Committee, will open the debate.
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Research Briefing
The future of rail
This paper provides an overview of the current rail system, including how it is delivered and how it performed and was financed up until the spring of 2020 when the UK locked down in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. It explains the impact of the pandemic on services and funding and sets out reforms to rail passenger services (franchises) as a result of the pandemic. The final section discusses the Williams Rail Review, initiated in 2018 and yet to report publicly, setting out the emerging conclusions and key questions to be answered.
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Research Briefing
Railways pension scheme (RPS)
This note looks at the development of the Railways Pension Scheme set up in 1994 following the privatisation of British Rail
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Support for household finances
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Transport
This short paper summarises the key transport issues on which the UK and the EU will seek to reach agreement over the course of 2020, as set out in their February 2020 negotiating positions and the draft texts published by the EU in March and the UK Government in May 2020.
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