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  • Research Briefing

    Railways pension scheme (RPS)

    Friday, 18 September, 2020

    This note looks at the development of the Railways Pension Scheme set up in 1994 following the privatisation of British Rail

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Support for household finances

    Monday, 22 June, 2020

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Communities
    • Diseases
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    • Housing benefits
    • Local government
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
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    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Transport

    Tuesday, 26 May, 2020

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Spring Budget 2020: Background briefing

    Monday, 09 March, 2020

    This briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2020 which will take place on 11 March 2020. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Benefits policy
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Pensions
    • Planning
    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Tax
    • Work and incomes
  • Insight

    HS2: What happens next?

    Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

    HS2 is planned to be delivered in three phases which will require at least three separate ‘hybrid’ Bills.

    • Insight
    • Rail
  • Debate Pack

    Net zero targets and decarbonising transport

    Friday, 31 January, 2020

    A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Net zero targets and decarbonising transport’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 4 February 2020 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Damian Hinds MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Aviation
    • Climate change
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Transport
  • Insight

    Northern Rail: The end of the line

    Thursday, 30 January, 2020

    The move comes at a time when the rail franchising system is under considerable strain.

    • Insight
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    Railways (minimum service levels) Bill 2019-20

    Thursday, 16 January, 2020

    The Railways (minimum service levels) Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019 No date is yet available for second reading.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Rail
  • Insight

    On the right track? The future of rail services

    Wednesday, 15 January, 2020

    The ongoing Williams Review is likely to recommend improving accessibility and regional accountability for rail services

    • Insight
    • Rail
    • Insights for the new Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Planning for a no-deal Brexit

    Tuesday, 05 November, 2019

    After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019 the Government intensified planning for a no-deal Brexit and stressed its intention to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. But the UK remained in the EU after 31 October after a further extension of the Article 50 period was agreed with the EU. A no-deal Brexit however remains the default outcome if an agreement is not ratified. This briefing paper provides an overview of Government and EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit, and of recent reports analysing the possible impact of this outcome

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Economic policy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • International trade
    • Medicine
    • Parliament
    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Proposed reinstatement of the Colne to Skipton railway link

    Saturday, 26 October, 2019

    A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Proposed reinstatement of the Colne to Skipton railway link’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 29 October 2019 from 9.30-11.00 am. The debate has been initiated by Graham P Jones MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Rail
  • Insight

    The Williams Review: The future of rail?

    Friday, 25 October, 2019

    Keith Williams will appear before the Transport Select Committee on Monday 28 October.

    • Insight
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit

    Tuesday, 30 July, 2019

    The EU and the other 27 Member States have been preparing for a possible no-deal, or 'disorderly', Brexit. The European Commission has had a no-deal preparedness plan which is now complete, and the EU27 have also been implementing their own preparations which will take effect if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement at the end of October 2019. This paper looks at the EU preparedness programme and at some of the EU27 measures, particularly in the area of citizens' rights.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Health services
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • International trade
    • Nationality
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Transport
    • Work and incomes
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Brexit: parliamentary scrutiny of UK replacement treaties

    Wednesday, 17 July, 2019

    The UK is party to hundreds of international treaties with third states or organisations, many of them on trade, by virtue of its EU membership. To continue to benefit from the advantages of these agreements, the Government has been seeking to replace them in a UK bilateral context. The Government has prioritised trade agreements, but has also agreed replacement agreements covering aviation services and safety, and road transport, for example. But Parliament is not happy about the way the Government is carrying out this 'treaty continuity programme' and Committees in both Houses have called for a greater scrutiny role for Parliament in treaty-making processes. This paper looks at what has been going on and what Parliamentary Committees in both Houses have asked for. It includes a table showing where we are with scrutiny of these treaties and what sort of scrutiny they have undergone, both in their precursor form as EU treaties and currently as replacement treaties.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Business
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Devolution
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Farming and fishing
    • Government
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • Overseas territories
    • Parliament
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Security
    • Transport
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2a

    Thursday, 11 July, 2019

    This paper provides general information on the proposed high-speed rail line between London and the North of England (HS2). It gives a brief overview of the scheme, its costs, compensation arrangements and the Bill which would give statutory and planning authority for the construction of Phase 2a of the scheme between the West Midlands and Crewe.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rail

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