Insight
Is the UK still participating in EU programmes?
UK organisations can bid for funding but can't get the applications approved until participation is signed off.
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UK organisations can bid for funding but can't get the applications approved until participation is signed off.
Debate Pack
An Opposition Day debate on Humble Address: Randox Covid Contracts will be held today, 17 November 2021. This House of Commons Library information page has been prepared ahead of this debate.
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How many countries have made net zero commitments? And where are they legally binding?
Research Briefing
This briefing provides information on out of area placements for looked after children in England. It also provides information on placements in unregulated and unregistered accommodation.
Research Briefing
A brief guide to the system of non-domestic rating, better known as ‘business rates’.
Research Briefing
A briefing on reliefs available to ratepayers on business rate bills.
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The October 2021 Budget contained several reliefs from business rates that will apply in England in the 2022/23 financial year.
Research Briefing
A briefing on the Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021-22
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After five years of litigation, in October 1981 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Jeffrey Dudgeon's right to a private life had been breached.
Research Briefing
The Queen’s Speech in May 2021 announced a new bill to provide the security services with the tools they need to tackle the threat from hostile activity by states. The Government subsequently published a consultation on proposals for legislation to counter state threats which closed in July 2021. This briefing paper examines the background to these proposals and concerns about the implications for press freedom.
Research Briefing
The Judicial Review and Courts Bill is a wide-ranging Government bill concerned with the justice system. The Bill’s Second Reading debate is scheduled for Tuesday 26 October.
Research Briefing
A briefing on Parliament and Northern Ireland, 1921-2021
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Priti Patel has launched a non-statutory inquiry following the sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer. The chair and terms of reference have yet to be announced.
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Recent reductions in UK aid spending have been controversial. Some UK Government priority countries like Pakistan and Yemen have seen their aid reduced.
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What is the hypothetical effect of reintroducing a means-tested grant for undergraduates, of up to £3,000 a year.
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