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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Debate Pack
Opposition Day debate on Humble Address: Randox Covid Contracts
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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Insight
Global net zero commitments
How many countries have made net zero commitments? And where are they legally binding?
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Research Briefing
Looked after children: out of area, unregulated and unregistered accommodation (England)
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.
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Research Briefing
Business rates
A brief guide to the system of non-domestic rating, better known as ‘business rates’.
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Research Briefing
Business rates reliefs
A briefing on reliefs available to ratepayers on business rate bills.
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Insight
Business rate reliefs in the October 2021 Budget
The October 2021 Budget contained several reliefs from business rates that will apply in England in the 2022/23 financial year.
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Research Briefing
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021-22
A briefing on the Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 2021-22
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Insight
40 years since court case led to reform of same-sex laws in Northern Ireland
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.
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Research Briefing
Counter state threats legislation
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.
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Research Briefing
Judicial Review and Courts Bill
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.
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Research Briefing
Parliament and Northern Ireland, 1921-2021
A briefing on Parliament and Northern Ireland, 1921-2021
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Insight
Sarah Everard’s murder: Home Secretary commissions public inquiry
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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Insight
Reducing UK aid spending: Which countries are impacted?
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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Student finance in England: How much would it cost to bring back grants?
What is the hypothetical effect of reintroducing a means-tested grant for undergraduates, of up to £3,000 a year.
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