EU energy security: Implications for the UK
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the fragile state of the EU’s energy security. How has the EU responded and what does this mean for the UK?
Where will Britain’s future energy supply come from?
Net Zero commitments, rising energy prices and calls for increased energy independence raise questions over where Britain’s future energy supply will come from.
e-petition debate on hunting
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 6pm on Monday 25 April on two e-petitions concerning hunting. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Marsha de Cordova MP.
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Debate Pack
Food security
A debate has been scheduled for 3pm on Thursday 31 March 2022 on food security. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Deirdre Brock MP.
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Debate Pack
Debate on an e-petition relating to greyhound racing
A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 28 March 2022 on an e-petition relating to greyhound racing. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by Christina Rees MP.
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Debate Pack
Debate on an e-petition relating to badger culling
A debate will be held on an e-petition relating to badger culling in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 21 March 2022. The debate will be opened by Nick Fletcher MP. The subject has been nominated by the Petitions Committee.
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Debate Pack
Protecting and restoring nature at CoP15 and beyond
A debate will be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 17 March 2022 on Protecting and restoring nature at CoP15 and beyond. The subject for this debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation, grace periods and EU-UK discussions (2021-22)
This briefing paper explores the Northern Ireland Protocol, how it has been implemented, the temporary grace periods introduced to help ease trading problems, and negotiations between the EU and UK in 2021 and 2022 on possible changes to the Protocol.
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Research Briefing
Plastic waste
A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information on the UK Government and devolved Governments' plans and ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste.
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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 to connect some of the country's largest cities. 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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Research Briefing
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill
The Animal Welfare(Sentience) Bill will require the Government to set up an Animal Sentience Committee to examine whether “the welfare of animals as sentient beings” is considered in policy decisions. Remaining stages of the Bill in the House of Commons will take place on 14 March 2021
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Research Briefing
Local Government Pension Scheme investments
Looks at the framework within with Local Government Pension Scheme funds in England and Wales make investment decisions, how they can and should take into account environment, social and governance issues, including the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and investment in infrastructure
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Insight
Single use plastic: How do bans differ across the UK and EU?
What are the current and future restrictions on single use plastic across the UK and EU, and what are the legal complications linked to market access?
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Research Briefing
Farming and Food Statistics: South West England
The aim of this paper is to support a Westminster Hall debate on 23 February 2022 on Food and farming in Devon and Cornwall. The statistics are not usually produced for Devon and Cornwall separately, as such, this paper primarily focuses on the statistics for South West England in comparison with the rest of the England. The statistics provided accompany the policy paper on farming (farm funding) and the legislation (Agriculture Act 2020).
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Research Briefing
e-petition 591775 calling for laboratory animals to be included under the Animal Welfare Act
A debate on e-petition 591775 calling for a change to the law to include laboratory animals under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 has received 110,276 signatures. It is scheduled for debate in Westminster Hall on 7 January 2022 at 4.30.
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